Tocchet Says Flyers Defensemen Are Too Eager on Rushes

Rick Tocchet blamed Philadelphia's defensive problems on blueliners joining the rush too aggressively. He said they arrived too close to the play instead of delaying and timing their skating, pointing to several instances in a shootout loss to Seattle. The Flyers stayed winless after a loss to Detroit, dropping to 0-6-3.

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Tocchet attributed Philadelphia’s rush problems to poor timing. He said defensemen joined the attack too early and got too close instead of delaying and then accelerating. He counted four or five examples in a 3-2 shootout loss to Seattle, where shots were