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Former Vancouver Canucks Head Coach Rick Tocchet Discusses Adam Foote And Elias Pettersson
Last week, the Vancouver Canucks named Adam Foote the new head coach of the franchise. Only hours later, the Philadelphia Flyers announced that they would be hiring former Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet as their new bench boss. In an interview on 'Donnie and Dhali,' he explained why he decided to take the job with the Flyers, but also shared his thoughts about those still with the organization.
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