New general manager Chuck Fletcher’s opening press conference on Wednesday came with a bucket of water to dump on the idea that the team was going to come right out guns-a-blazing looking to make trades, which was the message that Paul Holmgren and Dave Scott had sent out to some extent in their media avaiability after the firing of Ron Hextall.
And maybe what Fletcher said was true, and the Flyers are going to take it easy for a while as he grows familiar with the system that’s been built prior to his arrival. But there are also some indications that the pedal may hit the metal sooner rather than later.