swflyers28 Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Think he is hilarious, always liked his media bites with Larry Brooks and him going and back forth with coaches. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwMfr2hJU5o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANGO Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Most of the media's question are stupid. MEDIA ... " Do you think the game may have gone differently if you had scored more " Torts ..." NEXT " I love his passion. I think for the most part, if the media cant find any thing hockey to write about they go for a reaction from Torts instead by asking stupid questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mau5trap Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G76eadv6ZM&feature=g-all-u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckRow Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 If anything, he's doing the media a favour by doing it because it gives them more of a story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostViking Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 I love Torts, he is actually honest which is great. If the way he is thinking inside is, ***** I'm pissed off, then I expect that to be reflected in his answers. A guy like AV I can see giving polite answers, thats the type of guy AV is. If Torts were nice and polite he would be being fake. Polite - refusing to let the world know how you really feel. In some context this is a great thing, like between friends, neighbours, etc it is merely diplomatic (and welcome). In this context, however, we have media asking someone questions. Thats all the media is there for, to extract information about the game, if Torts decides to be diplomatic, the integrity of the information fails. We cannot find out how Torts felt about the game without allowing him to express how he felt about the game - if he's not happy about the game, then how can he give a happy response? Problem is that the media feels the need to entertain us, rather than provide information. They seem to forget its the NHL that provides the entertainment, they feel its their highlight reels that are the bread and butter of the league. This leads to reporters prodding Torts (attempting to make his reaction to their reporting the story, and ignoring the actual story, sickening lack of professional journalism), editors replaying Torts quotes over and over to increase ratings and generate advertising revenue, and constantly painting the picture of an out-of-control coach. I say, more guys like Torts, less reporters, and the NHL is better off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losing With Pride Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Tortsy is a beauty. End of discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Industrious1 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Don Cherry wishes he was John Tortorella every night before he goes to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHL Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I personally hate Tortorella. He's a winner and I hate winners. That's why I'm a Vancouver Canucks fan. I know they won't win anything and will give various reasons for their loss. On another note... Carter/ Richards or the Sedins? Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtis Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Can't stand the guy. He has anger issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Who Else Here Is Sick Of John Tortorella? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom52 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 We had one of those in Marc Crawford. Didn't work out so well..... Besides, Torts hasn't won yet, and if not for a lucky 4 minute penalty to Joel Ward, he'd be booking tee times right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 You need to have personalities you like and dislike to have good hockey discussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHL Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 You need to have personalities you like and dislike to have good hockey discussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Umm, Torts already has won something, proving that if he wants to act like a douche, he can act like a douche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom52 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 I don't think I'd call that "proof" of anything, however, if it's your opinion that having won a championship in the past gives one carte blanche to act like a prick, then so be it. I'll expect not to see you chiming in on any of future hate threads about Nick Kypreos or Craig Simpson in the future... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JASON_96 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 He's in the Conference Finals. So you'd think he'd be in a better mood in his press conferences after the games. Especially after the Rangers win. But he obviously doesn't like the media very much and it easily shows. He is a breathe of fresh air though not like the majority of NHL coaches out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Whether you personally love or hate Tortorella, realize this: When was the last time the press was all over his players? Here we seem to get monthly stories about something AV said about a player, or something a player said in an interview. In New York, the only stories outside of the game seem to center around the brash coach. In such a huge media market, the players probably appreciate having a lot of that attention deflected away from them. The only time I can think of is when he was with Tampa and he lambasted his goaltending ("75% rule", or something like that). But I can understand why he was completely fed up with it - it WAS terrible. He must be loving having the kind of goaltending he's getting now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 That is where you are mistaken my good sir (or madam), Where I utterly dislike Simpson and Kypreos to their core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thad Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 The best part of this is that if Torts were reading this he really wouldn't care! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thad Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Whether you personally love or hate Tortorella, realize this: When was the last time the press was all over his players? Here we seem to get monthly stories about something AV said about a player, or something a player said in an interview. In New York, the only stories outside of the game seem to center around the brash coach. In such a huge media market, the players probably appreciate having a lot of that attention deflected away from them. The only time I can think of is when he was with Tampa and he lambasted his goaltending ("75% rule", or something like that). But I can understand why he was completely fed up with it - it WAS terrible. He must be loving having the kind of goaltending he's getting now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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