Blue Heaven Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Yup. Latest 31 Thoughts podcast, he said it's a three-year deal at $1.8 million per. He also said he could get two to three times that on the open market but wants to stay in Carolina. Nothing is official until its signed on the dotted line.....so here's hoping it falls through at the last moment. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Remember that those loyal soldiers pulled out the knives and gutted him but good on exit day 2013. Sent from my SM-G970U using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Nah, that was Zucc and Hank, not the soldiers. His soldiers were always good with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Nothing is official until its signed on the dotted line.....so here's hoping it falls through at the last moment. :) Oh, for sure, but hope isn't a strategy. He's highly unlikely to ever hit the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Because he was physically incapable of playing anymore. Torts Tonya Harding’ed him ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew a Penalty Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 We have so much offense and such high octane defenseman and I can't believe people really want to bring in Torts. Better hope Fox wins the Norris this year because this will be his last chance for a while then. He'll be a 40-50 point Dman under Torts who gets yelled at for jumping into plays. Not true. Tortorella hasn’t ever had a player of Fox’s caliber. Because he benched borderline NHLers like MDZ and Gilroy we’re supposed to cling to this narrative? Werenski and Jones have been just fine under him and have been considered among the top defensemen in the league over the last number of years. Neither is as offensively gifted as Fox. Fox plays a mistake-free brand of hockey. He’ll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Torts adapts his coaching to his talent pool. It's always been the case. He didn't have Lecavalier and Richards and Boyle and St Louis collapsing and blocking shots in Tampa. He had a bunch of physical two-way guys and the best goalie on the planet here and played to that strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Falco Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Not true. Tortorella hasn’t ever had a player of Fox’s caliber. Because he benched borderline NHLers like MDZ and Gilroy we’re supposed to cling to this narrative? Werenski and Jones have been just fine under him and have been considered among the top defensemen in the league over the last number of years. Neither is as offensively gifted as Fox. Fox plays a mistake-free brand of hockey. He’ll be fine. This. Fox is the definition of “plays the right way.” Torts would love him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Torts is more likely to play Fox 35 minutes a night than he is to bench him. There's a lot of revisionist history going on here. Work ethic + responsible/mistake-free hockey + talent is the ultimate mix for Torts. Everything else is gravy on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 This. Fox is the definition of “plays the right way.” Torts would love him. Fox pinches too much and I would expect that to be corrected, but other than that Torts is known for leaning heavily on his best players. I don't know if Torts is the right coach -- but he'd sure as hell be a lot of fun to have back. I have no idea how these kids would respond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodrigueGabriel Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Fox pinches too much and I would expect that to be corrected, but other than that Torts is known for leaning heavily on his best players. I don't know if Torts is the right coach -- but he'd sure as hell be a lot of fun to have back. I have no idea how these kids would respond.Brooks also made the point that Torts's MO is to break a team down before he builds it back up and that, with Panarin turning 30, he wouldn't have a couple extra years to do that. That being said, I heard somewhere that Torts and Brooksie weren't BFFs. Sent from my SM-G970U using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sod16 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Oh go ahead and say it someone, "Mike Keenan." I shudder to think at the endless defensive zone sequences, played as if shorthanded, with the middle clogged and no challenges for the puck along the walls, and defenders sacrificed to fired pucks like WWI doughboys, that were the trademark of Torts I. t It will be very interesting whether DQ gets another chance elsewhere. It will be very interesting to see who Gorton's first coaching hire is in his new job, not more than six months from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew a Penalty Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Fox pinches too much and I would expect that to be corrected, but other than that Torts is known for leaning heavily on his best players. I don't know if Torts is the right coach -- but he'd sure as hell be a lot of fun to have back. I have no idea how these kids would respond. Kakko, Lafreniere, and Kravtsov should all be fine. Kravtsov and Kakko at least have shown glimpses of strong defensive games. They at least won’t be in the doghouse for effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrooksBurner Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Torts is more likely to play Fox 35 minutes a night than he is to bench him. There's a lot of revisionist history going on here. Work ethic + responsible/mistake-free hockey + talent is the ultimate mix for Torts. Everything else is gravy on top. Bingo. The Rangers have the last element in spades, and it's the hardest one to get. We've said it for the entire 2010s runs we had. "Oh man, wish we