Thanksgiving is in the rear view mirror, and the Rangers are back in action on Black Friday to kick off a jam packed day of hockey featuring 15 games around the league. The Blueshirts remain in Pennsylvania, where they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday, and have crossed the state to land in Philadelphia for a matinee against the Flyers.
Once upon a time, Peter Laviolette was the head coach of the Flyers, and John Tortorella was the Blueshirts’ bench boss. The two men were neck and neck at the top of the list of winningest American born head coaches in hockey, and their roles as head coaches of rival teams added another level of intrigue to this rivalry.