Briere Bought-Out

[pixburgher66]

Flyers made it official. Flyers cannot re-sign him to a lower contract. So, who's gonna try to pick him up at a discounted rate? My guess is he tries to stay East, probably in the northeast/atlantic area.

 

[mattola]

Flyers announce compliance buyout of Briere's contract

 

[jstewismybastardson]

im agreeing with steve-o for once

steve simmons ‏@simmonssteve now If I'm George McPhee I'm letting Mike Ribeiro go free agent and replacing him with Daniel Briere for a lot less money and term.

 

[dash]

If Feaster signs rat-boy I'm gonna lose it.

 

[pixburgher66]

So, the Flyers are just about $1.5M over the cap now. If they don't buyout Bryz, what's the solution? They have 13F, 9D, 2G signed...but some of those forwards aren't gonna set the world on fire.

 

[Vadered]

So, the Flyers are just about $1.5M over the cap now. If they don't buyout Bryz, what's the solution?

The 2014 draft.

 

[higgyfan4]

If Feaster signs rat-boy I'm gonna lose it.

Sounds good to me, send another one out West.

You outta trade for Ott too.

Just sayin'

 

[dash]

Sounds good to me, send another one out West.

You outta trade for Ott too.

Just sayin'

 

[forty_three]

im agreeing with steve-o for once

steve simmons ‏@simmonssteve now If I'm George McPhee I'm letting Mike Ribeiro go free agent and replacing him with Daniel Briere for a lot less money and term.

Briere is pretty picky about where he'll go. I'm betting Ottawa or Montreal is going to get him for ONE HELL of a bargain. Neither team needs him, but logic says that's where he wants to be.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Darcy Regier will probably be dumb enough to offer him a $5M contract now.

"The fans have been complaining since 2007 that we didn't re-sign Danny, so we're rectifying that situation today."

/who am I kidding, the Sabres would never listen to their fans.

 

[pixburgher66]

Briere is pretty picky about where he'll go. I'm betting Ottawa or Montreal is going to get him for ONE HELL of a bargain. Neither team needs him, but logic says that's where he wants to be.

Not sure on the validity of this, but someone mentioned that with his kids and custody stuff he needed to be in the US? Not sure. I know he's a single dad of three.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Not sure on the validity of this, but someone mentioned that with his kids and custody stuff he needed to be in the US? Not sure. I know he's a single dad of three.

know that due to the divorce he didnt want to be too far from his kids ... dint know about the border thing

also didnt he already pass on playing/signing in Montreal once before?

 

[pixburgher66]

know that due to the divorce he didnt want to be too far from his kids ... dint know about the border thing

also didnt he already pass on playing/signing in Montreal once before?

I think that international would just greatly complicate the amount of custody he could have. I imagine if he's the primary and his ex is in the US, she'd end up getting them primarily? Complete guesses here. Just something I know was mentioned as a big part of his decision.

 

[pixburgher66]

Also, has it REALLY been 6 years?!

 

[forty_three]

Not sure on the validity of this, but someone mentioned that with his kids and custody stuff he needed to be in the US? Not sure. I know he's a single dad of three.

Not sure anyone knows the circumstances for sure, but I thought I had read he has sole custody. I would imagine he doesn't want to disrupt school for them unless he goes closer to family. And he's from Gatineua or Hull, I think. Close to Ottawa but in Quebec.

know that due to the divorce he didnt want to be too far from his kids ... dint know about the border thing

also didnt he already pass on playing/signing in Montreal once before?

There were tons of rumo(u)rs around the time it was clear he wasn't staying in Buffalo that he wanted to play in Montreal. But if I remember right, Montreal passed on him.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

There were tons of rumo(u)rs around the time it was clear he wasn't staying in Buffalo that he wanted to play in Montreal. But if I remember right, Montreal passed on him.

no

Consider the howls that cascaded from the Montreal crowd each time the speedy, shifty Brière touched the puck at the Bell Centre -- until he and the Flyers silenced them for good. In helping Philadelphia dispatch the favored Habs and advance to play the Pittsburgh Penguins in its first Eastern Conference finals since 2004, Brière continued a stellar postseason. Entering the finals he led the NHL with five power-play goals and was tied for second with 14 points.

