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Danny Briere has hit the ground running fast, in three weeks since officially being tabbed as General Manager. Today he made a splash with trading a sizeable Center in Kevin Hayes. Hayes and John Tortorella appeared to butt heads a few times this past season, and well when the Flyers retain 50% of Hayes’s salary for a sixth round pick. It means they wanted him off this team, and the St. Louis Blues were not on his 12 team modified no trade list.
The Flyers previously shipped out Ivan Provorov to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Columbus’s 22nd first round pick in the 2023, other picks, Cal Peterson, and Helge Grans.
Briere has traded Kevin Hayes to the St. Louis for a sixth round pick, to which the Flyers retain 50% of Hayes’s salary making the cap hit $3.6 million for the Blues to pony up. Underwhelming, yes, but let’s move forward.
In the end, the Flyers wanted Hayes off this team. I think it’s apparent of such. This move also offers the Flyers more cap flexibility, as they are not on the hook for six years of his salary if the orange and black bought Hayes out. Now they are only on the hook for $3.6 million of his contract.
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