Orange & Black / Philadelphia Flyers

Who will be the next coach? It won’t matter until the dinosaurs upstairs are not here. I have zero hope until that happens.

Personality means something to me as a fan.
Having a coach with Tortorella’s fiery personality is more fun.
And he’s a good coach who has had substantial success with non-elite teams.
But I’m sure some fans see it differently, & don’t want him because he might dare say something critical about one of their favorite players.
In reality, I doubt the Flyers will hire Tortorella, out of fear he might not connect with all of the young players they have. And maybe that’s a legitimate concern.
But man it seems like he’d be a great fit for the city & a great way to re-instill a team identity.

This will sound highly cynical, but Holmgren is still in a position of influence and has a soft spot for recovering alcoholics due to his own life experience.
Put all those factors together and Montgomery is probably neck-and-neck with Tocchet.

Holmgren is recovered from his alcoholism? Could have fooled me. Him and Clarke have been functioning as dry drunks if you ask me...

I’d like to see @Capn Dave Poulin take it…. just so he can scratch Hayes for the next 5 years.

Benoit Groulx, but I don't want him as a Fetcher hire as it would be a waste. Fire Fletcher first, and let the new GM hire him

I'm not kidding you, even with the absolute zero of hockey knowledge I have, I could turn this team around in two offseasons. I'd have to be the GM, not the coach. I think if I were the coach and had to deal with the slobber and wet dog stench of having that f***er around for five more years, I'd really lose my shit badly.

I'm actually holding out hope that he is moved to Calgary this summer. Because if I weren't, I'd f***ing drown in my own tears. (речь о дурачке Хэйсе, конечно)

Everyone's kidding themselves if they think chuckles will do anything. Get ready for yeo again

Fletcher lost me for the season when reports surfaced that he didn't even want to consider Claude coming back.
If they hire Q, they've lost me until every last one of these shitheads is in a grave.

Trotz seems like a slam dunk

Meanwhile he is throwing away draft picks to get rid of good defenseman and acquire bad ones.
Good luck with that Chuck. Moron

Traded away Giroux, Ghost and Voracek with minimal return on balance. Risto's contract makes it a net loss.

Watching the playoffs I love seeing Raffl on the Dallas PP, Gudas playing great for the Cats, NAK playing well for Colorado, Bellemare still playing a checking role for the Bolts.

They let a lot of good players go to make room for schmucks like Hayes, JVR and Risto. And they wonder why the team stinks?

They need to fire Fletcher and let the new GM pick his coach. I know it's not going to happen until after next season, but we can always hope. 2022-23 is going to be a write off. #FireFletcherNOW #TankHard4Bedard

Я не против Tocchet как следующего HC. Я помню его как игрока 80-х (любил его), но не поэтому... Он парень, который хорошо общается, будет играть с детьми и пытаться их развивать. Я верю, что он будет прямолинеен и честен с фанатами, и это было бы хорошей сменой темпа. Мы все равно ничего не выиграем. Я лучше возьму свои куски и войду в режим восстановления. У меня нет особых надежд на то, что он выиграет игры, и мне действительно все равно.

I'm not against Tocchet as the next HC. I do remember him as a player in the 80's (loved him), but that's not why... He's a guy that is a good communicator, will play the kids, and try to develop the kids. I believe he'll be straightforward and honest with the fanbase, and that'd be a nice change of pace. We're not winning anything anyway. I'd rather take my lumps and get into rebuild mode. I don't have much expectation of him winning games, and I really don't care.

I could be made to believe arguments for a bunch of the coaches that've been mentioned with one absolute exception: If Q is hired, I might be done with this team forever. The only thing that guy deserves is to be beaten with a pillowcase full of billiard balls.