Our Seattle Kraken handed the Philadelphia Flyers another brutal loss, a 3-2 shootout victory on Tuesday night, and it officially dropped the Flyers to a soul-crushing 0-5-3 record to start their season. Yeah, Philly is down bad, like really, really bad. Every other NHL team has noticed their struggles, and they are seeing it as a massive opportunity to pick them apart.
The Vultures Are Circling Danny Briere’s Phone
With the Flyers floundering and looking for any answer about what’s going wrong and how to fix it, general manager Danny Briere is reportedly getting a whole lot of calls from teams around the league. It’s a bunch of executives trying to make their teams better off what looks like the corpse of a roster destined to not make the playoffs. Straight up vultures. TSN’s Insider Trading reported on Tuesday night that GMs are all over Briere. “Yeah, Danny Briere, the GM of the Flyers, my understanding is his phone is getting all kinds of love from other GMs around the league, but not the kind of attention you wanna get,” LeBrun said. You know the type: teams calling to see who they can swipe for cheap. While the Flyers have been aggressive in trying to make trades, it feels like everyone is just trying to take advantage of a desperate situation.
No Quick Fix in Philly, It’s an Internal Problem
LeBrun also made it clear that there is “no easy fix here.” He said, “There is no blockbuster trade that the Flyers are gonna pull off to get themselves out of this brutal start.” Even though some fans are chanting for Rick Tocchet to get fired, that’s not even a thought for Flyers management right now. The belief inside the management group is that “the answer lies within.” This is being seen as a “collective letdown from the start of the year.” They think it’s a group of young players who, after getting a taste of success last year, maybe took a lot for granted heading into this season. It’s a major wake-up call, and they’re going to have to fix it themselves.
So, who could these NHL GMs be targeting? The real question is who on the Flyers roster teams are actually calling about. We know that Porter Martone, Matvei Michkov, and somewhat Tyson Foerster are untouchables. Trading their young talent wouldn’t make sense, even if this season is a total write-off and they’re looking at a top-five pick next June. Those young core pieces are not even up for discussion right now. Instead, GMs are probably inquiring about expendable pieces, players where teams could still see some value, and who the Flyers would theoretically be willing to let go in early trade talks.
This is a total mess in Philadelphia, and our Kraken were there to hand them another lesson on Tuesday. For now, it seems like the Flyers are just going to have to figure it out themselves, but you gotta love seeing our guys make a statement against a team circling the drain. Go Kraken!
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Originally reported by Broad Street Hockey.
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