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Tortorella (broken ribs) to miss series versus Habs

Tortorella

The broken ribs suffered by Columbus head coach John Tortorella will keep him out of tonight’s game at home against Montreal, and tomorrow’s return date at the Bell Center.

Tortorella was hurt during an outdoor practice last Friday following a collision with forward Rene Bourque. He was sent to a local hospital and diagnosed with broken ribs; the following day, assistant coach Craig Hartsburg took over bench boss duties for a 3-2 shootout loss to the Bruins.

The Jackets are 17-20-4 under Tortorella this year, after he replaced Todd Richards in late October. Torts’ time in Columbus has been colorful, to say the least -- his contentious relationship with Ryan Johansen ended with the blockbuster trade for Seth Jones earlier this month, and there have been other fairly high-profile benchings and healthy scratches (most recently with veteran forward Scott Hartnell.)