STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - While Travis Konecny plays for Canada at the World Championship, his NHL team found its next bench boss.

In hiring Tocchet, the Flyers seem to be reverting to their flawed old mindset of trying to win now "at any cost with coaches and brass who bled orange and black."

Amid a dramatic head coaching search in the NHL following Rick Tocchet's exit, Elias Pettersson's Vancouver Canucks are reportedly down to two candidates to take over behind the bench.

Sidney Crosby had a close relationship with former Penguins coach Mike Sullivan, but a hiring of Rick Tocchet could mend the disappointment. .

According to TSN’s Darren Dreger, there are three NHL franchises heavily pursuing former Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet to take over behind their bench next season.

The Rick Tocchet sweepstakes have reached a fever pitch. Weeks after declining a contract extension from the Vancouver Canucks and stepping away from the team, Tocchet has become the most highly sought-after option on the head coaching market.