Following yet another uneven and wildly streaky start to the season, the Flyers decided to act in the most decisive manner possible by announcing Monday morning that they had relieved GM Ron Hextall of his duties and would begin an immediate search for his successor. Team president, and Hextall’s predecessor, Paul Holmgren will lead the search.
Hextall’s dismissal is surprising in many ways, especially the timing. It is rare to see a NHL team fire their GM in-season and almost unheard of for the hammer to fall before December. It’s obvious a pretty serious breach has formed between Hextall and the team’s upper management for the firing to happen at this juncture.