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...
against best front games guess guys lying players playing teams weeds
You can't find your big guys playing against probably one of the best teams right now, guess what's going to happen. We can't have guys lying in the weeds - our best players - in games against the best teams in the league. They need to be front and centre, and they're not.
call cheap everybody lose physical wants
You can't take the physical part out. Everybody wants that physical part and that's something we got to find here because we can't lose that. You still have to call the cheap stuff, though.
bite game good great key later power sooner struggled
The key to the game was, I thought our power play was very good early, and Theodore was better. He made some great saves. Later on, I thought our power play struggled and you know it's going to come back and bite you, sooner or later.
believe consistency habits work
I believe our work habits are back. I believe there is some consistency there right now.
bit bite earlier lost showing signs
Earlier this season, he had lost a little bit of bite to his game. I think he is showing signs of (getting back to his game).
plays tonight won
They made the big plays tonight and they won the game. We have to play better.
last
It's a win, it's two points, but more important is how we did it. It's not what you do last year, it's what you do right now. That's what I think we re-established for tonight's game.
capitalize changed game power special
We need to capitalize on our own power plays. That's what changed this game - special teams.
We've got to be loose, and we are loose.
ready
We'll be ready to play. We're right where we want to be.
found great tried
We just tried to get through it, and we found a way. It's unbelievable. It's a great feeling.
good staying
We have a pretty good idea of who is going to be staying with us.