Poor on-ice results may have not been the only reason the Philadelphia Flyers fired head coach John Tortorella.

The Philadelphia Flyers have fired coach John Tortorella as the team sits in second-to-last place in the Eastern Conference. The team also announced associate coach Brad Shaw will take the reins as Philadelphia's interim head coach.

The Philadelphia Flyers are sinking down the Eastern Conference ranks by the day.  After falling 5-0 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday in Wells Fargo

The Philadelphia Flyers are having a terrible season, and John Tortorella believes the goaltending needs to be much better next year.

VOORHEES, N.J. -- Cam York is expected to have his regular complement of ice time for the Philadelphia Flyers against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday (1 p.m. ET; NHLN, NBCSP, MSG-B) after dressing but not playing because of a disciplinary issue in a 6-4 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.

The Philadelphia Flyers are limping toward the end of the NHL season and John Tortorella had seemingly lost the will to continue. Immediate change was needed.

Matvei Michkov had two goals and an assist and the Philadelphia Flyers got off to fast start in their first game after coach John Tortorella's morning firing, beating the Montreal Canadiens 6-4 on Thursday night.

Additionally, a report from The Athletic's Kevin Kurz on Friday indicated that an altercation between Tortorella and Flyers defenseman Cam York, where the two reportedly "both crossed a line," contributed to the coach's firing.

The Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers will clash on Thursday after both teams suffered heavy defeats. Montreal, aiming to stay in the playoff

PHILADELPHIA -- Matvei Michkov had his second straight two-goal game for the Philadelphia Flyers, who recovered for a 7-4 win against the Buffalo Sabres at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday.