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The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
... should be cruising south over the coast by now) and hoped to be in the lineup tomorrow night, but John Tortorella did him one better. “He’s gonna play,” the coach said, reiterating that he isn’t going to put the captain back into the lineup with kid gloves. “I’m not a coach that says, ‘Oh, should I just give him the eight or nine minutes'’...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... Columbus 4 : You only get one timeout per game in hockey, so using it at the right time is vital. John Tortorella used it perfectly Monday night, blunting a Columbus rally and propelling his team to victory. New York fell behind 2-0 less than halfway through the first period and that prompted Torts to use his timeout. The Rangers responded almost immediately, scoring two goals in...
SI.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
... over without missing much time between stints behind the bench. Joel Quenneville in Chicago and John Tortorella in New York come to mind. Quenneville has provided the perfect touch to bring along the young and supremely talented Blackhawks at a rapid rate. They continue to move up the ranks into the elite of the league. Similarly, after taking over late last season, Tortorella...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... tried to force a pass into the slot for Enver Lisin, which was broken up and taken the other way. John Tortorella has mentioned that he'd like Del Zotto to shoot more , specifically on the power play, and Del Zotto said he’s had it in his mind. On the pass to Lisin, “I was thinking about taking a slap shot there, but I thought the guy had his stick in the lane so I tried...
hockeyinsight.com (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... Bruins coach) and bring on Paul Maurice last year. Winning coaches get dumped all the time (John Tortorella and Ken Hitchcock are two that come quickly to mind) but I have never been impressed with Maurice. In the West, no one is surprised to see San Jose on top again. But will it matter come April? For the Sharks, the true test will of course be the playoffs. But there are some other...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Ales Kotalik’s audition with the Rangers’ top duo of Marian Gaborik and Vinny Prospal appears to be a one-and-done affair, because John Tortorella didn’t exactly care for it: “I don’t think he can play there, I don’t think he can play with the top two guys,” the coach said of the winger who will make $3 million this season and in each of the...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
... N.H.L.’s Eastern Conference.“I wish I could tell you what to do to get out of this,” Rangers Coach John Tortorella said. “All we can do is stay with it and battle our way through this.”Gaborik and Prospal had moments of brilliance and embarrassment. They scored the Rangers’ goals, but they were also largely responsible for two of Florida’s and were on the ice for all three goals.Prospal...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Coach John Tortorella maintained that it was too early in the season to be looking at the standings, but it was hard to ignore where the found themselves as they prepared to play the on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesThe Rangers and Sean Avery were drubbed by the Capitals, 4-2, on Tuesday. Related (November 21, 2009) If it happens on ice...
The Blueshirts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Sounds as though Chris Drury is improving and may be inching his way toward a return - the Ranger captain is to be examined this afternoon by a team neurologist and if all goes well could cross a major hurdle toward rejoining the lineup. John Tortorella said he hasn’t spoken with Drury but did talk with trainer Jim Ramsay this morning and that “I guess (Drury) has had a number...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... This mix of personnel selected almost entirely on skill level and skating ability by head coach John Tortorella and GM Glen Sather is as passive as a hockey team gets. continued
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
From Dan Rosen at NHL.com: One problem has been consistent throughout. “Obviously our biggest weakness is that we are not getting any secondary scoring,” Rangers coach John Tortorella said. “We just aren’t creating enough.” That was the Rangers’ biggest problem last season and it was supposed to go away with Tortorella and his aggressive forechecking...
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
... he got going.The New York Rangers come in the day after Thanksgiving, and with them comes Coach John Tortorella.Rumor has it Johnny Torts was going to make a special return appearance behind the Lightning bench to scream at Vinny."Oh, no," Vinny said last week with a laugh.Vinny's a very good guy.But the good guy needs to be a 40-goal man, especially since he should be able...
TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
... he got going.The New York Rangers come in the day after Thanksgiving, and with them comes Coach John Tortorella.Rumor has it Johnny Torts was going to make a special return appearance behind the Lightning bench to scream at Vinny."Oh, no," Vinny said last week with a laugh.Vinny's a very good guy.But the good guy needs to be a 40-goal man, especially since he should be able...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
... who benefits from riding shotgun with Marian Gaborik but always seems to produce for coach John Tortorella; and Edmonton's Dustin Penner, the power winger who was six feet under playing for former coach Craig MacTavish but is thriving with Pat Quinn behind the Oilers' bench.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
... he can't allow that shot to be taken. I thought he had an opportunity to stop it," Rangers coach John Tortorella said of the rookie Gilroy. "He needs to realize that he needs to pull out with Redds stuck on the boards there. It's a bump, but he'll learn from it." Ovechkin missed six games because of an upper body injury, believed to be a strained left shoulder, but came back with...
