John Tortorella rips into Jack Johnson, Jim Rutherford

[Crede777]

Torts is always good for rustling some Penguin jimmies.

 

[ZeroPucksGiven]

Torts is always good for rustling some Penguin jimmies.

Uh Torts was the one who started whining.
I mean be a man and brush it off. "But mommy, they are hurting my feelings with their words!!!"

 

[Crede777]

Uh Torts was the one who started whining.
I mean be a man and brush it off. "But mommy, they are hurting my feelings with their words!!!"

That was 2 days ago and people are still talking about it.

Jimmies: Rustled.

 

[Crosbyfan]

That was 2 days ago and people are still talking about it.

Jimmies: Rustled.

So...why exactly do you feel your jimmies are rustled?

 

[Crede777]

So...why exactly do you feel your jimmies are rustled?

I'm like the Hulk. My jimmies are always rustled.

 

[Mayor Bee]

when, for approximately a decade, you're continually inundated with people calling your best players whiners, cheaters, your entire organization the product of some leaguewide conspiracy to push them to success, and generally disrespected for no real reason other than jealousy and/or hatred...

it's natural to fire back eventually

Well, if you're getting this defensive and worked up, it must be because it's all true. That's what I've learned from this thread.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I assume JR is a saint in your POV?

JR doesn't go on tirades like a whiny baby like Torts. And I'm not using the word saint. JR is the adult here though. Torts has always been a big baby.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Columbus is in no position to start firing hall of fame coaches.

Thanks for the laugh.

 

[Zen Arcade]

That was 2 days ago and people are still talking about it.

Jimmies: Rustled.

It's going to be a story all year because Torts went full Streisand Effect.

 

[ZeroPucksGiven]

That was 2 days ago and people are still talking about it.

Jimmies: Rustled.

Oh is there an arbitrary number of days we're permitted to talk about stuff that goes on? Should we put a moratorium on the JT talk too?

I didn't realize if you pass a certain threshold of hours since the original even your jimmies go from uncomfortable to rustled
I think people are just surprised that someone continues to be such a hypocrite: a guy whining about whiners.

 

[stampedingviking]

JR said he knew why JJ was healthy scratched and it wasn't because of his play.
Why would Torts assume he meant it was the fault of the Jackets and not JJ himself? All he indicated was that he was satisfied that it would not be a problem going forward.

But Torts and the Jackets acted (very) offended, not puzzled...even while claiming not to understand what it might be...it reads like they did have an off ice issue, were well aware of it, and felt the need to get very defensive about it...enough to have Torts declare “No one wishes anything bad to happen to him and his family..."

Why did JR say anything in the first place?

He knew it would likely blow up in his face. Was he so insecure about signing JJ that he lost his head for a minute?

 

[stampedingviking]

when, for approximately a decade, you're continually inundated with people calling your best players whiners, cheaters, your entire organization the product of some leaguewide conspiracy to push them to success, and generally disrespected for no real reason other than jealousy and/or hatred...

it's natural to fire back eventually

But what about that is untrue?

 

[stampedingviking]

JR doesn't go on tirades like a whiny baby like Torts. And I'm not using the word saint. JR is the adult here though. Torts has always been a big baby.

So why did JR open his fat gob and slag off another organisation? Not very grown up, is it?

 

[Ivan13]

JR doesn't go on tirades like a whiny baby like Torts. And I'm not using the word saint. JR is the adult here though. Torts has always been a big baby.

Not very adult like to take pot shots at other organizations and their inner workings from the outside looking in, without any sense of context. Torts was right to rip into JR, but should've left JJ out of it.

 

[The Shovel Penguin]

The Hockey Guy on youtube kind of dumped on Johnson for not saying it differently as far as wanting to win a Cup, or whatever, but I think Johnson was just excited. He just looked like some nervous and excited kid who is finally getting to take his crush to the prom.

I will actually miss Torts when he retires, if nothing else he always keeps it interesting. The whole thing was hilarious to me.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Not very adult like to take pot shots at other organizations and their inner workings from the outside looking in, without any sense of context. Torts was right to rip into JR, but should've left JJ out of it.

Except he didn't. He heard JJs side and everyone knows Torts is kind of a wankbucket.

 

[Ivan13]

Except he didn't. He heard JJs side and everyone knows Torts is kind of a wankbucket.

Sure. How about the fact that JJ didn't play because he sucked? Doesn't fit the narrative does it?

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Sure. How about the fact that JJ didn't play because he sucked? Doesn't fit the narrative does it?

It clearly doesn't from what we're learning. We'll see how true it is this next season. Tell your dad, John Tortorella, to not get so mad when it happens.

 

[Socks]

when, for approximately a decade, you're continually inundated with people calling your best players whiners, cheaters, your entire organization the product of some leaguewide conspiracy to push them to success, and generally disrespected for no real reason other than jealousy and/or hatred...

it's natural to fire back eventually

Yes of course. Jealousy and/or hatred. It couldn’t possibly be because the narrative has a ring of truth to it. Nope. We’re just jealous. And/or filled with hate. Got it.

 

[Captain And Coke]

I can see why Johnson's comment was taken the way it was and why Torts reacted the way he did. Oh well.

Torts will always get a pass from me because he's one of the only guys in the league with the balls to treat Brooks like the piece of trash that he is.

 

[Anisimovs AK]

maybe start slowly and pull a Pittsburgh by actually wining a playoff series

Pitt's story started with failure of being the worst team in the league. How does one start "more slowly" than that?

 

[Ratboy]

As a friend I'd recommend Torts get into some sort of meditation, try to chill out a bit.

As a fan keep it coming! This guy is hilarious!

 

[Anisimovs AK]

Do the Pens, or their fans, even give a second thought to Columbus? There's not even a " Rivalry".

The back and forth between Crede777 and guys like ZeroPucksGiven, ZenArcade, and domaug would easily answer that question. Of course youd have to have been paying attention to notice

 

[Ivan13]

It clearly doesn't from what we're learning. We'll see how true it is this next season. Tell your dad, John Tortorella, to not get so mad when it happens.

And what are you learning? And sick burn, a true mark of someone out of his depth.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

And what are you learning? And sick burn, a true mark of someone out of his depth.

The fact that you seem to ignore the countless examples of Torts and his whining/vendetta against the Pens and just his general immature behavior as a head coach with the Rangers, Lightning, Canucks and even the Jackets is more telling than whatever attempt I made at a "sick burn" bro.