New York- As many expected John Tortorella was given a three year contract extension from the New York Rangers. In many minds of the hockey world, Tortorella handed in a Jack Adams award winning (at least nomination) worthy season. There is much speculation around the Rangers franchise that this deal was made months ago between the two parties.
Being knocked out of the first round of the playoffs most certainly wasn't what everyone around this organization could have been expecting, but the upside of the club shows great promise. Tortorella has finally given this team the identity it has been searching for since the Glen Sather management Era began ten years ago. At the start of next season, Rangers fans can be expecting to see the same hard-working group of young men who battled night in and night out in the '10-'11 campaign. This is all do in part to the demands of their head coach John Tortorella.
The "process" Coach Tortorella has been preaching all year long is finally starting to take form for this New York Rangers hockey club. Just like anything that is just starting out, it will take time (this 3 year contract appears to be that allotted window of time) to see if this new found approach for this hockey team will be a success. Torts will hope to guide this Rangers team, who haven't gotten to an Eastern Conference Final in over ten years, to a period of sustained success.
-@NYRCenterIce
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