John Tortorella – New York Rangers
Tortorella did a great job with the Rangers once again. However, the Rangers have been good for the last two years.
With Tort’s defensive style of play, the team bought into the system.
The stout defense combined with the great goaltending of Lundqvist and Biron, made for a combination to take them to the first seed in the Eastern Conference.
The Rangers have a good team overall, but I think some of the other NHL coaches had a bigger impact on their respective teams than Tortorella did with New York.