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...
gone happening options played quite team
Absolutely, but in today's game, where are we going to go with the (salary) cap? I am (upset) at what is happening there because I thought our team played very well tonight. And this has gone on for quite a while. Is there other options out there? We can't do (anything).
along boards ice middle playing power puck
A big part of the power play is getting to the middle of the ice with the puck and not just playing on the wall, playing along the boards where (opponents) can be aggressive.
game
It's a series. We got it done up there one game and we don't get it done down here.
goal last lost minute stunk team tough watched
It's an important goal because I thought we stunk in the first period. I think we watched them. I thought we lost a lot of battles. To get that goal in the last minute of any period, it's always tough for the team that's scored on.
afraid bad believe couple experience far gone happens lived playoffs rely talk team ups
It's like we are afraid sometimes when something bad happens to us, and that's not what this team is about. We have to rely on some of the experience that we have gone through. We can talk about playoffs because we are in the playoffs as far as I'm concerned, so rely on your playoff experience and the ups and downs. A couple of years ago we lived in that world for a couple of months. That's why I believe this team will get it done. It may not be pretty, but it will get done.
danny thinking
Danny is battling. Danny is competing. I think Danny is thinking too much.
almost bad believe confidence eventually good happen lack man people power turn waiting
They know it's costing us. I go back to the people we have, eventually that thing has to turn around. I just believe that because we have good players. Right now, we lack so much confidence when we're up a man it's almost like we're waiting that something bad is going to happen to us when we get on the power play.
plays tonight won
They made the big plays tonight and they won the game. We have to play better.
ugly win
It's an ugly two points, but you have to win them.
against apologize certainly crucial few finished found games holding liked points
It's one of those games where we were ugly, really ugly, and we found a way to get it done at a crucial time. They all come out in the wash, though. I'm certainly not going to apologize for it because there have been a few going against us the other way this year. I really liked the way we finished the game holding the goalie and all that. But it was ugly, we'll take the two points and get out of here.
craziest found games goals involved seen
It's one of the craziest games I've ever been involved in. I've never seen so many freakish-looking goals in my life. But we found a way.
confidence hopefully regain stay time together ways
This is the time we need to stay together and just get through it and find ways to get one win, and then hopefully we can regain some of our confidence and get going in the right direction.
gives opportunity team
(They) have not been spectacular, not great, but solid. That gives the team an opportunity to win. That's what we need.
alone certain leave revisit
It wasn't working. We may revisit it at a certain time, but we'll leave it alone right now.