Paul Bissonnette and Anson Carter on covering former NHL on TNT colleague Rick Tocchet: ‘It’s been easy to pump his tires.’
Carter talked how ex-colleague Tocchet understands the media business, while Bissonnette noted how good his team's been.
Carter talked how ex-colleague Tocchet understands the media business, while Bissonnette noted how good his team's been.
"I think we had fun with it. Every week that Toc was there, it was like 'Oh, look who's still here!'"
"This one goes out to my steam room buddy Rick Tocchet. I’m gonna miss that sweaty, disgusting body, my friend."
Tocchet's hire is controversial for the way predecessor Bruce Boudreau was treated and for his own past. He also drew some fire for his Twitter likes, and deactivated his account there.
"So that's what the relationship with me and Anson is, I'm not on an island when I'm on that set. And I owe him a lot when it comes to that."
After years of talking about hockey on Turner NBA broadcasts and other NHL broadcasts, Charles Barkley now gets to discuss the NHL on TNT.
Rick Tocchet kicked a guy in the junk, so there's that.
The full NHL on TNT studio will feature Liam McHugh, Wayne Gretzky, Anson Carter, Rick Tocchet and Paul Bissonnette.