Watching hockey hasn91裸聊视频檛 been easy for Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet recently.

His team91裸聊视频檚 playoff run came to an abrupt end last month with a Game 7 loss to the Edmonton Oilers in a grinding second-round series.

Watching the Oilers take on the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference final, Tocchet couldn91裸聊视频檛 help but think about what could have been.

91裸聊视频淚 got mixed emotions watching the series,91裸聊视频� he told reporters on a video call Wednesday. 91裸聊视频淵ou91裸聊视频檙e always like 91裸聊视频榃hat if we did this? What if we did that?91裸聊视频� And you91裸聊视频檝e got to be careful because you can torment your mind.91裸聊视频�

The Oilers dispatched the Stars in six games. Now Edmonton is set to face the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup final, beginning Saturday.

After watching the first four games of the series between Dallas and Edmonton through the eyes of a coach, Tocchet tried to simply enjoy hockey as he viewed the final two bouts.

He couldn91裸聊视频檛 get away from thoughts about what his team could have done differently.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 hard. I91裸聊视频檒l be honest with you,91裸聊视频� the coach said. 91裸聊视频淚 wish we had a better first period. That91裸聊视频檚 my big thing in Game 7. I wish we had a better first period. And maybe things would have been different. But, hey, that91裸聊视频檚 the way it works.91裸聊视频�

Edmonton outshot Vancouver 13-2 in the first period of Game 7 and leapt out to a 3-0 lead in the second. The Canucks finally replied with a pair of goals midway through the third, but simply couldn91裸聊视频檛 overcome the deficit.

The Oilers picked up a thing or two from facing the Canucks, said Tocchet, who won this season91裸聊视频檚 Jack Adams Award as the league91裸聊视频檚 top coach.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e got to give Edmonton a lot of credit. They had a hard series against us, I thought. And they went into Dallas and really played very well,91裸聊视频� he said.

91裸聊视频淭hey were comfortable playing a 2-1 hockey game. I heard some of their players say they learned a lot from our series, where they were comfortable playing a 2-1 hockey game. That91裸聊视频檚 what you do from series to series, you learn some things.91裸聊视频�

Tocchet knows all about playoff lessons.

He made 145 post-season appearances and won a Stanley Cup with the Penguins during his NHL playing career. He added two more championships as an assistant coach in Pittsburgh.

Losing in the post-season can be great fuel, Tocchet said.

91裸聊视频淗opefully our players, when they watch (the Edmonton-Dallas) series, it motivates them even harder,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淲e know it91裸聊视频檚 going to get harder and harder. And I hope the players understand that because we know it91裸聊视频檚 going to be harder.

91裸聊视频淎nd I know that I have to come up with something different for this year to hold up my end of the bargain.91裸聊视频�

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