Keith Jones describes the reasoning behind new uniforms.
From the top down, the Flyers organization is undergoing a rebuilding phase, which has never been done before.
Ever since the team's inception in 1967, the Flyers have had a style of leadership and ways to run things. Over the last number of years, their general managers have always chosen free agents and older players to build their rosters to try to compete for a Stanley Cup.
With the new age NHL, where teams have decided to do full rebuild phases where they finish in the last third of the standings to lock themselves into the draft lottery while trading off major assets and role players to help them gain draft picks and young prospects to bring in a new way of constructing align up.
Saying all this, the Flyers have kept some of their traditions in this new rebuild including revealing their new jerseys.
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Ashlyn Sullivan of NBCS Philly sat down with the newly minted president of the Flyers Keith Jones. This interview revealed the reason why the Flyers decided to bring in these new jerseys, and why he felt they were necessary.
For Flyers fans, everything that has been said so far sounds great and for the fan base that going forward with general manager Danny Briere at the helm along with Patrick Sharp, John Tortorella and Keith Jones that the Flyers will emerge with a new look team that will fit the 21st century NHL.
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The NHL draft will become the next focal point for this rebuild as the Flyers will select 7th overall in a draft that will be the deepest in 20 years.
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