John Tortorella opens up about getting fired by Vegas after losing the Stanley Cup Final
"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.
- ▪"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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