Ranger fan here that would rather chew glass than post on another teams boards,
but if I may...
I just watched the Torts Post Game presser and am curious to which players he was talking about in regards to "no balls in these type of games"?
Love Torts and thanks in advance for any replies.
Who knows? Tortorella is a f***ing moron, a complete sham. A fake and a perennial loser. He pretends some players aren't meeting a particular standard while bowing down before players who
actually aren't close to meeting the same standard. Managing team readiness and getting them ready to play for big games is a coach's job. He fails at this job, and so he shifts blame. He almost never takes accountability but swiftly dishes it to scapegoats. His entire persona is a contrived mask that he sells to dumb old hockeymen to hide the fact that he doesn't understand the game anymore, and he always lays it on extra thick as things go badly because he has no other ideas or solutions.
This roster was made with his input and tailored to his demands. So if it's deficient, it's in no small part his fault. These are his players for the most part; luckily Briere whiffed on some moves or the roster would be even worse. Saved from incompetence by incompetence, the closest this management group tends to get to doing things right.