The Philadelphia Flyers fired general manager Chuck Fletcher shortly after the trade deadline ahead what is likely to be an offseason of changes for the struggling club. Eliminated from playoff contention for the third straight season, their roster could be headed for a shakeup.
Kevin Hayes might be among those changes. Despite sitting second among Flyers scorers with 53 points, the 30-year-old center was the subject of rumors leading up to the March 3 trade deadline.
Those trade rumors were based in part on speculation that Hayes was clashing with head coach John Tortorella. But in late January, both men denied there was any friction between them, per Philly Hockey Now's Sam Carchidi.