Jason Gregor

Like some people were trying to compare John Tortorella to Mike Babcock.

And I'm like, can you please show me the actual examples of,

of players on record that were John Tortorella, you know, basically bullied them and beat them down.

Now, John might be a hard coach, and not every player loves him, right?

Guys are hard on you, but you can still treat a guy like a human being.

I have never seen a report that John Tortorella is that guy.

So don't confuse being a hard coach with being a bully coach.

Two very different things.

And if winning with a cup was like the main thing,

Well, you've got Craig Berube.

You've got Claude Julien.

You've got Daryl Sutter.

Why not bring him off the farm?

He's been in the league more recently than Mike Babcock.

He won a playoff series in 2022 with the Calgary Flames.

So if those are all your reasons, then do it.

But to me, the only way I guess now that it doesn't happen, I believe, is if the NHL steps in and the NHLPA speaks up and says, you know what?

We don't want this.

But that would require courage, guys.

And sadly, in our time, there's a lot of people in their own inner circles, whether it's politics or sports, that want to protect each other, and they're not going to speak up.