Fire the Taco
An unofficial fan movement · Philadelphia, PA

Fire the Taco

Hall of Famer. Franchise penalty minute king. Legend in orange. And yet, here we are. Philadelphia has tasted the Taco and would like to send it back to the kitchen.

The Flyers coach behind the bench wearing Minion goggles, with the scoreboard reading Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 0 and shots on goal 15 to 8 in the second period
Exhibit A. Down 4–0 to Pittsburgh with 8 shots halfway through the game. He is still looking for the ninth.
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1,815His Flyers PIM record
−1.7Shots a game vs. league avg
0Tacos thrown by Philly
32ndPower play last season (15.7%)

In his 8 full seasons as a head coach (2009–10 to 2025–26), his teams averaged 28.5 shots a game against a 30.2 league average, and finished below average in 7 of 8. Last season’s Flyers: 25.5 shots a game (28th of 32) and a 15.7% power play, dead last in the league (average: 21.1%). Source: NHL.com team stats.

1st Period

Throw a Taco at the Bench

Each tap is one taco of discontent hurled toward the coaching staff. Digitally. Real tacos on the ice will get you escorted out by Gritty personally.

0
tacos of discontent

All of Philly: 0 tacos and counting

Wind up. Philly is watching.

2nd Period

Free Michkov

The most exciting young player in orange and black, and the bench keeps finding reasons to sit him. If the coach won't give him shifts, the fans will.

0:00Ice time given by fans
0:00Time spent watching from the bench

He's on the bench. Again. Do something.

Fans have given him 0:00 of ice time so far

3rd Period

Build the Replacement

The front office clearly needs help. Assemble the next bench boss from the finest parts available.

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Overtime

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