The Philadelphia Flyers are transferring in a brand new route. The staff introduced Friday morning that they’re parting methods president and normal supervisor Chuck Fletcher.
In coordination with the firing of Fletcher, former Flyers ahead Danny Briere will function the staff’s normal supervisor on an interim foundation.
“This morning, we launched Chuck Fletcher from his President and General Manager duties,” Dave Scott, Chairman of Comcast Spectacor and Governor of the Flyers, stated in a press launch. “We are grateful for his laborious work and dedication to this group, and we want him nothing however the very best transferring ahead. Chuck confronted important challenges throughout his time as President and General Manager, together with some that have been exterior of his management, however we now have reached a degree at which we should transfer in a distinct route and look to the longer term below new management.”
According to the discharge, Briere will oversee the hockey operations division after beforehand serving as a Special Assistant to the General Manager over the previous 12 months. Briere additionally performed for the Flyers for six seasons after signing with the staff within the 2007 offseason.
“Flyers followers deserve a greater staff than what they’ve seen on the ice over the previous few seasons, and a transparent plan to return this staff to Stanley Cup competition,” the assertion continued. “We know that this might be a multi-year course of, and we’re dedicated to doing it proper, as a result of we wish to put this franchise on a path towards profitable the Stanley Cup, interval.”
During Fletcher’s tenure with the franchise, the Flyers put collectively a 141-145-48 document. Philadelphia at present sits in seventh place within the eight-team Metropolitan Division with only a 24-30-11 mark (59 factors).
While Fletcher was on the helm, the Flyers reached the postseason as soon as in 4 campaigns, with the one time coming within the 2019-20 season. The Flyers have been eradicated by the New York Islanders within the Second Round in seven video games whereas the NHL held the playoffs in a bubble because of COVID-19.
There have been a number of questionable strikes put into movement by Fletcher throughout his time as normal supervisor. During the 2022 offseason, the Flyers acquired defenseman Tony DeAngelo from the Carolina Hurricanes in change for 3 draft picks and instantly signed him to a two-year, $10 million contract extension. DeAngelo has has 10 objectives and 24 assists with a -28 ranking and has been benched on a number of events by head coach John Tortorella this season.
Leading as much as final Friday’s commerce deadline, Fletcher did not make any important strikes, together with selecting to not commerce veteran ahead James van Riemsdyk. Van Riemsdyk is slated to turn out to be an unrestricted free agent this summer time.
