After handing the Montreal Canadiens that historic 10-0 defeat, the Columbus Blue Jackets dropped a 2-1 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues after Vladimir Tarasenko’s OT-winner.
Deep down, John Tortorella might not be so upset.
They took three of a possible four points from a back-to-back set against two likely playoff teams. The Blue Jackets are also an impressive 5-1-2 in their last eight games, largely erasing the bad taste from a tough start to 2016-17.
Still, this is Torts, so he’s going to get upset about things, often to the hockey world’s collective entertainment.
Tortorella wasn’t happy that captain Nick Foligno was stuck fighting “that animal” Ryan Reaves:
So, he said this:
Tortorella on Foligno-Reaves fight: "The thing that crawls up my ass, I watched Nick Foligno fight that animal ..." #stlblues
— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) November 6, 2016
Yeah. Check this video for a little more.
Seth Jones backs up the notion that the Blue Jackets didn’t bring their A-game to the contest, but only Torts can say these things in a such a ... well, Torts way.
Here’s video of that Tarasenko overtime-winner: