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VOORHEES, N.J. — Rick Tocchet has said it's 85 percent about his team and 15 percent about the opponent when the Flyers prepare for a game.

But with Connor McDavid coming to town?

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"It's probably 50-50 now," he joked Tuesday.

Tough to argue that.

The No. 1 player on the planet will have anyone's antenna raised. The Flyers expect to be on high alert Wednesday as they welcome McDavid and the Oilers to Xfinity Mobile Arena (7:30 p.m. ET/NBCSP).

Tocchet has a good idea of what makes Edmonton's superstar center so unique. He coached him last season as an assistant for Team Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off. He also faced McDavid in the 2024 playoffs. Tocchet's Canucks fell to the Oilers

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