Why did Flyers fire John Tortorella? The news dropped as Philadelphia is on-pace to have its second losing season in three seasons under Tortorella. After the Flyers' 7-2 loss to

Tortorella’s Flyers, who were apparently on their way to the playoffs last year until spinning through an eight-straight losing streak amid the final few weeks of the season to drop out of contention, have appeared to lose more than mere games in the final weeks of this season.

The Philadelphia Flyers reached the final straw with head coach John Tortorella. The long-time NHL coach was fired Thursday after saying he was " not really interested in learning how to coach in this type of season." The team confirmed the news, though made no mention of Tortorella's comments in the press release.