Flyers replace Stevens with Laviolette NHLcom News Welcome PROFILE ACCOUNT SIGN OUT USERNAME or EMAILPASSWORDFORGOT YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORDSIGN IN REGISTER SCORES LEAGUE SCORES NHL GAMECENTER LIVE SCHEDULE TODAY BY WEEK BY MONTH BY SEASON STANDINGS DIVISION CONFERENCE LEAGUE VS EAST VS WEST 2009 PRESEASON STATS LEAGUE LEADERS INDIVIDUALS TEAMS GAMEBYGAME CAREER SHOOTOUTS 2009 PRESEASON TEAMS Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators St Louis Blues Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche Edmonton Oilers Minnesota Wild Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Los Angeles Kings Phoenix Coyotes San Jose Sharks New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs Atlanta Thrashers Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Washington Capitals PLAYERS SEARCH PLAYERS ROOKIES DRAFT HISTORY NEWS HEADLINES FEATURES NHL WINTER CLASSIC 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS NHL ENTRY DRAFT NHL AWARDS STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NHL ALLSTAR GAME HOCKEYS FINEST ALL NEWS STORIES NOUVELLES EN FRANAIS FANTASY PLAY FANTASY HOCKEY 09 VIDEO LIVE GAME VIDEO NHL NETWORK PHOTOS FANS NHL FANS NHL ON FACEBOOK NHL ON TWITTER NHL ON YOUTUBE NHL TOOLBARS SATURDAYNHLPICKS NHL TWITTER LISTS NHL TWEETMIXX MOBILE TICKETS NHL TICKETS BUY AND SELL NHL TICKETS SHOP SHOPNHLCOM AUCTIONS JERSEYS MEN WOMEN KIDS NYC NHL STORE HEADLINES DIVISION NOTES OLYMPICS FANTASY ALL FEATURES Flyers replace Stevens with LavioletteFriday 12042009 1046 PM News By Adam Kimelman NHLcom Staff Writer No change in Flyers leadership PHILADELPHIA Flyers GM Paul Holmgren denied a report that Mike Richards was going to be stripped of his captaincy in favor of Chris ProngerI dont believe a change is necessary there Holmgren said Mike unequivocally is the captain of our hockey teamRichards just 24 is in his second season as captain but his leadership abilities have been called into question Richards is one of a number of young Flyers who live in the trendy Old City section of Philadelphia and Holmgren said he has had conversations with Richards regarding his office activitiesIs he perfect Probably not Holmgren said But hes a young player learning his roleHolmgren said Richards and Jeff Carter remain the faces of our franchise but added that he expects veterans like Pronger and Kimmo Timonen to have leadership roles as wellEverybody has to get better Holmgren said The players need to be better Adam KimelmanPHILADELPHIA Philadelphia Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren on Friday fired John Stevens and replaced him with Peter Laviolette as th...