CharasLazyWrister
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I consider myself a Tortorella supporter. I appreciate that he doesn’t do any coddling and acts the same way with pro players as some hardass high school coach acts with adolescents far less skilled in the game.
That being said, the older Tortsgets, the more he seems to act like he’s “earned” the right to just do and say things. Remember when wearing a sweater on the bench was because he was “sick” and now it’s just how he (and his coaches) dress all the time? Or when he would make a quick appearance at Canucks practices before driving home and leaving the rest of the proceedings to his assistants (consistently)? It’s the kind of shit he’d be ranting about if he was in a different time and mood and it was being carried out by someone other than himself.
I think he’s a personality that’s always going to invite conflict. We’re all guided by our emotions and he in particular really doesn’t care to filter them. That will be really beneficial in a lot of circumstances but it will perpetually cause issues in others. That’s just the way that kind of personality goes. And please…spare me the predictable “everyone nowadays is soft” mantra. John Tortorella is going to have run-ins period…whatever his profession and placement in history.
I don’t think there’s anything nuts about the quote referenced above. But it is just kind of a stupid thing to say and an utterance that comes from a guy who is hardly worried about his job. And somewhat for good reason. He’s had one hell of a career and has done quite well for himself.
That being said, the older Tortsgets, the more he seems to act like he’s “earned” the right to just do and say things. Remember when wearing a sweater on the bench was because he was “sick” and now it’s just how he (and his coaches) dress all the time? Or when he would make a quick appearance at Canucks practices before driving home and leaving the rest of the proceedings to his assistants (consistently)? It’s the kind of shit he’d be ranting about if he was in a different time and mood and it was being carried out by someone other than himself.
I think he’s a personality that’s always going to invite conflict. We’re all guided by our emotions and he in particular really doesn’t care to filter them. That will be really beneficial in a lot of circumstances but it will perpetually cause issues in others. That’s just the way that kind of personality goes. And please…spare me the predictable “everyone nowadays is soft” mantra. John Tortorella is going to have run-ins period…whatever his profession and placement in history.
I don’t think there’s anything nuts about the quote referenced above. But it is just kind of a stupid thing to say and an utterance that comes from a guy who is hardly worried about his job. And somewhat for good reason. He’s had one hell of a career and has done quite well for himself.