Bryan Hayes

But what I find more interesting is the contract.

He's literally a supply teacher.

He didn't get termed.

It's my knowledge.

You're here for the rest of this year, then we'll figure it out.

That means you are sending John Tortorella in there...

with zero responsibility for the future, literally coaching day by day, which means you're going to get, I think, the full John Tortorella experience.

In other words, you're not playing the way I want you to play.

I won't even be here in two weeks.

I didn't get a five-year deal.

I'll sit you on the bench.

I'm going to call you out in the media.

If they're down in a playoff series, what's stopping him from...

Not going scorched earth.

He's not going to do that.

He's got, I'm sure, a lot of respect for all these guys.

But this is basically a platform.

It's like you have two or three months if you want to stay on this job.

And if he knows that he's not going to keep the job, and maybe there's a wink, wink, nudge, nudge in the background, you're going to get...

John Tortorella on hyperspeed.