10 observations: Flyers riding good vibes, Michkov surge in wake of John Tortorella’s ouster

PHILADELPHIA -- The post-John Tortorella era is going quite well for the Philadelphia Flyers on the ice, at least so far.
Fresh off their 6-4 win on Thursday just hours after the front office relieved Tortorella of his head coaching duties, the Flyers went out and scored seven goals in a game for the first time since October, taking down the Buffalo Sabres by a 7-4 final score. Interim head coach Brad Shaw is now 2-0-0 as the man in charge on the bench.
Matvei Michkov, for the second straight game, scored two goals, while all of Owen Tippett, Jakob Pelletier (his first goal as a Flyer), Noah Cates, Tyson Foerster and Ryan Poehling lit the lamp as well. Jack Quinn had a three-point night (two...