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John Tortorella is not happy with Pierre Luc-Dubois
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That's a weird title....as if any coach would be happy with someone who wants to leave their team.
I woulda went with "John Tortorella confirms PLD wants out but doesn't know why"
I woulda went with "John Tortorella confirms PLD wants out but doesn't know why"
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So according to the quotes you provided, Torts isn't providing any insight at all towards his feelings regarding PLD.
And yeah now with the horse really out of the barn, I expect a trade soon.
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Does anyone actually like playing for torts?
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Yea, tho if the problem is his relationship with his coach, then I assume his teammates more or less understood already.
That he’s been “honest *but not completely honest” sounds like PLD is tryna be sensitive to the situation, like not attacking the coach in front of the team just saying he wants out.
Imo I look at it like education, since coaching sort of is, especially with younger players: different people learn better in different ways and I’m different environments. There’s no universal “right or wrong” and there’s definitely plenty of coaches who’d probably get just as much out of PLD without making work thoroughly unpleasant.
He sort of is, in a sense. He seemed to acknowledge in the full quote he thinks (probably correct) that PLD doesn’t mesh or appreciate with his old school, abrasive style. I think he’s disappointed and irked, but didn’t sound petty or angry.
It’s less than ideal to have a player who wants to leave, but he essentially acknowledged there’s generational differences in a “it is what it is” way.
As long as PLD is putting in effort while he’s still there, they’re probably good.
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Was saying Boo-urns
I feel like the Blue Jackets would be a significantly better team if they just kowtowed to their star players every now and then
PLD is a bit young to be demanding trades, so I’m not particularly surprised Torts (who isn’t exactly the most level-headed guy) would be upset with him. That puts CBJ is an awful spot.
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I think Torts response was super level headed. The title of this thread is super misleading.
Imo young players shouldn’t demand trade for frivolous reasons, but players have just as much right to be concerned with their development as anyone. Or if they feel a situation is untenable, however “sensitive” they may be as it’s subjective.
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You can just stop at "John Tortorella is not happy."
More so than usual, yeah. Most coaches would’ve probably given a no-comment.
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The fact Tortorella said this publicly is him "playing a card" so to speak. Puts some pressure on Dubois to come completely clean or put his head down and make a commitment. Something's gotta give here.
That looks like a recap of the situation from Torts' perspective rather than an emotional rant about PLD to me. I have not seen it at all, so maybe it was in his body language or the tone of his words?
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It’s sort of, the predictable coaches card of “if you don’t try, you don’t play”. Like he knows the trade is gonna happen, but as long as he’s here he needs to help his current team.
I think he was just answering what people have already been writing about for months, it’s not so much of a secret, Torts just doesn’t care since everyone knows.
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Didn't the leader core in Columbus do a kind of an intervention on Torts where they sain that they do really like to play for him but he's going too far with the raging and after that Tortorella took it down a bit?
Seth Jones also gave him some praises recently on Spittin Chiclets.
PLD has done nothing to rightfully demand a trade to a club he wants to play for. Torts is right.
Pierre Luc-Dubois is not happy with John Tortorella either.
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Lol any player can demand a trade whenever they want and have it be "rightful".
Players owe no loyalty to teams because teams will never reciprocate that loyalty.
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It sounds like choice between my 1C and coach. If I'm the GM and I have that choice it's goodbye Torts.
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I though nothing would top Pajama Boy Appreciation Night but PLD returning to Columbus just might: Those dudes got a goddamned cannon!!!!!!
Chips
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He exists as a person aware of his surroundings lol. There’s no rule against letting it be known he’s not happy there and is beyond the point of thinking the situation can be rehabilitated.
Unhappy players are generally unmotivated players. Unless they lose him for nothing, which obviously can happen, it’s better for both parties that he’s traded.
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"It has been 0 days since Tortorella publicly trashed one of his players."
If the choice was just between them then sure but it seems like Dubois wants out of Columbus in general and it isn't just because of Torts
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