Egland scores Teddy Bear Toss goal but Pats lose in OT
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Over 3,000 stuffed animals were tossed onto the ice.
OK, John Tortorella, you could have just said Artemi Panarin was throwing up.
Did you have to include he crapped himself as well?
In the era of upper and lower body injuries, Tortorella was more than willing to offer up a classic case of too much information. Why? Tortorella didn’t want to be overcome again by trade rumours that have surrounded his team for the better part of two months involving Panarin and goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky.
Panarin was a surprising scratch on Tuesday night, which lead to some believing it was a sign the Blue Jackets were making sure Panarin was healthy in case of a trade.
So, Tortorella was willing to share some inside information.
And yes, it is that time of year again when every little nugget of news gets twisted in the minds of curious media members and fans as trade deadline day nears in the NHL.
But let me be clear to all coaches in the NHL. If a team scratches a player for illness, like the Oilers also did with Connor McDavid on Tuesday, we’ll take your word for it.