FILE - In this April 5, 2013 file photo, New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella stands behind his bench during an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh. The Rangers have fired coach Tortorella, Wednesday, May 29, 2013, four days after New York was eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)NEW YORK (AP) — John Tortorella was defiant in declaring that the New York Rangers didn't take a step back after they were knocked out of the Stanley Cup playoffs within the 2nd round.