Lombardi first worked for the organization back from 2003-2006 as a scout after he got fired from the Sharks GM job. Hextall was first hired by the Flyers as a scout in 1999. That’s the first time those two paths crossed as far as working in an NHL front office goes. Lombardi got the GM job in LA in 2006 & took Hextall with him as his AGM.
It means Dave Scott will inevitably be the team's GM.Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but that "grow with Fletcher" statement sure implies that this arrangement is planned to be long-term.
Hopefully that doesn't mean "long-term no matter what"
It means Dave Scott will inevitably be the team's GM.
Note: I threw up all over my phone as I typed that.
I nominate Dave as next president of Flyers.
which Dave? Hakstol? Scott? @Captain Dave Poulin? they all blend in after awhile. so much alike.
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I always thought “Couturier” on the back of #14 looked a little weird.
Exactly. Everything else is just window dressing. This just ultimately means that Holmgren has essentially retired and Fletcher has been given the keys to the castle for better or worse.Fletcher has all say in hockey ops.
Well when you're a 3rd line checking center and Dave Scott wants your number, you give him the ****ing number.
Or, Holmgren is no longer a buffer to shield Fletch from the wrath of Action Man? We'll see.No, Fletcher has more influence now, he's no longer going to be filtered through Holmgren, he reports directly to Scott.
Homer helped the transition to the past Ed Snider era. The Hextall/Hakstol experiment came to an end.
Homer's job is done, time to lean back and watch everything unfold.
This was always the end game wasn't it? Comcast being completely in charge?
in praising Fletcher, Scott indirectly offered a pointed critique of Hextall’s regime.
“Probably one of the biggest pluses is (Fletcher is) a collaborative guy, he’s smart and he’s got a very open style,” Scott said. “I came over to spend a day with Paul (this offseason) and was so impressed with the group of people we had. You got Chuck’s staff in there, the new coaching staff in there, the data analytics people together. It’s something I hadn’t seen in the six years I’ve been here. Just full collaboration. And everyone agreeing on what moves we were going to make.”