Tortorella, 66, had a year remaining on his contract. Following a 7-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, he expressed frustration over the Flyers' recent decline in the standings, sounding like he wasn't keen to continue coaching a rebuilding team.

The Flyers couldn’t wait to end the John Tortorella era. Philadelphia fired its head coach on Thursday morning, despite there only being nine games left in the regular season. The Flyers are currently 28-36-9 and in last place in the Metro Division.

Hours after firing their head coach, the Philadelphia Flyers received two goals apiece from Sean Couturier and Matvei Michkov in a 6-4 home victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.

When the new Philadelphia Flyers’ new leadership group was formally introduced on May 12, 2023, the messaging regarding coach John Tortorella, who had just completed his first season, was clear. He wasn’t just going to remain in his post,

Head coach John Tortorella has been fired after three seasons with the rebuilding Philadelphia Flyers. ESPN BET Sportsbook is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN').

No matter who it is, the Philadelphia Flyers must get their next coaching hire right after dismissing John Tortorella on Thursday morning.

John Tortorella has a lot of redeeming qualities, including the fact he develops a culture with his hard-driving, old-school style.

It's been a wild, tumultuous, and frankly exhausting stretch of games for the Philadelphia Flyers, but no storyline looms larger than what happened this morning—John Tortorella is out.