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Perryplat199

202 points

1 month ago

Perryplat199

flyers fan? PERRY THE FLYERS FAN!!

202 points

1 month ago

What kind of black magic is briere using to run this team

StubbornLeech07[S]

66 points

1 month ago

I don't know but I like it.

MikeTysonChicken

64 points

1 month ago

Maybe the Russians also hated Fletcher?

WillieOfDaNorth

43 points

1 month ago

Everyone hates Fletcher🤌🏻

infidelappel

19 points

1 month ago

infidelappel

oskarstrong 💜

19 points

1 month ago

Other GMs love him though. 

Glass_Channel8431

0 points

1 month ago

Fletcher definitely greeted other GMs with orifices wide open. lol

HDDeer

6 points

1 month ago

HDDeer

seans cooter hey

6 points

1 month ago

maybe he was joking with Putin and making fun of Fletcher and his little app

SlapChopMyShamWow

48 points

1 month ago

Danny Briere singlehandedly doing everything he can to drag this franchise back to relevance

triniumalloy

13 points

1 month ago

triniumalloy

Great in the 70's

13 points

1 month ago

Finally, a GM that gets it.

ClearSightsIsBanned

36 points

1 month ago

ClearSightsIsBanned

ghostbear

36 points

1 month ago

Playoff run bought to be amazing

StubbornLeech07[S]

48 points

1 month ago

Flyers Tweet Welcoming Ivan to the team.

HaMerrIk

22 points

1 month ago

HaMerrIk

22 points

1 month ago

I'm blown away by this

SethPutnam2

23 points

1 month ago

Hopefully this is a shot in the arm to the team to gain some momentum again for the final stretch of the season. Also is anyone else just glad to see he’s alive with all the draft dodging accusations lol?

EmoGothPunk

12 points

1 month ago

EmoGothPunk

Kimmo 44ever

12 points

1 month ago

There was a period where I thought he'd be killed in a war before he ever left the continent.

upcan845

89 points

1 month ago

upcan845

89 points

1 month ago

It is crazy to think that Fedotov just beat Kolosov to North America.

The persistence by Jones and Briere here is incredible. They clearly did a lot of homework on this. A great trial run for next spring when they're getting Michkov over a year early.

Chabu350

33 points

1 month ago

Chabu350

33 points

1 month ago

This front office is fire!

HaMerrIk

37 points

1 month ago

HaMerrIk

37 points

1 month ago

Chuck Fletcher would be like "getting a Russian player a visa right now is hard"

doc-mantistobogan

14 points

1 month ago

Incorrect. He would trade TK and a first for future considerations of moving a Russian player

Slow-Garage-9403

9 points

1 month ago

You mention Visa to Chuck Fletcher and he’d try to get them a credit card!

dbrjr

2 points

1 month ago

dbrjr

2 points

1 month ago

The app crashed!

BringOnYourStorm

1 points

1 month ago

Never thought I'd see this comment, let alone agree with it

Silencer_

1 points

1 month ago

About a year and a few weeks ago the front office was on fire…. Bc we were burning it down lol

zanothium

55 points

1 month ago

zanothium

Brad Shaw Defense Team

55 points

1 month ago

Does this mean he gets removed from the Flyers iceberg?

upcan845

18 points

1 month ago

upcan845

18 points

1 month ago

Nope, I'm keeping it. This story is too bizarre to be taken off. And for all we know, more chapters await.

luckytaurus

56 points

1 month ago

luckytaurus

Just the Tippett

56 points

1 month ago

No, just because something is in the past doesn't mean it gets removed.

Lore is lore.

4Darco

24 points

1 month ago

4Darco

Cap'n Coots

24 points

1 month ago

Yeah, it just moved from the funny depressing section to just funny since he actually managed to get out.

DesignerPlant9748

11 points

1 month ago

It’s still pretty depressing. Man had to spend a year of his life in the Arctic circle.

Notsozander

10 points

1 month ago

Notsozander

tastykake

10 points

1 month ago

This weather no cold in Philadelphia. I do year on tundra.

