Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella was assessed a game misconduct against the Tampa Bay Lightning after arguing with official Wes McCauley, all during the honourary night for the 2004 Stanley Cup winning team that Tortorella coached.
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45 Comments
Love torts, he’s a beauty
Of course, TiredMan didn't say if Torts was right or wrong. He's been whining about his upcoming wk off & speaking terrible English for several days. Imagine if he had to mangle 2 languages.
This is an usual twist. It's rare that anyone stands up to Tortorella. I loved him as Rangers coach, and his relationship with his players can be construed as tough love, but he's objectively just a bully to the media and refs. Wes McCauley has been around almost as long as Torts (started playing in 1993) and is a senior official whose not gonna take the abuse from Torts. He called that penalty with a little extra conviction in his voice.
Not classy, beer league coach
John Tortilla crying again, what a tool he is
If he is smart he lets Brad Shaw do the interview and not him.
McCauley would piss his pants if he met Torts in a dark alley 😂
1:58 Deslauriers definitely happy with his "coach" 🤡
The night after beating the best team in the league at their barn
Love John what a legend he's gonna be if he isn't already
When refs act up, there's no discipline on them, nor would they receive any penalty afterwards. They have all the power and rights on the ice but nothing is holding them accountable. This needs to change.
What a beauty
Suspend him for 20 games. Torts can never stay out of Idiotville for very long.
FROM TAMPA BAY: WE LOVE YOU TORTS NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO. NOW GO UPSTAIRS AND HAVE YOUR REAL REUNION WITH YOUR 2004 TEAM. THEY'RE UP THERE SMILING AT YOU AFTER THAT PERFORMANCE BUDDY AND THEY LOVE YOU TOO.
Perhaps a 60 million dollar fine payable within 10 days will help him see the error of his ways. Lol
Great coverage Sportsnet, I'm so glad I got to know why Torts was ejected.
Wes always has to make himself the most important guy in the game.
One of the all time greats…Fortunate to see Torts go full on Torts!
Wes needs to get off his high horse
If ALL coaches reacted to the bad calls like Tortorella, things would change. ✔️
Wes is as bad as Stephane Auger
Why was he ejected?
Wes McCauley always has to be the show. He gets worse in the playoffs.
Get rid of this Wes McCauley clown. Terrible ref.
Don’t blame him, the officials are garbage and butt hurt millennials.
He told the ref “maybe your mother never went to heaven”
Torts is a legend!
what lead up to this
Wes is just awful, how is that clown still employed?
NHL desperate to blend in with American Sport processes so in any situation a coach can be ejected vs. a debate with the ref, he's gone! Proof of the nonsense is the statement from one of the broadcasters saying in 2004 this wouldn't have been a game misconduct. "This stuff went on a lot more". What a joke. Completely end the argument in a call now or else.
Like a "message from the NHL" carries a lot of weight. lol lol
Wes Mccauley is such a muppet
Brian Engblom is a cowardly smurf who takes it up the ass.
"I'm not goin"
how can you get in trouble for words how big of babies are these refs, who do they think they are and how is it even a rule to be able to throw out a coach this isn't novice aged hockey
The refs are turning the NHL into a joke
players
on the bench need to tap their coach on that one come on
People who defend Torts are a bigger clown than he is.
How did he brake his tumb? God Bless tort for being a treemendus MAGAT!! King Trump
C'mon Grandad lets go, just fetch the dog, we better go!!!!
This is gold
Torts is his own worst enemy. His temper outweighs his value and it gets in the way of his accomplishments. But thats the kind of person he really is. As a Ranger fan I remember his style and Im glad hes not around my team anymore.
0:18 bruins theme
I don't understand why he even got ejected. Coaches yell at refs all the time
worst coach in the nhl… overly emotional and ineffective