Danny Briere Appreciation Thread

[sa cyred]

I hope Buffalo brings him back. I have been waiting for this WOW!! why would the Flyers buy him out?

Wayyy to mucch money for his regressed play. Best of luck to him though. Age is catching up to him. Doesnt have much longer

 

[wuf]

I'm going to miss seeing his fist pump in a Flyer uniform. He was invaluable in mentoring Giroux and Couturier.

 

[Coppy]

Will miss him. A Warrior in the playoffs, and in spite of what a lot of people seem to think, for the most part I think he lived up to his contract for most of his time here. He was also a class act even when he was going through a hard time in his personal life. I also always thought he never really got the credit he deserved as far as being a locker room leader. Wasn't it him that chewed out the team after the first period of game 6 against the Sabres? Or was it game 5?

 

[flyersfan018]

Will miss him. A Warrior in the playoffs, and in spite of what a lot of people seem to think, for the most part I think he lived up to his contract for most of his time here. He was also a class act even when he was going through a hard time in his personal life. I also always thought he never really got the credit he deserved as far as being a locker room leader. Wasn't it him that chewed out the team after the first period of game 6 against the Sabres? Or was it game 5?

I forgot about that. Really gonna miss Briere.

 

[OzFlyers]

@DarrenDreger
15 teams or more believed to have interest in Briere once he becomes a buyout UFA. Briere will want a 1-2 year deal. #TSN

 

[CSKA1974]

Where will be the next French speaking rookie living?

 

[JinzoBlaze]

@DarrenDreger
15 teams or more believed to have interest in Briere once he becomes a buyout UFA. Briere will want a 1-2 year deal. #TSN

Short term deal so he can sign back here cheap. Awwww yisss.

 

[GingerFetish]

@DarrenDreger
15 teams or more believed to have interest in Briere once he becomes a buyout UFA. Briere will want a 1-2 year deal. #TSN

Nice. To Jersey!

 

[Fire Tortorella]

Where will be the next French speaking rookie living?

Giroux's place. The babysitee becomes the babysitter.

 

[Random Forest]

The only (realistic) place I could stomach seeing Briere would be here in Washington. Hopefully GMGM will have interest.

EDIT: Then back home to Philly afterwards.

 

[GKJ]

Prediction: Briere has not played his last game as a Flyer.

 

[Beef Invictus]

In 68 playoff games, he put up 72 points. Point per game in the playoffs is pretty decent.

 

[PALE PWNR]

Prediction: Briere has not played his last game as a Flyer.

Gagne 2.0 Signs new contract plays a season with new team becomes obsolete and underused on new team gets traded back to flyers cheap midway thru the season?

 

[dats81]

Danny signed a massive contract but he was worth every penny so far: great offensive player, playoff hero, great locker room guy.

We all knew that this contract would turn ugly towards the end.
He'll be back with the organization sooner or later...

 

[OzFlyers]

Briere had 8 GW goals in playoffs with #Flyers. That's No. 2 in team history, behind MacLeish (9).

 

[Yjn]

Just an enormus loss...
Looking forward till he heads back to the organisation.

Can't stop watching tributes!

 

[Curufinwe]

Prediction: Briere has not played his last game as a Flyer.

He needs to play second line center to be effective; he was terrible on the wing.

If Danny Briere is playing second line center for the Flyers in 2014-15 then something has gone horribly wrong.

 

[Embiid]

Meltzer's Musings: Briere

repost from the other Briere thread..this one is more appropriate



http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Bill-...riere/45/52229

Will never forget Danny Boy's performance in 2010 and I agree with Meltzer about the misfortunes of last year with injuries and him playing out of his more comfortable center position which he had to do a lot here. The only complementary players he ever had were Prospal and Leino and he did real well with the both of them. Overall, I'm glad the Flyers got him and he was productive in his time here. His stock is definitely waning but if it were not for the business side of this buyout, which makes sense, I would have liked to have kept him.

 

[The Saw Is the Law]

Mr. Playoffs

Love that celebration