Faced with a team spinning its wheels and a GM unwilling to deviate from his process, the Flyers' higher-ups deemed Ron Hextall's exit a necessary step toward fixing what ailed the organization.

VOORHEES, N.J. (CBS/AP) — Former Philadelphia Flyers general manager Ron Hextall said he was shocked to learn he had been fired. Hextall, a former Flyers goalie, was fired Monday after 4 ½ ...

Hextall gave up a second-round pick in this season’s rich draft for Granlund. He even agreed to pay Granlund his full salary for two more seasons after this one, counting $5 million against the ...

Hextall, a former Flyers goalie, was fired Monday after four-plus seasons on the job. "I didn't see this coming in any way," Hextall said Friday. "I was shocked. I was stunned, yeah." ...

Ron Hextall never lost track of his vision for the Flyers. The overarching goal was to be competitive in the present while setting up a long and prosperous future. The best of both worlds in theory.

Hextall had been sitting in the general manager's club box since he came back to Philadelphia last July. Now the keys to the room are his and the team may take a new shape with him at the helm.