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“Today I made the very difficult decision to move on from John as our head coach," Flyers general manager Danny Brière said in a statement.
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the Philadelphia Flyers received two goals apiece from Sean Couturier and Matvei Michkov in a 6-4 home victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.
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Foerster scored a goal on four shots, added two hits and blocked two shots in Thursday's 6-4 win over the Canadiens.
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Flyers fire John Tortorella as head coach
The Flyers have relieved John Tortorella from his duties as head coach, the organization announced Thursday morning. Associate coach Brad Shaw, who has been in charge of the Flyers' defense and penalty kill, will take over in the interim. The Flyers have nine games left this season, beginning with Thursday night against Montreal at home.
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