Tocchet credited the speech for putting things in perspective for the team.
“Absolutely. I mean, it’s a different level,” the Flyers head coach said. “I’ve been talking to Jason. There’s a message there. I’m not going to tell the story, but it’s a cool story. And I just felt after he left, there was a little bit of a pause or a silence.
“Guys were getting dressed, and you could tell it was a moving message to the guys. You know, like, hey, you should be happy we’re in the NHL, we’re playing a game. We’re asking for effort. This guy’s going through stuff that (we) can’t imagine what he’s going through.”
-NHL.com deputy managing editor Adam Kimelman contributed to this report.