Tonight Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet spoke to the media today and addressed speculation about his future with the team. Over the last several weeks reports have come out calling into question the future of Rick Tocchet with the Vancouver Canucks. Tocchet's contract is set to expire after this season with a team option for next season however reports as of late are indicating that the team could be considering their options. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/friedgehnic/status/1907151065268564365'> </a></blockquote></div> This has sent the fan base into a frenzy over the last several days as the future of the organization remains up in the air. With Tocchet's future unclear he has now spoken to the media to clear up some of the speculation around the situation. <h3>Rick Tocchet Responds To Speculation About His Future</h3> During a new interview Tocchet was asked about the contract situation going forward and addressed things directly. Tocchet didn't reveal much but confirmed he's focused on trying to get the Canucks into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It's private, Tocchet said about the status of his contract talks with the Canucks brass. Honestly, right now I am thinking to get this team into a direction and all that stuff. Tocchet's full comments can be seen below regarding his future with the Canucks. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/canucks/status/1907188582650913164'> </a></blockquote></div> With the Canucks on the verge of being eliminated from the playoffs focus is starting to shift to next season and getting Tocchet extending will now be priority number one. Over the next several weeks it will be interesting to hear from Patrik Allvin heading into the offseason to see their plan for Tocchet and the team overall.