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John Tortorella | Center

Team: New York Rangers
Age / DOB:  (54) / 6/24/1958
Ht / Wt:  5'8' / 175
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John Tortorella doesn't think the Rangers' struggles with the man advantage are "playing with their head at all."
Maybe not, but it's kind of moot. Regardless of whether it's getting under their skin, the result alone hurts. The Rangers have a 6.4% power-play success rate through eight postseason games, which is dead last among the teams that are still alive. To put that in perspective, both the Los Angeles Kings and Boston Bruins struggled to capitalize on their power-play chances in their recent Stanley Cup winning playoff runs, but neither of them were nearly as bad as the Rangers currently are. The Kings converted on 12.8% of their power-play opportunities in the 2012 playoffs and the Bruins capitalized on 11.4% of their chances in the 2011 postseason. May 17 - 2:12 PM

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The Rangers lost the special teams battle in Game 1 against Boston and they know that their power play especially needs to improve.

New York went 0-for-3 with the man advantage in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss, while the Bruins scored once on four chances and generated momentum through those opportunities. "I don't want to say [it's] frustrating," said defenseman Dan Girardi, "but it needs to be better. We need to get good chances and create momentum. We've got to get a goal on the power play. It's a difference-maker and we don't get one and we lose the game. We definitely have to figure out something with that." The Blueshirts have gone 2-for-32 on the power play so far in the playoffs.
May 17 - 9:16 AM

The New York Rangers will host a pair of games from Yankee Stadium next season.

They will play the New Jersey Devils at 12:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 26, 2014, and will face the New York Islanders at 7:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 29, 2014. "The teams playing in these two games -- the Rangers, Islanders and Devils -- have tremendously loyal fans and the rivalries are intense because of their proximity and playoff history," said Mathieu Schneider, NHLPA special assistant to the Executive Director. "Yankee Stadium is a landmark venue in New York City, and to see hockey played in such a celebrated setting will be extremely memorable to the players and everyone involved."
Source: NHL.com
May 15 - 3:19 PM

Rangers coach John Tortorella called Game 7 his team's best of the series.

Five of the seven games finished with a one-goal margin, with Monday's clearly the Rangers' finest effort as they played a solid game in each zone. "I didn’t think it was going to be a 5-0 win, the way the series has gone, but it was our best game of the series," Tortorella said.
Source: ESPN NY
May 14 - 10:10 AM

The New York Rangers haven't been historically good in Game 7s and they haven't enjoyed any success on the road.

The franchise is 5-5 in Game 7s in its history, which includes a 0-5 mark on the road. However, coach John Tortorella doesn't believe any of that matters and he's right. "You make your legacy as a player in these types of situations," he said. "A number of our guys last year had a blast playing in these games. Some guys handle it and some guys don't but that's what you play for, to get yourself in this type of situation and see what type of character you have, as a player, individually and as a team." The Rangers haven't won a game yet in Washington during this series and they'll have to break that trend Monday night at Verizon Center to get into the next round.
May 13 - 11:50 AM

The ineffective Ranger power play is one of the reasons the team is down 3-2 in its series with the Capitals.

Friday night the Rangers went 0 for 4 with the man advantage and are now 2-21 for the series. You can 't win in the playoffs with that kind of failure rate. Needless to say, Rick Nash, Brad Richards, Derek Stepan and Ryan Callahan are going to have to kick it up a notch if the Rangers are going to survive beyond Sunday.
Source: Newsday
May 11 - 11:40 AM

Tom Gulitti of The Bergen Record highlighted a couple of things that the New York Rangers must improve in Monday's match-up against Washington in Game 3.

The Rangers didn't get a shot on goal for the final 17:43 in Saturday afternoon's 1-0 overtime loss to the Capitals. They need to get more traffic and more pucks toward Braden Holtby. New York has also gone 0-for-7 with the man advantage in the series so far, which can't continue if they want to climb out of the 2-0 series hole they have dug themselves into.
May 6 - 11:02 AM

Rangers coach John Tortorella isn't happy with how his team has performed with the man advantage.

