Daily News | Flyers coaching search: Assessing the candidacies of Barry Trotz, John Tortorella, Bruce Cassidy and more
The Flyers are not focused on a deadline to hire a coach, Fletcher said. However, there is about a month until the NHL draft , which is quickly followed by the start of free agency on July 13. Here is where things currently stand in the Flyers’ search:, the news sparking immediate interest from around the league, including the Flyers. Trotz is known for helping teams turn things around quickly, especially defensively.
Fletcher said he is looking to both build for the future and win quickly. Trotz certainly satisfies the latter. He has a track record of getting the most out of a team’s talent, most recently leading the Islanders to back-to-back conference finals in 2020 and 2021. He’s the third-winningest coach in NHL history and helped the Washington Capitals get over the hump and win the Stanley Cup in 2018., another Stanley Cup-winning coach, who has been working as a TV analyst for ESPN.