The other shoe, it would appear, has just dropped.
The Flyers made what might well have been the worst-kept secret in the hockey world official yesterday, as they announced that they’ve hired Rick Tocchet as the team’s new head coach, putting to rest weeks worth of speculation. But the hiring of the head coach wasn’t going to be the end of the story here, and there remained several loose ends in need of tying up, as far as filling out the rest of the coaching staff goes. And while there are still some lingering questions which we’ll surely see the team work through over the coming weeks, one thing now seems to be for certain — whatever the mix is for the next coaching staff, Brad Shaw will not be in it.