just had that one guy". We hoped Nash would be it, and he wasn't. The Rangers have 3 of those guys now, and it might be more in the next few seasons depending on which young guys rise to the task. Instilling work ethic is a Torts specialty, and less mistakes comes with experience if it isn't innate (like with Fox). If Torts gets hired, I would wager the Rangers win a Cup within the next 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddynyc Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Anybody but. Boudreau has proven he can get to the party, but he invariably goes home alone. Sent from my SM-G970U using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk He would not be at the top of my list for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Yup!!! There's a reason you run this place, huh big fella!!! ;) I'm thinking if they do hire him, maybe Torts could be THAT guy that could FINALLY light a fire under Kreider's dead ass.... Plus Yukon will be forced to give up the donuts Ozzy! :) Love me some Torts. Get with the program or gtfo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Plus Yukon will be forced to give up the donuts Ozzy! :) Love me some Torts. Get with the program or gtfo. Whoever becomes coach I hope they make him grow the beard back and give him a standing gift certificate to Dunkin' Donuts, JS!!! :rofl: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Torts is not and has never been a "long term coach". Surprised he lasted as long as he did in Columbus. I think this gets overblown, who is and what's the standard? 7 seasons in TB 6 seasons in Columbus 5 seasons in NY 1 in Van I guess we can harp on Van, does he have a shelf life, yes, do they all I believe they do. His isn't nearly as bad as it's portrayed to be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Torts is not and has never been a "long term coach". Surprised he lasted as long as he did in Columbus. More lazy narrative stuff. He coached six years in Columbus. One too long, perhaps, but the average shelf life of an NHL coach is basically five years. Almost no one is a "long-term coach." The longest tenured current coach is Jon Cooper, who was hired in 2013 (so eight years). Behind him? Paul Maurice (2014), who might be fired. Then Bashill and Sullivan (2015). Everyone else was hired in 2016 or after. In other words, two perennial Cup contenders have kept their coach for five+ years in the last decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 How so? I posted this in another thread a few days ago: That's not accurate. Jones' stock is WAY down. PLD - come on, seriously? That's not helping your point. Anderson down to 1g 4p in 26 games his last season. That's worse than Howden. Bjokstrom dropped in goals, went from +8 to -15. Jenner was a captain when Torts got there, and has had a pretty steady decline in production and play since. Saad is a weird name to bring up This is a pretty sad list for 6 seasons with the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Well there is the no brained part one of fire the coach, a very obvious move. I think it has to be torts/gallant up next and either one of these guys are going to be a massive upgrade in that position Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Torts adapts his coaching to his talent pool. It's always been the case. He didn't have Lecavalier and Richards and Boyle and St Louis collapsing and blocking shots in Tampa. He had a bunch of physical two-way guys and the best goalie on the planet here and played to that strength. That's why Gaborik wanted out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Sources indicate that Gallant, the first head coach of the Vegas Golden Knights who was fired last January, is believed to be at the top of the list. The 57-year-old brings nine NHL seasons of head coaching experience, as well as seven in an assistant role. https://nypost.com/2021/05/12/rangers-fire-david-quinn-with-eye-on-experienced-replacement/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew a Penalty Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 That's not accurate. Jones' stock is WAY down. PLD - come on, seriously? That's not helping your point. Anderson down to 1g 4p in 26 games his last season. That's worse than Howden. Bjokstrom dropped in goals, went from +8 to -15. Jenner was a captain when Torts got there, and has had a pretty steady decline in production and play since. Saad is a weird name to bring up This is a pretty sad list for 6 seasons with the team. Jones is still considered one of the best defensemen in the NHL. Not surprising his offensive numbers aren't great when he's on a team that struggles to produce offense because of a lack of weapons. Dubois lost Panarin as his left wing. His P/GP dropped from .74 to .7 the following season. He played 5 games in Columbus this season and wanted out not because of Torts. He's a .5 P/GP player in Winnipeg. Is Torts' ghost bothering him there? Anderson was injured for most of last season. He has 8 goals and 12 points over his last 33 games after starting with 9 goals and 12 points in his first 19. Torts must've showed up in Montreal in March to ruin him. Bjorkstrom has more points than he had last season. Are we really using fewer goals and plus-minus against him? You didn't even try here. Jenner is just another Dubinsky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keirik Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Gallant would be a fantastic hire. Not my first choice but he's very up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 https://nypost.com/2021/05/12/rangers-fire-david-quinn-with-eye-on-experienced-replacement/ I am all for trying Gallant if Knoblauch wont be promoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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