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...
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.
business interested livelihood people themselves
I know people have to look out for themselves and their livelihood and there is business in this, but we're interested in people who want to be here. We're in to other youth. We're in to other players.
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I knew there was going to be a ton of adversity and a lot of ups and downs, and that's what's happened. We've gone through some now for 41 games. Now we have to learn to fight through it and just try to find a way to get points. We are not in a situation where, and I'm trying to stress to the guys, don't look at the standings or projections or this, that or the other thing. We're taking it a game at a time and I think that really has to be our concentration. One game at a time and try to find a way to get points each and every game.
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It's (stinking garbage). The (stinking) guy should be playing in the (stinking) East Coast Hockey League and he takes out a (stinking) National Hockey League (player). He'll get suspended, but who (stinking) cares? Everybody wants him on the (stinking) ice anyway. It's (stinking garbage).
hard men playing simply team ton tough
It's simply about playing as hard as you can and being a tough team to play against. Through 20 men right on through to our goaltender, I thought there was a ton of desperation and fight.
finishing matter mentality problems
It's not an X's and O's game, but you need the mentality to keep going. We may have problems finishing our chances, but it still has to be a matter of going about your business.
bring certain create good guy player presence situations step stick teammates tough willing within
It's not a fighter. It's not a tough guy. It's not an idiot. It's a guy who is willing to bring a presence and in certain situations step up and stick up for his teammates and create room. But he also has to be a good player to play within a lineup.
chances eighteen four goals net scoring
Eighteen scoring chances to 10. We can't have four goals in our net on 10 chances.
best edge lines top
Still, our top two lines have to be our best lines. You can sense they're struggling, but they care. They know their roles. We just have to keep our edge and not give in.
percent tired
I'm getting tired of the 25 percent rule. It's deflating.
hockey quality tough
I'm not going to bulls--- you; we're in a tough situation. We're down 3-1 to a real quality hockey team.
circumstance
I'm not down on the players. I'm down on the circumstances we're in, but I'm not down on the players. It is frustrating though.
good hope people
I hope we can do it ourselves. We will. I just think we have good people on this club.
good guys happy players team year
I'm very happy with the way the organization's working, because who would've thought that so many minor-league players would come to this team this year and played, and some guys have stuck. I think our organization, how it's working, is a good thing.