Here’s Tortorella on pulling Korpisalo: “It wasn’t to pull Korpi. It was to get Mac some work. The game was over. I should have taken Korpi out right after the goal, but I was too busy watching the (replay) to see what happened. So I lost my opportunity. But once the play started again, I said I’ve got to get Korpi out of there because I wanted to get Mac in just to get him some work. Because eventually, he is going to play some games.â€
--Here’s Tortorella on if he was worried that Korpisalo might have tangled with a furious Lehner had the situation escalated: “I don’t think Korpi understands that part of it. I was saying that to Lars (assistant Brad Larsen) on the bench. I don’t want Korpi going down there. It wasn’t that hectic down there anyway. I was watching Korpi. He was just drinking water and getting adjusted again. I don’t think he totally understands that part of the game. But if it turns into a mess and a goalie is involved in it, then our goalie has to be down there. But that wasn’t a mess. Our league is so civilized, you don’t see any messes. But I thought of that on the bench. And that’s when I told Mac to get ready and get stretched. At least he had some time to get ready. So it was mission accomplished, as far as getting Mac in just so he could see the puck.â€