Danny Briere understood why he was here. It was obvious. The Flyers fell well below their standard and significant changes were needed.
“After the season they had last year,” Briere said, “they’re trying everything possible to turn that around.”
This wasn’t about his recent promotion to interim general manager. This was about the first time he was tasked with fixing the Flyers in 2007.
The last full season the Flyers played was the second-worst in franchise history. Briere first arrived following the worst. He helped lead the team within two games of a Stanley Cup as a player, and now, even with an interim tag, it appears he’ll have the opportunity the return the Flyers to prominence as an executive.