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...
citizen goes helped kids knows simply solid speed type worried
We're worried about his skating, we're worried about his speed and he knows that. But we feel that he can give us something that the kids simply can't give us right now in that type of role. And he's been a solid citizen down there in the AHL, which goes a long way. He never complained, helped the kids and did everything he could down there to do the right thing as a pro, so he's getting another whack at it.
add dynamic full game great jam player talent total type
I think he is great for our game. He has some jam to his game to add to his talent and the dynamic player he is he's the total package. He can be a one-on-one player, but he can also make a play and make another player look good. With that talent and that type of jam, he has the full package.
honor people players respect role type willing
I respect what players have to do in this league, especially those type of role players who do a lot of things other people aren't willing to do. But there still has to be some honor in it.
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.
bit earned guy hockey league national number quite seen speak team type veteran
He's a guy who hasn't been with the team and a veteran guy who has seen quite a bit of things in the National Hockey League on a number of teams. I think he has earned the right to speak in that type of meeting.
arty asset best gets league next plays skaters sticks team tremendous type whacked
I look at the Tucker incident. That was pretty much one-on-one and he whacked him twice, gets fined and plays the next game. Arty hasn't done anything like this. He just plays hard. That's all we want the league to understand. Yes, he sticks out because he skates, one of the best skaters in the league, and he's big and he's willing. We feel that is a tremendous asset for our team and the league for that type of play to be going on.
consistency goal stop telling type
You're telling me you want (the team) to get up there and get aggressive, but when a goal is scored like that, they're going to be tentative. That has to stop for us to get any type of consistency here. Or we're done.
attention conduct dial sure understand ways
There are always different ways of getting their attention as we get going here. I think they understand how they have to conduct themselves. It's making sure that they really dial in.
uptight
We've got to be loose, and we are loose. We know if we don't win, we're done, so there's no sense in being uptight about it.
We've got to be loose, and we are loose.
nice physically
We're tired. We could've used the day off (Tuesday). It will be nice for them to get the day off. They can use it physically and mentally.
occasional tired
We're tired of the 25-per-cent rule. We need an occasional goddamn save.
add along blue changes depth line looking major teams
We're not looking to make a lot of major changes. We would like to add some depth on our blue line along with 29 other teams in this league. But we're not looking to make changes to the core.
anybody finishing good mentality problems
To me, that's the really good thing here. It's the mentality of the team: they just keep on going. ... We're having problems finishing our chances, but it's not getting anybody down. We just try to keep on going.