John Tortorella in the hot seat?

[Broad Street Buddies]

Yeah, Torts is kinda not a tort anymore (tort means cake in Russian, and not a tort means not good).

Ta pas tort.

(Tort means wrong in French, the whole sentence translate « you’re not wrong »)

 

[mattihp]

The coaching across the league minus like 3 teams is just miserable

The old boys club must fall.

 

[muddywaters]

I hope Torts coaches in the NHL for as long as he’s physically able ... I think he’s great !!!

 

[Bedards Dad]

How many more loses until Torts gets the walking papers? Having lost 8 of the last 11 games (and 4 straight) you would think it's coming soon.

 

[Legionnaire11]

They don't play the Preds again until the last week of the season, so the Jackets might start to turn things around for the next couple of months.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

I think Columbus keeps him. He's doing something right for the Blue Jackets.

But if Torts gets fired, Buffalo should go right after him like a missile.

 

[LeafGrief]

I would be shocked if they fired Torts during the season. He's a huge part of that team's identity and has brought them some of the biggest successes in franchise history. It seems like something is wrong in CBJ, with the Dubois saga being so painful and now the team sliding. But whether Torts is the problem or not, I think he's earned some patience and loyalty from his GM.

 

[Gnova]

I think Columbus keeps him. He's doing something right for the Blue Jackets.

But if Torts gets fired, Buffalo should go right after him like a missile.

Do you think he wants to risk whatever he has left of his reputation on Buffalo?

 

[1point21Gigawatts]

Do you think he wants to risk whatever he has left of his reputation on Buffalo?

If i am Torts, i look at this as a situation where i am uniquely poised to help solve the culture problem in Buffalo. Wouldn't it look good to be the guy who rode in and fixed a team that has been broken for over a decade? Also, as far as I know, Pegula's money isn't any less green than everyone else's.

I am not the world's biggest torts fan, but he is EXACTLY what this Sabres team needs. Someone who isn't going to coddle them and make excuses for them. He is a hardass who holds players accountable. The sabres will find out really quickly which players are part of the culture problem if Torts was in charge of the locker room.

 

[Viqsi]

I would be shocked if they fired Torts during the season. He's a huge part of that team's identity and has brought them some of the biggest successes in franchise history. It seems like something is wrong in CBJ, with the Dubois saga being so painful and now the team sliding. But whether Torts is the problem or not, I think he's earned some patience and loyalty from his GM.

It seems his GM agrees.