"We’re just too stagnant," Tortorella said. "We’re almost paralyzed." The Rangers are still searching for their first power-play goal of the playoffs. Of course, they've only scored one goal in two games, so offense in general is a huge problem for them. Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist carried the team into overtime on Saturday, but he can only do so much.
May 4 - 5:03 PM

The New York Rangers have secured the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference.

That means they'll play the Washington Capitals - again. This is the fourth time in just five years that the Capitals and Rangers will meet in the playoffs. The Rangers have lost to Washington twice, but did beat them in the second round of the 2012 postseason.
Apr 28 - 9:33 AM

The Rangers can lock up a playoff spot as early as Thursday night if they defeat the Carolina Hurricanes or if Winnipeg loses to Montreal.

If the Blueshirts are still on the postseason bubble then a win in Saturday's regular-season finale against the visiting New Jersey Devils will get them into the top eight of the Eastern Conference. "Our focus right now is just to get in, I don't care how we do it," said number one goalie Henrik Lundqvist. "I don't mind getting help."
Apr 25 - 10:16 AM

The New York Rangers are 5-for-11 with the man advantage since trading Marian Gaborik.

They also have a 2-0-1 record over that span. "I just think some of the personnel is playing better," Rangers coach John Tortorella said. "I think (Mats Zuccarello) has added something to it, and we’re finding a way to score goals. There’s been much more puck possession within it." In addition to Zuccarello, the Rangers also recently added Ryane Clowe and Derick Brassard, who have been getting playing time with the man advantage. The Rangers have been struggling on the power play for much of the season, but perhaps they've finally turned a corner.
Apr 8 - 9:57 AM

John Tortorella acknowledged that a lack of consistency has been a big problem for the Rangers this season.

"We need to do a better job of controlling that and we can control that," Tortorella said. "I don’t have an answer but it’s something we have to answer and I think that’s collectively, not just one guy like Marian Gaborik. We’re out of time." With 15 games left in the season, the Rangers are struggling to secure a playoff spot. They've lost three of their last four games and will try to stop the bleeding against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.
Mar 30 - 3:17 PM

Rangers general manager Glen Sather is expected to make a full recovery from prostate cancer surgery.

Sather underwent surgery Thursday. The 69-year-old is expected to resume his duties "within a relatively short time" when he's let go from the hospital. The Rangers haven't commented on the matter as the GM prefers to keep it private.
Mar 23 - 9:48 AM

Henrik Lundqvist and coach John Tortorella were clearly frustrated after Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Florida Panthers.

We did a lot of good things, but it’s getting old. We just have to put the puck in the net," Lundqvist said. Torts echoed his goalie's sentiment, saying the Rangers simply didn't do enough with their 45 shots on goal Thursday. Brad Richards, one of the biggest offenders in a disappointing season for the Rangers, was at a loss for words when asked what's gone wrong. "I don't have much to say ... confused and lost," Richards told a reporter when asked how he felt after the latest loss.
Mar 22 - 10:20 AM

According to three sources close to him, New York Rangers president and GM Glen Sather will undergo surgery for prostate cancer Thursday.

Assistant GM Jeff Gorton represented the team at the NHL general managers meetings in Toronto Wednesday. "Almost all of Glen's business is done on the phone anyway," a source said. "He just doesn't want anybody to make a fuss over him." If this report is true then we wish him the best in his recovery following his procedure.
Mar 20 - 5:59 PM

Depth Charts

All Positions
PosRoleName
C1Brad Richards
2Derek Stepan
3Brian Boyle
4Derick Brassard
5Darroll Powe
6Kris Newbury
LW1Carl Hagelin
2Ryane Clowe
3Brandon Mashinter
4Chris Kreider
5JT Miller
6Ryan Bourque
RW1Rick Nash
2Ryan Callahan
3Mats Zuccarello
4Taylor Pyatt
5Derek Dorsett
6Arron Asham
7Micheal Haley
8Christian Thomas
9Brandon Segal
D1Daniel Girardi
2Marc Staal
3Michael Del Zotto
4Ryan McDonagh
5John Moore
6Anton Stralman
7Roman Hamrlik
8Steve Eminger
9Michael Sauer
10Stu Bickel
11Dylan McIlrath
G1Henrik Lundqvist
2Martin Biron
3Cameron Talbot
4Jason Missiaen