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While all of these changes will impact the big picture outlook for the organization, they still have 51 games remaining this season with a roster that has alternated between looking like a sneaky dangerous team at times over the past few years, to a team that has looked like potential lottery team at others. With an upper management that is looking for a “bias for action” after growing tired of Hextall’s patience in building the team, that leaves quite a few possibilities on the table. Could they tear the whole thing down and start over? Continue to Article

December 17, 2018 4:57:pm EST

The Philadelphia Flyers have fired head coach Dave Hakstol after more than three seasons with the team.s. Continue to Article

December 17, 2018 4:17:pm EST

The Philadelphia Flyers have fired their head coach Dave Hakstol following four matches without a win. Scott Gordon, coach of the AHL affiliate Lehigh Valley Phantoms, was promoted to take Hakstol's place on an interim basis. Hakstol, 50, was in his fourth season at the helm after being named the franchise's 19th head coach in May 2015. Continue to Article

December 17, 2018 3:06:pm EST

The last-place Philadelphia Flyers—a playoff team last year that has already fired its GM this season—have nothing to lose. Today, the Flyers made two—firing their coach and recalling potential cornerstone goalie prospect Carter Hart to make his NHL debut at just a medium-rare 20 years old. The top-line news is that new Flyers GM Chuck Fletcher has canned head coach Dave Hakstol after a weekend of rumors surrounding Hakstol’s job status. Continue to Article

December 17, 2018 2:27:pm EST

Honestly, your guess is as good as ours. A mix of reports from reputable sources have surfaced throughout Sunday afternoon about whether or not Hakstol still has his job. Dave Isaac, a Flyers beat reporter for Courier Post and USA TODAY, tweeted from his verified account that Hakstol has been fired and former Blackhawks’ head coach and three-time Stanley Cup winner Joel Quenneville has been hired to take his place. Continue to Article

December 16, 2018 6:25:pm EST