Tocchet on Vladar's Game 2 shutout, message to Flyers during win over Penguins
Rick Tocchet spoke to the media after the Flyers' 3-0 win in Game 2 over the Penguins. He discussed Dan Vladar's message to the team Monday night.
Tocchet on Vladar's Game 2 shutout, message to Flyers during win over Penguins originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
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Rick, I know, we've talked about Dan Vladar a lot this season, but when he plays like that in the third period, just how much of a difference maker can a goalie be when they're, when they're playing like that?
Yeah, I mean, like I said, he's been, he's been like that all year for us.
guys enjoy playing for him.
and like I said, he comes by the Like I told you guys, he comes by the bench, he's talking to players, talking to bench.
A lot of guys aren't used to goalies talking that much, but that's the way Vladi is.
I love his personality and, you know, he's, you know, he, he's a, he's a fun guy to coach, I'll tell you that.
When Vladi comes to the bench and is talking to guys- Yeah you mentioned they don't see that a lot, like, what is his message usually?
How does he kind of lift the group?
Well, there's a time when they were pressing us, about three, four minutes in, we got to the timeout, and they were coming, coming in waves at us, and he said, "We're okay.
Guys, don't worry about it.
Relax."
Like, you know, he says that, he's the goalie, he's get- you know, he's getting peppered a little bit, means a lot because now guys are like, "Oh man, I gotta pick my game up," or, "I gotta maybe block a shot for this guy."
So I think it's more just him, when he says that, guys feel kind of, "Man, I better pick my game up because he's saying that."
So it's more like that.
