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about torts expletive laced outburst
20. Lots and lots of reaction to John Tortorella’s outburst following Sunday’s 3-2 shootout loss to Chicago. Honestly, the first thing I thought of was that he’s as angry about the defeat and the injury to surging Joonas Korpisalo as much as anything else. That was a brutal outcome for the Blue Jackets, trying to fight their way into the wild-card race. Korpisalo is second in the NHL in starts, with 31, but if you look at his workload, it’s really increased in the past few weeks (he had 10 appearances in 20 days from Dec. 3-23). They had to be worried about pushing him too far.
I watched the disputed clock situation on both broadcast feeds. You couldn’t tell on Chicago’s, but the seconds ticked after the whistle on Columbus’s. (There is a cable connected to both broadcast trucks that links the clock to the score “bug” — TV jargon for the on-screen graphic.) Apparently, when the Blue Jackets called timeout after the too-many-men-on-the-ice penalty, two assistant coaches asked for a referee to check with the clock operator. Both did, and were told it was correct, which was relayed to the Columbus bench. As furious as the NHL was at Tortorella’s outburst — and a suspension was considered — there were coaches/executives who privately indicated they supported him.
He walked it back on Monday.
If there was a phone conversation between Tortorella and Colin Campbell, the NHL should make it available on a 1-900 number for $3.99/minute. The salary cap would go up $10 million.
