Flyers General Manager Danny Briere has had an interesting couple of months leading the organization’s rebuilding effort. There have been trades, illegal trades, near trades that have fallen through, free-agent signings, and a draft. On the surface, many moves look to be smart and patient textbook rebuilding. But even in his short tenure Briere is makings some head-scratching moves that need to be examined, questioned, and critiqued.
Briere’s greatest success to date has been the draft. Drafts are almost always forward-looking, where teams hope to have their draftees ready to play for the big club in two or three years.