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Rick Tocchet’s news conference after the Flyers’ 3-2 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday wasn’t short like his predecessor was known for — in fact, he told the team’s media relations staff he was OK to keep answering questions — but for the first time since becoming the Flyers’ head coach,
When asked Thursday, before the Flyers’ 3-2 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, about his undersized defense pair of Jamie Drysdale and Emil Andrae, Tocchet was about to cite a defenseman he coached in Vancouver as an example of how to succeed as that kind of player, before quickly pivoting.
Rick Tocchet fired back at some criticism of how he used the fourth line Sunday late in the Flyers' 3-2 loss to the Avalanche.
In the back end of a home-and-home set, Rick Tocchet's Philadelphia Flyers (16-9-5) are in Raleigh to take on Rod Brind'Amour's Carolina Hurricanes (20-9-2).
The Flyers hung with Vegas and Carolina this week as two of the NHL's elites, but they had the chance to take both games and let themselves get burned instead. It's part of the process, but it's painful.
No NHL team expects its fourth line to be an offensive juggernaut. But the Flyers have gotten only one point from its bottom unit in 27 games, and coach Rick Tocchet is a little restless.
In the fifth game of a six-game homestand, Rick Tocchet's Philadelphia Flyers (16-9-3) will host Bruce Cassidy's Vegas Golden Knights (14-9-6).
After a promising rookie season, the Flyers’ Matvei Michkov has had a slow start to his second year with the team
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Tocchet on Flyers' defensemen nearing returns: 'It's like making a major trade'
When looking at how last season started, the Flyers have to be pretty happy overall with their goal prevention this season. Heading into Wednesday, only nine teams were giving up fewer goals per game than the Flyers’ 2.