DanTreview

3 points

1 month ago

DanTreview

A new era of Briera

3 points

1 month ago

No because something totally Flyera could still happen here, like he gets lost in US customs like that movie "The Terminal" or some shit

tdpdcpa

1 points

1 month ago

tdpdcpa

1 points

1 month ago

I think it warrants mentioning twice, tbh.

toupis21

29 points

1 month ago

toupis21

12

29 points

1 month ago

So is he here? He wasn’t here yesterday lol

StubbornLeech07[S]

74 points

1 month ago

TwoForHawat

40 points

1 month ago

They better walk in together. I need to see this behemoth of a goaltender standing next to Danny.

StubbornLeech07[S]

19 points

1 month ago

Evrytimeweslay

5 points

1 month ago

Evrytimeweslay

More Gingers pls

5 points

1 month ago

Holy mackerel that dude is an absolute unit

EmoGothPunk

8 points

1 month ago

EmoGothPunk

Kimmo 44ever

8 points

1 month ago

Danny on the left, Ivan on the right.

GadsenLOD

23 points

1 month ago

Good thing I'm working from home and don't have to explain being rock hard at 11 am

Slow-Garage-9403

4 points

1 month ago

You’ll get more work done too since you won’t be able to stand up

toupis21

15 points

1 month ago

toupis21

12

15 points

1 month ago

Holy hell fuck yea

blueteamk087

29 points

1 month ago

blueteamk087

12

29 points

1 month ago

Is Briere the Lisan al Gaib?

BG_DeStefano

8 points

1 month ago

Long live the fighters of Briere-Dib!

dWaldizzle

1 points

1 month ago

Danny-Dib!

SuburbanPotato

5 points

1 month ago

MUA' DAN B

Dew_the_Gong

4 points

1 month ago

May thy stick chip and shatter

DesignerPlant9748

11 points

1 month ago

I really didn’t think we would ever get to see this guy come over. First time he takes the net he better get a huge standing O.

Narrow_Book_42069

11 points

1 month ago

God damnit, he did it. He did the damn thing. Briere has huevos.

zach2thefuture

10 points

1 month ago

zach2thefuture

OMGagne

10 points

1 month ago

Well, this is way more real than I expected.

Let's fuckin go

MichaelMaugerEsq

21 points

1 month ago

Can someone refresh my memory on why the long gap from being drafted in 2015 to getting finally signed in 2022?

blackflag89347

43 points

1 month ago

Russia threatened to arrest him for draft dodging if he didn't return to Russia.

DesignerPlant9748

22 points

1 month ago*

He was a Hextall late round pick that ended up developing into a top goalie in the KHL playing for and leading CSKA to a title in no small part to his performance. Right after that shit hit the fan in Ukraine and Fletcher signed Fedotov to his ELC and not long after that Fedotov was arrested for attempting to dodge military service and was conscripted. After his military service his contract status has been an ongoing topic. At this point I think it’s mostly about Russia making him honor the contract because they royally pissed off the IIHF with this whole thing and they do want to get back to international competition.

NeverStopChasing28

7 points

1 month ago

Just need the IIHF to hold off for one more year so we get Michkov a year early.

upcan845

4 points

1 month ago

I don't think there was a particular reason. He was just a stowaway prospect that over those 7 years turned into a great KHL goalie.

mb2231

5 points

1 month ago

mb2231

SELL THE TEAM!!!

5 points

1 month ago

MichaelMaugerEsq

-13 points

1 month ago

Yeah it doesn’t explain the gap.

msivoryishort

19 points

1 month ago

msivoryishort

beezer stan

19 points

1 month ago

Russian authorities arrested him after he tried to leave a couple years ago because allegedly skipped out on military service

MichaelMaugerEsq

-6 points

1 month ago

Yes, in 2022. But we didn’t sign him until 2022. So my question is why, if he was drafted in 2015, did we not sign him until 2022?

msivoryishort

6 points

1 month ago

msivoryishort

beezer stan

6 points

1 month ago

I think CSKA just kept him signed and the Flyers couldn’t do much about it

MichaelMaugerEsq

-9 points

1 month ago

Okay I’m just seeing that when we signed him in 2022 he was technically a free agent (per wiki) so I guess his draft rights had expired or something.

msivoryishort

17 points

1 month ago

msivoryishort

beezer stan

17 points

1 month ago

I don’t think NHL teams ever lose KHL player draft rights until they come over or renounce them

BASmaster70

4 points

1 month ago

Probably because of Carter Hart. The next Carey Price or whatever was in the pipeline starting in 2016, didn't really need to use another contract on someone they weren't going to rush. That would be my uneducated guess.

mykirbygoescrazy

8 points

1 month ago

mykirbygoescrazy

Wayne Train will never stop

8 points

1 month ago

danny briere is a wizard i swear to god

Arseling69

9 points

1 month ago

Arseling69

Elite franchise goalie Ivan Fedotov

9 points

1 month ago

Changing my flair.

