COLUMBUS, Ohio — Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella is not exactly known for dishing high praise of his opponents.
Mike Sullivan might be the exception.
Tortorella this morning said the Penguins coach, who was his longtime assistant in Tampa, New York and Vancouver, is a better coach than he is.
“Sully to me? Sully is a, he’s a better coach. He is,” said Tortorella, whose Blue Jackets play host to the Penguins at 7 p.m. “He is progressive. He’s a really good communicator where he can light you up a little bit sometimes with his emotion but also, I think he’s one of the best at drawing people into conversations so it’s a two-way conversation.