NHL fans are one step closer to witnessing long-time head coach John Tortorella get behind the bench once again.
According to ESPN’s Kevin Weeks, the Philadelphia Flyers and Tortorella are in “late-stage negotiations” that would ultimately see the 63-year-old become the club’s newest bench boss.
Tortorella, a two-time Jack Adams Award winner, has had tremendous success throughout his NHL head coaching career, winning a Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004. He was also head coach of the 2018-19 Columbus Blue Jackets squad that swept the 62-win Lightning in the opening round of the playoffs – one of the biggest upsets in NHL history.