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Ex-Rangers coach John Tortorella to join ESPN; will we get another Sean Avery type rant?

A new report indicates ESPN is set to hire the fiery John Tortorella as a studio analyst for next season’s coverage. The 63 year-old bench boss is not one to mince words, and will undoubtedly be some must-see TV for hockey fans.

John Tortorella’s epic rant on Sean Avery

Make no mistake about it, John Tortorella would rather be behind the bench. That was the case in 2008, after he was let go by the Lightning when he was an analyst for TSN.

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John Tortorella GM? (NHLI/Getty Images)

“I wasn’t sure how it was going to be, but the people at TSN have been fantastic,” Tortorella told NHL.