Report: Briere to remain Flyers GM, willing to listen on 'basically' every asset

Philadelphia Flyers interim general manager Daniel Briere is staying on as the team's GM on a full-time basis, TSN's Darren Dreger reported Thursday.

The Flyers are expected to hire a president of hockey operations above Briere, though, Dreger added.

Briere took over as interim GM in March after Chuck Fletcher was fired. He was previously serving as a special assistant to Fletcher.

The Flyers' front office is primed for a busy offseason.

"(Briere's) plate is absolutely full," Dreger said. "He's willing to get involved in some heavy lifting, some big time business, which means he's interested in listening on basically every asset the Philadelphia Flyers have."

Philadelphia reportedly made defenseman Ivan Provorov available for a trade in January, but no deal ever came to fruition. The 26-year-old is under contract through 2024-25 with $6.75-million cap hit.

Defensemen Tony DeAngelo and Nick Seeler are the team's most notable 2024 pending unrestricted free agents.

The Flyers drafted forward Cutter Gauthier fifth overall in 2022 and are currently projected to select seventh overall in 2023. However, Dreger added that Briere could potentially try to move up in the draft.

"(Briere) wants to be aggressive," Dreger said.

The Flyers missed the playoffs for the third straight season in 2022-23. It's the longest postseason drought in team history since they missed the playoffs for five consecutive campaigns from 1990-94.

Copyright (C) 2023 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.