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For Flyers, a coaching carousel

The Flyers have had a coaching carousel in the 2000s - 16 seasons and seven head coaches.

"We did have some different coaches over the years," club president Paul Holmgren said. "Sometimes, the pressure to win is exponential when you have a good team, and if you feel like you have a good team and maybe need a tweak in the coaching, that's what you do."

In the 2000s, Ken Hitchcock (19-18) and Peter Laviolette (23-22) are the only coaches who have winning playoff records with the Flyers. Before coming to the Flyers, both won Stanley Cups while coaching other teams, Hitchcock with Dallas and Laviolette with Carolina.