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Grading the Flyers trade deadline: Briere looks to balance rebuild with culture-building

March 8, 2024

Jun 28, 2023; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Philadelphia Flyers draft pick Matvei Michkov puts on his hat after being selected with the seventh pick in round one of the 2023 NHL Draft at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

Daniel Briere's first ever trade deadline as general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers is now concluded.
So... how did he do?
Briere certainly didn't sit on his hands. He executed three trades, served as the middle man in a fourth, and signed a current roster player to an eight-figure contract. And in the process -- through both his words and (especially) his actions -- Briere shed light on the very nature of his rebuilding plan for the Flyers.
But were those actions shrewd ones? To recap the events of the past 72 hours, let's go through each of his moves and evaluate them, before taking a bigger picture look at the deadline as a whole for Briere and the Flyers.
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