Report: Flyers asked Rangers for permission to speak with Vigneault

The Philadelphia Flyers have reached out to the New York Rangers about Alain Vigneault, TVA's Renaud Lavoie reports.

Philadelphia is the only club so far to ask permission to speak with the former Blueshirts head coach, adds Lavoie.

The Flyers dismissed Dave Hakstol in December, handing the reins to Scott Gordon on an interim basis. They went 25-22-4 under Gordon and missed the playoffs by 16 points.

New York fired Vigneault on the final night of the 2017-18 regular season after failing to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2009-10. New York was also unable to qualify for the postseason this year under new head coach David Quinn.

Vigneault spent five seasons behind the Rangers bench and guided them to the Stanley Cup Final in 2014. Before joining New York, he coached the Vancouver Canucks and Montreal Canadiens, helping the Canucks make a Cup Final appearance in 2011.