VOORHEES, N.J. — Since he took over nearly two years ago as the Philadelphia Flyers’ general manager, Daniel Briere has methodically subtracted players he believed didn’t fit in with what the team was building or the culture they were trying to instill. Kevin Hayes, Ivan Provorov, Tony DeAngelo, Morgan Frost, Joel Farabee — all were sent packing.

Flyers General Manager Daniel Briere executes three trades at the 2025 trade deadline. In a press conference on Friday afternoon, General Manager Daniel Briere discussed how the departures of Scott Laughton, Andrei Kuzmenko and Erik Johnson creates opportunity and draft pick flexibility for the Flyers in the future.

After a quiet start to the NHL trade deadline, Flyers’ general manager Daniel Briere had himself a busy afternoon on Friday, completing three trades before the 3:00 p.m.

Trade deadline season provides some abrupt farewells and Philadelphia Flyers general manager Danny Briere raved about Scott Laughton’s character after he was dealt to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday at the NHL Trade Deadline.