John Tortorella has won a Stanley Cup. Something that Alain Vigneault, has never won. Once Canucks fans got word that Torts had won a cup, they immediately assumed that he would be the one to end the cup draught for Vancouver. When Vigneault was fired and John Tortorella was signed as the new head coach, fans were wondering which Tortorella they would get. Would it be the Tortorella that thinks everything sucks. Or would it be the rare, calm Torts. So far it has been the calm Tortorella. He has not gone off at any reporters like he did in New York, with Larry Brooks.
Tortorella has had a similar season to the one he had last year with New York. Goal scoring has been the Canucks' Kryptonite thus-far. With defence being their strong point. Tortorella's mindset is defence, and a high forecheck. When Vigneault was the coach, goal scoring wasn't a thing. It was defensive, and laid-back play, with the occasional odd goal.
Tortorella's Canucks' have a record of, 12-9-4 sitting 15th in the league. Any Canuck fan would be ok with that, as of now. Because the last time the Canucks had a bad start like this, was in 2011. That's the same season that saw the Canucks, and Bruins square-off in the Stanley Cup Finals.
My favorite thing about the team, with Tortorella is, that they don't back down. Under Vigneault, when the team had a lead, they would just play defence. Sitting back like that never worked, and thats probably why he isn't still coaching.
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