John Tortorella stuns with apology to the media
John Tortorella hasn't always been the easiest person to deal with in the media, but now he's stunned reporters in Philadelphia with an apology over recent comment.
Recently, the Flyers went down to the Florida Panthers 4-1 in a valiant effort, but it wasn't quite enough for Head Coach John Tortorella.
When asked about the game, Tortorella showed frustration in the teams lack of goal scoring ability in the matchup, but it was his answer, or non-answer of another question that drew the most attention. Felix Sandstrom was solid in the game, but the 27-year old just couldn't get it done, and when asked about it, Tortorella simply placed his palms on the podium and ended the media availability.
Now, in uncharacteristic fashion, the veteran, old-school Head Coach has apologized for the way he handled that situation;
This was a great step forward and a classy move from a veteran coach that's never been easy to deal with for some in the media, so hopefully he can show this type of personality more often in interviews going forward.
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MARS 26 | 106 ANSWERS John Tortorella stuns with apology to the media Was John Tortorella right to apologize to the media here? | ||
| Yes | 77 | 72.6 % |
| No | 29 | 27.4 % |
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| Frederick Gaudreau | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Mackenzie Weegar | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
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Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
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