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At the start of Rick Tocchet's introductory press conference, Danny Briere wanted to make one thing clear.

"The plan doesn't change here," the general manager said in May , sitting alongside his new head coach.

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Briere reiterated that sentiment Tuesday with his rebuilding club two days out from training camp. Despite a five-year playoff drought, matching the worst in franchise history , the Flyers don't have a postseason-or-bust mindset for 2025-26.

But, without losing focus of the long-term vision, they do have a pressure and need to get better.

"Going into the season, certainly, the message is we expect our team to take a step forward and try to help them, but not at the detr

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