Vancouver Canucks coach John Tortorella wants you to point the finger at him when it comes to the teams losing ways of late. The Canucks lost their seventh straight game after dropping a 3-1 game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Following the game, Tortorella owned up to the teams recent slide and put the losses squarely on his and the coaching staffs shoulders. Its pretty obvious...
After Canucks' seventh-straight loss, Tortorella takes blame (Comcast SportsNet Bay Area)
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