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...
adversity aspects coming consistency expected game ice past year
It has been a different year from the past two or three. I think we expected that: some things to not always be in place, some adversity coming to us. Our consistency on the ice in all aspects of the game hasn't always been there.
expect signs ton work
I thought he showed signs of the doing some of the things we expect out of him. Again, not so much offensively. I still think there is a ton of work to be done there.
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.
facets point tried win
We tried to win it. So we'll take the point and go from there. In all facets of our game, I was pleased.
points win
We just wanted to get two points (for the win). But we wanted to win it in regulation.
atlanta change fortunate good last offensive people played
We just froze. Atlanta has some good offensive people and we couldn't change the momentum. The way we played the last two periods, we're fortunate to get two points.
looks power stagnant wants
We look so stagnant on our power play. It looks like no one wants the puck.
game guys main played respect stayed team three time together tough
We're going through a tough time here with injuries. This situation, things piled up. Three main guys on our team all together. I really respect how our team stayed together and played a game as a team.
arty book far few four goes hard hit possibly raw readiness remember tried weeks work worry
I've tried to work with him this year. I remember I told him a few weeks ago, I said, 'Arty, don't worry about anything, just go and hit as hard as you possibly can.' He proceeded to go out and take four penalties. So, it's kind of a give and take here. But we want him to play hard. And the book on Arty is that he goes up and down as far as his readiness to play. But remember, he is a raw talent. And still a very young man, and you have to live with some of those bumps.
effort opposite san totally
It was totally the opposite from the effort of the San Jose game.
exciting felt kept struggled team themselves
It was an exciting game. I thought we struggled early, all of us right on through the lineup and I felt the whole team kept themselves together.
figure happened quickly
I still can't figure it out, how quickly it happened for us.
chip goals guys handle ice score stop
Is he going to be a 50-goal scorer? No. But I think he's going to be able to chip in some goals by his willingness to play in the areas. He'll score some goals because guys can't stop him and handle the ice that he has.
against couple few forward games looking opportunity past played success touch turn understand
I understand they have had success against us, but I think the past few games we've played them, a turn here or a turn there and it could be a different result. We're looking forward to it. We're right where we want to be. ... They're the ones that for the past couple months: 'No one is going to be able to touch them.' So we want the opportunity first.