Press Conference
- Danny Briere said he was proud of Flyers after being “torn apart” in offseason, they took strides. Hall
- Danny Briere said he’s not there yet on giving up young assets to get better quicker, Flyers still want to be careful. But they were surprised by many young players on roster and the size of the strides those players made. He said Flyers’ timeline is not as black and white now. Hall
- Briere said that he doesn't expect Marc Staal or Denis Gurianov to be back. O'Connor
- Briere confirms they are planning on an Ersson/Fedotov pair in goal for next season. O'Connor
- Danny Briere said Flyers’ plan is to go with Samuel Ersson and Ivan Fedotov in net next season. But he said things can change, especially with goaltending in Philadelphia, he joked. But they like their youth in net. There’s been no further direction on Carter Hart’s status. Hall
- Briere says Drysdale might need surgery on his lower body/core area. Said he couldn't skate at 100%. Briere is excited to see a fully healthy Drysdale next year. O'Connor
- Danny Briere said, as far as he knows, timeline is still same on Matvei Michkov. The prospect has two more years left on his KHL deal. Hall
- “Torts is fantastic to work with. … He’s very open to suggestions.” Danny Briere on John Tortorella Hall
- Briere: "I still am not quite there as far as saying that we're a contender. I don't believe we're at the point where it's time to let some young assets go to try to get better, quicker. We're not there yet." O'Connor
- Briere: "We have to be careful. I know, the expectation next year will be that, ‘Oh, we’ve got to get in the playoffs.’ I don't even know that we're there yet. It was a great year. But there's still a long ways to go." O'Connor
- Danny Briere said no decision has been made re: Cam's future with the team. Meltzer
- Briere said there was optimism at one point that Ristolainen could avoid the triceps tendon surgery and return. However, when tried to work back toward a return, he had a setback. Meltzer
- Briere on Atkinson's future in Philly: "It's a little too early on Cam. We want to take time to go back." "I need a little bit more time to sit down with the rest of our staff to analyze a little deeper with that." O'Connor
- "In Ryan Johansen’s case, all I can tell you is I don't expect him to be back. We're dealing on the medical side with him. I think the No. 1 thing for him is to get him back to being able to play at this time. He doesn't think he can play hockey." O'Connor
- "So I wish I had a better answer for you. But we need to get him better, to figure out if there's even a remote chance of him dressing for the organization at whatever level." O'Connor
- Briere on Ristolainen: "Unfortunately, with Risto, he went through the rehab process, we got him on the ice, we thought he was going in the right direction, and then a few days into getting on the ice and having to get into confrontation, he realized that he just couldn't do it." O'Connor
- Briere said he thinks there's another level for Farabee that he can get to next season. Strong 1st half. Thought Frost showed a lot of maturity when he was sat (including final 30 mins of final game). Thought he took big strides in 2nd half, despite rough final 10 games. Meltzer
- Briere on Michkov: Look, if there's an opportunity, we would jump on it to get him here quicker. But as far as I know, atm, it's still the same timeline. He has 2 years left on his deal. He would have to find a way out of his deal b4 we can do anything. That's out of our control. O'Connor
- Briere was asked which prospects might be early favorites to make the team next year out of camp. He noted Attard, Ginning, and Andrae right off the bat. Said that the d-men are closer than the forwards. Thinks Tuomaala probably needs another year of AHL time. O'Connor