19. Asked Tortorella if there were any particular players he wanted to coach, and he wouldn’t discuss potential candidates. But he came up with a very interesting answer. “I don’t know him at all, I’ve never had reason to sit down with him, but I’d like to get into a room and talk with Jonathan Toews. To me, he’s the best player in the world. He’s not the best skater, not the most skilled. But he’s got an incredible intangible. He knows how to win, and that’s what we’re supposed to do. It’s interesting to me.” Pause. “It’s too bad he’s a (bleeping) Canadian,” he laughed.