John Tortorella on his pregame messages to the team:
"I don't do a lot of preparation. It's not like I'm writing notes and preparing. I speak from my stomach. It depends on what the situation is. It depends on what's going on. I'm not going to rehearse. I think if you start rehearsing, it's ineffective. That's the greatest thing about our sport. It's such a spontaneous sport. Our athletes are spontaneous. I think spontaneous coaching is a very important part of coaching. So when the time comes and we're there tonight before we go out for our 5:30 p.m. game, I'm sure something's going to pop up in my head."