*So the Flyers fired John Tortorella and now they can’t stop scoring goals and winning games. Like Saturday’s game against the Sabres. RECAP!
*If you’re a subscriber over at Charlie’s website, you can check out his Ten Things. [PHLY]
*So yeah, it would seem that firing Torts has unlocked some things. Specifically Matvei Michkov. [The Athletic]
*About that Torts firing, the team reports feeling mixed emotions about it. [NBC Sports Philly]
*But the vibes?? You can’t really say things don’t seem, on the whole, better. [BSH]
*Charlie had some Thoughts about what the abrupt coaching change says about the front office as a whole. [PHLY]
*We know now that it was an… altercation between Cam York and Torts that lead to this whole thing going down and York is taking full responsibility for his part. [BSH]
*Anyway, you can’t fire a coach and then not get about a million suggestions for who should replace him. Here’s twelve! [Inquirer]
*This one has eight! [The Athletic]
*Last week, we had five guys we’d think would make good candidates. [BSH]
*Anyhoo, moving on to Other Stuff, the Flyers make an NCAA free agent signing this weekend that seems pretty interesting. [BSH]
*Also, big weekend for a couple of prospects, who are moving on to the Frozen Four. [BSH]
*Have you noticed that penalties are way down league-wide this season? Wonder what’s up with that. [ESPN]
*And finally, after over 50 years of service to the Philadelphia Flyers, Bob Kelly is hanging them up. Good for you, Hound. You’ve earned the permanent vacay. [Inquirer]
