With Chuck Fletcher gone, what is next for Danny Briere, Flyers’ front office?

On Tuesday’s edition of Daily Faceoff Live, Frank Seravalli joined hosts Tyler Yaremchuk and Mike McKenna to discuss the ongoing GM meetings. Seravalli gave his insights on whether Daniel Briere will continue as Flyers GM after the season concludes, and who will take over as the Flyers’ new president.

Tyler Yaremchuk: The Philadelphia Flyers moved on from Chuck Fletcher and Danny Briere is in the interim chair. What’s the latest on the Flyers and their GM search?

Frank Seravalli: When it comes to the Flyers, I’ll be very surprised if Danny Briere does not represent them when the NHL GMs meet again in June. He’s sort of been bred for this process, he’s had the chance to branch out and interview with other teams and was drawn back to the Flyers when he did not get those positions. I think throughout the interview process this is going to be Danny Briere’s job to lose. 

The more interesting question, Tyler, is who’s going to be his boss? Who’s going to be the president of hockey operations that will shepherd this team forward through what is likely to be the sort of multi-year rebuild effort that this franchise is not used to?

There are a couple names to throw at you. One is a guy that Philadelphia Flyers fans know well, Eric Lindros. I don’t think there’s a ton of validity to that. He’s spent a lot more time around the Flyers organization and could certainly be a candidate if he decides to throw his hat in, but there’s other more experienced executives that would like to be in the mix as well. 

The Flyers spoke to Eddie Olczyk at some point in the past 18 months about their issues as a team, so I would include him as a candidate. I would also include Ray Shero, a current advisor to GM Bill Guerin for the Minnesota Wild, who has been GM in both Pittsburgh and New Jersey. He’s someone who has experience but also has a connection to the marketplace. His dad of course was Fred Shero, who led the Flyers to their only two Stanley Cups in the early 1970s, and his name would certainly carry a lot of weight with this fanbase.