Philadelphia Flyers general manager Danny Briere hasn’t been tricked.
While his Flyers wildly surpassed expectations this season, it’s still obvious the club has lots of work to do before it can establish itself as a legitimate playoff contender — let alone a Stanley Cup contender.
Many expected the Flyers to trudge through the season as one of the NHL’s bottom dwellers. Instead, they finished 2023-24, Briere’s first full campaign as Flyers GM, as a competitive squad that wasn’t eliminated from playoff contention until their final game of the year.
Granted, the season ended in disappointment with the team losing nine of its final 11 outings.