John Tortorella 101: Do’s and Don’ts When Working with Blue Jackets’ Fiery Coach

October 22nd, 2015 by Adrian Dater Leave a reply »

Don't back down. That question you think he might sneer at and make a dismissive Torts face at? Ask it anyway with full conviction. Ask a real question, one that, if transcribed, would require a genuine question mark at the end. Don't say, "Talk about....", because all he'll do is say, "Is there a question somewhere in there?" Watch the game closely, do your homework and come prepared with legitimate, game-related questions. 

Do all that and maybe, maybe, you won't leave a John Tortorella press conference feeling like the Seinfeld characters trying to order from the Soup Nazi. 

Oh, and don't be caught sitting in his team's locker room.



"I did that once in Boston and Torts walks in and says, 'This isn't a (bleeping) lounge,'" said Damian Cristodero, who covered Tortorella's Tampa Bay Lightning teams from 2001-08 for the Tampa Bay (formerly the St. Petersberg) Times.

Cristodero, now a communications officer at George Mason University, was asked along with other beat writers and players who were around Tortorella-coached teams every day what advice and other insights they might pass alo ...

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