My take on the Tortorella suspension

Sometimes the best decisions are the ones that aren't made

By that, I mean I'm really glad Pens GM didn't hire John Tortorella like I wanted (almost begged) before Michel Therian was canned.
After seeing Tort's antics behind the bench during game 5 of the Rangers/Caps series, I'm glad we don't have to deal with his crap right now.

I'll call it right now - the Caps are going to come back to win that series, and Tortorella is going to be the scapegoat - and rightfully so.

First of all, here is what happened - The New York Rangers coach was suspended Saturday for "squirting a fan with water and throwing a water bottle that struck a fan during Game 5,"

This is from the guy that benched Sean Avery for taking stupid penalties, and demands mental toughness from his players......I was jobbing the Flyers fans about being hypocrites - this dude takes the cake...

From the NHL:
"While it is a difficult decision to suspend a coach at this point in a playoff series, it has been made clear to all of our players, coaches and other bench personnel that the National Hockey League cannot -- and will not -- tolerate any physical contact with fans," NHL Senior Executive Vice President and Director of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell said. "We do not take this action lightly. It is the result of an entire day of investigation and evaluation that included the retrieval and review of videotape of the incident and discussions with Mr. Tortorella, other Rangers' bench personnel and a number of other people, including the security personnel at the Verizon Center.

"That investigation revealed that Mr. Tortorella squirted a fan with water before Mr. Tortorella was doused with a beverage. While, in these circumstances, it always is easy to allege mitigating circumstances, the fact is we do not tolerate contact with our fans in this manner. That is communicated before each season in a memo that is issued by the League to all of the management, coaches and players of every team."

Here's a video of Torts throwing the water bottle, which ultimately got him suspended:

OK - so this is one incident - but the thing that really makes me glad he's not behind the bench for the Penguins is the fact that almost every time the Rangers take a penalty so far in the playoffs, the camera pans on Torts who is rolling his eyes dramatically or doing a overly dramatic facepalm - or something else equally dramatic....
See what i did there?
There is one word I kept going back to - DRAMATIC

Tortorella is a drama queen, and HIS lack of focus (not his players) is what is going to lose this series.
If this actually does happen, it will me very interesting to see what the Rangers do with their new coach


To be honest this is all pissing me off pretty good, because the the Rangers are obviously in a really good position to knock off the potential powerhouse Caps.

Hopefully the players can focus and not let this derail the train