John Tortorella may not have put the final nail in his Flyers coaching coffin on Tuesday night in Toronto — he just had added another one that sealed it shut. The fiery coach was fired on Thursday morning after almost three seasons.

The Flyers skated like they had a weight lifted off their shoulders against the Habs. Brière hopes this is "rock bottom" for the rebuild.

When Philadelphia Flyers General Manager Danny Brière took the podium for his press conference on Wednesday, it wasn't to celebrate a trade acquisition or a contract extension. It was to mark the end of an era—one that had defined the early stages of the Flyers' rebuild.