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James Iacovone

@JimIkeHW

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Michkov, Barkey, Rizzo, Bump all mentioned as exciting forward prospects to keep an eye on but not to push to make roster next season.

Michkov obvious circumstances.

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Briere: We're talking almost everyday. Torts is fantastic to work with. We have a great relationship. It was easy to talk to him. Very open as far as taking suggestion. It was a blast.

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Briere: Barkey is similar. He got 100 points. I don't know how much more we can ask from him at the junior level. Big chance for him would be to play for Canada. He's got a lot of work to do. Keep developing size and strength during offseason.

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Briere: Drysdale might need lower body, core-area surgery. Jamie was pretty banged up. It was impressive the character he showed. From off-season surgery, being traded, adapting to a new team. I am excited to see a fully healthy Jamie Drysdale next season.

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Briere mentioned he was impressed with Flyers medical staff in terms of rehabbing Jamie Drysdale back as quickly as they did. Also credits Drysdale for putting in the rehab work.

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Briere: There was a chance Ristolainen could come back. We thought Ristolainen had a chance to come back before Drysdale.

Which is why Ristolainen didn't get the surgery sooner.

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Briere: I still think there's more we need to do before we take that next step. I still think we're at a stage where we need to think about the future.

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Briere: We hope players like Foerster, Tippett, Drysdale, Farabee, will help the power play with another year under their belt.

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Briere: If there's a trade that makes sense to bring in more talent, maybe it's a hockey trade. We're open for business.

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Briere: We're going to be looking for it (high-end talent). The bulk of it needs to be done through our young guys & through the draft. Outside of that it's tough. Teams dont want to trade away talented players. We're not throwing a lot of money at a FA.

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Briere: I know the expectation next year will be we got to get into the playoffs. I don't even know that we're there yet. We're not going to trade young assets for older veterans.

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Briere: I'm still not quite there as far as saying we're a contender. I don't believe it's time to let some young assets go to get better quicker.

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Tortorella: It wasn't our style of play. It was how hard you have to be. I want the guys to understand that there's a whole other layer of hardness.

lol.

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