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More on Tortorella from the Maven Stan Fischler
by Patrick Hoffman on 08/30/12 at 11:02 PM ET
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From Stan Fischler at MSGNetwork.com:
"We're ready," Tortorella told me, sounding very much like he'd like to open camp in about two seconds. "Camp is set for the 21st (of September) and I'm enthused."
He should be; with an impressive crop of maturing Whiz Kids such as Derek Stepan, Carl Hagelin and Chris Kreider, Torts' challenge will be honing their respective games to sharpness. A build-up-to-a-letdown is something every bench boss fears but with the surplus of Rangers talent at hand, the sky's the limit.
When I mentioned that Bill Torrey's formula for Stanley Cup-winners included speed, size and special teams, the coach said that his club has the goods.
"The additions of Carl Hagelin and Chris Kreider have given us a lot of speed," he noted. "And don't forget the importance of quickness as opposed to just speed. That's a big part of the way National Hockey League play is going. As for size, Rick Nash can move and he's adding to our size.
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