Adam Oates thinks he can whup Torts

[brwi]

http://espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs/2013/st ... tortorella

Just really embarrassing. It's a shame Oates has the same lack of class that the sorry franchise of underachieving losers known as the Capitals have had for years, and he's only been there one season. Didn't take long for him to drink the Kool-Aid.

For the record, I think Torts beats him senseless in a fight. Oates would be too busy trying to pass off his punches to a third person instead of fighting.

[Troy Loney]

Sounds like the talk show people egged him on a bit about "beating him up".

[SolidSnake]

Torts would trigger his inner Fonzie and then it'd be all over for Oates

[Idoit40fans]

I'm pretty sure Tortorella would ruin lives.

[Fast B]

Sounds like the talk show people egged him on a bit about "beating him up".

This, but Oates probably should have been the adult here.

[brwi]

Sounds like the talk show people egged him on a bit about "beating him up".

Yeah, they did. Still, try and be the bigger person here than that. Of course, when your GM and AO are still whining on and on after LOSING yet again, seems like Oates fits right into that culture.

[Idoit40fans]

Sounds like the talk show people egged him on a bit about "beating him up".

Yeah, they did. Still, try and be the bigger person here than that. Of course, when you're GM and AO are still whining on and on after LOSING yet again, seems like Oates fits right into that culture.

I actually think they're all just fitting into the Owner's culture. My employees are all perfect.

[Henry Hank]

Don't forget that Oates spent a big chunk of his career playing for the Capitals so he's already been well versed in the culture there before becoming coach.

[CERV96]

Jerry Jerry Jerry!

[Pitts]

"We've got everybody and their brother whining out there in Washington about what happened in that series," Tortorella said. "And I think that's a big reason they lose that series."

Perfectly summed up.

[dbizzle66]

"We've got everybody and their brother whining out there in Washington about what happened in that series," Tortorella said. "And I think that's a big reason they lose that series."

Perfectly summed up.

Shows what a hypocrite Torts is though - all he does is whine.

[Pitts]

I don't know, he's not like Bryan Murray level, or Caps ENTIRE organization level. I always thought Torts simply calls it as he sees it and doesn't care what you think.

[dbizzle66]

I don't know, he's not like Bryan Murray level, or Caps ENTIRE organization level. I always thought Torts simply calls it as he sees it and doesn't care what you think.

I know, but remember when he whined about Crosby and malkin being protected by the refs ?

[Idoit40fans]

Wasn't he calling them arrogant whiners?

[brwi]

How about a triple-threat death match in a steel cage with Torts vs. Oates vs. Larry Brooks? Only this time, never unlock the cage. Ever.

"3 go in......none comes out!"

[shmenguin]

Up until his hissy fit against Pittsburgh last year, I usually agreed with everything tortorella said. But after that, he can't recover.

[Mr. Colby]

Torts is nothing but an attention whore

Yeah we get it John, the media annoys you

[Idoit40fans]

Well he's a little more than that. He's a cup winner and therefore should never be second guessed.

[RxBandit66]

Torts is nothing but an attention whore

Yeah we get it John, the media annoys you

Exactly. He's a perfect fit for New York.

[littlemoonboot]

Why did they ask Oates if he could beat up Torts, anyway? Sheesh. Cool story, media.

And I really don't see where Torts was wrong in what he said, either.

[DelPen]

Torts does it for a reason because somehow calling the refs inept and favoring the other team causes them to favor you.

I don't see whining from the ownership and players, there's the occasional accusations of display but that's again posturing, to whining.

[Tim Thomasen]

Well he's a little more than that. He's a cup winner and therefore should never be second guessed.

If he say or do things that's questionable then you deserve to be second guessed cup winning coach or not.

[ExPatriatePen]

Torts is nothing but an attention whore

Yeah we get it John, the media annoys you

Exactly. He's a perfect fit for New York.

The NY media is quite a bit more intense than elsewhere. For every mic you have thrust in your face in Pittsburgh, you have six or seven in NY.

However I will agree that NY'ers are constantly paranoid and annoyed.