Marko Dano was hoping to find success again back where things all started in Columbus some six years ago.

The 25-year-old bounced around the NHL to the Blackhawks, Jets and Avs before coming back to the Blue Jackets organization this past summer. Once considered to be one of the team's top prospects, Dano struggled to find his footing in the NHL, bouncing back and forth between the NHL and AHL on waivers.

Dano only suited up for three games in Columbus this season, where he registered zero points on the John Tortorella-coached club. He did put up a modest 19 points (4 goals, 15 assists) in 46 AHL games, but it wasn't enough to land a full-time roster spot back up with the big club.

Speaking with Czech publication Sport.SK, Dano explained that he's a fan of Torts, but not necessarily his training camps, which isn't really much of shock to hear. 

Torts' training camps, though, are on another level of intensity, even for professional athletes, which Dano referred as the hardest in the NHL.

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"He's a fair guy. I can't say one wrong word to him. However, we had the hardest training camp in the NHL. He does not look so much at the performances, but at the fact that the player goes to the bottom of his strength and does not give up. "

"For example, we had to run 3.2 kilometers in twelve minutes. We did three, four guys out of fifty. We ran it in 30-degree heat on a black tartan that radiated heat. A couple of guys went straight to the hospital. In addition, we had difficult tests on ice within the time limit. It was challenging in that short time. "

3.2 kilometers in twelve minutes isn't easy, and you never want to hear of players being forced to go to the hospital, especially in that heat.

There's a reason why Torts' teams never give up and go hard for him at all costs. The Blue Jackets might not be the most talented team in the NHL, but they might just be the hardest-working, and Torts is a big reason behind that.

Dano, who was born in Austria, has tallied 45 points (19 goals, 26 assists) in 141 career NHL games and is set to become an RFA.