Yes and I agree to an extent, but the point you're missing is that he has the opportunity to speak his mind, eat crow/apologize and then move on. He was not giving that same right to a certain player, fair or unfair, based on his "reputation". If that player had made those comments, he would be suspended if not by the team directly, then by the league for a long, long time. Right or wrong?
Absolutely correct and that's why I agreed it was hypocritical. But the apology had to be made.
I think the calls made them look bad. This wasn't marginal. Even the flyer fans knew it.
Sure but the point is he made the comments at a press conference and kind of, no, totally, implicated everyone in some kind of evil scheme. Right or wrong he was going to have to eat it.
I like Torts, please don't get me wrong, but this is someone who talks the talk and can't walk the walk. Extremely hypocritical considering the short leash he had on a certain former #16... I know this isn't the right thread for that, but this is the first time I've seen his apology and quite frankly it comes off piss poor given his treatment of a former player who would be fined, suspended and banished from the NHL if he had "embarrassed" the team and the NHL the way Tortorella supposedly did on the league's biggest stage.
Worse than saying what Tortorella said when he did is apologizing for it afterwards. He said exactly what he meant and he meant everything he said. Own it and don't bend over to save face with Bettman. The calls and non-calls late in the game were a freaking disgrace!
agreed.
This is Torts 2nd screw up. And it was a screw up.
wonder how he is going to hold himself accountable?
Glad to know he's a huge Giants fan. Chose the right team!
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For some reason I knew Avery would get dragged into this.
How is he going to hold himself accountable? By keeping the Rangers on top of the East.
he's gonna don the pads and a jersey?
Can't wait.
The Avery topic will come up when Torts makes a mistake simply because Torts doesn't tolerate mistakes by Avery, yet we are supposed to tolerate mistakes by Torts?
Double Standard here.
At the end of the day, what Torts said about the Refs at the WC is not really an important issue for me. It's not the first time he's ripped the refs. He's done that 3-4 times this year already.
It's the insiniuation that the league and the NHL's new big money network were in cahoots to lengthen the game is horrible timing at best, he just questioned the integrity of alot of people.
He just embarrassed the Rangers organization more than Avery ever has.
So when you stand on a soapbox talking about doinbg things the right way, you can't do what he just did and not expect the link to be made
The Avery topic will come up when Torts makes a mistake simply because Torts doesn't tolerate mistakes by Avery, yet we are supposed to tolerate mistakes by Torts?
Double Standard here.
At the end of the day, what Torts said about the Refs at the WC is not really an important issue for me. It's not the first time he's ripped the refs. He's done that 3-4 times this year already.
It's the insiniuation that the league and the NHL's new big money network were in cahoots to lengthen the game is horrible timing at best, he just questioned the integrity of alot of people.
He just embarrassed the Rangers organization more than Avery ever has.
So when you stand on a soapbox talking about doinbg things the right way, you can't do what he just did and not expect the link to be made
