Tom Jones’ Shooting from the lip (St. Petersburg Times)
**By Tom Jones, Times Staff Writer**
Friday, December 16, 2011
The latest from the world of sports:
**Show of the day**
Once again, HBO has a huge hit with the _24/7 _reality show previewing the
upcoming outdoor NHL game between the Rangers and Flyers. The first episode
made its debut this week, and the best part for local fans was seeing Rangers
and former Lightning coach **John Tortorella**, right, on the bench and in the
locker room.
If you ever wondered what Tortorella was like while coaching here, _24/7
_gives you a hint. As Rangers star **Marian Gaborik** clumsily said, “He
doesn’t go around the bushes.”
Like last year’s series featuring the Penguins and Capitals, there is a heavy
dose of adult language. In fact, it felt as if HBO went out of its way to
include raw language in the first few moments of this season’s debut show.
Perhaps it was HBO’s way of letting first-time viewers know exactly what they
were in for, or maybe HBO was simply giving viewers what they wanted. After
all, the most compelling parts of the show are seeing the players and coaches
interact with officials and each other on the …
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