Chuck Fletcher said that he would take his time to evaluate every aspect of the Flyers’ organization before making any big decisions, but it looks like he’s already taken all the time he needs to make the one that many had figured would be coming.
Dave Hakstol has been fired as head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday, one day after a 5-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks that left the Flyers at 12-15-4 and at the bottom of the Eastern Conference in the standings. For a team that was supposed to take a step forward this year by way of progression from young players and the addition of James van Riemsdyk, that was not good enough for Hakstol to keep his job in his fourth season behind an NHL bench.