John Tortorella may at some point want to move up to a front-office position but not yet Kevin Kurz of The Athletic: There has been some recent speculation that John Tortorella could be interested in moving into a front-office position at some point. Doug MacLean said on March 22nd that when John Tortorella and the Columbus Blue Jackets parted ways, Tortorella wanted to leave coach and move into management but then GM Jarmo Kekalainen wanted him to coach. MacLean speculated it wouldn’t be surprised if Tortorella moved into Flyers management as early as this offseason. There have been a few sig ..read more

TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button joined Jay Onrait on SportsCenter, and when asked if the Philadelphia Flyers were at the end of the road when it came to playoffs, Button said that it was the end of the line for Philadelphia after eight straight losses. ** NHLRumors.com Transcription NHL Rumors: Philadelphia Flyers, Ivan Fedotov, and a Collin Graf Decision Imminent Jay Onrait: “So the Capitals and Islanders improve their playoff position. The Philadelphia Flyers, wow, what a disaster. Blown out in Montreal. Winless in eight games. John Tortorella calls it rock bottom, Craig in your mind ..read more

TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button joined Jay Onrait on SportsCenter earlier in the week and was asked for his opinion on who would take the final two spots in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the Eastern Conference. ** NHLRumors.com Transcription No Need For The NHL To Expand the Stanley Cup Playoffs Jay Onrait: “Let’s take an even deeper dive into the Eastern Conference playoff race. With our good friend, the impeccably dressed Craig Button from Calgary. Craig, the Red Wings get the win on Sunday. They get back into that final wildcard spot position ahead of the Penguins, and yet this could ch ..read more

There has been a lot of talk of the NHL needing to expand the Stanley Cup Playoffs to include a play-in round like the other sports. However, what we are seeing play out to close out the 2023-24 season is that the regular season is the play-in round. The Western Conference is pretty much set in terms of what eight teams are making it. However, two spots are up for grabs in the Eastern Conference, and five teams are fighting for those spots. Stanley Cup Playoffs: Should the NHL Expand its Playoff Format? This is precisely what the NHL wanted when they put the schedule out—the in-conference game ..read more

There has been a lot of talk of the NHL needing to expand the Stanley Cup Playoffs to include a play-in round like the other sports. However, what we are seeing play out to close out the 2023-24 season is that the regular season is the play-in round. The Western Conference is pretty much set in terms of what eight teams are making it. However, two spots are up for grabs in the Eastern Conference, and five teams are fighting for those spots. Stanley Cup Playoffs: Should the NHL Expand its Playoff Format? This is precisely what the NHL wanted when they put the schedule out—the in-conference game ..read more

The Philadelphia Flyers and Ivan Fedotov talking contract extension TSN: Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov is 27 years old and a UFA after the season, and it doesn’t sound like he’s going to make it to free agency according to Chris Johnston. “It sounds like considerable progress has been made towards an extension and it might not be something we see announced in-season here, might come a little bit after the year. But, certainly, from both sides of the equation for Fedotov and the Flyers, I think that they want this to be a longer-term stint together and I do expect him to be signed ..read more

Despite the report, Carter Hart not looking at the KHL at this time Jonathan Bailey of Philadelphia Hockey Now: Pavel Lysenkov reported on MatchTV.ru that Ak Bars of the KHL are interested in signing Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart. Hart is a pending RFA and has taken a personal leave of absence since January 23rd. On January 30th he was charged with one count of sexual assault. He is awaiting a court date. Lysenkov reports that Hart, or any of the other players charged, would need judicial permission to leave North America. Brandon Sommermann: Carter Hart’s agency said that Hart is ..read more

Despite the report, Carter Hart not looking at the KHL at this time Jonathan Bailey of Philadelphia Hockey Now: Pavel Lysenkov reported on MatchTV.ru that Ak Bars of the KHL are interested in signing Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart. Hart is a pending RFA and has taken a personal leave of absence since January 23rd. On January 30th he was charged with one count of sexual assault. He is awaiting a court date. Lysenkov reports that Hart, or any of the other players charged, would need judicial permission to leave North America. Brandon Sommermann: Carter Hart’s agency said that Hart is ..read more

GMs need to give LTIR feedback to Bettman and Daly TSN: LTIR was not on the agenda for the GM meetings but the topic has come up according to Pierre LeBrun. Gary Bettman and Bill Daly advised the GM executive committee to speak with all the GM’s over the next few months and comeback to them with some feedback, and then they could go to the NHLPA if need be. “I think it’s a constructive way to do it and if you think of the guys who are on the committee: Doug Armstrong, Ken Holland, Kevin Cheveldayoff, Lou Lamoriello, Don Waddell and Steve Yzerman – each of those members of the committee are res ..read more

GMs need to give LTIR feedback to Bettman and Daly TSN: LTIR was not on the agenda for the GM meetings but the topic has come up according to Pierre LeBrun. Gary Bettman and Bill Daly advised the GM executive committee to speak with all the GM’s over the next few months and comeback to them with some feedback, and then they could go to the NHLPA if need be. “I think it’s a constructive way to do it and if you think of the guys who are on the committee: Doug Armstrong, Ken Holland, Kevin Cheveldayoff, Lou Lamoriello, Don Waddell and Steve Yzerman – each of those members of the committee are res ..read more