What’s next for the Flyers?

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesWell, somebody got fired today, even if it wasn’t the person we expected. After four-and-a-half years as the club’s general manager, Ron Hextall was let go by the Philadelphia Flyers this morning. It’s not the thing many fans wanted to see happen (or at least not before another person still with the team was let go), but it’s what happened. After a move that has jolted the hockey world, what’s next?

First of all, who is Hextall’s replacement? At the moment, there are two former NHL general managers still in the organization: Paul Holmgren and Dean Lombardi. Both options are probably going to be more reactionary and active in terms of growing a better NHL…