Comments on: Tortorella apologizes for “tainting Winter Classic with his mouth” http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/04/tortorella-apologizes-for-tainting-winter-classic-with-his-mouth/ ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.com Sun, 19 May 2013 11:31:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: solador78 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/04/tortorella-apologizes-for-tainting-winter-classic-with-his-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-27653 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:59:19 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=62622#comment-27653 Milbury works for NBC, which is owned by Comcast, who also happens to own the Flyers and just promised the NHL a billion dollars for TV rights.

]]> By: boltsfan777 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/04/tortorella-apologizes-for-tainting-winter-classic-with-his-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-27393 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:07:03 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=62622#comment-27393 Yes, Milbury is a windbag. We still love Torts in Tampa.

]]> By: goshendoug http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/04/tortorella-apologizes-for-tainting-winter-classic-with-his-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-27382 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:52:33 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=62622#comment-27382 Tortorella is a stand up guy. He said what he felt, tongue in cheek ormnot, and he apologized, both perhaps appropriate. What I find laughable is someone like Mike Milburry getting sanctimonious on NBC about Tortorella. Perhaps the only pro hockey guy to climb into the stands and beat a fan with a shoe. Week before last we hear he berated a 12 year old hockey player. And his coup de grace, single handedly just about destroying the Islanders. Why exactly is this windbag on NBC? There are some other great, admirablen and most critically, RESPECTABLE retired American pros who coul do the job well, and hockey proud. Why him? Please make him go away!

]]> By: drewsylvania http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/04/tortorella-apologizes-for-tainting-winter-classic-with-his-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-27376 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:33:49 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=62622#comment-27376 There’s a giant group of statements without supporting facts in here.

]]> By: stakex http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/04/tortorella-apologizes-for-tainting-winter-classic-with-his-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-27373 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:23:35 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=62622#comment-27373 I think its safe to say the league has gotten to Torts. His true feelings are what he said right after the game, before he was forced at gun point to go say how wrong he was. Its a sahme to see him walk these comments back, because he was probably exactly right.

“but his talk about there potentially being a conspiracy to get the game to overtime was snarky silliness at its best and ill-timed at its worst”

How so? The NHL has shown it will do anything, including putting players in danger with rule changes, to make the game more popular. So why is it so hard to believe the leageu told the refs that if the game is close, try to help get it to overtime? Fact is, the officiating wasn’t bad for most of the game until the last 5 minutes and then there were at least 4 REALLY obviously bad calls that all went the Flyers way. Is actually silliness to think that was just a coincidence.

That not even getting into the fact that the “make it interesting” call has become a staple of NHL hockey these days. When ever a game is close late in the 3rd, you can all but bet the team that is trailing will get the benifit of every doubt. Its really sad actually, and its even sadder how many people pretend such things don’t happen.

]]> By: mornelithe http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/04/tortorella-apologizes-for-tainting-winter-classic-with-his-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-27370 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:10:14 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=62622#comment-27370 It’s only fair that the refs and NHL league office issue an apology next, for giving Tortorella the reason to be annoyed at the Winter Classic. Everyone but Rangers hater’s could see what was going on.

(And I’m a Bruins fan)

]]> By: drewsylvania http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/04/tortorella-apologizes-for-tainting-winter-classic-with-his-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-27364 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:38:09 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=62622#comment-27364 Dunno about the douche part, but he’s the kind of coach who wears out his welcome fast.

]]> By: kingjoe1 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/04/tortorella-apologizes-for-tainting-winter-classic-with-his-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-27356 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:01:53 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=62622#comment-27356 He is a douche. He will burn out the Rangers by the end of the first round.

]]> By: boltsfan777 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/04/tortorella-apologizes-for-tainting-winter-classic-with-his-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-27350 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:41:50 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=62622#comment-27350 Thanks to Torts for saying what we all feel sometimes. I wish he didn’t have to apologize.

Jim Morrison is quoted as saying “Its a funny thing, I noticed that when people are joking theyre usually dead serious, and when theyre dead serious its usually pretty funny. So actually I think that anything that you say means exactly what you say and its opposite.”

]]> By: solador78 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/04/tortorella-apologizes-for-tainting-winter-classic-with-his-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-27333 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:01:08 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=62622#comment-27333 This is the second hockey-related match fixing accusation that was later retracted in the past month.

see: Peter Forsberg & Swedish Olympic Team

]]> By: acieu http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/04/tortorella-apologizes-for-tainting-winter-classic-with-his-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-27330 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:52:33 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=62622#comment-27330 He seems like a fine candidate with his PR skills to coach the NY Jets. Is he related to the Ryan family? The officials and their game judgments were a lot better than Torts lack of common sense after a win.

]]> By: drewsylvania http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/04/tortorella-apologizes-for-tainting-winter-classic-with-his-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-27328 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:37:50 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=62622#comment-27328 Props to Torts for owning up to it.

]]> By: dolanster http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/04/tortorella-apologizes-for-tainting-winter-classic-with-his-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-27327 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:22:23 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=62622#comment-27327 One should really be a bit more careful and avoid using “taint” and “mouth” in the same sentence if possible.

]]> By: meeshka71 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/04/tortorella-apologizes-for-tainting-winter-classic-with-his-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-27326 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:21:20 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=62622#comment-27326 Clearly the brass has gotten to Torts. A real shame too, as the officiating in the 3rd period was just exceptionally awful. Talk about home cookin’.

]]> By: solador78 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/04/tortorella-apologizes-for-tainting-winter-classic-with-his-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-27323 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:30:47 +0000 http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=62622#comment-27323 I guess Torts didn’t want to end up like Bob Woolmer or Tim Donaghy.

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