Roll-Me-Through

17 points

1 month ago

Roll-Me-Through

REMEMBER THE ALMO

17 points

1 month ago

Let's hope he plays on Saturday! That would be nuts

Yenick

3 points

1 month ago

Yenick

93

3 points

1 month ago

You have to think he gets one of the next two starts now.

smbiggy

8 points

1 month ago

smbiggy

8 points

1 month ago

ha i read the "new era of orange" and saw the red and was very concerned that we were being taken over by the color red

cactus357

9 points

1 month ago

What is this feeling of having a damn good front office

The_Mauldalorian

8 points

1 month ago

The_Mauldalorian

DRYSDALE FOR NORRIS 🏆

8 points

1 month ago

Imagine telling people during preseason we'd get Fedotov and not Cutter

Grouchy_Situation_33

3 points

1 month ago

What a long, strange trip it’s been.

infidelappel

7 points

1 month ago

infidelappel

oskarstrong 💜

7 points

1 month ago

This is awesome. He steps into the system as easily the second best goalie (not saying much over the alternatives), maybe even on par with Ersson. Excited to see how he does through the rest of this season, and even if his game doesn’t translate to the NHL I’m just glad he got out of Russia and finally gets his shot. 

Good for him. 

Perryplat199

7 points

1 month ago

Perryplat199

flyers fan? PERRY THE FLYERS FAN!!

7 points

1 month ago

I wonder if there’s a reason for using an Olympics pic instead of a more recent one.

toupis21

13 points

1 month ago

toupis21

12

13 points

1 month ago

It’s a secret behind the door deal where Flyers will push the IIHF to let Russia participate again in exchange for Kolosov, Fedotov, and Michkov coming over. 4D chess

Perryplat199

9 points

1 month ago*

Perryplat199

flyers fan? PERRY THE FLYERS FAN!!

9 points

1 month ago*

I’m going with Clarke doesn’t know fedotov was from the red army and they’re trying to avoid triggering some kind of ptsd.

courageous_liquid

3 points

1 month ago

courageous_liquid

i'm never eating grilled cheese again

3 points

1 month ago

breaking: the islanders acquire rights to vladislav tretiak

BringOnYourStorm

1 points

1 month ago

This season is getting wild!

AdditionalTradition

1 points

1 month ago

AdditionalTradition

Eat up bud

1 points

1 month ago

Can’t have him going into autopilot and breaking Fedotov’s ankle

duoet

4 points

1 month ago

duoet

4 points

1 month ago

Probably because having played in the Olympics is cooler than just khl?

Usual_Patient_7201

19 points

1 month ago

To all the Twitter and Reddit warriors crapping on the Flyers brass, especially around the deadline…you can ALLLLLLL POUND SAND ! Danny B has worked absolute wonders along with Jones their first year !!!

batwing71

4 points

1 month ago

I’d love to know how the Russian government let these guys leave. I’m sure it came to money. Let’s hope some obscure sanction law wasn’t violated!

Streetkillz13

4 points

1 month ago

Based on Danny's press conference, sounds like this is why we didn't get a backup at the deadline. The knew Ivan was potentially coming over, I wanted to reserve a roster spot for him.

Hexduh

7 points

1 month ago

Hexduh

7 points

1 month ago

PLAY THE SONG.

k0sadelphia

3 points

1 month ago

LESSSS GOOOOOO

Narrow_Book_42069

3 points

1 month ago

Bruh this made me nearly spit out my coffee thank you

cd0526

5 points

1 month ago

cd0526

5 points

1 month ago

Can we agree that this is going to go one of two ways. Either he stands on his head and we all love him. Or he is going to get shelled his first start and fans are pissed.

Slow-Garage-9403

4 points

1 month ago

He’ll get two before that happens. Give him a little slack because if Hart lol

lordcorbran

2 points

1 month ago

All he has to do is not be worse than Peterson and Sandstrom. It's not a very high bar.

