The Flyers don’t have a head coach and may not have one for a while, and their search could be building to a conclusion that will feel familiar. Rick Tocchet had roughly two months left on his contract with the Vancouver Canucks before Tuesday,

While the Canucks will have to find a head coach to replace Tocchet, this remains an all-in summer for Vancouver.

Tocchet stepped in for Bruce Boudreau midway through Vancouver's 2022-23 season. He led the Canucks to 50 wins in 2024 but saw his team miss the playoffs this spring. Rutherford said last Monday the Canucks had wanted Tocchet to sign a longer contract because "we don't feel it's right to have somebody here that may have his mind somewhere else."