Flyers Opening Week Mailbag: Ryan Ellis trade, Jett Luchanko reactions, Briere searching for a defenseman

The puck drops on the NHL season tonight, with the Philadelphia Flyers having to wait until Thursday to get their 2025-26 schedule underway. So we’re taking your season-opening questions in a mailbag episode!

Bill & Kelly expand on their reactions to Danny Briere trading Ryan Ellis, Jett Luchanko & Nikita Grebenkin making the team but don’t seem to be dressing night 1 in Florida, what defenseman the general manager might be pursuing, and if there are other surprise moves Briere could make given the needs of other teams around the league.

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