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Chris Therien Reacts to Gauthier-Hayes Fallout, Tortorella Response



Chris Therien AKA Bundy reacts to the fallout surrounding the Cutter Gauthier-Kevin Hayes report. He clarifies his comments about Hayes and comments on John Tortorella’s response to Anthony SanFilippo.

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34 Comments

  1. Hayes definitely gave his opinion on torts to cutter. He probably didnā€™t say donā€™t play there. We all know torts track record with rookies. Heā€™s very hard on them.

  2. Chris, no one is saying that Anthony was lying that Hayes gave his 2 cents to Gauthier about the Flyers. Iā€™m sure Gauthier and his family consulted with multiple players before they made their decision. You even said that Luke Richardson called you and many Flyers before he signed with the Flyers in 1997.

    What was wrong on Anthonyā€™s part was for him to say, ā€œKevin Hayes hands were all over this..ā€ I hear that and it implies that Kevin Hayes went out of his way to sabotage the Gauthier/Flyers relationship to the point that the kid requested a trade..

    If Anthony said that Gauthier consulted multiple players who were not positive about the Flyers, and Hayes was one of them, thatā€™s totally legit. But for me, I saw Anthonyā€™s quote the night of the trade and it came off that Kevin Hayes was THE biggest reason the Gauthier camp wanted out.

  3. Torts is great. You guys should be thankful the organization has supported you like they have. Instead of constantly telling everybody about how your not bought out like brats. They should give Charlie o Connor your jobs.

  4. How about we let the water thatā€™s gone under the bridge go by and move on. Itā€™s a moment in time we cannot get back so move on.

  5. They only talked three times. If the kid listened to him that his fault. I highly doubt Hayes said anything though. Just because you saw a text doesn't mean anything unless it came from Kevins phone which it did not. typical philly trash

  6. This started when Danny threw his hands up and acted like John Candy in Brewster millionsā€¦.ā€what who me? I have no idea why he doesnā€™t wanna come hereā€

  7. Well Chris therienā€¦.hate to tell ya but torts thinks your program is silly and you make shit up! I donā€™t think that but he surely does!

  8. You just messed up big time. The fact ā€œsomething was said by someone to someoneā€ doesnā€™t make it true. That doesnā€™t mean you are liars, it means youā€™re dumbazzez.

    Hearsay isnā€™t journalism. Do some thorough factchecking before spreading the stories AKA donā€™t be lazy, do your work!

    The ignorant ā€œim angry donā€™t call me a liarā€ act by Bundy says a lot.

  9. Having "a source" is only the first step in reporting responsibly, Bundy.

    Nobody is saying that ASF didn't have a text from somebody on his phone. They're saying that what he did with it was stupid, boneheaded, and unprofessional. You guys need to stop shooting suggestions and intimations from the hip, and pick up the fu**ing phone to confirm your story before you tweet out unverified BS that's going to upend the lives of other people.

    If your entire reporting trade is in unverified rumors that are 99% wrong on Day 2, you're a hack and you deserve to be called on it. Just a fact of the business.

  10. Anthony f'ed up. And crossdd the line.You guys are lucky the flyers gave you a chance.

    Dont get me wrong …Hayes is a looser and probably had something to do with this but you guys would probably be better off saying you f'ed up because ur the only reporters left that tell it like it is and the fan base needs that.

  11. I think if you are going to target someone with accusations and assumptions a little more care should be exercised. Your anger is most definitely missed placed..

  12. Anyone whoā€™s been following this team closely for the past 5 years or so knows what Ant said is true. Hayes 100% had influence on what cutter did

  13. Fact, Hayes had influence on Cutters decision.

    Fact, Bundy said no one was shit on quite like Hayes was by Torts.

    Fact, we dont know how much that played into the decision.

    Fact, Cutter hasn't said publicly why he wanted out.

    All of that said, Hayes probably didnt having glowing things to say and Cutter is a bitch. Philly is an awesome place to be!

    Oh, dont ever…. Ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, call Bundy a liar. He gets mad at that.

    Love to everybody! Except Cutter. Go Flyers!

  14. I mean, it would make sense if hayes said something to cutter, just blowing off steam. If true, and cutter took something like that from one guy and decided he doesnt want to be a flyer reflects worse on cutter imo

  15. I have no doubt that there was a source that put this into reality….ive had the pleasure of meeting Chris in my lifetime, and hes a great guy….you CANT blame the way people reacted about this because of information put into public….peoples behavior is their own responsibility and sending death threats to Haysey or Gauthier is just complete childness and has nothing to do with anything regarding reporting… people act like assholes in this world and then justify it using someone else then ultimately that person gets the fall….no mature person is acting that way, plain and simple!!!

  16. So you got a text message from someone a short time before you went on your podcast and rather than either sitting on it or excusing yourself in order to do some investigating into the informationā€™s veracity and whether the person feeding you this might be either covering his ass or have an axe to grind, you just ran with ā€œHayes has his finger prints all over thisā€? That minor scolding from Torts is something you can live with. You put the organization in a position where they had to back Hayes.

  17. I know Ant personally and heā€™s always been a passionate Flyers fan. He loves the team. I know he wouldnā€™t say something that didnā€™t have a grain of truth in it. Heā€™s a Flyers fan first, reporter second.

  18. I know he's moved on, but I still call Bundy a defenseman. It's just how i remember him. The Flyers have suffered considerably when management turned the focus from hockey. Be the better people and talk hockey.

  19. As someone who is in recovery, I value Bundyā€™s words more than others. Business is business though, and optics are optics. Letā€™s turn the page boys, thanks for your honesty too Bundy stickin your neck out for Ant, I respect it. Well said.

  20. I love what Torts has done for this organization but I did not like the way he treated Anthony the other night. It made me almost ill to hear him say that to Anthony. Well said Chris! You guys are the best!

  21. Mark Twain said, ā€œA lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.ā€ Hayes was attacked and threatened by some very vile and disgusting people who listened to you. You should know that before you share information you have no way of knowing for absolute certain no matter who or how reliable your source is. Torts was right to call it out.

  22. The problem is Tortorella conflated Antā€™s speculative journalism with the tempest of nasty commentary from OTHERS. He blamed Ant for the actions of people who made death threats, comments about James Hayes, etc

  23. If Iā€™m being honest I wasnā€™t upset with Ant for maybe or maybe not lying. I think for me the issue was just the burying of Hayes. It wasnā€™t going to be good for him after the report. The report profited no one other that to stir trouble and discontent. Torts may have been tough to Hayes but this was more publicly damning to him than anything Torts did. Everyone has different opinions and it is what it is but that my feelings on it. I donā€™t believe the backlash is if itā€™s true or not but that no good would come out of it. Still a fan though.

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