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...
continue guy obviously playing
He did well. Obviously with a young guy like that, if you're not going to be able to get him the minutes, you want him to continue playing (in the minors).
allow complain hope people strong
I already know in this league, people are complaining about it. And we can't complain about it. We have to allow this to happen. And I just hope we have some strong people to see this through.
bumps expect guy iron respect
He didn't just tippy-toe in here and that's one of the things I respect about Range. We know there will be some bumps in the road. For a young guy you need to expect that. We're just going to try to iron them out as much as possible.
gave
He didn't have a whole lot of work, but he was solid. He gave us a chance.
chance chased missed mistake stanley
He made a mistake and chased the money. And he missed a chance at a Stanley Cup.
bit break gets hockey last needs quarter team type
He needs to be a big part of the team as we go into the last quarter of the season. The way he plays, that's the type of hockey we are going to have to play, the battles. If he gets recharged a little bit during the break I think he will be a big part of the club.
craziest games goals involved seen
This was one of the craziest games I've ever been involved with. There were more fluky goals than I've ever seen in my life.
adversity believe bit bumps coming deal felt learning quite second seen talked
We talked about this as an organization before we started the season. We felt there were going to be some bumps and quite a bit of adversity coming through, and we've seen it. But it's a learning experience. We are going to have to learn to deal with it. We are going to have to have a better second half, and I believe we will.
situations tougher
We've been through a lot tougher situations than this in our past. We will get it done.
fights-and-fighting stay together
We just have to keep fighting. We have to stay together as a team.
everybody guys
Some guys are trending upward, some guys are trending downward. We just haven't been able to get everybody going at the same time.
certain clear coaches focused heads job pick possibly sure talked tough
I think our job as coaches is to make sure their heads are as clear as they can possibly be because there are so many things being talked about certain players. It's tough for a player. It's their livelihood. Are they going to pick up and move? Our job is just to try to keep them focused on the job at hand.
forget game glad start tough wait
I just couldn't wait to start another game to forget about the (Washington) game. You do have to look by it, but it was a tough one to eat. So I'm glad they rebounded.
game glad gone losses start toughest wait
I just couldn't wait to start another game. That was probably, to me, one of the toughest losses I've gone through. I'm glad they responded.