With the Philadelphia Flyers making the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1997, they have a little recent history on their side. The Flyers fired head coach John Stevens on December 4th and hired current head coach Peter Laviolette. The last team to fire their head coach and make the Stanley Cup Finals? The 2008-09 Pittsburgh Penguins, who fired head coach Michel Therrien for current head coach Dan Bylsma.
Flyers Have Some Recent History On Their Side
↵Also, Flyers captain Mike Richards decided to carry the Prince of Wales Cup, the trophy given to the winner of the Eastern Conference, after seeing Penguins captain Sidney Crosby do it last season.
↵Will history repeat itself so soon?
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