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2025-26 NHL Miscellaneous Thread

StormChaserBH said:
A Tortorella-worthy rant... 10/10

Also: "I'm not going to be back."
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Honesty sometimes gets you nowhere any longer in todays NHL when you are an old school coach that tells it like it is. I know this board is filled with many with several decades of years on the tires...but I must admit some of my best work ethic and life lessons in sports and life came from Bowness-like dressed downs from old bosses and coaches in my younger days. Keenan, Torts, Bowness...those types are rare anymore.
 
It’s interesting that two coaches that came in mid-season were Torts and Bowness. Two old school guys who don’t sugarcoat their thoughts much less have strong filters. There’s still a place behind the bench for those types, but their shelf life ain’t what it used to be. Bowness had CBJ back in the mix until post-Olympics.
 
andyt said:
And in those 2 games, their playoff hopes were very much alive. But they were outscored 10-3 (including an empty netter) and outhit 42-36.
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THAT’s when he should have given that presser, for my money. But I get why he held back.
 
jeffbear said:
THAT’s when he should have given that presser, for my money. But I get why he held back.
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If I recall correctly he kinda did call them out around that time. It was discussed maybe during one of those games. Some of the same comments, and even maybe comparing his team’s effort unfavorably to the Canes, while they were desperately trying to make the playoffs and the Canes were a lock and playing for seeding.
 
Yeah, but whatever he hung on his team back then was lightweight compared to what he dropped yesterday. And fair play to the old fella. He ain’t wrong. Back when they played for Torts, I think they feared ticking off Torts WAY more than they feared losing.
 
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