Flyers fire head coach Alain Vigneault
The Philadelphia Flyers kicked off the week with a personnel shakeup, firing head coach Alain Vigneault as the team's losing streak has stretched to eight games. Assistant coach Michel Therrien was also given the boot.
The writing was on the wall after Philly was thumped 7-1 by the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday, putting them at a pathetic 1-7-2 over their last 10 games. The only team in the Metropolitan Division with a worse record is the New York Islanders, who have lost 11 straight including three consecutive losses after regulation.
Vigneault, who was in his third year of a five-year contract with Philly, isn't completely to blame for the Flyers' misfortunes this season. Despite being active during the offseason and beefing up their roster, the Flyers have dealt with a ton of injuries over the first few months of the season and have yet to find any real momentum.
Then again, Philadelphia didn't exactly thrive under Vigneault either. The team made the playoffs when he was first hired late in 2019, but was promptly eliminated and hasn't faired well since.
In a corresponding move, assistant coach Mike Yeo is expected to be behind the bench when the Flyers host the Avalanche on Monday.
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