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Rick Tocchet knows the circus is in town with too many elephants in the locker room. Some problems are big and some are small and some will take longer than others to herd into order.
But winning streaks fade. What lasts is structure, competitiveness and consistency. And that starts in the remaining games to assess what success can look like the rest of the way.That’s the big elephant in the room,” said Tocchet. “All these different things and it’s small bites at a time. Every day, we’ve got to take a bite. You can’t swallow that elephant in one bite.
Canucks players and coaches gather around to listen to new head coach Rick Tocchet give directions during his first practice in charge of the club on Monday at Rogers Arena.Former coach Bruce Boudreau deployed Pettersson and Hughes to provide another dimension. Pettersson is adept at reading plays, and in a tandem with Bo Horvat the pair has had ample breakaways. Also, Hughes ragging the puck, spinning out of trouble and getting pucks out of the defensive zone cuts into power-play time.
“We can teach them in practice. How do you come down on Kane? Who’s protecting the slot? They might not be in a game, but there are times when I’ll throw them in and they need to be ready.Article content
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