Yesterday, the Philadelphia Flyers fired head coach Peter Laviolette. Often, when a team falls from grace, the head coach is the first to go. In this case, however, Laviolette’s firing is just the latest step in the long, slow erosion of a team that in 2010 was just two wins away from sipping out of the Stanley Cup.
It’s been a strange, unpredictable ride for the NHL’s most tumultuous team, and one that really deserves exploring. In chronological order, here are the highlights.
June 9, 2010: Patrick Kane wins the Stanley Cup
It was an ugly goal–a really ugly goal for Flyers fans–but it got the job done.
The 2010 Finals went six games, but four of the six–including three of the Flyers’ four losses–were decided by just a single goal. In a physical series, Flyers’ star Chris Pronger (as he often does) particularly earned the enmity of the opposition, inspiring the Chicago Tribune to post a photo-shopped picture of him as a figure skater:
June 30, 2010: Michael Leighton signs a two-year extension
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Complete Timeline of the Philadelphia Flyers’ Demise
October 8th, 2013 by Jonathan Willis Leave a reply »
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