Paul Devorski calls Vancouver Canucks coach John Tortorella a f@#$#@#$!hole!

 by John Dujay

During last night’s epic 9-1 blowout loss to the Anaheim Ducks, the Vancouver Canucks began losing their collective cool as the penalty minutes multiplied.
In addition to players losing it, referee Paul Devorski, was caught on camera mouthing some choice words about Canucks coach John Tortorella. Watch the GIF and see if you can figure out the two words Devorski uses to describe Torts.

In case you missed it, Devorski is telling fellow referee Dan O’Rourke that Tortorella is a “f@#$ing a$%hole.” Now far be it from me to disagree with Devorski (Torts being called an a$%hole is about the tamest thing he has been called in past and of course, Devorski probably had good reason) but shouldn’t officials be above the fray?

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