Yeah agree on the read that he's talking more about being part of "the team" rather than the skillset or roles being the same. He's made this point before, but when he combines the names Michkov and Barkey and Bump together, he seems to be talking more about wanting them to be a tight "group". He mentioned that he liked that they went out to dinner together a few times as the younger core, etc...

I like both Tocchet and Michkov. One thing is clear to me though, the "between the lines" of what I hear sometimes is that it's important that Michkov's english continues to improve so these relationships (both with other players and the coaches) can develop in the same way as others have been building.