JOHN TORTORELLA RUMORS

John Tortorella is the right choice to be the next head coach of the Vancouver Canucks

John Tortorella is the man that is most well suited to become the next head coach of the Vancouver Canucks. I will admit, this opinion took me a while to come around on. Tortorella is loud, rude, and has a temper. He is everything that Mike Gillis isn’t (style-wise anyway), but the man can coach. Pierre Lebrun reported today that John Tortorella, John Stevens, Scott Arniel and...
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1 hour ago  |  Discuss

5 key questions in the wake of the Vigneault hiring

Alain Vigneault will succeed John Tortorella The Rangers have yet to schedule a formal announcement, but it’s all but official that Alain Vigneault will succeed John Tortorella as head coach.  The Suit will have more on the pros and cons of the hiring tomorrow, but let’s take a look at some key questions in the immediate aftermath of today’s news. How does this affect Mark...
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3 days ago  |  Discuss

Stars Interested in Tortorella

Katie Strang at ESPN.com reports that the Dallas Stars have former Rangers head coach John Tortorella on their radar as they continue their search for a new head coach. Strang adds that the Stars have yet to seek permission from the Rangers to speak with Tortorella. ...wonder if Torts will place a call to Sean Avery to get some insight into what Dallas has to offer. lol...
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7 days ago  |  Discuss

Twitter: Stars Interested in John Tortorella

… VERY interesting.  Not sure how I would see Torts fitting in with the Stars roster but I do know they want to get younger and having a guy like Torts come in wouldn’t be a bad idea. I know a lot of fans used to rant and rave over the Rangers never using young [...]
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8 days ago  |  Discuss

Who replaces Tortorella? the Blue Seat Blogs take

Who will replace the temperamental Tortorella? Here at Blue Seat Blogs we feel that when we bring you Rangers information, particularly our own analysis, you guys benefit from well, our differing of opinions. As a group Dave, Justin, Kevin, the Suit and myself don’t always agree and that can lead to fresh ideas and interesting perspectives. The Rangers vacant head coaching role...
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16 days ago  |  Discuss

More fallout from the firing of John Tortorella

Mike Sullivan won’t be behind the bench next year either As the feeling of shock lifts from the Ranger fan community, we’ve begun to examine some possible replacements for coach John Tortorella.  The new man behind the bench will be the story of the offseason, but the departure of Tortorella could also have an impact on many other important decisions the franchise will make...
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18 days ago  |  Discuss

Claude Julien Feels for John Tortorella, Expects Former Rangers Coach to Land Another Job Soon

The Bruins’ 3-1 win over the Rangers last Saturday dropped New York out of the playoffs and put John Tortorella out of a job. Tortorella was fired as head coach of the Blueshirts on Wednesday, five days after they were eliminated by the Bruins in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Torts’ pack-it-in style of hockey and notoriously prickly attitude toward the media rubbed many...
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19 days ago  |  Discuss

To celebrate his firing, here are some of John Tortorella’s greatest hits (video)

Amid the coverage of the fallout related to the somewhat quick but not altogether surprising dismissal of John Tortorella by the New York Rangers, the New York Daily News compiled a montage of some of the former head coach’s best tantrums during his four-plus-season tenure as the always-fiery presence behind the team’s bench. Tortorella frequently [...]The post To celebrate his...
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19 days ago  |  Discuss

Report: John Tortorella Fired As Rangers Head Coach

The New York Rangers have announced that head coach John Tortorella has been fired. More on this news as it comes out. Updates from Twitter Land: Tortorella out as Rangers coach. More soon. — Andrew Gross (@AGrossRecord) May 29, 2013 NYR confirms coach John Tortorella is out — Steve Zipay (@stevezipay) May 29, 2013   [...]
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20 days ago  |  Discuss

Rangers Head Coach John Tortorella yearbook photo emerges

With the New York Rangers-Boston Bruins second round playoff series getting ready to start Thursday night, Rangers head coach John Tortorella’s yearbook photo emerged on the Internet.  The photo itself isn’t a big deal but a lot of the information above the photo raises a lot of questions.  When did someone add the “s” to his nickname to make it “Torts?”  What does...
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May 16, 2013  |  Discuss
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