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Originally Posted by CroFlames
If memory serves, the 4th line had a good game the night before so it's reasonable to say Bob may have been rewarding them by giving them starting lineup duty.
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That’s what McGratten says in that clip above too. Then says it was his idea to line brawl if they also started their 4th.
I thought I recall a story that Tortorella had a personal thing going on that week, and he was on a wires edge. Doesn’t excuse it, but adds some context to a bizarre situation. Either way, he isn’t looking for excuses:
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“It was absolute stupidity,” Tortorella said Wednesday, referring to his actions towards Hartley and the Flames during a game two seasons ago. “I don’t want to talk much about it because I’m embarrassed by it. … My heart was in the right place in what I thought I was doing at that time. Obviously, I wasn’t thinking clearly. But I cared about my team at that point in time.”
“My heart was in the right place, but my mind … it’s inexcusable, and I’m totally embarrassed by it.”
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