I normally do not post John Tortorella's postgame comments here on the blog, but last night I thought the coach did a fantastic job of summing up his team's 4-0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. For once, I agreed with everything the coach said, so I found this one worth posting...
I feel like the fans are going a little overboard with the drama after this loss. Look, the Rangers won seven straight games prior to last night and had one bad game against a buzzing Canadiens team. Plain and simple, as Tortorella stated, the Rangers didn't come to play, which is an easy fix going forward. It's one loss in November, which is nothing to lose yourself over.
The only thing I disagreed with Tortorella on was the three-day break. I think having that much time off after Tuesday's win over the Islanders certainly had an effect on the club and not a good one either. They can't use that as an excuse, though, because they have another one coming u...
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