The Philadelphia Flyers are looking to rebound after losing soundly 4-1 to the Seattle Kraken on Sunday. Their next game was set for Tuesday, on the road against the Vancouver Canucks. This game held extra importance, as this would be Rick Tocchet's return to Vancouver.
Tocchet spent two-and-a-half seasons as Canucks head coach, replacing a fired Bruce Boudreau. This was Tocchet's third tenure as a head coach, and it was his most successful. But after the 2024-25 season, Tocchet and the Canucks parted ways, leading to him taking the head coaching gig with the Flyers.
Ahead of the game, Tocchet was asked about what kind of reaction he'd face from Canucks fans.