John Tortorella opens up about getting fired by Vegas after losing the Stanley Cup Final
Normally, when a coach leads a team to the Stanley Cup Final, even if they lose, they're back behind the bench the following season.Not former Vegas Golden Knights coach John Tortorella, however.Despite only taking over with eight games left in the regular season, he led Vegas to the franchise's third Cup final in nine seasons.GOLDEN KNIGHTS MAKE SURPRISE DECISION ON JOHN TORTORELLA AFTER SHOCK HIRE LED TEAM TO STANLEY CUP FINALBut after Vegas dropped Game 6 to the Carolina Hurricanes, the team didn't waste any time announcing that Tortorella would not be returning and that Ryan Craig — coach of Vegas' AHL affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights — was replacing him."I guess the word I’d use is ‘disappointed,’" Tortorella said. "I was honest with Kelly (McCrimmon, Vegas GM).
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Normally, when a coach leads a team to the Stanley Cup Final, even if they lose, they're back behind the bench the following season.Not former Vegas Golden Knights coach John Tortorella, however.Despite only taking over with eight games left in the regular season, he led Vegas to the franchise's third Cup final in nine seasons.GOLDEN KNIGHTS MAKE SURPRISE DECISION ON JOHN TORTORELLA AFTER SHOCK HIRE LED TEAM TO STANLEY CUP FINALBut after Vegas dropped Game 6 to the Carolina Hurricanes, the team didn't waste any time announcing that Tortorella would not be returning and that Ryan Craig — coach of Vegas' AHL affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights — was replacing him."I guess the word I’d use is ‘disappointed,’" Tortorella said. "I was honest with Kelly (McCrimmon, Vegas GM). We met the next morning (after Game 6)," Tortorella said in a new interview with The Athletic. "Kelly is very honest, and he let me know within one minute of sitting down in that meeting — he basically told me, ‘Ryan Craig is coaching the team next year.’ I told him what I thought, and we had an honest conversation.
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- Normally, when a coach leads a team to the Stanley Cup Final, even if they lose, they're back behind the bench the following season.Not former Vegas Golden Knights coach John Tortorella, however.Despite only taking over with eight games left in the regular season, he led Vegas to the franchise's third Cup final in nine seasons.GOLDEN KNIGHTS MAKE SURPRISE DECISION ON JOHN TORTORELLA AFTER SHOCK HIRE LED TEAM TO STANLEY CUP FINALBut after Vegas dropped Game 6 to the Carolina Hurricanes, the team didn't waste any time announcing that Tortorella would not be returning and that Ryan Craig — coach of Vegas' AHL affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights — was replacing him."I guess the word I’d use is ‘disappointed,’" Tortorella said. "I was honest with Kelly (McCrimmon, Vegas GM).
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