The morning after the Vancouver Canucks cleared house, the Philadelphia Flyers followed suit and relieved multiple coaches of their duties. The team started the season with an 8-10-4 record, so firings started with head coach Alain Vigneault, who was in his third season with the club.
Vigneault’s 2019-20 Flyers made it to the second round of playoffs after the COVID-shortened regular season, and 24-teams postseason play-in/seeding round. However, the team posted a mediocre record in 2020-21, missing the playoffs in the East Division by roughly seven wins — a significant number in a 56-game season.