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Flyers' Rick Tocchet Could Soon Be On Wrong Side of NHL History

Philadelphia Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet is facing a historic milestone for all the wrong reasons as his squad searches for its first victory of the campaign. Having dropped their opening nine matches with a record of zero wins, six losses, and three overtime defeats, the team is enduring the worst start in franchise history.

If the group fails to secure a win on Saturday night against the Ottawa Senators, Tocchet will stand alone in the record books as the only bench boss in the history of the league to begin two separate seasons with ten consecutive losses. He previously guided the Arizona Coyotes to an identical zero-nine-and-one start during the 2017 to 2018 schedule.

While multiple updates over the past week suggest the organization intends to keep Tocchet at the helm, a tenth straight defeat would push the current roster into an infamous club of franchises that opened a season with ten consecutive losses. That exclusive group includes past iterations of the Arizona Coyotes, the San Jose Sharks under David Quinn, and the Arizona club under Andre Tourigny, alongside several historical organizations that no longer exist.

The upcoming contest presents a daunting challenge against a strong Ottawa opponent, putting the team on the edge of a deeply unwanted piece of sporting history.

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