Paul Holmgren

After Another Reality Check, Flyers Can’t Choose to Accept It
After Another Reality Check, Flyers Can’t Choose to Accept It
After another case of organizational malpractice at the trade deadline, the choice is in the hands of the Flyers highest-appointed figures. You can accept this reality of being the laughing stock of the NHL and accept the growing distance between yourself and as loyal a fanbase as there is in sports or you can finally do something about it. Time’s yours.
Flyers: On Management, Hiring an Outside Agency, and Future Decisions
Flyers: On Management, Hiring an Outside Agency, and Future Decisions
John Tortorella certainly knew all the right things to say, but doesn’t have much of a filter. What you see is what you get with him, there’s no gray area. That hardly appears to be the case with Flyers management. There’s a lot of gray area right now, in terms of making decisions, who is on board with what, and what the future may hold.
Fletcher: ‘Very Limited’ Market for Giroux in Trade Talks
Fletcher: ‘Very Limited’ Market for Giroux in Trade Talks
"We signed Claude eight years ago to a lengthy, superstar type of contract, which he earned, and as part of that contract he had a no move clause and he earned that right to decide, to have a big say in where he would go, I think is the best way to put it,” Flyers GM Chuck Fletcher said. “I did have a very limited market in terms of the teams I could speak with."
Return in Giroux Trade the Result of Shortcomings by Flyers Management
Return in Giroux Trade the Result of Shortcomings by Flyers Management
In the end, Giroux ultimately held the keys to his destination. Florida was where he wanted to be. That left the Flyers limited in what they could get in return. If nothing else, the return in the Giroux deal is more of a reality of what the state of the Flyers is and remains after this trade, and the result of years of shortcomings by the organization.

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