*Folks! It’s been a busy weekend somehow and we’ve got a lot to catch up on. At the top of that list, a whole lot of new coach related happenings and musings. First up: Danny Briere and new head coach Rick Tocchet met with the media for the first time since the hiring on Friday, and here’s the big highlight of what was said. [BSH]
*And some more from the new head coach — a bit of insight into his hopes and strategies for this new team. [Inquirer]
*From a Canucks watcher point of view, here’s what we might expect to see from Tocchet as he begins his Flyers tenure. [BSH]
*So like. This kind of feels like an old boys club hire, but is it really? [PHLY]
*Also, is this Flyers roster the best one he’s had at his disposal in his head coaching career? [BSH]
*Tocchet might well help the Flyers strike a balance here between tapping into some of the positive Tortorella-like qualities, while being able to make some headways in areas where he was lagging. [PHLY]
*The Tocchet hiring also, of course, meant that Brad Shaw opted not to stick around after losing out on a job that he really wanted. [BSH]
*We’re continuing to roll through our season grades over here, and this weekend we officially closed the book on the Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee chapters.
*Finally, the draft board presses on! On Friday, we were introduced to fun, sniping (but still well-rounded) Ben Kindel. [BSH]
*And then on Saturday we added a big right shooting defenseman to the mix in Logan Hensler. [BSH]
*And yesterday Braeden Cootes, a center who plays simply such an ideal Flyers game, joined the board. Who will be next! [BSH]