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flyers had very serious interest in bringing him back. shocked he didn’t want to play for tocchet.
Flyers: Five Takeaways From Briere Preseason Press Conference
Carter Hart – It’s not a great look for the team when a guy who hasn’t played in a year and a half says they won’t touch you with a 10 foot pole.
Risto – Finally an update. Approx 2 months into the season which in Flyers medical speak means he may never play again.
Foerster – Ramping up in training camp
Bonk – Good news. Another mystery injury. That always ends well.Carter Hart – It’s not a great look for the team when a guy who hasn’t played in a year and a half says they won’t touch you with a 10 foot pole.
Risto – Finally an update. Approx 2 months into the season which in Flyers medical speak means he may never play again.
Foerster – Ramping up in training camp
Bonk – Good news. Another mystery injury. That always ends well.– Can’t wait for the 1st fluff piece on gilbert and how he can help the defense
– Hope they re-sign RR when he becomes eligible. Danny said he is a very important part of that top 4.– Eat until you are sick. Flyes infatuation with size and weight has led to a lot of recent success. Guess they have their excuse if bonk has a bad year or what not. He never got healthy was behind the 8 ball from camp.
– Shocked hart didn’t want to play for tocchet.Damn. Really pushing that Flyers PR narrative.
Back in 2023-24, the Flyers were in playoff position as the trade deadline neared. However, Briere did not feel the organizational rebuild was far enough along (either at the NHL level or system wide) to avoid being sellers. Consequently, the team dealt starting defenseman Sean Walker to Colorado for a first-round pick. Last year, Briere traded longtime team leader Scott Laughton to obtain a first-round pick.
DB tried to resign Walker but couldn’t. It was trade him or lose him for nothing at the end of the year, 1 year into a supposed rebuild. Despite Jones telling the players plainly that this was not a rebuild, letting a veteran walk for nothing at the end of the year might’ve been a bridge to far for the fans with blinders on especially if the Flyers ended up missing the playoffs. A rebuilding team also would’ve traded Laughton at that time but they needed another year of his leadership which resulted in an even worse team. Thank god the Leafs GM was an idiot this past tdl. Just when you think there are no more Chuck Fletchers, one more pops up. Laughton was a total no show for the Leafs playoff run. 4 pts in 20 games in the regular season with 2 assists TOTAL in the playoffs and being demoted to the 4th line. How badly do you think the Leafs want a do over? He is great in “the room” though.
>However, Briere does not think the team is currently ready to be buyers, either. He didn’t say so explicitly, but the plan seems to more or less be to evaluate the team under its new coaching staff, and then proceed. The GM will rely on internal player improvements at various positions and see where things are for the longer-term outline. A skeptic would call it a “stand pat” year. However, keep in mind that all but one offseason acquisition/ signing is on an expiring contract this season.
Hmm.. Danny’s boss thinks differently and isn’t afraid to tell the world. Just last week.
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CEO Dan Hilferty: “Now we’re adding and you only add when you think you’re in the playoff conversation.”
He said fans are buying in, the Flyers had 90 percent of the fans renew their season tickets.So who do you believe Dan “man of the people” Hilferty or DB?
The reality is they’ve been trying to make the playoffs the last 2 years despite being under the restrictions of all the 8 year contracts Fletcher handed out and then DB handed out and Ellis’s LTIR. The rebuild nonsense was just to lower expectations so the fans would keep coming to the games while they wait for the long term contracts to expire.
I believe them both to an extent; despite both being full of shit. Danny talks out both sides of his mouth. Numerous quotes over the years where he contradicts himself.
“Hilf” is a stone-cold moron. Whatever “Jonesy” and briere sell him he will eat it up.
What exactly are the fans buying into? The great bring back tocchet move?
enjoy.
watch then tell me if you think the flyers are on the path to contention. The flyers way. all one can do is shake your head. sad thing is peeps eat this shit up.
– “jonesy” on nesbitt: so and so knows the family plays tough and mean. new era of orange II. some things will never change. skill is secondary.
“jonesy” – we got size we got size. once again no mention of skill.
“jonesy” – he looks like a flyers to me. Damn calling the kid a loser already.
Tocchet – look at the character, he will block shots, then the skill. pure gold
once a flyer always a flyer.
I believe them both to an extent; despite both being full of shit. Danny talks out both sides of his mouth. Numerous quotes over the years where he contradicts himself.
“Hilf” is a stone-cold moron. Whatever “Jonesy” and briere sell him he will eat it up.
What exactly are the fans buying into? The great bring back tocchet move?
Like it or not, The Flyers have an identity they want to put forth and they will never move away from that. They would rather die on that “Play Like A Flyer” hill than ever change it or adapt. Their 50 years of playoff success has proven……..wait…..
Whatever. I hope they do succeed using this model they mythologized over the course of the franchise. Hold on to it long enough that that league comes around to being a tough physical based game over skill based. I’m not holding my breath. Right now the Flyers lack size AND skill. ITs good they addressed some of that in this draft, at least with Martone. Either way, Ill be long dead before this team ever wins a cup.
I believe them both to an extent; despite both being full of shit. Danny talks out both sides of his mouth. Numerous quotes over the years where he contradicts himself.
“Hilf” is a stone-cold moron. Whatever “Jonesy” and briere sell him he will eat it up.
What exactly are the fans buying into? The great bring back tocchet move?
Like it or not, The Flyers have an identity they want to put forth and they will never move away from that. They would rather die on that “Play Like A Flyer” hill than ever change it or adapt. Their 50 years of playoff success has proven……..wait…..
Whatever. I hope they do succeed using this model they mythologized over the course of the franchise. Hold on to it long enough that that league comes around to being a tough physical based game over skill based. I’m not holding my breath. Right now the Flyers lack size AND skill. ITs good they addressed some of that in this draft, at least with Martone. Either way, Ill be long dead before this team ever wins a cup.
its more amazing the number of peeps who buy their bullshit. one of the biggest con jobs in all of sports. flyers fans by far one of if not the dumbest in the league.
Please get someone to moderate this board or this site is going to die regardless of the content. I’m not talking about the hockey discussions but i just went through 2 pages of Expedia articles to get to a hockey article and i’m not going to keep doing that.
Please get someone to moderate this board or this site is going to die regardless of the content. I’m not talking about the hockey discussions but i just went through 2 pages of Expedia articles to get to a hockey article and i’m not going to keep doing that.
We had a spam infiltration late last night. It will be dealt with. If you’re volunteering to be a mod, I accept LOL.
Please get someone to moderate this board or this site is going to die regardless of the content. I’m not talking about the hockey discussions but i just went through 2 pages of Expedia articles to get to a hockey article and i’m not going to keep doing that.
We had a spam infiltration late last night. It will be dealt with. If you’re volunteering to be a mod, I accept LOL.
I appreciate those who volunteer their spare time to mod but I doubt I would be good at it.
Glad you were able to get it fixed.
Thanks.
Nesbitt absolutely has some skill. As for the tiny snippets of conversation they show, they selectively choose those because a segment of the fanbase worries more about that than if someone can play overall. In any given year, I probably have a dozen 10-15 minute hockey conversations with Keith Jones. He knows the game thoroughly.
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