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Originally Posted by Locke
I mentioned this in the 'Clint frickin Malarchuk' thread:
John Tortorella didnt stand up for his team, he did their fighting for them and of course they liked that! But whats the point of that?
Hartley created a situation to bring his team together and forced them to stand up for themselves and each other.
Which would you rather have?
Ultimately, Torts is sitting on his ass because Hartley played him like an Ozark hillbilly plays a banjo.
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Tortarella's team won and it is doubtful that this has any sort of lasting effect for the Flames.
It was fun to watch and Tortarella looked like an idiot going to the dressing room but it is hard to see how Hartley "played" Tortarella.