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When the players stop responding - and just plain stop listening - it’s time to go. When Ed Snider promised “more changes” after the Philadelphia Flyers were thumped 9-1 by the Buffalo Sabres last Tuesday, there was speculation Ken Hitchcock would be out. I didn’t expect the departure of Bobby Clarke as well. The official line is he resigned. If so, I guess he saw the writing on the wall. There really was no way out this season - considering the Flyers 1-6-1 start.

One major shortcoming that will always follow Bobby Clarke around was his inability to ever snag a top-notch Goaltender - a major reason the team failed in their most recent trip to the Stanley Cup final in 1997. Also a major factor in their round one loss to the Sabres in last year’s playoffs.

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