from Tim Campbell of NHL.com,

A revised version of John Tortorella is hitting all the right notes with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

More patience has been the centerpiece of the coach's updated approach.

But a kinder, gentler Tortorella?

He said that might be an overreach.

"Don't think I've just changed completely here," Tortorella said before the Blue Jackets defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 on Tuesday. "I wouldn't say that at all. How can I answer that? My job is to push athletes and try to get them to a level they don't think they can get to. That's not going to change.

"I think the adjustment I have made with this team here and this year from last year, let's say, is that with some of the skill that has come in and the way the game has gone, I think you need to allow them to play."

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