- Tortorella vowed Vegas would force a Game 7 and said he would leave his clothes in Raleigh
- Carolina won Game 6 in Vegas 3-0 to take the Cup, and the team’s X account fired right back
- Read below for the Hurricanes’ clapback and how Game 6 actually played out
John Tortorella told everyone he would be back in Raleigh. His clothes are still there.
After the Golden Knights dropped Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final to Carolina last Thursday, the Vegas coach got asked about heading home down 3-2 in the series. Tortorella said he was leaving his clothes at the team hotel in North Carolina because Vegas would drag the series back for a Game 7.
That Game 7 never happened. Carolina won Game 6 at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday, 3-0, to lock up the franchise’s first Stanley Cup in 20 years.
The Hurricanes’ social team had a reply locked and loaded:
“We’ll send them to you. Might take a few days, though. A little busy.” The clothes can wait. The Cup could not.
Carolina grabbed Game 6 early and never gave it back. Taylor Hall opened the scoring with under four minutes left in the first period. Jackson Blake pushed it to 2-0 eight minutes into the second.
Nikolaj Ehlers slammed the door with an empty-netter in the final two minutes. Catch the Game 6 highlights:
It capped the deepest playoff run of Tortorella’s Vegas tenure, and it ended one win short. The confidence after Game 5 made sense in the moment. Carolina just refused to give him the chance to use it.
Tortorella can pick up his wardrobe whenever the Hurricanes wrap up their parade.
