Daniel Briere said he was going to make moves to turn the Philadelphia Flyers around. He wasted no time. In his first trade as general manager, he shipped Ivan Provorov to the Columbus Blue Jackets and depth pieces Kevin Connauton and Hayden Hodgson to the Los Angeles Kings. In return, Philadelphia got quite a few pieces.
Before we look at the haul, we have to give a big shout out to Briere. Unless Briere didn’t do it. There is a part of me that thinks that Eagles GM Howie Roseman put together this sort of deal because the Flyers got quite a bit for an above average defenseman.