Rick Tocchet points finger at critical flaw & puts blame after Canucks' lose to Flames in OT
Following a heartbreaking loss the Vancouver Canucks suffered in overtime to the Calgary Flames, head coach Rick Tocchet addressed the media to identify the flaws of the team.
It seemed like everything was going the Canucks way heading into the second period as they held a 4-1 lead and controlled the neutral zone matchup. Something must of took place in between periods because Vancouver looked like a different team for the remaining 40 minutes of regulation.
The Flames scored four unanswered goals to take the lead, but a late push with an empty net by
Quinn Hughes and
J.T. Miller got the game squared away at 5 to 5.
Unfortunately, the narrative of the second and third periods carried over into overtime as they looked to standno chance against the Flames as they buried one to solidify the win 6-5.
Head Coach Rick Tocchet addresses the media to take blame and to identify a major flaw in the Canucks system
Rick Tocchet: We got away from our identity. The play away from the puck was not good. That was a year and a half ago hockey» - Tocchet
He did go on to step up and take some of the blame for making some bad line adjustments and decisions that affected the game. But mostly, he said that the focus in training camp was flawed, that the team and coaching staff focused too much on areas of the game such as the transition and not enough of defense.
Rick Tocchet post game: Took some of the blame post game for the amount of time he spent on transitional work in camp & what it came at the expense of defensively. Emphasized it was just one game
Nonetheless, it was a disappointing game for fans to watch, but, it is still only the first game and there are 81 games left for the Canucks to showcase their will to win.
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