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Donnie and Rick shares their thoughts on Rick Tocchet’s departure



In our opening segment Donnie and Rick reacted to yesterday’s news that Rick Tocchet has decided to move on from the Canucks.

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  1. I did not expect this is going down the drain within 1year. The lost of any sort of direction of the team/franchise is like dating back Keenan/Messier era. Yes credit to the team that they did great last year, but the fact that there are numerous bigger issues got hidden under the table which the management made/did not address since day1 they are here.

  2. The Canucks are a broken team and had been even before Tocchet had decided his time to go as head coach had come.

  3. i wouldn't want to coach this abomination of a team right now either…Rutherford's best before date is long over, Allvin is over his head…Best thing about this team is/was its coaching staff…

  4. I’m happy Tocchet left. He was clearly not good enough for the challenge and 2024/25 was horrendous. That being said, the main issue with this organization is management. Aquilini is a terrible owner and Allvin and Rutherford are very bad at their jobs.

  5. Once that Philadelphia Flyers HC gig came available the writing was unfortunately on the wall for Tocchet leaving..

  6. Elias "Prima Donna" Pettersson. Elias "Coach Killer" Pettersson. Elias 'Locker Room Cancer" Pettersson. Elias Pettersson Center Vancouver Canucks and the teams very own nhlpa certified "Baby Back Bitch" Which one is your favorite nickname most suitable for the "Country Clubs H.O.A. President" Elias Pettersson?

  7. Good riddance. Meet pressure with pissing off. Dude wins the Jack Adams and then runs out on the team within a year. This is conjecture — but I think Tocchet may have pushed JT to push EP and so bears a lot of blame for the mess. Regardless, he was at the helm and failed to manage his players. Now he’s running off. So eff him.

  8. They were a team that couldn't hold a lead late in games and win overtime games. That's at least partially coaching in my opinion. Move on and find another option.

  9. It’s the coin everyone will talk about next month… but only the smart ones are buying XAI45B now. Its backed by Elon Musk. Nuff said.💯

  10. Suck it Tocchet! They give you chance to get back into the NHL, have one shit year (which you didn't help to solve) and you grab your ball and go home? See ya later "gamblin man". Maybe we can find a coach who can coach both offense and defense.

  11. Canucks are in trouble and they need to blow it up right now. They need to suck rebuild correctly because they will not get better filling the holes signing free agents and trades. Canucks management had the chance to rebuild correctly when the Sedin twins retired but failed. Jim Benning went a different way because of Aquilini. Rick Tocchet leaving the Canucks organization like he did is proof that the organization is in trouble. He’s the first Canucks coach to just walk away without being fired.

  12. Canucks suck , so does the owner , the media, the fans, the city , just loser everything , I hate being a Canucks fan

  13. Tocc left cause of Rutherford outing his players to the media while he was fighting for his life for this hockey team.

  14. Aquilini ownership will always ensure this franchise won’t succeed. Francisco pushed for the Petey signing. Everyone on inside knows the guy is a cancer. He’s not a team player. He is mentally and physically soft in relation to the big ticket he signed (obviously any pro hockey player isn’t soft). I don’t understand the lack of practice facility. For a family who makes their fortunes in real estate development this should be a no brainer. Imagine a world where Tom Gagliardi was our owner?

  15. The Canucks need to be grateful for this show. If it wasn't for the fun and professional coverage by this Team of the Canucks, the entire franchise would probably fall of my entertainment radar entirely.

    At this point, Canuck tickets should be cheaper than Lion's tickets.

  16. They should have said to Miller and ep40, there are people starving in the world, and some people are working 2 jobs just to make ends meet. Suck it up and earn your millions children. Instead it turns into a soap opera. I won’t miss Tocchet, he was a drag to listen to, he constantly changed up the lines, moved people in and out, no chemistry between some of them, and he looked completely disinterested most of the time. Surprisingly, the Canucks final numbers weren’t that far out of the playoffs. Lots of untimely injures this year too. Lastly, please get rid of Demko.

  17. They should have said to Miller and ep40, there are people starving in the world, and some people are working 2 jobs just to make ends meet. Suck it up and earn your millions children. Instead it turns into a soap opera. I won’t miss Tocc, he was a drag to listen to, he constantly changed up the lines, moved people in and out, no chemistry between some of them, and he looked completely disinterested most of the time. Surprisingly, the Canucks final numbers weren’t that far out of the playoffs. Lots of untimely injures this year too. Lastly, please get rid of Demko.

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