Thursday afternoon was a doozie for fans of the Philadelphia Flyers. As news broke that Seattle had named their first ever head coach, nobody saw what came next. Former bench boss for the Flyers, Dave Hakstol, had been named head coach of the Seattle Kraken.
Dave Hakstol and his new goatee will be commanding the newest NHL franchise. Let that sink in a bit. The same guy who many blamed for the Flyers lack of success from 2015-2019 is now a head coach again. The same guy who was part of a coaching staff that won their division, yet fizzled out after going up 3-1 in the series to Montreal this post-season.