Confirmed with Link: John Tortorella relieved of his duties as Flyers coach. Brad Shaw to take interim charge for now.

[Fight4yourRight]

Was he fired or stepped down? That matters IMO. Yet Rocky still on the bench

Torts is a total fraud. The last 3 years have been wasted. Took them for a cool 16 million with zero results.

There is zero chance Rocky returns in the same capacity next season.

 

[ponder719]

There is zero chance Rocky returns in the same capacity next season.

So what I'm hearing is Flyers HC Ian Laperriere, Phantoms HC Rocky Thompson.

 

[Kermit the Prog]

They'll reacquire Laughton and make him a player-coach.

 

[Danko]

What a beautiful morning. The sun is shining, the grass is turning green, The jack ass has been sent to the glue factory. Immediate smile. I had a feeling this was going to be his last year, but to see it end so epically bad made it even sweeter.

Now the search begins. Im assuming they are going to want to get a coach who has the ability to attract free agents. If they had a brain, they'd consider that before trying to sign Lappy or Shaw.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Once again, the Flyers fall ass backwards into making the right decision.

Right move. Wrong process.

 

[WolfOfBroadStreet14]

I wonder if they let him get his infamous rope out of his office first.

 

[AndHeMissedTheNet]

Genuinely and pleasantly surprised they did this while the season was still going on. The writing was on the wall with the comments after the last game, but figured the boys club would do what they would be expected to do and let him step down after the season or announce he was retiring or some other bullshit. Good on Danny.

 

[Shrike]

Nah, they'll come back when (or rather if!) they start winning again at some point.

I have tuned out for a while now, haven't watched a game in years. I still check the scores, the standings and this board.

If the FO ever arrives in the 2020s, and they have a decent shot to maybe win a playoff series or two, I'll be back and so will many others.

I agree with you. And we will have a chance to see if that’s true…. Many, many years from now.

 

[Adam Warlock]

The only downside of this is theyll probably win out and f*** up their draft pick.

 

[sa cyred]

Facebook flyers fans are in shambles. They are soooooo mad he was let go. One guy literally said they were playoff caliber until February and that’s on the players not Torts.

The Facebook cesspool is always fun to read

 

[Danko]

Opening Day for the Phils, Torts is gone, I am overjoyed.

Cam York this morning:

 

[ponder719]

I wonder if they let him get his infamous rope out of his office first.

I hope they used it to drag him out of the building.

 

[outlet]

Frost and Farabee cracking up laughing. Similair to Ghost situation. Coach wanted them gone then fired short time later.

If Briere is now fully in charge does this reset the clock on his tenure?

 

[sa cyred]

Charlie was a huge Torts guy so I’m not surprised he is unhappy with this

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Farabee and Frost will now play the roles of Ghost and Voracek as players a dead man walking coach wanted gone and the organization didn’t stand up to them.

 

[ybnvs]

I was not prepared to drink so early in the day, but this calls for a celebration boys! Cheers.

 

[Striiker]

 

[CerpinTaxt]

I was not prepared to drink so early in the day, but this calls for a celebration boys! Cheers.

My drinking last night is now justifiable!

 

[mr4tno]

Not to disparage Dr. Martin Luther King but..."Free at last, free at last".....

This will go one of 2 ways. The Flyers will either go 7-2 or 2-7; there is no in between. They have proven over the last several years to be a mentally weak group of players so hopefully 2-7. The next 4 games literally holds their future in the balance.....

 

[phillyjawn]

so who's getting hired this offseason? David Carle??

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

so who's getting hired this offseason? David Carle??

Joel Quenneville.

 

[outlet]

so who's getting hired this offseason? David Carle??

Do the flyers even know who he is? If they had drafted Buiim maybe.

 

[Danko]

so who's getting hired this offseason? David Carle??

Depends on who is available. Probably gonna be an established coach that would attract free agents....I don't know if Carle does that. He would be my pick.

What i foresee, is Mike Sullivan being fired from the Pens and then us hiring him or Tochett.

Who knows, maybe Brindamour wants out...if he wants out, He's on my list with Carle.

 

[dragonoffrost]

Briere probably asked what his plan was after his statement about not wanting to coach this kind of team and he said he was going to watch the team from the press box and let Brad and Rocky alternate as the bench boss .

Briere grew a set and said "Like f*** you are. You're Fired!"

 

[dragonoffrost]

Happy opening day, FLYguy. What a day

Hope Springs Eternal Today!