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John Tortorella Not Expected To Join Rangers

May 2, 2025 at 1:47 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose 23 Comments

May 2: Tortorella interviewed the Rangers about an undisclosed role, but it didn’t yield a job offer, Kaplan said Friday.

May 1: While it appears that the Rangers are closing in on naming Mike Sullivan as their next head coach, he might not be the only veteran bench boss the team hires.  ESPN’s Emily Kaplan and Kevin Weekes report (Twitter link) that John Tortorella is a strong candidate to rejoin the organization.

Tortorella, of course, spent parts of six seasons with the Rangers, spanning from the 2008-09 season through the 2012-13 campaign plus a brief four-game stint in 1999-2000.  New York had some success during the regular season over that stretch with the team playing to a .583 points percentage under Tortorella, his best points percentage out of any of the teams he coached.  However, postseason success proved to be more elusive with the team only winning 19 of 44 games, getting to the Eastern Conference Final just once over that stretch.

The 66-year-old is certainly well-traveled as a head coach with stints in Tampa Bay (seven years), Vancouver (one year), Columbus (six years), and most recently Philadelphia (three years) where he was let go with nine games left in the regular season.

With Sullivan presumably coming on board, the head coaching vacancy won’t be going to Tortorella.  It has been a while since he has been an NHL assistant coach; that hasn’t been the case since the 2000-01 campaign where he was an assistant with the Lightning before taking the top job midseason.  He did, however, serve as an assistant with Buffalo (1989-90 through 1994-95), Phoenix (1997-98 and 1998-99), as well as the 99-00 campaign with the Rangers beyond that four-game stint as the interim head coach.  It’s also possible that Tortorella could be coming onboard in more of an advisory capacity but either way, it looks like he won’t be out of a job for long.

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  1. Never Remember

    2 weeks ago

    My God this is great news for those of us who hate the Rangers

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  2. bigdaddyt

    2 weeks ago

    I don’t know about how he would fit as an assistant as their supposed to be a bit more approachable and player friendly which uhhhh torts isn’t really known for

    Reply
    • Pearlo

      2 weeks ago

      Players love Torts . Well good ones anyways and Panarin loved Torts when he was in Columbus .

      Reply
  3. DarkSide830

    2 weeks ago

    Gooooooood Rangers! You know you want to!

    Reply
  4. Gbear

    2 weeks ago

    Maybe Drury has lost his mind?

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    Reply
    • padam

      2 weeks ago

      Maybe?

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      Reply
    • Grey matter

      2 weeks ago

      Let’s back that up and point the finger at Dolan for hiring Drury, and then allowing him to wreck a president trophy winning team. Since Sather stepped down and walked away from this team (2024), Drury has jettisoned captain Trouba (regardless of his play, captains do affect the psyche of the team as evidenced by the lack of protection), then put longtime key Rangers on the block before the trade deadline, and then threw rookies into the fray while struggling (and failing) to make the playoffs. Dolan rewarded this with an extension. SMDH.

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  5. 30 Parks

    2 weeks ago

    The appeal of John Tortorella eludes me.

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    • Kesler is Wilf

      2 weeks ago

      To be fair, your hockey knowledge is lacking.

      3
      Reply
    • 30 Parks

      2 weeks ago

      … is that why he keeps getting fired? Guy is a retread.

      Reply
  6. brucenewton

    2 weeks ago

    No chance Tortorella takes an assistant job.

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  7. FeeltheThunder

    2 weeks ago

    John Tortorella was an assistant to Mike Sullivan in the 4 Nations tournament. Maybe Tortorella feels he could be better suited at this point in his career as an assistant coach to someone he’s worked with in Sullivan. Granted, Tortorella could be taking on an advisory role instead of a coaching role.

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    • ataphan2003

      2 weeks ago

      But no one wants to hear snarky comments from an assistant. You gotta be the head coach to get the attention from reporters you claim to despise but secretly long for. Because you’re just an angry person and busting balls of guys just doing their jobs is as good as it gets.

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  8. ChipWest121

    2 weeks ago

    Love it.

    Reply
  9. Luke306

    2 weeks ago

    Good lord!

    Reply
  10. FearTheWilson

    2 weeks ago

    Larry Brooks just crawled under his bed & got into the fetal position.

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    • DED

      2 weeks ago

      LOL

      Reply
  11. Perreault11

    2 weeks ago

    If this happens and the Rangers hire both Sullivan and Tortorella, this is going to be a big train wreck.
    It also goes to show how inept Drury really is as a GM. I’m certainly hoping it happens because it will set the Rangers back a few more years from winning a Cup. Crash and burn Rangers.

    Reply
    • JanErixon

      2 weeks ago

      you seem to be obssessed with commenting on the Rangers. My guess is your team is crap or you wouldn’t bother being here.

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      Reply
    • Perreault11

      2 weeks ago

      No, but I do know your team is crap or it wouldn’t bother you so much what I have to say about them.

      Reply
    • JanErixon

      2 weeks ago

      since I know the team is crap means I could care less if others state the obvious. Why won’t you indicate who your “team” is, being so much better and all?

      Reply
  12. Rollie's Mustache

    2 weeks ago

    Emily Kaplan just tweeted that Torts will not be joining the Rangers.
    link to x.com

    Reply
  13. geoffb1982

    2 weeks ago

    If the Sharks were a serious organization, Torts would be their head coach

    Reply

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