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Snow The Goalie: “Offseason Outlook” with Flyers President Chuck Fletcher

By Russ Joy

Published: Jul 14th, 2021 · 10:41 AM EDT

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Philadelphia Flyers President & General Manager Chuck Fletcher joins the show. Topics include:

• Making changes ahead of Year 3 of his tenure
• Preparing the protected list as early as a year ahead of the Expansion Draft
• Which players could be protected
• How close the team was to trading Scott Laughton
• Conversations he’s had with Seattle GM Ron Francis
• If Dave Hakstol’s hiring has changed the conversation with Seattle
• Conversations he’s had with Jakub Voracek about being left unprotected in the Expansion Draft
• The importance of being flexible once trading begins
• How many new players could be on the opening night roster
• His biggest issues with the team’s performance in 2021
• Urgency to add veterans
• Growing up with a dad as an NHL GM
• Handling criticism in a social media world
• His love of baseball

Ant and Russ then reflect on the interview and a few interesting answers from Assistant GM Brent Flahr in Tuesday morning’s press conference.

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