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DK: Tocchet brought an actual playoff plan

By Dejan Kovacevicin Pittsburgh

Yeah, the Flyers will have earned any and all credit for prevailing over the Penguins, 3-2, in Game 1 of these Stanley Cup playoffs here at PPG Paints Arena. They were fast and fiery, skilled and savvy, and they absolutely executed Rick Tocchet's plan. But also, no, Dan Muse's team doesn't just 'need to be better in terms of executing ours,' as he'd put it.Read More

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