266 Quotes by John Tortorella

Eric Perrin kind of (ticked) me off a little bit. We gave him an opportunity and he just jumped ship for more money, I believe. But that's the nature of athletes, I guess.

Guys are trying, but we've got to finish.

First off, we're happy with the six that are playing; we feel we have six really good defensemen. (But) I think we need more depth there.

He's a guy we're still making assessments on. Has he played poorly? No. Has he done enough things to be a bona fide National Hockey Leaguer? No. So we'll see as we go along with him.

I couldn't be happier as far as how hard they played and then they turned it up in the overtime, that's what I liked. They tried to win so we'll take that point and go from there.

I don't like having that many. We'll look at it and see what we should do.

I still can't figure it out, how quickly it happened for us.

He's a little nervous at times, rightfully so. He's a guy we have big plans for.

I don't like that, must win. What happens if something doesn't happen the right way for us and what do I come back (to) my team with? We are not going to go to Calgary because we didn't win that must-win game. I am not trying to be sarcastic, but I don't believe in the must win.