Rick Tocchet, coach of the Canucks, emphasizes the importance of learning from resilient teams like Tampa Bay. He praises Lindholm's composure and the team's physicality while cautioning against positional errors. Tocchet's coaching style has instilled a winning mindset in the Canucks, leading to a successful regular season and a strong performance in Game 1 of the playoffs. Thatcher Demko is ruled out due to a new injury, with uncertainty about his availability for the rest of the series.
"Thatcher Demko isn't gonna play tonight and I've been told that he's questionable for the rest of the series.. I'm told that it's a new injury and it's not related to a previous one" ~ @FriedgeHNIC #PMSLive https://t.co/4vqBFvtyWr
Rick Tocchet says the #Canucks won't make any lineup changes beyond the goaltender for tonight's game. @Sportsnet650
Rick Tocchet: "(Demko) won't play tonight." Says it wasn't the old injury (knee, I think), but can't speculate on when it happened. Might have been in G1, but he skated on Monday.
Rick Tocchet wanted to practice today. But in tune with his team, the coach felt the emotion of last night took a lot out of his #Canucks. So he called an audible. A story here on the psychology of playoff hockey https://t.co/Y96JRvq7Nx
Rick Tocchet: There's been times this year that I felt our team got a little antsy, and Ian Cole's demeanor after a game has helped us. We lost four in a row one time, and Coler talked to the guys, and the next night, we had a good night. #Canucks @Sportsnet650
Rick Tocchet: Let's face it. They know us. We know them. There might be some stuff they're going to adjust on, so we've gotta be ready for that. #Canucks @Sportsnet650
The Canucks third period turnaround was a product of the work they put in all season. The team has a completely different mindset with Tocchet as their coach and as Miller said post game last night, “there was no panic”. It’s the kind of mindset every team needs in the playoffs
The Canucks' baseline foundation that was built by Rick Tocchet and fully embraced by players whose main experience in Vancouver had been losing, carried the Canucks through Game 1 the same way it did during their 50-win regular season. (@imacSportsnet) https://t.co/GaVdbv7C0o
Rick Tocchet: A lot of the good teams like Tampa over the years, they're OK being down 2-1 with 10 minutes left. They just stick with it, and I think you can learn from teams like that and their resolve. #Canucks @Sportsnet650
Rick Tocchet: I like the physicality, but we can't run out of position to make hits. We have to use the fans and use the emotion to our advantage, but you can't run out of position. #Canucks @Sportsnet650
Rick Tocchet on Lindholm: I didn't see panic in his game. I love his demeanor. He knows how to play these type of games. I was never worried about him. #Canucks @Sportsnet650
Rick Tocchet: We have to hit the net. That's something we can get better at. We were aggressive tonight. Some of those penalties we can clean up. #Canucks @Sportsnet650