"This is nonsense! We are here! We are here (in the playoffs)! It's simple. We just have to be better, and I don't think we are ready to be better yet.
And that's my problem with our team right now. And it's my fault! It was my job! I didn't do a good enough job to take them to the next level.
That's my frustration towards myself and towards the team.
If some can't handle it, well, that'll be it. [...]
Make no mistake about it. I am extremely proud of our team, I love coming here and working with them, but it's my job to take them to the next level.
And in that sense, I did a crappy job."
- John Tortorella