Washington, DC

Washington Capitals coach Adam Oates said he could easily beat up New York Rangers' counterpart John Tortorella for calling his team's complaints about officiating as "whining".

"Well, I think he's out of line," Oates said. "Tortorella should be worried about his own series. We didn't whine once during the series. I never complained. I don't know, did you guys ever hear me complain about officiating?"

Frustrated about Tortorella's comments, Oates said he could easily beat up the Rangers coach.

Earlier, Capitals star Alex Ovechkin criticized the officiating in the series, which the Rangers won in seven games. The Rangers received 28 power-play chances in the series while the Capitals finished with 16.

"We've got everybody and their brother whining out there in Washington about what happened in that series," Tortorella said in reaction to Ovechkin's comment. "And I think that's a big reason they lose that series."

 

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Capitals Coach Adam Oates Says He Could 'Beat Up' Rangers John Tortorella