Flyers embracing the quick turnaround as they head to Carolina for Game 1: ‘Let’s get right back at it.’

Rick Tocchet found out around 11:40 p.m. on Thursday that the puck would drop for Game 1 of the Flyers’ Eastern Conference second-round series with the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday at 8 p.m.

Originally, the Flyers’ bench boss was hoping to get an extra day to prepare, but given the way the team is rolling, his mindset shifted.

“I’m not going to lie to you, I told my players ... my mind went, ‘Oh, I wish we had two more days to prepare.’ But then I’m thinking, ‘No, I want us to stay with the same routine,’” he said. “So that’s what I want, our players to have the same mindset because this is great, but let’s get right back at it.”

Unlike the Flyers, who clinched their series on Wednesday night with a 1-0 overtime victory in Game 6 against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Hurricanes have been off since last Saturday after sweeping the Ottawa Senators.

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The Flyers are ready to hit the ice and keep rolling — after all, they’ve been playing playoff-type games since the Olympic break to climb back into the postseason picture.

“Yeah, I think it’s a good thing,” defenseman Nick Seeler said of the quick turnaround. “I think everyone’s looking forward to it. I think we’re staying in our routine, and it could be a good thing just because [of] how the momentum [is] and how we’re playing right now.”

Entering a matchup with the Eastern Conference’s best team from the regular season will not be an easy task. The Hurricanes love to put shots on goal from anywhere and everywhere, and present the added wrinkle of playing man-on-man defensively. However, they’ve only had five players find the back of the net this postseason, with their second line of Logan Stankoven, Taylor Hall, and Jackson Blake accounting for five of the team’s nine goals at even strength, and Stankoven adding two more on the power play.

Coached by ex-Flyer Rod Brind’Amour, Carolina rolls four lines like the Flyers, who have seen 14 different players — 11 at even strength — tally a goal across their six playoff games. Captain Sean Couturier also acknowledged it’ll be a challenge facing a Hurricanes team that does not provide a lot of space to operate offensively.

And the Flyers could have some tweaks coming to their forward lines, as shown during a spirited practice in Voorhees before they flew down to Carolina on Friday. Outside of the trio of Denver Barkey, Travis Konecny, and Christian Dvorak, the lines saw a little bit of a shuffle. Tyson Foerster was back with Noah Cates and Matvei Michkov, and Garnet Hathaway was slotting in on the fourth line with Couturier and Luke Glendening. Alex Bump skated with Trevor Zegras and Porter Martone.

Asked about Bump looking like a placeholder for Owen Tippett, who did not skate as per usual as he continues to battle an undisclosed injury, Tocchet retorted that Bump was not out.

The ace in the Flyers’ back pocket heading into Game 1 — outside of goalie Dan Vladař, of course — is that while outsiders may not believe in them, or say that the team is playing with house money, Tocchet was adamant that his team is not just happy to be here. It is aiming to win.

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“The way that I think, and I try to explain to players, you’re always going to have your doubters, so you’re not trying to prove to the doubters, you’re trying to prove [to] the people you’re with, hey, you’re here to do your job, and that’s really when it comes down to it,” Tocchet said.

“That’s why in the room it doesn’t matter about the outside, it’s what’s in the room, what you’re doing for your team. It’s no different than coaching. I’m not doing my best if I’m trying to coach to prove other people wrong. I’m coaching this team, and I can give them the best knowledge I can. That’s the only way I’m going to get better, and the players are going to get better.”

Game 1 will be Saturday at 8 p.m. on ABC. ... Several members of the Flyers attended the Sixers’ Game 6 victory on Thursday night. Martone and Barkey were caught on camera, ecstatic about a dunk by VJ Edgecombe after he received a behind-the-back pass from Paul George. The young wingers had not seen the clip, and when shown the video, Barkey walked over with half his gear on to show Martone, with both grinning from ear to ear. “To see their success, for them to force a Game 7, is huge,” Martone told The Inquirer before realizing he was caught on camera. “And just being courtside there, it was awesome. It was a good crowd there, and it’s cool to see how passionate Philly people are about their sports teams. It’s a special city and market to be in.”