The Philadelphia Flyers fired coach Craig Berube after two seasons Friday, just the latest coach in a list four decades long who could not deliver a championship.
Flyers General Manager Ron Hextall made the announcement two days after a news conference where he left Berube's fate in limbo.
Berube, who had a year left on his contract, has spent 18 seasons with the organization as a player, assistant coach and head coach, doing all three with both the Flyers and the minor league Phantoms.
"I think in the end, a coach's job is to get the most out of his players, and in the end that's the conclusion that I came to, was that that wasn't the case," Hextall said.
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• Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi practiced Friday and is expected to play in Game 2 of the playoff series with Pittsburgh on Saturday night. Girardi took a puck in the face in the third period of New York's victory Thursday.
• Los Angeles center Jarret Stoll was arrested Friday at a Las Vegas hotel on suspicion of cocaine possesion. Police said Stoll, an unrestricted free agent, was being held at the Clark County Detention Center.
• Dallas signed John Klingberg to a seven-year contract extension after he led NHL rookie defensemen in assists (29) and points (40) this season.
• Arizona signed 19-year-old forward Christian Dvorak to a three-year, entry-level contract.