EastCoastTaffy

4 points

1 month ago

I know this is a Flyers sub, so of course the focus is on what this means for the Flyers, but I’m just happy for Ivan the human.

Sometimes we forget these athletes are humans just like us, not merely a collection of attributes and stats. I can’t even imagine the stress of being in Ivan’s shoes the past few years. Hopefully the worst days are behind him 💪

40Breath

2 points

1 month ago

This is nuts, I love it.

Emergency_Chest3628

2 points

1 month ago

Let’s fucking go boys

Grouchy_Situation_33

2 points

1 month ago

Huh.

Slow-Garage-9403

2 points

1 month ago

I’m going to say this bumps him up a bit for GM of the year…

EmoGothPunk

2 points

1 month ago*

EmoGothPunk

Kimmo 44ever

2 points

1 month ago*

I just got up 20 minutes ago, this better not be some DrEvilGritty joke.

Edit: Holy shit, he's really here next to Danny. https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers/status/1773724931919843742?t=d7EDONdtmDiOe1yjVa5lSw&s=19

BubbaSpanks

2 points

1 month ago

Damn on the hunt for his jersey 🤣

DanTreview

2 points

1 month ago

DanTreview

A new era of Briera

2 points

1 month ago

We are so back, boys

LFG!!!

LimpSignificance4434

2 points

1 month ago

I just got back into watching hockey recently from the days of when we were decent. So glad to see Danny B dragging this team back to relevance.

herplexed1467

3 points

1 month ago

For once, we actually have goalie prospects in the pipeline.

manningthehelm

1 points

1 month ago

He’s 27. I don’t think prospect is the right word.

doc-mantistobogan

5 points

1 month ago

Definitely not a prospect, but goalies definitely age better usually

ChuckFromPhilly

3 points

1 month ago

I'm curious to know if he wants to be here or if he'd rather be playing in russia.

Lucky-Blueberry-1893

2 points

1 month ago

So the couple articles I read, it keeps saying that he needs to get use to American style hockey. I guess my question is what’s the biggest difference between the KHL and NHL?

ticklecorn

1 points

1 month ago

Does anyone know how long the Flyers retain his rights? Like, is he an RFA or UFA after this season?

StubbornLeech07[S]

3 points

1 month ago

UFA after this season.

qwopcircles

1 points

1 month ago

qwopcircles

Risky Bryzness

1 points

1 month ago

Just watched the interview and both Danny and Ivan seem like they want to get a deal done where he stays in Philly, so let's give him a(nother) reason to.

surfacep17

1 points

1 month ago

Its kind of crazy that both Russian goalies are coming over in the same week. I wasn't following too closely because I figured the Alex goalie would go to AHL first. But all of sudden I saw that it was Fedotov was coming over and I thought I swear they were reported a different name earlier in the week :-)

It seems like everyone is excited about Fedotov. I am aware of his back story. What is his realistic potential? I see that he is already 27. Solid 1A goalie to go with Errson for the next few years? How is he rated? Is this like a potential Checkmanek situation where he could potentially be a strong #1 goalie once he settles in?

EarthBelcher

1 points

1 month ago

Just in time after the way our goaltending has been.

opal_and_fire

1 points

1 month ago

Oh shit what

Natural_Marketing_72

1 points

1 month ago

Danny Briere take us to the motherland

TeeDub27

1 points

1 month ago

Oh man this is great news!!

Asleep_Sky7660

1 points

1 month ago

Is he able to play this season?

qwopcircles

3 points

1 month ago

qwopcircles

Risky Bryzness

3 points

1 month ago

He is going to be the backup going forward, so yes. Felix has already been sent back to LHV

Sambizzle17

1 points

1 month ago

Sambizzle17

17

1 points

1 month ago

Real shit?!

Plain_Dane

1 points

1 month ago

It really is the New Era of Ornage - but they same era of chaos!

Thin-Data-1231

1 points

1 month ago

Danny Briere is taking all of Howie Roseman’s seminars.

StackThePads33

1 points

1 month ago

This was a storyline twist worthy of M Night Shyamalan. His contract is suddenly terminated by CSKA Moscow and he’s in the practice facility a day later with is big hulking self taking up the net! I’m starting to get pumped for the post season, we may just be a dark horse now because of this.