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Flyers Bringing in the Coach who Reportedly Tried to Fight Evander Kane

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Jul 14th, 2022 · 11:22 AM EDT

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More Flyers news:

Rocky Thompson was the coach who took of his shirt in a power play meeting in San Jose and threatened to fight Evander Kane.

He was also removed from his position as coach b/c he has a medical exemption to being vaccinated for COVID-19 and at the time, violated league protocols. https://t.co/5LwmfyojrY

— Anthony SanFilippo (@AntSanPhilly) July 14, 2022

Well golly gee!

The almost-fight story was told in a TSN interview, which The Mercury News aggregated here:

…Kane said he was challenged to a fight by the coach at one point last season after a power-play meeting. Kane didn’t say the coach’s name, but Thompson was a Sharks associate last season responsible for the Sharks’ power play.

“We were just giving our opinions on what we can do better, and I gave my opinion at one point in time, and I think our assistant coach, he maybe didn’t agree with it,” Kane said with a small laugh. “Anyway, the meeting was over, we’re all kind of getting ready, chatting afterward, and he comes back into the locker room with his shirt off, flexing and kind of being all hype and whatnot, and challenging me to a fight.

“So it was interesting. I actually didn’t respond. Some of the guys are laughing, thought it was funny. I thought he was joking around, to be honest. I didn’t think he was being serious. It was surprising for an assistant coach to do that.”

To recap, the Flyers:

1. traded for guy who had to tell everyone he’s not a racist
2. bought out the player who beat cancer and won the Masterton
3. had a crappy free agency period
4. are now reportedly bringing in coach who tried to fight Evander Kane and will stir up the COVID nonsense again

Maybe it works out and this optics stuff ends up not mattering, but I doubt it. Bring it to Broad. Let’s go Flyers.