John Tortorella’s tenure with the Philadelphia Flyers ended after a confrontation with defenseman Cam York escalated a series of issues inside the organization. According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman,

Three games down in the post John Tortorella era and three wins for the Philadelphia Flyers. With the shackles coming off and an aura of relief beaming off the team, the Flyers seemingly have new life breathed into them in the trio of contests since last Thursday’s shocking coaching change.

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.