Tortorella’s Flyers, who were apparently on their way to the playoffs last year until spinning through an eight-straight losing streak amid the final few weeks of the season to drop out of contention, have appeared to lose more than mere games in the final weeks of this season.

After undeniable regression in Year 3 under John Tortorella, the Flyers fired their head coach on Thursday morning. Associate head coach Brad Shaw will take over as head coach on an interim basis. Keith Jones,

The Philadelphia Flyers have fired coach John Tortorella as the team sits in second-to-last place in the Eastern Conference. The team also announced associate coach Brad Shaw will take the reins as Philadelphia's interim head coach.