It’s an established pattern in the NHL — teams rotating through the same inventory of coaches over and over, in the hopes that the experience they have gained in their previous stops will help them to immediately get off on the right foot in their new locales.

On Wednesday, sources told The Inquirer that the Flyers were closing in on a deal with Flyers’ Hall of Famer Rick Tocchet to take over as the new head coach. Here’s how social media is

The Bruins' list of coaching candidates got shorter on Wednesday with one potential candidate reportedly finalizing a deal with the Flyers.

Sorting through some Philadelphia Flyers mailbag questions while we await the announcement of their next head coach. (Some questions have been lightly edited for style and clarity.) The Flyers need a No.