“Yeah I mean, I think that it’s been a lot of learning for everybody in here. Obviously, not to beat around the bush, everybody knows what the reports are out there, but I think that everyone expects a lot from each other. There’s times I get upset with Millsy; there’s times I get upset with Petey; there’s times I get upset with Hronek. That doesn’t mean I don’t love those guys and vice versa. I’m going to make some bad plays; they’re going to make a play where I wish they saw me here or saw me there, but over the course of playing together for six years, I think those things are normal; they’re going to happen…

“100% I believe it’s workable, and I know it’s workable. We saw it last year. I think that both of them have been going through their own struggles this year. I believe in both of them; they’re both great players and great people. Like I said, there’s times where we all get into it but it is a family in here and we just have to continue to push forward and play the way we want to play. If there’s a positive looking forward to this, I think Petey and Millsy will both say they haven’t played their best hockey this year and we’re still where we are in the standings. That’s a positive thing that we can look at. Two of the best players out there can be better.”

Tocchet added:

“Listen, it’s all about the crest. As long as I coach, it’s all about the crest. It’s not about what’s on the back. You’re going to have arguments; you’re going to have fights. I’ve been fortunate to be [in] the Stanley Cup [finals] three times, two as a coach, one as a player. There’s always been something that has galvanized a team. Whether people are bickering or complaining, it happens all the time.

“It’s my job to make sure that, you know, guys have a voice and you move on from certain stuff. But, you also need to be mature, too. You don’t have to play PlayStation together or go to dinner together, but [if] it’s your turn to go to the net, go to the net. It’s really what it comes down to.”