The DFO Rundown Ep. 370 – Torts Is Out In Philly

To kick off a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown, Jason and Frank discussed the day’s big breaking news: John Tortorella is out as the Philadelphia Flyers’ head coach.

Tortorella was in the third season of a four-year deal and the Flyers were having their worst season since he was hired. The guys broke down why the Flyers made this decision, debated whether or not his comments from earlier this week had anything to do with it, and discussed where the Flyers will go from here. Frank made the case that they are the team that is the furthest away from being Stanley Cup contenders.

They then turned their attention to some other coaching situations around the league and talked about the cycle of hiring re-tread coaches in the league. Could that start to change? Frank spoke about how organizations might need to change their mindsets when it comes to coaching.

Tyler then popped in for a new edition of Fill in the Blank, where he asked the guys about the playoff race in the West and the chances that not only the Calgary Flames get in, but the Minnesota Wild fall out of things. He also asked a question about which defensemen outside of Quinn Hughes and Cale Makar have a shot at the Norris Trophy in the next decade.

1:00 – The Torts era ends

7:00 – What’s the future like in Philadelphia?

16:30 – The Coaching Market

33:10 – Fill in the Blank (Flames, Wild & future Norris wins)

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