As it turns out, Rick Tocchet was a really vital piece of the Penguins

Former Penguins’ assistant coach Rick Tocchet sat down with Spittin Chiclets’ Paul Bissonnette (also, of course, a former Pens’ player) and they discussed a lot of interesting topics, since both are two charismatic guys.

A couple of note for us shed some real light and insight on how it is to manage and handle star players. And the very different ways Crosby, Malkin and Kessel kept Tocchet on his toes.

Tocchet, on how it is to coach star players:

“I learned a lot [from Mike Sullivan] and I learned a lot from the [star] players.