You may recall back in March when former Rangers player Sean Avery took to Twitter and called for the firing of New York head coach John Tortorella.
https://twitter.com/imseanavery/statuses/318177194490875904
Well, Tortorella was fired today...
Don't ever doubt what i say :)
— Sean Avery (@imseanavery) May 29, 2013
Avery, by the way, wasn’t the only player to make his thoughts on Tortorella known via social media. Here’s what injured Bruins forward Marc Savard tweeted after Brad Richards was made a healthy scratch for Game 4 of the New York-Boston series.
Tortorella should get fired right after the game he has ruined all of his players confidence #Richardswillget80pointsnextyear #ByeByeTorts
— Marc Savard (@MSavvy91) May 23, 2013
I'm just mad at Torts because if I recall in 2004 Richards helped him win the cup #connsmythe all I'm saying is live or die with your guy!!!
— Marc Savard (@MSavvy91) May 24, 2013