The Philadelphia Flyers have missed the playoffs in each of the last three seasons, making the outside-the-box hire of Keith Jones and Daniel Briere's appointment to GM well worth a try to shake things up.
The Flyers have missed the playoffs for the last 3 seasons. The outside-the-box hire of Keith Jones and making Daniel Briere GM is well worth a try.The Flyers have hired Keith Jones as their new president of hockey operations.
That same day, they also removed the interim tag from Danny Briere's title and made him the team's general manager.He is going straight from the team's broadcast booth to the front office.Jonesy was a hard-nosed player who spent nine seasons in the NHL.He's been critical of the team at times. And he cares.It's been the angst of Flyers' fans for years after seeing the likes of Bobby Clarke, Paul Holmgren, Ron Hextall.
Mix in John Tortorella - who demands excellence from his players every night and who implores them to play the right way - I have a good feeling about this.Briere played for the Flyers team that lost the Cup final to the Blackhawks in 2010.Also, there's nowhere to go but up. The Flyers have missed the playoffs in each of the last three seasons. An outside-the-box hire is well worth a try.
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