Flyers Head Coach Rick Tocchet joined the PHLY Flyers Podcast live from the Hard Rock Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City to discuss the NHL Draft, relationship with GM Danny Briere, roles for his coaching staff, the Flyers roster, and more.
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Why they didn't draft a goalie
Great Interview Guys!
Ahh, holding onto pucks. Yes, please.This trait of, 'Oh NO!!, I feel pressure! passing anoys me and it has gotten worse.
I don't know as a fen if it's just me, but I got one coach on my side.
This draft sucked enormously. Rival Pittsburgh trading the 12th tells me 12-20 was a nothing burger. And nobody in the top 10 was even close to a Bedard who has been a big flop. Its just another big hype show like last year with luchanko, a guy who has yet to score a pro goal. Tortorella isnt stupid. He begged to get fired because this draft is a joke and Zegras is Jamie Drysdale Part II
PHLY rulez 🤘
My bet is that Connor McDavid would love to play fir Tocc! Hmmmm??🤔
Matz and O'Connor have a better chance of making the Flyers than the prospect. Look at Schaeffer. His numbers are horrible and he's it? The talent level has dropped so stunningly that McDavid is just a 30 goal scorer and can't beat nobody's like Bennett and Reinhart.
1)Michkov-Couts-Konecny
2)Forester-Cates-Brink
3)(Martone ?)-Zegras-Tippet
4)(Bump ?)-(Jett ?)-Hathaway
Deslaurier
1)Sandheim-Drysdale
2)York-Risto
3)Seeler-Zamula
(Grans?)
Errson
Fedorov
Kolosov
I hope we get better this year under Rick but I also want to tank to possibly get McKenna and we absolutely take off the following year of 2027
We got tochett interviews now this is great 👍
Buckle up Toc it’s gonna be a long season
I find it funny the person on the panel that ripped Tocchet nonstop now just sits there quietly
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Ok, I didn't think I could love Toccs any more than I did, but wow he is refreshing. Ask a question, get a straight up answer. What a concept! He is calm, collected, and has a plan. Great hire.
Refreshing to hear Tocchet after getting use to Torts. Its nice to have a coach actually answer questions and be open. Torts could be entertaining at time but this is better.
Edit: Now after listening to the whole interview and what he said about Sanheim, Tippett and Forester it makes me really excited to have him in Philly.
The Flyers Will be good when they got a good and solid defense
Funny to listen to all these Flyers media afterward and fans who were so meh on Martone and constantly saying they will/gotta take a big center. At least Charlie said Martone could be the pick. So glad you got to talk to Tocchet.
People are concerned about Martone not being a hitter and being mean but you want a top scorer to be very selective about those things and Porter is said by some to be very smart so he will learn that from Tocchet. You don't want Martone in the box for the most part. You don't want him to get injured. But when it's crucial or at a key time maybe.
A very good interview guys!! 💯.
Well Coach, so glad to have you back in the Orange and Black. But…I don't envy the challenge you have in front of you. Sadly…..so SADLY…this aint the Ed Snider and Snider famliy Flyers anymore. Its the Comcast 🤢🤢🤢🤮) Flyers. For too long, the club has been languishing and appears to have lost that special something that made the our Flyers….well …the Flyers! Something special! The Club that drank draft beefs with the fans at Rexy's. Filled the Vet to watch the boys play slow pitch softball and most importantly….the club that rode down Broad Street in front of 2 million fans, from every ethic and class background.
It's really my hopes….my prayers, that you along with Danny and Jonesy, players that understood what it meant to put that sweater on and represent the city. That the emblem on the front…. meant a hell of a lot more than the name in the back. And ..like our Nations flag… you never… ever let it hit the floor!
25 young men along with the Coachesz trainers and office staff…. all bought into the same system. All working together, in the trenches whether its a game, a morning skate, or a charity event for the great people of Philly and the Delaware Valley! Of many…. One! Kne goal that matter more than all the rest. To once again have Lord Stanley's Cup, at the front of the Parade down Broad and our Flyers being the champions of the greatest league of the greatest team sport in the history of mankind! The Philadelphia Flyers….Stanley Cup Champions once again!!!
I was just six years old in 1975 when that glorious second cup was one. I still have vivid memories of riding the school bus to Millbridge Elementary in Delran NJ…and every kid and even the driver singing….we are the champions…. AGAIN!!! That was the day .. the moment…my blood tured orange and my soul was given, willingly, the Philadelphia Flyers and the game of hockey. i played for 25 years and coached youth hockey for six years here in Metro Phoenix. Eight surgeries later (only six hockey related…lol) I miss playing and coaching every single day of my life. I'm reminded every morning, crawling out of bed (literally) and…the only thing I would change…is maybe setting up a couple more OT game winners ( I was a playmaking/passing Dman)… Or blocked a few more shots to save the win! The only thing I miss more than playing is …the boys! Ferda! Hanging with and especially… breaking balls and having my balls broken by them! 😀 Nothing compares to the camaraderie ajd brotherhood hockey players experience! Ferda!
So ..just one small request. As a Grandpa now, the greatest job ever after being a father…I have two amazing grandsons. 3yrs old and the other at 21 months. I would really livejn four yesrs….sgoudbe enough time, right😉…and bring the Cup back to South Philly and let my grandsons see Grandpa cry like a little girl…that one and only time…and so that they also willing give their souls over to greatest game and ..to The…. Philadelphia Flyers.
Four years . Plenty of time. No rush! It'll solidly be your system, your draft picks by then… right? 😉 Not like I'm asking for it to be next year or even a two. Plenty of time, coach. Plenty of time! 😉😀
Welcome home, Coach!
Lets go Flyers!!!!
Oh yeah….Coach. Some free advise? Ignore the media… especially that Philly Sports media 😉. They have destroyed more careers than injuries? Especially between the pipes. 😉 Tell those kids to stay the hell off social media. Don't read that crap!!! Nothing but evil! Play like its the 70s and no social media or 24 hour news cycles and ..just play hockey! 😀
I am ready to get out there and run through a brick wall for this guy rn lmfao this is definitely the right guy for the job
Kind of nice to have a coach actually addressing questions and not giving guarded answers
Tocc is very impressive. Thank you all for the excellent analysis.
Wish tocc wouldve elbowed Charlie out of the way, so we could hear Bill and Kelly, please!
Great interview