The Philadelphia Flyers leadership group in the front office went out and got their guy. We know that Danny Briere and Keith Jones are fans of Rick Tocchet, hiring the former Flyer with a five-year, $26.25-million contract attached.
Tocchet has yet to cross paths with any Flyers players at the NHL level, but he was a part of the Team Canada coaching staff at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament back in February. Of course, Flyers alternate captain Travis Konecny and veteran defenseman Travis Sanheim were on that Team Canada squad that won gold.
Konecny and Sanheim — and Tyson Foerster — are currently playing for Team Canada at the World Championships in Sweden.