A look at some of John Tortorella’s quotes from his time in Vancouver

VANCOUVER – A look at some John Tortorella quotes during his time as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks:

“Yeah, he’s a weird dude. … It’s good to have weird dudes. I think sometimes we have locker rooms that are blase. You need personality. As you go through a long year, you need things to happen. I’m sure he’ll find a few things along the way for us.” — Commenting on then Canucks forward David Booth.

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“I think it’s the most narcissistic thing I have ever seen, Twitter. I am not going to handcuff them and treat them like little kids. There better be no information come out of the locker-room with that damn Twitter. It’s nothing but trouble to me.” — Leaving little doubt on his thoughts on Twitter.

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“I was going to get him. I’m not going to lie to you. If I got to him, I would have.” — Talking about his attempt to reach Bob Hartley in the Calgary Flame dressing room after a brawl in in Vancouver.

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“I felt from day one that it’s stale. That’s not their fault. This is a group that has been together for a long time. It needs youth. It needs a change. The team needs to be retooled. It’s a young man’s game. It’s certainly not a criticism of (the veterans). We need to surround them with some enthusiasm.” — His assessment of the Canucks prior to being fired after the team missed the playoffs.

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“We’re not in 2011. We have to stop talking about 2011. The core needs to change.” — On Vancouver losing Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup.

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“I wish nothing but the best for this organization, I really do, because I do have a little bit of tightness over there with some of their players and I wish them the best.” _ Commenting Wednesday about his feelings toward the Canucks.