The time, ladies and gentlemen, is fast approaching. If the New York Rangers' organization expects to realize the full potential of a host of young and talented players and capitalize on an all-world, in-his-prime goalie in Henrik Lundqvist, John Tortorella, their feisty, brusque, irreverent and stubborn coach, simply must go.
This is not about being down two games to none against Boston. This is not about what has happened in this playoff season or about what is to come, really, short of a Stanley Cup championship, of course. If the Rangers' win the Cup this year, well, forget you ever read this article, and, more importantly, forget who wrote it.
In the end, it’s about a coach who values his rigid view of how hockey should be played over the qualities of his personnel. It’s about a coach who lavishes trust on those who repeatedly fail to earn it, enter Brad Richards, for example, while showing little patience for those who have the ability to one day carry this organization, for example Chris Kreider, J.T. Miller, Michael Del Zotto and others.
Yes, American sports is a win-now proposition, and ...
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New York Rangers’ Tortorella Has Overstayed His Welcome
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