Flyers make major change to front office

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Dorin Canaday
March 10, 2023 (9:38)

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The Philadelphia Flyers have had yet another season to forget about. To make matters worse, GM Chuck Fletcher basically did nothing at the Trade Deadline with one of the deepest drafts in recent memory this summer.

The Flyers have huge assets such as Kevin Hayes and Ivan Provorov who were reported to be available but neither were moved. Add that to the fact that Fletcher never even offered an interested Johnny Gaudreau a contract this past offseason, Fletcher has had a horrible year.

Now, according to Sportsnet's Jeff Marek the struggles have accumulated into a big front office change:

''Things are definitely moving in Philadelphia. Not 100% sure where it's heading but today could be a big day for the Flyers.''

Moments later, Marek's partner in crime Elliotte Friedman confirmed the reports, noting that a former player will be taking over his role.

Per Friedman:

''As Marek hinted today and @ReinerOlivia just reported, Daniel Briere is replacing Chuck Fletcher as PHI GM.''

Friedman noted that Olivia Reiner of The Philadelphia Inquirer did also confirm of Daniel Briere taking over as Flyers interim general manager.

Fletcher was hired as the eighth GM in Flyers history on December 3rd, 2018, and also took over as Team President when Paul Holmgren recently retired.

After finishing 29th with a 25-46-11 record last season, Philadelphia has improved from a .372 to .454 winning percentage so far, with a 24-30-11 record through 65 games.

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