For all his bluster, Columbus coach John Tortorella seems like a guy with a million wild stories.
He recently sat down with The Athletic’s Aaron Portzline to chat in great detail - and with great honestly - about the Blue Jackets’ previous season and where their future is headed (as well as who’s going with them).
Tortorella also relayed a quick funny story about Barry Trotz, a longtime rival as well as a good friend going back decades. After talking about how impressed he was with the job Trotz did leading the Capitals to their first Stanley Cup, and the changes he saw in the players on the way to that Cup, Tortorella talked about an episode from years ago that illustrates the positivity that Trotz is known for.