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Originally Posted by djsFlames
I feel like Torts would've walked the guy down the hallway himself and pushed him out the door, like he said. Even if management hadn't yet come to a conclusion on how to deal with it.
He's not known as a players coach, but based on his give no ####s attitude in standing up for his principles, he wouldn't tolerate a guy being around him and his team that committed such atrocities.
He was willing to fist fight Hartley in a hallway in Vancouver because he believed Bob went against the coaching code.
He absolutely would've thrown the guy to the curb and told him not to come back.
Torts is a lot of things, but he's not a passenger/bystander.
Edit: and he certainly wouldn't have written the guy a positive letter of recommendation for his next employer. That's for damn sure. (Hearing Quenneville did this, not sure if confirmed, but if so.. wow)
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As much as I hate 2004, Torts is one of my favorite coaches of all-time. Guy would fight a war on behalf of his players and has a huge heart behind all of his tough love. Screw hacks like Q who don't have the fortitude to do the right thing. Tortorella is the exact kind of guy who should be remembered in the Hall of Fame some day. Proven winner with the character to back up his winning. That's how it should be.