Friday, April 20, 2007
The Problem with Tortorella
The Lightning fell to the Devils 3-0 tonight in a game that was less than stellar by all... except perhaps Martin Brodeur being, well, Martin Brodeur. In this New Jersey/Tampa series it seems that the coach of the Lightning is up to his old tricks. My overwhelming feeling from the game was that Tampa Bay had absolutely no energy. Could this be because John Tortorella has played the living daylights out of his star players and the wear and tear is inevitably showing? This coach is known for calling players out that are not performing (see his destruction of the careers of goalies Khabibulin, John Grahame) and tonight was no exception as he sat 2004 Cup clincher Ruslan Fedotenko for the WHOLE game. After the game Tortorella was questioned by the press about his team's performance with his usual aplomb he uttered the belligerent "We know what we did" as a mantra and when asked for clarification he dropped the F-Bomb on National TV. Very nice. Bullying as coaching. Had the Lightning not won the Cup in 2004 would Tortorella still be leading a team at the elite level? I doubt it.
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NOT Hockey related... I found some fantastic ese pods at Linas's the other day. They are Cafe Kimbo (made in Italy) and are a great replacement for the Starbux. 18 pods, 7ish$! Not Illy, but a nicer than the bux, abd you know I love the bux!
Yah, Kimbo's good. It's kind of the everyday morning coffee in Italy. I really like it but my cousins were mortified because they only wanted to serve us "guests" the good stuff.
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