Four games into the postseason, and the coach is behaving like a brat. He is barking at his players. He is being accused of gamesmanship by the opposing team. When he can't be dismissive with reporters, he switches to snide.
Aw, man, I miss John Tortorella.
For the second year in a row, the NHL's postseason is moving forward without the Tampa Bay Lightning. That this is not a surprise doesn't make it any less disappointing. Nor any easier.
Just look at the landscape around the NHL, and you see remnants of the franchise the Tampa Bay Lightning used to be. Nikolai Khabibulin is in the net in Chicago. Dan Boyle has been clutch in San Jose, and Ruslan Fedotenko is alive and well in Pittsburgh.
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It's heartbreaking to watch former Tampa Bay Lightning coach John Tortorella
It's heartbreaking to watch former Tampa Bay Lightning coach John Tortorella
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