NHL Saturday: Rangers defeat Tortorella

For all the talk that proceeded John Tortorella’s return to the Big Apple, very little attention was centered on young Chris Kreider.

Why would it? After all, Tortorella spent most of his final few years in New York shuttling the youthful power forward between the AHL and the NHL while criticizing him along the way. Sure, it was constructive criticism at its core. But Tortorella knew Kreider had potential, so it’s only fair that he was around to see it fulfilled.

SBNation.com, Jonas. At any rate, the goal gave the Sharks a 2-1 lead in the second period.

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Nashville will also be without Klein tonight, who is out with an undisclosed injury. Both Klein and Weber eat up more than 20 minutes a night, so it’s quite the loss.

• The Sabres unveil their awful third jerseys

Here’s video of the injury for those who don’t grimace easily.

• The Sabres unveil their awful third jerseys