Craig Berube Fired by Flyers: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction

After just two seasons at the helm, the Philadelphia Flyers relieved Craig Berube of his head coaching duties Friday.  

The organization made the official announcement on its Twitter account:

The 49-year-old coach played in over 1,000 career NHL games with the Flyers, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Calgary Flames, the Washington Capitals and the New York Islanders, but he couldn't get the job done behind the bench.

He went 75-58-28 in two seasons as Philly's head coach, and he missed the playoffs in 2014-15 after getting ousted in the first round last year.

Despite a ton of offensive talent on the roster, including Claude Giroux, Jakub Voracek, Wayne Simmonds, Brayden Schenn and others, the Flyers couldn't crack the top eight in the Eastern Conference this season.

There were also some players who disagreed with Berube's coaching style, including veteran Vincent Lecavalier, who had his worst career NHL season with just 20 points.

According to Dave Isaac of the Courier-Post, the former No. 1 overall draft pick made it clear that he didn't want to continue playing under Berube:

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Yeah, that's fair to say. He's got his views and obviously he's shown that. I think there's 17 or 18 games I was scratched. Obviously it's gonna be tough to change his mind. We'll see what happens. ... He thought he was doing the right thing and I obviously think I still can do a lot and give a lot to this team and to teams. I guess it was just his opinion. It was nothing off ice. I think everybody likes Chief and what he's done. Everybody has a lot of respect for him. He probably had to do some tough decisions.

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Lecavalier ultimately got his wish, but it remains to be seen if a coaching change will help resurrect his floundering career.

The Flyers organization didn't have much of a choice, though, since it cannot afford to continue squandering the talent it has on its roster.

Philadelphia should be a perennial playoff team based on the offensive punch it packs, but it needs to find someone who can harness it and steer the ship in the right direction.

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