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Philadelphia Flyers head coach search: Breaking down my preferences for the choice

May 13, 2025

Feb 4, 2025; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks forward Linus Karlsson (94) and forward Nils Hoglander (21) and forward Jake DeBrusk (74) and head coach Rick Tocchet on the bench against the Colorado Avalanche in the first period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Images

Well, it appears to be long past time to really get into the weeds regarding the Philadelphia Flyers' head coach search.
Since the end of the season, it's been the primary topic of conversation within Flyers discourse, and very much so on the PHLY Flyers podcast here at ALLPHLY, only recently overtaken ever so briefly by draft chatter in the wake of the lottery.
But on the written side, I've largely stayed out of the speculation business, aside from a breakdown of interim head coach Brad Shaw's potential fit, and an evaluation of the (largely online) arguments against the much-buzzed candidate Rick Tocchet. Why? Because a coaching search theoretically could include an infinite number of pos...

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