John Tortorella Quotes

As far as fans and those that aren't with him every day, that's all they probably talk about is his offensive stats and how he can move a puck. But people that are with him, teammates and coaches, he brings a lot more to the plate than that. - John Tortorella

As an organization, would we like to be in a better spot? Everybody would like to know they're in the playoffs. But that's not a reality, year after year being in a [playoff] spot with 10, 12, 15 games left. We don't have that this year, so our playoffs have started. - John Tortorella

Are we the underdog? Your darn right we are. I don't think anybody gives us a chance to even with a game. To me, so be it. We know what we are about. The expectations of our club during the regular season, of we are supposed to do this, we are supposed to do that, what's going on with this team, what's happened to our team ... I think as we enter here in this series, we have no pressure on us. We are not supposed to be here, according to a lot of people, and we are not even supposed to win a game. - John Tortorella

And I hope he plays well. If (Burke) plays well, he's going to go again. This is what we have. - John Tortorella

All we're looking for is just an opportunity to try to get out of this and find some way to win a hockey game. - John Tortorella

All we can worry about is the next game. We can't get caught up in the big picture and what's down the road and all that. Our goal has to be that day. If it's a game, then we need to worry about that. If it's a practice, we need to worry about that. One day. That's all we can think about. - John Tortorella

Absolutely, but in today's game, where are we going to go with the (salary) cap? I am (upset) at what is happening there because I thought our team played very well tonight. And this has gone on for quite a while. Is there other options out there? We can't do (anything). - John Tortorella

A lot of pucks are going in our net and that ends up knocking you back. - John Tortorella

A big part of the power play is getting to the middle of the ice with the puck and not just playing on the wall, playing along the boards where (opponents) can be aggressive. - John Tortorella

(They) have not been spectacular, not great, but solid. That gives the team an opportunity to win. That's what we need. - John Tortorella

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