The Flyers hope his return to the franchise will push them out of an extended rebuild and into playoff contention.

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim revealed his thoughts on the team naming Rick Tocchet as head coach.

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.