Brière's three playoff game-winners included a pair against Montreal, whose fans felt he had spurned his home province. The vitriol even transcended Quebec's linguistic divide. The English language Montreal Gazette branded him "public enemy number one" before the series. A columnist in the French language La Presse guessed that fans might "vomit copiously" upon seeing him.

Asked last week about the treatment, Brière smiled and pretended to pull the back of his shirt forward to check the spelling. "Really, my name is Boo?" he said. "They are passionate fans, great fans. I take it as a compliment that they wanted me here."

The fit seemed logical. Brière grew up a bleu, blanc et rouge fanatic (even though his hometown of Gatineau is a few miles outside Ottawa), and when his contract with the Sabres was up, the Canadiens were prepared. They arranged for Brière, who had led Buffalo in scoring during the regular season (95 points) and in the playoffs (15), to meet with Habs legend Jean Béliveau. They also offered a menu of enticements, including help with finding a house near the sprawling greenspace of Parc du Mont-Royal and a good school for his three sons, now nine, eight and seven.

But Brière saw a greater advantage to signing with the Flyers, who had nowhere to go but up. After finishing with an NHL-worst 56 points and missing the playoffs for the first time since 1994, they had acquired forward Scott Hartnell and defenseman Kimmo Timonen to complement a young nucleus that included forwards Mike Richards and Jeff Carter. Brière's good friend goalie Martin Biron had also spoken highly of his organization since being traded there from Buffalo in February 2007


Read More: Brian Cazeneuve: Teflon Danny - Brian Cazeneuve - SI.com

 

[forty_three]

no

Consider the howls that cascaded from the Montreal crowd each time the speedy, shifty Brière touched the puck at the Bell Centre -- until he and the Flyers silenced them for good. In helping Philadelphia dispatch the favored Habs and advance to play the Pittsburgh Penguins in its first Eastern Conference finals since 2004, Brière continued a stellar postseason. Entering the finals he led the NHL with five power-play goals and was tied for second with 14 points.

Brière's three playoff game-winners included a pair against Montreal, whose fans felt he had spurned his home province. The vitriol even transcended Quebec's linguistic divide. The English language Montreal Gazette branded him "public enemy number one" before the series. A columnist in the French language La Presse guessed that fans might "vomit copiously" upon seeing him.

Asked last week about the treatment, Brière smiled and pretended to pull the back of his shirt forward to check the spelling. "Really, my name is Boo?" he said. "They are passionate fans, great fans. I take it as a compliment that they wanted me here."

The fit seemed logical. Brière grew up a bleu, blanc et rouge fanatic (even though his hometown of Gatineau is a few miles outside Ottawa), and when his contract with the Sabres was up, the Canadiens were prepared. They arranged for Brière, who had led Buffalo in scoring during the regular season (95 points) and in the playoffs (15), to meet with Habs legend Jean Béliveau. They also offered a menu of enticements, including help with finding a house near the sprawling greenspace of Parc du Mont-Royal and a good school for his three sons, now nine, eight and seven.

But Brière saw a greater advantage to signing with the Flyers, who had nowhere to go but up. After finishing with an NHL-worst 56 points and missing the playoffs for the first time since 1994, they had acquired forward Scott Hartnell and defenseman Kimmo Timonen to complement a young nucleus that included forwards Mike Richards and Jeff Carter. Brière's good friend goalie Martin Biron had also spoken highly of his organization since being traded there from Buffalo in February 2007


Read More: Brian Cazeneuve: Teflon Danny - Brian Cazeneuve - SI.com

Okay then. Scratch Montreal off the list.

 

[raptorlife4]

Pitt, Rangers, Leafs or Montreal

 

[Vadered]

Pitt, Rangers, Leafs or Montreal

I don't know that Pitt can afford him unless he goes on essentially a rental, and that doesn't seem to be what he wants.

I could be wrong, though.

 

[mall3013]

I don't know that Pitt can afford him unless he goes on essentially a rental, and that doesn't seem to be what he wants.

I could be wrong, though.

I could see the Devils being players for Briere. I'd hate to see it, but Briere could stay put w his kids.