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What they’re saying about the Tortorella firing

John Tortorella

New York Rangers coach John Tortorella gives instructions in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. The Penguins won 2-0. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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A sampling of reactions to the news that the New York Rangers dismissed head coach John Tortorella on Wednesday:

Michael Grange, Sportsnet:

People think it’s funny to joke about Tortorella getting a media job; I don’t. He’s gone out of his way to embarrass people doing a job /1

— Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) May 29, 2013


Not just once in a while, which happens, but as a tactic. Guy is bad for hockey. /2 — Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) May 29, 2013

Coaches the game in a negative way; gets people to fight battles he can’t and them picks fights with people who can’t fight back /3 — Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) May 29, 2013

In sum Tortorella to me falls in the ‘bad human’ category.Hope he rots. /4 — Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) May 29, 2013

Michael Farber, Sports Illustrated:

Sorry, one vote here for Torts. Always genuine. Sometimes a genuine pain in the butt, but I never thought he was playing angles.

— Michael Farber (@MichaelFarber3) May 29, 2013


Darren Dreger, TSN:
Torts is not a bad person. He is an incredibly stubborn and perhaps, at times, an unreasonably demanding coach. Big difference. — Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) May 29, 2013

Matt Sekeres, TEAM 1040 Vancouver Radio:
Really hope Torts doesn’t wind up on TV. He was real tough w/ reporters, but when he had to man-up & state an opinion on TSN, he turtled. — Matthew Sekeres (@mattsekeres) May 29, 2013

Kevin Paul Dupont, Boston Globe
Surprised it took Rangers this long.Bullies are a very awkward fit in all levels of modern day culture. — Kevin Paul Dupont (@GlobeKPD) May 29, 2013

Nick Cotsonika, Yahoo!:
Not gonna pile on Torts, except to say that style has a shelf life. He wore out everyone around him. — Nick Cotsonika (@cotsonika) May 29, 2013

Chris Stevenson, Sun Media:
Saying Carl Hagelin “stinks,” about a half-dozen times didn’t help Tortorella’s cause, either. Hagelin wasn’t happy about it. — Chris Stevenson (@CJ_Stevenson) May 29, 2013

And, finally, what would any Tortorella post be without a reaction from the New York Post’s Larry Brooks?

Any media outlet that would hire John Tortorella should be ashamed.

— Larry Brooks(@NYP_Brooksie) May 29, 2013


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