Asked about his prevailing emotions, John Tortorella said Tuesday that he had “no feelings” regarding the news that Josh Anderson had ended his holdout and signed a three-year contract.
Torts without feelings? He would have an easier time convincing us he’s a cat guy.
As his seven-minute news briefing unspooled, he conceded that he was happy to have Anderson back on the team, worried about Anderson’s conditioning level after a 17-day absence and displeased young players with small track records resort to holdouts.
At one point, Tortorella termed such negotiating tactics as “shenanigans,” a word that conjures images of Three Stooges pie fights, prepubescent sleepovers and any post-whistle scrum involving Tyler Wright.
Reed: Josh Anderson and Blue Jackets wise to agree to longer deal
