Ron Hextall Comments On Being Fired By Flyers.

The Philadelphia Flyers are on absolute fire lately with six wins in a row and are now just three points out of first place of the Metro Division. Head coach Alain Vigneault has turned the team around and general manager Chuck Fletcher's changes are paying off so far. Former GM Ron Hextall and his plan seem to be forgotten however he hasn't forgotten about the Flyers. He spoke to Kevin Kurz of The Athletic and opened up about the firing. "It was extremely difficult," Hextall said. "I hate to even use this word, but there certainly was a mourning period. It was very surprising to me, I didn't expect it whatsoever. I know our team was struggling and things weren't going well. I know that. But we did have a long term vision and probably it was the last thing I expected. It certainly took me a long period of time to get over it. But I'm there now, and ready to move on.""I was stunned, make no mistake. We put a plan out there, and felt like, quite frankly, that we were going to see it through. So it took me a lot longer than maybe it should have. But like I said, we had a plan out there, were sticking to it, and felt like we trying to take the organization to good places. So, it was shocking what happened."
Hexy says he still watches Flyers' games and keeps in touch. "I care about the people there, and some of those kids I've watched since they were 17 or 18 years old," he said. "I care about those people, and keep in touch with them to this day."