Confirmed with Link: Dave Scott retiring as chairman, Dan Hilferty to assume chairman role on April 17, governor July 1

[dragonoffrost]

Add "president of hockey operations" to the things that dont matter list.

It isn't that it don't matter... it's irrelevant

 

[freakydallas13]

Who cares? Jones will have no authority, he'll glad hand while Briere does the real work.

We'll see soon enough if Briere is for real.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Add "president of hockey operations" to the things that dont matter list.

THINGS THAT DON'T MATTER (per deadhead):

Offense
Goaltending
Coaching
General Manager Decisions
Draft Picks
Cap Space
Trades
Bottom Six Players
3rd Pair Players
Alienating Players
Games Before Dec 7
Games After Deadline
All Regular Season Games, Only TC Matters
President of Hockey Operations

 

[Beef Invictus]

We'll see soon enough if Briere is for real.

He isn't.

 

[dragonoffrost]

So Fletcher was such a failure they are going to use that to go back and perpetuate the crony way.

 

[freakydallas13]

He isn't.

DH before today : "The organization is different, look at what they have been saying!"

DH now : "We have to wait and see if this stupid move matters yet, can't judge them based on this move."

 

[wankstifier]

This team can’t escape the 90s

 

[Soup Enthusiast]

This mf team I swear to god dawg

 

[Beef Invictus]

So Fletcher was such a failure they are going to use that to go back and perpetuate the crony way.

"This guy Bob knows and recommended we hire didn't work. See, we have to keep using the people we know!"

 

[Beef Invictus]

DH before today : "The organization is different, look at what they have been saying!"

DH now : "We have to wait and see if this stupid move matters yet, can't judge them based on this move."

Nothing says "different" like trying to turn all their coaches for 10 years into Tortorella, then finally giving up and just directly hiring Tortorella and giving him an unreasonable level of influence.

 

[dragonoffrost]

DH before today : "The organization is different, look at what they have been saying!"

DH now : "We have to wait and see if this stupid move matters yet, can't judge them based on this move."

Well at least he's consistent in his view of Brieres

 

[tucson83]

Management still at 0 mistakes everyone! Things are great!

so you would rather hire people that have no connections to the league, team, city? you really think that's going to make teams want to deal with you especially if a talented player that's on a no trade clause or in fa would want to come here all because they want to win and nothing else?

you have no clue what players want and that's why hiring the right people/connections matter to them or else, no one will come here.

 

[The Madrigal]

Yeah I can't get behind this move. Just when you think maybe, just maybe they are figuring things out and ready to right the ship they do something like this.

 

[dragonoffrost]

so you would rather hire people that have no connections to the league, team, city? you really think that's going to make teams want to deal with you especially if a talented player that's on a no trade clause or in fa would want to come here all because they want to win and nothing else?

League is fine... this distaster of a organization is the bad thing to use as a good idea to hire people influenced by

 

[The Madrigal]

I would have been happier with Robert friggin Esche than this.

 

[Adam Warlock]

Keith Jones is the name us discruntled fans wouldve thrown out a few months ago as an overdramatic prediction. "Theyre so dumb theyll probably choose someone like Coatsey or Keith Jones"

....and here we are.

 

[The Madrigal]

Keith Jones is the name us discruntled fans wouldve thrown out a few months ago as an overdramatic prediction. "Theyre so dumb theyll probably choose someone like Coatsey or Keith Jones"

....and here we are.

Yep. I thought for sure it was a fake twitter account and joke that's how stupid this is.

 

[Beef Invictus]

so you would rather hire people that have no connections to the league, team, city? you really think that's going to make teams want to deal with you especially if a talented player that's on a no trade clause or in fa would want to come here all because they want to win and nothing else?

Teams have hired people with zero connections to the league, team, and city, and have had no problem acquiring players. Cooper, Tulsky, Chayka, Jarmo, Bednar, all those guys fit the description you gave and somehow they've been successful at getting players. Nobody fled them. Some have even won Cups. How can that be? Can you explain that?

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

They swapped out 70’s dinosaurs for 90’s dinosaurs.

 

[dragonoffrost]

If you want to really see how badly they want to gaslight the fan base.

Severalli called Jones a TNT broadcaster not a Flyers employee. You know that was fed in the leak.

 

[BringBackHakstol]

Welp, it does get worse

 

[Beef Invictus]

Welp, it does get worse

They're just warming up. This is how they're kicking off the Hilferty era. This is their idea of "reform;" to become even more insular.

 

[Chinatown88]

 

[BiggE]

Thankfully, as a Philly sports fan, I can enjoy the Birds, Phils and Sixers. The Flyers might as well not exist, it would be easier that way.

 

[Redpath]

Simply hire Jones as "Senior VP of Hockey Communications" and this gets little bad press.

Better yet, set up a monthly conference call between Camillo and Briere. Boom, I've solved our communications issues.

I cannot wrap my head around how far we've overcomplicated such a non-issue.