Former Philadelphia Flyers captain Rick Tocchet said today on Philadelphia sports radio 94.7 WIP that current netminder Ilya Bryzgalov needs to work on his work ethic among other things.
Tocchet was a guest on WIP Middays with Anthony Gargano and Glen Macnow and they talked for about ten minutes on Bryz.
Here are some of the quotes from Tocchet
“He has to quit talking about the universe and get his game back.”
“I’m not saying he is lazy but he isn’t the the hardest (in practice).”
“He left some defensemen out to dry.”
(Talking 24/7) “When you are struggling give it a break, guys get annoyed. You just lost three in a row and your are -7 you stink (and) you are still goofing around on camera you have to I guess pick your spots.”
“I think he just dove in the water without really testing it first. I think he should have concentrated about being a goaltender and not worry about all the other stuff.”
“He has t...
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