DBR, you should know better than to argue against the Dude's carefully and misleadingly selected use of the truth!!!dbr wrote:He coached a shitty team
Next year he was named coach of the year by a respected media outfit
Then he got fired
Nice detective work there Dude.
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Love the Sport. Love the Team.
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Hate the League.
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Stevens & Torts? That's it? I'd rather have Iron Mike
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cjc wrote:Just don't bring in Torts. Can anyone say "trainwreck"?
gillis/trainwreck...same situation...
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I am not sure how credible this guy is.
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According to ESPN Radio John Tortorella will be named the head coach of the Vancouver #Canucks as early as next week
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Hopefully... Not veryJovocop wrote:I am not sure how credible this guy is.
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According to ESPN Radio John Tortorella will be named the head coach of the Vancouver #Canucks as early as next week
Silence intelligence so stupid isn’t offended….
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Well Lindy Ruff got a interview yesterday and Stevens will get an interview Friday?
So I can't see how Torts got the ok for a job on one interview, unless the Aquamen have decided it already.
So I can't see how Torts got the ok for a job on one interview, unless the Aquamen have decided it already.
Can the Canucks just win a Cup within the next 5 years.
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Agreed. I am not a big fan of Tortorella.rats19 wrote:Hopefully... Not veryJovocop wrote:I am not sure how credible this guy is.
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According to ESPN Radio John Tortorella will be named the head coach of the Vancouver #Canucks as early as next week
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SKYO wrote:Well Lindy Ruff got a interview yesterday and Stevens will get an interview Friday?
So I can't see how Torts got the ok for a job on one interview, unless the Aquamen have decided it already.
You mean like how they did an exhaustive search for a GM, when they had already hired MG? You mean the show interviews they did so they could say they looked intensely and thought he was the best man for the job?
Well, at least as far as the coach goes they're not doing phone interviews and claiming those were exhaustive interviews. They're actually making candidates fly to Vancouver this time.
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Well there is thought out there that the Canucks are hiring for the head coaching job in Vancouver as well as the associates.SKYO wrote:Well Lindy Ruff got a interview yesterday and Stevens will get an interview Friday?
So I can't see how Torts got the ok for a job on one interview, unless the Aquamen have decided it already.
They are also looking at hiring for the AHL coaching positions.
This is the first time that Gillis et al are almost completely revamping their coaching staff. And if the Utica franchise comes through they do need to hire all staffing positions there fairly quickly as well.
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Oh God no, Why can't it be Ruff? His wife is Gaye so BD would love her!Jovocop wrote:Agreed. I am not a big fan of Tortorella.rats19 wrote: Hopefully... Not very
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Most gayes do like it ruff....um... so I'm told.Arachnid wrote:Oh God no, Why can't it be Ruff? His wife is Gaye so BD would love her!Jovocop wrote:Agreed. I am not a big fan of Tortorella.rats19 wrote: Hopefully... Not very
2011..... the one that got away.
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Most Gayes do like it Ruff....um... so I'm told.[/quote]Eddy Punch Clock wrote:Oh God no, Why can't it be Ruff? His wife is Gaye so BD would love her!Arachnid wrote:
Agreed. I am not a big fan of Tortorella.
Butt are they Canucks EPC?! ARE THEY CANUCKS?! Tortorella is an asshole
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We do want more assholes...right?Arachnid wrote:Tortorella is an asshole
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ON THE ICE! Is Q an asshole? No, Is Julian? No. Is Sutter an...oh yeah...Ruff is a bit of an asshole, that's good enough for meherb wrote:We do want more assholes...right?Arachnid wrote:Tortorella is an asshole
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Quenneville and Julian are DEFINITELY assholes. They are assholes in different ways than Torts, but they are definitely assholes.Arachnid wrote:ON THE ICE! Is Q an asshole? No, Is Julian? No. Is Sutter an...oh yeah...Ruff is a bit of an asshole, that's good enough for meherb wrote:We do want more assholes...right?Arachnid wrote:Tortorella is an asshole
Overall, I tend to agree about Tortorella. His habit of publicly putting guys down and airing of grievances is certainly not my style.
That being said, coaching is sort of a black hole to the fans. We don’t know how these guys perform or act behind the scenes. We don’t know how they think the game or how hard they work. We can witness and pull our hair out about longer trends like AV’s limp dick powerplay or lineup decisions, but overall, it’s hard to gauge how well a coach is really performing aside from wins and losses.
I’m sure Tortorella is an excellent hockey mind and an excellent coach. He is an asshole though, and if he gets hired here I hope he changes his approach to player management.
No matter what happens, I’ll shrug my shoulders, move on and look forward to seeing what happens. I don’t know any of these candidates well enough to have any sort of educated opinion.
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