Bednar, Tortorella meet again in Western Conference Final

Bednar stated Tortorella’s power as a coach is speaking what he wants from every participant, or a gaggle of gamers, after which pushing individuals out of their consolation zones.

“Like, that’s what he does,” Bednar stated. “So, like, they’re enjoying an identical model. It could also be the very same model as with Bruce, and clearly Bruce obtained probably the most out of that staff too. They gained in 2023. I see this as a bit of bit perhaps of a veteran group that was fairly snug all through the course of the season, after which they add the coach that is going to push them out of that consolation zone.

“It’s also timing. Like, veteran team, guys that have won, not in a panic, in the playoffs, wherever we seed, we seed, and then, like, dialing it up at the right time too. … This is who Vegas is. This is a very dangerous, very good hockey team.”

Vegas would be the greatest check Colorado has confronted, and vice versa. The Avalanche are 8-1 in the playoffs after sweeping the Los Angeles Kings in the primary spherical and eliminating the Minnesota Wild in 5 video games in the second.

Tortorella stated they’ve been one of the best staff in the NHL “by far.”

“We know what we’re up against,” he stated. “We respect them. But we’re going to play. We’ll be there tomorrow night to play. We’ll be prepared, they’ll be prepared, and we’ll see where it all goes.”