Flyers: Upside the Focus with Bonk

By the time the second pick of the first round for the Flyers rolled around, the high of selecting a player with the potential of Matvei Michkov was still alive and well.  If Michkov is a swing for the fences, the selection the Flyers made at 22nd overall is more of a conservative pick. Oliver Bonk, a right-handed defenseman […]

Kevin Durso  •  29 Jun 2023
YWT: The Philadelphia Flyers Podcast – YWT #175 – One Down

Chuck Fletcher has been fired and Danny Briere is the interim GM of the Flyers. The guys discuss on a new YWT Podcast episode.

Kevin Durso  •  13 Mar 2023
Danny Briere: Flyers Rebuild ‘Needs to Be Done the Right Way’

Flyers interim GM Danny Briere met with the media on Sunday morning and officially went where his predecessor wouldn’t. The Flyers are officially in a rebuild, one that Briere says “needs to be done the right way.”

Kevin Durso  •  12 Mar 2023
Tear It Down? Free Agency Failings Shows Why Flyers Need a Front Office Rebuild

On Wednesday, you saw that the current regime is incapable of handling a rebuild. They insisted upon an aggressive retool for a fast fix, not the necessary rebuild needed. Now it’s time to start that rebuild anyway, but focus on the front office that has so clearly set the Flyers back.

Kevin Durso  •  14 Jul 2022
Flyers: On Management, Hiring an Outside Agency, and Future Decisions

John Tortorella certainly knew all the right things to say, but doesn’t have much of a filter. What you see is what you get with him, there’s no gray area. That hardly appears to be the case with Flyers management. There’s a lot of gray area right now, in terms of making decisions, who is on board with what, and what the future may hold.

Kevin Durso  •  21 Jun 2022
Briere Joins Front Office Staff Tasked with Getting Flyers Back on Track

One day after officially being named a special assistant to the general manager, Danny Briere met with the media on Wednesday morning to discuss the new role and how he factors into those plans.

Kevin Durso  •  10 Feb 2022
Flyers Promote Danny Briere to Special Assistant to General Manager

The Flyers announced on Tuesday afternoon that Danny Briere has been named a special assistant to the general manager.

Kevin Durso  •  08 Feb 2022
Young Players Will Have to Earn Spots with Flyers

After a busy offseason, is there still a chance for young players to make their impact on the Flyers roster this season? The possibility exists for sure. It always does. The road to get there is just going to be much more difficult this time around.

Kevin Durso  •  16 Sep 2021
Fletcher, Flyers Poised for Busy Few Weeks Ahead

As GM Chuck Fletcher and assistant GM Brent Flahr met with the media on Tuesday morning, it marked the beginning of what should be a busy few weeks for the team. They need to get better. They know it. And they know time is of the essence.

Kevin Durso  •  13 Jul 2021