John Tortorella suspended 1 game for game 5 antics

[XxGoWingsxX 0]

Subject. He was just issued a 1 game suspension for it...I agree. Discuss

[McCartyFanForLife 17]

Excellent job by the NHL. You can't throw objects at fans. End of discussion

Side note: I wonder if the replacement coach will put Sean Avery in the lineup

[Mike 0]

Link to the story from NHL. I agree with the suspension as well. No matter what you cannot be throwing things into the crowd.

[Vladifan 680]

Excellent job by the NHL. You can't throw objects at fans. End of discussion

Side note: I wonder if the replacement coach will put Sean Avery in the lineup

Maybe to send a message to Campbell, they'll let Sean coach?

Couldn't agree more it was the correct decision.

[McCartyFanForLife 17]

This is from the NHL website:

"That investigation revealed that Mr. Tortorella squirted a fan with water before Mr. Tortorella was doused with a beverage.

Wow, Tortorella provoked the fan. Absolutely no excuse for this behavior

[EuroTwin 240]

Wow, there have been a lot of suspensions this first round. Can't say I disagree with any of them. Some people need to work on their discipline.

[Dabura 12,232]

Thou shalt not squirt.

[XxGoWingsxX 0]

Thou shalt not squirt.

ahahaha...nice. But yeah, NHL coaches and players are professionals...maybe someone from the league needs to outline what acting professional means again

[titanium2 867]

He should've gotten 2 then.

[Hockeytown_Ryan 122]

Is One enough tho??? Or will the Rangers take action themselves ?

[Jwo 7]

The Hockey Gods did not like Avery being bench so they gave Tortorella a little bit of Avery's personality.

[Guest Four]

Should be 1 more game and a $5000 fine by the league.

[T-Ruff 47]

Torts is awesome.... But I agree with the suspension of course

[umredwing11 2]

That was obnoxious. He is preaching to his players not to lose their tempers and take stupid penalties. Way to show a good example of responsibility.

[Dabura 12,232]

The Hockey Gods did not like Avery being bench so they gave Tortorella a little bit of Avery's personality.

Possessed by a Fury, he was.

[drfnr14 0]

excellent job by the nhl. i just find it halirous, that joe totterlla sat avery for his lack of displine, and then that game look what he does. oh well boo ho rangers washingtons gonna win the series!

[HanKarin40 7]

I've always liked Tortorella's badass and tell it like it is style, but that was just stupid to let the fans get to you like that. You'd think he would have more self control. Here he is sitting Avery(not that I excuse anything that jackass does) for his antics and turns around and does something ignorant like throw a bottle of water at a fan. It was very disrespectful of the fan to dump beer on him, but come on.

Edited April 26, 2009 by HanKarin40

[Mike 0]

At first I thought that the fan poured the beer on him and then Tortorella threw the bottle, but now I find out that he squirted the fan first. Wow, just wow. He deserves more than a game suspension. It is funny that he was trying to get his players to act more disciplined and then he does this.

[HanKarin40 7]

Ok, I guess the guy dumped the beer on him AFTER he threw the bottle. Wow!

[Mike 0]

Ok, I guess the guy dumped the beer on him AFTER he threw the bottle. Wow!

No. Torts squirted the fan and then the fan poured his beer. Squirt, pour, throw.

[Statts 4]

Anybody hear what the rangers response was?

[Mike 0]

Anybody hear what the rangers response was?

That they didn't agree with the suspension and that there would be no further comment.

[HanKarin40 7]

No. Torts squirted the fan and then the fan poured his beer. Squirt, pour, throw.

Squirt, pour, throw, gotcha!

[XxGoWingsxX 0]

That they didn't agree with the suspension and that there would be no further comment.

Yea they read it on vs during the sharks/ducks intermission...thats pretty much it word for word

[HockeyCrazy3033 168]

I seriously cannot stand his lame ass excuse of a coach. He needs to take some anger management classes. Seriously. And it's just not regarding what happened with the fan, Torts can't control himself period.