Why Rick Tocchet could make sense as the Flyers’ next coach
The fit seems natural. Rick Tocchet, whose tenure as the head coach of the Vancouver Canucks could come to an end in a few weeks, returning to fill the coaching vacancy in the city in which he began his NHL career and where he essentially was the embodiment of what it meant to be a Philadelphia Flyer in the late 1980s and early 1990s.AdvertisementThat is, a player who could score, yes, but also would also do anything for his teammates, including dropping his gloves on a not-infrequent basis. Tocchet is still 10th overall in penalty minutes in league history (2,970) and had 440 career goals — the former number just as important as the latter to a certain, albeit perhaps diminishing, generation of Flyers fans.The odds-makers believe it’s a possibility. According to FanDuel (per TSN), Tocchet is the favorite to […]
