Briere just stated the following on the NBCSN Philly broadcast about the trade:
"The cap flexibility was to hard to pass up, to free up cap space for the center weโre looking for."
That puts an emphasis on the fact the Flyers may br entering the "building" phase.
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The "xxxxx" is the right move that way it won't be forgotten what he did. It will always be there as a reminder of what occurred and how the whole situation was handled so terribly.
The fact PHI got Fedotov out of Russia after everything that's occurred over the last few years exemplifies how Briere tries to explore all options in an effort to better the team
He's navigated the Gauthier/Hart/Fedotov situations wonderfully as a 1st year GM
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Michkov coming over will help the Flyers attract talent. People forget until the year of the draft, and all of the Russian prospect discourse Bedard/Michkov were considered 1/2 in the 2023 draft.
Having an elite talent like Michkov will help PHI draw players in.
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If Hagens is available at 6 and the Flyers select him, Danny Briere has done a great job at addressing the lack of skilled center depth within the organization in just a calendar year
-Drafted Luchanko
-Traded for Zegras
-Potentially drafting Hagens?
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Interesting tidbit from Trotz here.
NSH was also trying to trade up to 12 to select Nesbitt.
Seems as though many teams valued his size/skillset in the mid-teens of this Draft.
Have to commend Briere for trading up and executing on a player who had value amongst several teams.
Not sure if any #LetsGoFlyers fans are watching the @espn#NHLDraft2025 broadcast - Barry Trotz just told EJ they were trying to trade up to 12 to get a player that another team traded up to get.
Clearly he was talking about Nesbitt. It being the Penguins is also likely why they
Flyers trade for Zegras.
Based on the return, I like the move.
Obviously, PHI is banking on Zegras returning to his prior form but, realistically you gave up a 4th liner, 2nd round pick, and 4th rounder.
For a potential 2nd line or even 1st line center.
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Michkov with a between the legs dangle and short side shot to create a scoring chance.
Corrales the puck afterwards and then sets Bonk up for a one-timer.
Showing his offensive creativity in this sequence. @FlyersKnitty
Claude Giroux is being congratulated on reaching 1000 points before the start of today's game. Flyers GM Danny Briere congratulated Giroux as well, as Scott Laughton, Sean Couturier, Travis Konecny and Travis Sanheim. @FlyersKnitty#LetsGoFlyers
Flyers defeat the Jets, 2-0.
PHI played last night, and WPG did not making this win more impressive.
Despite missing Couturier/ Drysdale, PHI controlled play and out shot the NHL's top team.
That's the Flyers 3rd straight win and 4th win in their last 5 games.
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