John Tortorella
John Tortorella
John Robert Tortorellais the head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Tortorella has held the position of head coach of the Vancouver Canucks, the New York Rangersand the Tampa Bay Lightning. He led Tampa Bay to the 2004 Stanley Cup championship...
appetite attack bit certainly challenge finally fun game guys playoffs taste three time understanding
I think some of our young guys who have been here for two or three years finally got a taste of the playoffs and a little bit of an understanding of where the fun in the game is. That's the time of year. It certainly whets your appetite and we have a new challenge this year, so we are going to attack it.
bad except game good happened parts puck quite step wait worried
I was worried about that. It has happened quite a bit. We have done a lot of good things in all parts of our game except put the puck in the back of the net. You could feel the same thing. But we made a step in the right direction. We didn't wait for something bad to happen.
guy nervous plans rightfully
He's a little nervous at times, rightfully so. He's a guy we have big plans for.
heart period third tonight year
He's been so much-maligned all year long but tonight his heart was as big as the building, especially in that third period he played.
chance feeling gets great minutes next played situation time trying
He's got to go down and play. The next time he gets a chance here, and it could be this year, you have to come in with the mind-set that you need to try to make a difference. I don't think he played badly, I just don't think it was a situation where he was trying to make a difference. He was just kind of feeling his way through it a little bit. And the minutes he was getting, it doesn't give him a great opportunity.
knows room
He's been in the background. But the room knows what he brings. That's the most important thing.
finding looked played tired
We looked tired and I think they were tired, but I still think they played hard. It's finding a way.
best games guys last negative players saying three
Our best players have to be better, and they know that. You can guys write it, I'm saying it and I'm not saying it in a negative way. They know the real world. Our best players have to be better for us to do the things we need to do in the last three games here.
biggest locker room
Our biggest fear, our biggest challenge, is our team's mind-set. It isn't X's and O's, and it isn't talent. It's what the locker room is going to be like.
enemy good great remember
Remember Good is the Enemy of Great? This year, we need to say that Great is the Enemy of Excellent.
guys turn understood waited
Give the Leafs credit. They waited for us to turn it over. The guys understood how to get it done when you're down.
If it hadn't been for Burke, we would have been embarrassed. We should be embarrassed.
If it wasn't Burki, we would've been embarrassed. He was outstanding. We should be embarrassed.
If it wasn't for Burke we'd be embarrassed. Burke was outstanding. We should be embarrassed.