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PHILADELPHIA -- On the first day of training camp, the
Philadelphia Flyers were already a mess. By the end of
the preseason, chairman Ed Snider had grave concerns
about the team he founded. "I thought our training camp,
quite frankly, was one of the worst training camps Ive
ever seen," Snider said. "Im not talking about wins or
losses. There was nothing exciting. Nobody shined. Nobody
looked good. I couldnt point to one thing that I thought
was a positive. "Unfortunately, my worries were
realized." He only needed three games to make a move.
After a winless start, the Flyers fired coach Peter
Laviolette on Monday, three seasons after he led them to
the Stanley Cup finals. Assistant Craig Berube, in his
seventh season coaching within the organization, was
promoted to replace Laviolette. He is the 18th coach in
franchise history. Despite a preseason vote of confidence
from ownership, Laviolette just couldnt overcome a
punchless offence, a pair of journeymen in goal and a
patchwork defence to jolt the Flyers out of their funk
and keep his job. He dealt with rumours of his firing
last season, a year in which the Flyers missed the
playoffs after the lockout shortened the campaign. It was
the only season in which he failed to make the post-
season in Philadelphia. Flyers general manager Paul
Holmgren tried to mould a playoff roster in the off-
season, signing forward Vinny Lecavalier, defenceman Mark
Streit and goaltender Ray Emery. He also jettisoned
overpriced and underperforming veterans, like goaltender
Ilya Bryzgalov and forward Danny Briere. Holmgren liked
his transactions. He just didnt like how Laviolette was
putting the pieces together. "I think some of the
additions that we made this summer were good additions,"
Holmgren said. "I think there was some excitement about
our team going into training camp. Right from Day 1 of
training camp, I was concerned. "But it was more about
how we played, and it was unacceptable. We dont look like
a team at all." Laviolette is signed through 2014-15. Hes
just the second coach in Flyers history to coach parts of
five seasons. He was hired early in the 2009 season after
John Stevens was fired, and led the Flyers on an
improbable run to the 2010 Stanley Cup finals, where they
lost to Chicago in six games. Laviolette won the Stanley
Cup coaching Carolina in 2006, and previously coached the
New York Islanders. Hes still set to serve as an
assistant under Pittsburghs Dan Bylsma for the United
States in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. Snider backed his
coach last month and brushed off suggestions that
Laviolette was on the hot seat. "As far as Peter is
concerned, last year was an anomaly," he said in
September. "Hes been a very good coach for us." Just not
anymore with the Flyers. Holmgren had a "fleeting
thought" of firing Laviolette after last season, but
thought the coach deserved one more chance with a full
training camp. "They do need a kick in the pants,"
Holmgren said. Berube had 20 goals and 54 points over
parts of seven seasons with the Flyers. He played for
four other teams over a 17-year career and his 3,149
penalty minutes are seventh in NHL history. Berube will
make his debut Tuesday, when the Flyers play host to
Florida. "Just because Ive been in the organization a
long time doesnt mean Im going to do the same thing other
coaches did," he said. "Im not them. I have my own
thoughts. I have my own way of how I want to coach." The
Flyers added former forward Ian Laperriere and former
Ottawa coach John Paddock as assistants, while Kevin
McCarthy, a part of Laviolettes staff, was fired. Snider
balked at the suggestion the Flyers should have looked
outside the organization to find a coach. The Flyers
havent won a Stanley Cup since 1975 and lost their last
six trips to the finals. "We dont need a fresh
perspective," Snider said. "We have a pretty good
culture, and we know who were dealing with." Laviolette
led the Flyers to three straight playoff appearances
before last season. The Flyers went 23-22-3 and were 10th
in the Eastern Conference with 49 points last year. There
was no apparent improvement this season. The Flyers lost
their opener at home last week to Toronto, then lost
games on consecutive days over the weekend to Montreal
and Carolina. With captain Claude Giroux without a point,
and forwards Sean Couturier and Brayden Schenn stagnant,
they were outscored 9-3. "I would think guys are probably
pretty frustrated," Laviolette said Sunday. "Offensively,
if youre not scoring, everythings got to be perfect on
the defensive side of things." The Flyers 1-5-1 preseason
record was an ominous sign that trouble was ahead. "We
all sensed it," Berube said. "We didnt play very well in
the preseason. Whether you have a full lineup or not, we
