Some articles on the return of Tortorella to NYC and comparisons to AV.
Tortorella Returns, Relentless as Ever
“I was going for a different voice, a different methodology,†Gillis said of his decision to hire Tortorella.
A statistical look at the Canucks and Rangers after trading coaches
It is one of the more remarkable trades in the history of hockey, even if it was not, technically speaking, a trade.
Last spring, after playoff failings, John Tortorella was jettisoned from the New York Rangers and landed as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks, and Alain Vigneault was fired from the Vancouver Canucks and found work as head coach of the New York Rangers.
The swap – as the rosters of the hockey teams remained basically the same – presented this season as a rare live experiment in coaching styles.
There have not been revelations. The only striking conclusion is the trade of bench bosses does not seem to have done much at all, which suggests all the ballyhooed hirings and firings are overstated in their importance.
An Open Letter to John Tortorella Welcoming Him Back to Madison Square Garden
John Tortorella
Attn: Vancouver Canucks
Madison Square Garden
4 Pennsylvania Plaza
New York, NY 10001
Dear Mr. Tortorella,
On behalf of New York Rangers fans everywhere, the local media corps and all of those TV people that have to beep out curse words during press conferences, I would like to warmly welcome you back to Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
