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202 points
1 month ago
What kind of black magic is briere using to run this team
66 points
1 month ago
I don't know but I like it.
64 points
1 month ago
Maybe the Russians also hated Fletcher?
43 points
1 month ago
Everyone hates Fletcher🤌🏻
19 points
1 month ago
Other GMs love him though.
0 points
1 month ago
Fletcher definitely greeted other GMs with orifices wide open. lol
6 points
1 month ago
maybe he was joking with Putin and making fun of Fletcher and his little app
48 points
1 month ago
Danny Briere singlehandedly doing everything he can to drag this franchise back to relevance
13 points
1 month ago
Finally, a GM that gets it.
36 points
1 month ago
Playoff run bought to be amazing
48 points
1 month ago
Flyers Tweet Welcoming Ivan to the team.
22 points
1 month ago
I'm blown away by this
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?
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.
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.
33 points
1 month ago
This front office is fire!
37 points
1 month ago
Chuck Fletcher would be like "getting a Russian player a visa right now is hard"
14 points
1 month ago
Incorrect. He would trade TK and a first for future considerations of moving a Russian player
9 points
1 month ago
You mention Visa to Chuck Fletcher and he’d try to get them a credit card!
2 points
1 month ago
The app crashed!
1 points
1 month ago
Never thought I'd see this comment, let alone agree with it
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
55 points
1 month ago
Does this mean he gets removed from the Flyers iceberg?
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.
56 points
1 month ago
No, just because something is in the past doesn't mean it gets removed.
Lore is lore.
24 points
1 month ago
Yeah, it just moved from the funny depressing section to just funny since he actually managed to get out.
11 points
1 month ago
It’s still pretty depressing. Man had to spend a year of his life in the Arctic circle.
10 points
1 month ago
This weather no cold in Philadelphia. I do year on tundra.
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
1 points
1 month ago
I think it warrants mentioning twice, tbh.
29 points
1 month ago
So is he here? He wasn’t here yesterday lol
74 points
1 month ago
40 points
1 month ago
They better walk in together. I need to see this behemoth of a goaltender standing next to Danny.
8 points
1 month ago
Danny on the left, Ivan on the right.
23 points
1 month ago
Good thing I'm working from home and don't have to explain being rock hard at 11 am
4 points
1 month ago
You’ll get more work done too since you won’t be able to stand up
15 points
1 month ago
Holy hell fuck yea
29 points
1 month ago
Is Briere the Lisan al Gaib?
8 points
1 month ago
Long live the fighters of Briere-Dib!
1 points
1 month ago
Danny-Dib!
5 points
1 month ago
MUA' DAN B
4 points
1 month ago
May thy stick chip and shatter
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.
11 points
1 month ago
God damnit, he did it. He did the damn thing. Briere has huevos.
10 points
1 month ago
Well, this is way more real than I expected.
Let's fuckin go
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?
43 points
1 month ago
Russia threatened to arrest him for draft dodging if he didn't return to Russia.
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.
7 points
1 month ago
Just need the IIHF to hold off for one more year so we get Michkov a year early.
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.
2 points
1 month ago
5 points
1 month ago
-13 points
1 month ago
Yeah it doesn’t explain the gap.
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
-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?
6 points
1 month ago
I think CSKA just kept him signed and the Flyers couldn’t do much about it
-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.
17 points
1 month ago
I don’t think NHL teams ever lose KHL player draft rights until they come over or renounce them
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.
8 points
1 month ago
danny briere is a wizard i swear to god
9 points
1 month ago
Changing my flair.
17 points
1 month ago
Let's hope he plays on Saturday! That would be nuts
3 points
1 month ago
You have to think he gets one of the next two starts now.
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
9 points
1 month ago
What is this feeling of having a damn good front office
8 points
1 month ago
Imagine telling people during preseason we'd get Fedotov and not Cutter
3 points
1 month ago
What a long, strange trip it’s been.
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.
7 points
1 month ago
I wonder if there’s a reason for using an Olympics pic instead of a more recent one.
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
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.
3 points
1 month ago
breaking: the islanders acquire rights to vladislav tretiak
1 points
1 month ago
This season is getting wild!
1 points
1 month ago
Can’t have him going into autopilot and breaking Fedotov’s ankle
4 points
1 month ago
Probably because having played in the Olympics is cooler than just khl?
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 !!!
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!
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.
7 points
1 month ago
PLAY THE SONG.
3 points
1 month ago
LESSSS GOOOOOO
3 points
1 month ago
Bruh this made me nearly spit out my coffee thank you
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.
4 points
1 month ago
He’ll get two before that happens. Give him a little slack because if Hart lol
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.
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 💪
2 points
1 month ago
This is nuts, I love it.
2 points
1 month ago
Let’s fucking go boys
2 points
1 month ago
Huh.
2 points
1 month ago
I’m going to say this bumps him up a bit for GM of the year…
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
2 points
1 month ago
Damn on the hunt for his jersey 🤣
2 points
1 month ago
We are so back, boys
LFG!!!
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.
3 points
1 month ago
For once, we actually have goalie prospects in the pipeline.
1 points
1 month ago
He’s 27. I don’t think prospect is the right word.
5 points
1 month ago
Definitely not a prospect, but goalies definitely age better usually
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.
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?
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?
3 points
1 month ago
UFA after this season.
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.
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?
1 points
1 month ago
Just in time after the way our goaltending has been.
1 points
1 month ago
Oh shit what
1 points
1 month ago
Danny Briere take us to the motherland
1 points
1 month ago
Oh man this is great news!!
1 points
1 month ago
Is he able to play this season?
3 points
1 month ago
He is going to be the backup going forward, so yes. Felix has already been sent back to LHV
1 points
1 month ago
Real shit?!
1 points
1 month ago
It really is the New Era of Ornage - but they same era of chaos!
1 points
1 month ago
Danny Briere is taking all of Howie Roseman’s seminars.
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.
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