just didnt see the competitiveness and team-oriented play
thats needed." Snider said Holmgren still has his support
even as move after move -- starting with the unexpected
dismantling of the young core of the 2010 finals team --
has backfired. "I think Paul did an excellent job over
the summer with the three players he brought in," Snider
said. "We had extremely high hopes for those three
players and we still do. It remains to be seen if we were
right or wrong." In a bleak era in city sports,
Laviolettes firing means all four Philadelphia teams have
changed coaches in the last year. Eagles coach Chip
Kelly, hired in January, is now the dean of Philadelphia
coaches. "Its kind of the crazy reality of what we deal
with, but its unfortunate," Kelly said. "I know Pete a
little bit. Hes a good guy. "
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seven.ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Oakland Raiders released
quarterback Matt Flynn on Monday, just six months after
bringing him in to be the starter. Oakland acquired Flynn
in April from Seattle for a 2014 fifth-round draft pick
and a conditional pick in 2015. The Raiders also reworked
Flynns contract to give him $6.5 million in guaranteed
money this season. But Flynn was beaten out for the
starting job in the preseason by Terrelle Pryor and then
fell to third string behind undrafted free agent Matt
McGloin last week, leading to his eventual release. "It
just didnt work," coach Dennis Allen said. "Terrelle came
in and he took over the job. Hes earned the position that
hes in. So, we just felt like its probably best to move
on from that." Sports Illustrated first reported the
move. Flynn made two appearances for Oakland (2-3) for
all that money. He came in late in a loss at Denver on
Sept. 23, after Pryor was knocked out with a concussion,
and then started against Washington the following week.
He was booed by the home crowd from the start of that
game and struggled mightily as the Raiders lost 24-14. He
threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown,
lost a fumble in the second half and was sacked seven
times as he lacked pocket presence. Pryor came back to
regain the starting job and led the Raiders to a 27-17
victory Sunday night over the Chargers as Flynn sat
watching. "This kids going to continue to improve," Allen
said. "Hes probably leaps and bounds ahead of where we
thought he would be at this point in time. The key for
him is he continues to work and continues to strive to
get better on the little things." After spending four
years as Aaron Rodgers backup in Green Bay, Flynn was one
of the most sought after quarterbacks on the free-agent
market in 2012 based largely on one dynamic start. Flynn
threw for 480 yards and six touchdowns in the 2011 season
finale for the Packers against Detroit. Flynn had also
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heir apparent to Carson Palmer. Flynn struggled in
training camp with a sore elbow and was eventually beaten
out by the vastly improved Pryor, who surprised the
Raiders coaching staff and front office with his rapid
improvement. Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie has
apparently struck out on both of his major quarterback
acquisitions this off-season. Tyler Wilson was drafted in
the fourth round but was cut at the end of training camp
and is now on the practice squad. He paid a heavy price
for Flynn, who quickly proved he was not worthy of it.
Oakland also reportedly had interest in signing recently
released Josh Freeman before he ended up joining
Minnesota instead. That leaves Pryor entrenched as the
starter for now. Pryor was the final draft pick of late
owner Al Davis, taken in the third round of the
supplemental draft in 2011. He got on the field once his
first season and played sparingly last year before
impressing at the start of this season. Pryor has
completed 68.3 per cent of his passes with four
touchdowns, two interceptions and a passer rating of 97.6
in four starts this season. He also leads the team with
229 yards rushing. Pryor was at his best against the
Chargers, completing 18 of 23 passes for 221 yards and no
interceptions for a 135.7 passer rating that was the
highest for a Raiders quarterback since Rich Gannon in
2002. Since throwing two interceptions in the season
opener, Pryor has committed no turnovers in his last
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the active roster. Holmes was suspended for the first
four games for testing positive for PEDs and had a one-
week roster exemption after the suspension ended. ...
Oakland also waived OL Jack Cornell and have one open
roster spot if they decide to add a third quarterback.
... RB Rashad Jennings injured his hamstring in the game
but it is not believed to be serious.
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