Tony DeAngelo
The Philadelphia Flyers were unable to keep the momentum going from the road trip, falling to the New York Islanders, 4-0, on Monday night.
Matvei Michkov tied the game with 1:18 to play, and Emil Andrae capped off an 11-round shootout in a 3-2 comeback win for the Flyers over the Islanders to open the preseason on Sunday night.
Tyson Foerster scored two more goals and Bobby Brink scored the lone goal in a shootout as the Flyers defeated the Islanders on Saturday afternoon.
John Tortorella, fired on Thursday by the Flyers, was an all-in hiring at the time. It was all-in to compete and all-in to save Chuck Fletcher’s job. Now the Flyers are in Danny Briere’s rebuild, and Tortorella was not as all-in as the Flyers wanted him to be.
The NHL trade deadline is eight days away. On the trade candidates for the Flyers, the approach to making trades, and the evaluation process.
A draft weekend with no trade activity on the current roster and selections rooted more in upside felt underwhelming from the Flyers. It’s all part of the plan, as the importance of the 2025 offseason only became greater.
Following the first season of the Flyers “New Era of Orange,” Dan Hilferty and Keith Jones discussed the first-year progress and the future.
Looking back at Danny Briere’s first season as Flyers GM, how he fared in the draft, signings, and trades, and what lies ahead.
Two goals in the first period were the difference, as the Flyers beat the Carolina Hurricanes, 3-1, for their third straight win.
With a youthful defense, Marc Staal was signed by the Flyers to bring a veteran presence and be a mentor and “offshoot of the coaching staff.”
