An incident between John Tortorella and Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Cam York this week contributed to a deteriorating relationship between coach and team that led to Tortorella’s firing on Thursday morning, a team source said.

Shaw, who stepped in as interim head coach following Tortorella's dismissal, revealed on Friday that Tortorella left a personal note in the Flyers' locker room and another in the

The Philadelphia Flyers fired head coach John Tortorella on Thursday amid a season in which they are languishing near the bottom of the NHL’s Eastern Conference. While the on-ice results certainly played a factor,