The Flyers have fired head coach Peter Laviolette as the team gets off to an 0-3 start

The Flyers have fired head coach Peter Laviolette as the team gets off to an 0-3 start 

LOS ANGELES — At smallest amount the Rangers gone themselves an offseason to trade their fired coach.

The Philadelphia Flyers distant head coach Peter Laviolette on Monday morning following Philly's succeeding straight 0-3-0 start to friendly a season, planning to trade him with assistant Craig Berube, according to the Philadelphia Daily News. It's the original firing in NHL history, according to TSN.


Just like so as to, New York's Alain Vigneault gained a little precedence in the Metropolitan Division. The Flyers, meanwhile, allow a little explaining to act almost could you repeat that? Took them so long.

While Laviolette, 48, is a respected coach with a solid resume, keep up season's Flyers were in disarray, unmistakably in need of a amend. But Philadelphia baffled with Laviolette and became bystanders in June as the Rangers hired Vigneault (fired by Vancouver), the Vancouver Canucks hired John Tortorella (fired by New York) and Dallas hired Lindy Ruff (fired by Buffalo).

Laviolette amassed a 145-98-29 disc in parts of five regular seasons with the Flyers and led them to the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals. But Philadelphia disastrous to turn into the playoffs keep up season in support of the at the outset instant since 2007, and Laviolette finished near-.500 in the postseason by the side of 23-22.

Laviolette is well-respected in the league: He led the Carolina Hurricanes to the 2006 Stanley Cup, a job he took bearing in mind taking the Islanders to two straight last game appearances in 2001-02 and 2002-03, the Isles' at the outset postseason trips bearing in mind a seven-year famine.

But bearing in mind Sunday night's 2-1 loss in Carolina — to the team he when coached to a championship — Laviolette's casino fell to 0-3-0, having been outscored 9-3 in its at the outset three games.

"I would think so as to guys probably are pretty frustrated," Laviolette told reporters Sunday night bearing in mind the loss. "There's not a batch of area not worth it nearby. ... (The puck) comes in, comes not worth it. We're in nearby, we're looking, but we're not appearance up with no matter which."

Berube, 47, was in his seventh season as a Flyers assistant. He was a head coach temporarily in the AHL in support of part of the 2006-07 season and the full 2007-08 season, redeployment a 49-29-5-3 disc. Ian Laperriere and John Paddock named assistant coaches. Laperriere played 28 games in support of the Rangers by the side of straight wing all through the 1995-96 season

When a player, Berube racked up 3,149 penalty minutes, which ranks seventh in NHL history. He had two another stints with the Flyers and plus played in support of the Maple Leafs, Flames, Capitals and Islanders all through a 17-year career.

The City of Brotherly be keen on traditionally embraces the hardnosed mentality, harkening back to the two-time Stanley Cup Champion 'Broad Street Bullies' of the mid-70s. But more than no matter which, they respond to winning.

"I precisely think we need to breathe a little small piece at this point," captain Claude Giroux told reporters Sunday night in Carolina.

Strangely an adequate amount of, with Laviolette's firing, Eagles coach Chip Kelly becomes the longest-tenured pro head coach in Philadelphia, due to the up to date departures of earlier Phillies administrator Charlie Manuel, earlier Sixers coach Doug Collins and ex-Eagles coach Andy Reid.