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Brotherly Pod talks all things Philadelphia Flyers. Daniel Esche hosts a wide variety of guests to break down the news, rumors, and transactions of the greatest sports team on earth!

Daniel Esche


    • Jun 3, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Frequent Flyer #267 "Very Different Puzzle Pieces"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 30:25


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk about the Flyers' plan to add a center, drafting at 6, the Flyers weren't tanking, the draft lottery is dumb, more!

    Frequent Flyer #266 "Avoiding Difficult Decisions"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 59:12


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk Foerster's extension, Marco Rossi rumors and the absurdity of not wanting him, will the Flyers actually make roster changes? Let the McDavid dream die, more!

    1,000 Ways to Fly #24 "Learn Your Lesson"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 67:24


    Papa and Dan return to talk Demko and Rossi trade rumors, do the Flyers trade Owen Tippett, chances of Marner signing in Philly, McDavid, Raffi Torres at 6th overall, Lappy to the front office, confidence in Briere, more!

    Frequent Flyer #265 "This Ain't Tee Ball"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 33:13


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk whether or not the Flyers can make it back to relevancy in 2025, do they address the goaltending position, Kolosov's future, burning through too many prospects, Buium vs Luchanko, more!

    Frequent Flyer #264 "Alumni Association"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 36:56


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk the Flyers hiring former Flyers, what happens when this regime fails, spending within the organization outside the salary cap, more!

    Noahly Pod #33 "Adding Good Players"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 63:21


    Noah and Dan return to talk the Tocchet hire, Marner and McDavid rumors and debate, who do they draft at 6, Lappy leaving the Phantoms, Shaw to NJ, more!

    Frequent Flyer #263 "Televangelists"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 53:00


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk the Rick Tocchet hire, his introductory press conference, will they fix the roster, hiring former Flyers, what is "the plan," more!

    1,000 Ways to Fly #23 "Tick Toch"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 80:01


    Papa and Dan return to talk the potential Tocchet hire, why it's a bad move, the Phantoms playoff elimination, re-signing Abols, offer sheets, everything sucks, more!

    Frequent Flyer #262 "Poison the Well"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 72:03


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk the Ristolainen injury and the failure to trade him, Couturier's end of season presser, why was he named captain in the first place, more!

    Sisterly Pod #38 "Ferschweiler Ferrari"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 56:37


    Katie and Phyllis return to talk the Flyers' coaching hire, NHL awards, Utah Mammoth, playoff predictions, Claude Giroux, the draft lottery, Phantoms playoffs, more!

    Frequent Flyer #261 "Stare at the Tunnel"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 38:26


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk Ristolainen's injury and failed trade, Couturier's end of season presser, why was he named captain, more!

    1,000 Ways to Fly #22 "Golden Age of Disco"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 63:56


    Papa and Dan return to talk the Tocchet rumors, the next coaching hire being important but the Flyers probably screwing up, Briere's end of season quotes, Couturier is a bad leader, more!

    Frequent Flyer #260 "If It Makes Sense"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 47:11


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk Briere's end of season presser, cleaning out the assistants, who will they hire as coach, only making moves if it makes sense, more!

    Brotherly Pod #243 "Crayons, a Sponge and Ketchup"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 58:27


    Katie, Nick and Dan return to talk the Flyers firing Rocky Thompson, the goalie disaster, Couts is a bad captain, do you trust Briere? potential RFAs, more!

    Frequent Flyer #259 "Guy Smiley"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 43:18


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk Brad Shaw, the Flyers are definitely firing Rocky Thompson... right? Making the case for Ian Laperriere as Flyers next head coach, more!

    1,000 Ways to Fly #21 "Rye Bread"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 67:11


    Papa and Dan return to talk the end of the season, what comes next, the Flyers securing the 4th overall pick, what do we expect from the offseason, more!

    Frequent Flyer #258 "Course Correcting"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 58:04


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk the Flyers firing Torts, the triumvirate of leadership structure and what comes next for the front office, do you have faith in Briere, were the last few years a waste of time? More!

    Frequent Flyer #257 "Nebraska"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 33:27


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk the Flyers moving the town hall, was MacDonald really that bad? Florida Marlins' theme song, updates on the new WFC, state capitals, more!

    Frequent Flyer #256 "Every Flavor of Jello"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 55:55


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk whether or not Couturier is part of the core... and what does a core even entail right now? Too many bad contract hampering progress, who should they be investing in? Striking while the iron is hot, why did the Flyers keep Ristolainen at the trade deadline, more!

    1,000 Ways to Fly #20 "Crush Quotes"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 69:02


    Papa and Dan return to talk Kolosov's current recall, York vs Torts, who is the next head coach, do you have faith in Briere? More!

    Brotherly Pod #242 "Briere Has My Attention"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 112:06


    Katie, Noah and Phyllis return to talk the Tortorella firing, Briere's presser, who is the next head coach, and our faith in Briere may be restored. Dan drinks in both celebration of Tortorella's firing and in annoyance of multiple technical difficulties plus a live watch-along from MTL/PHI!

    Frequent Flyer #255 "Bag Skate Dorris"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 47:27


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk whether or not the Flyers fire Torts, how will he be remembered in Philly, did any players take steps forward during his tenure, his potential move to the front office, more!

    Brotherly Pod #241 "Good Riddance, Torts"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 42:24


    Nick and Dan return to talk the Flyers firing John Tortorella, what comes next? The rebuild actually feeling like a rebuild now, David Carle, more!

    Frequent Flyer #254 "This Is My Fiefdom"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 43:14


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk Mike vs Kevin Kurz, the lack of journalistic integrity in the Flyers' scene, more!

    Frequent Flyer #253 "Catch 22"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 53:46


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk the late season "tank" and how it wasn't the plan, what is the next step in the Flyers' rebuild? who will take the blame from the fans- Torts or Briere? Predicting where the Flyers will draft, more!

    Frequent Flyer #252 "Put My Head Through This Table"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 28:49


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk whether or not a few wins would've changed their deadline plans, offer sheets are dumb and unlikely to happen, "if they just had mediocre goaltending" and more!

    1,000 Ways to Fly #19 "What Comes Next?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 65:24


    Papa and Dan return to talk the abysmal end to the season, trade deadline fall out, do you trust Briere? Can the organization afford a full rebuild? Please fire Torts, more!

    Frequent Flyer #251 "Sword of Damocles"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 50:07


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk the Flyers' plans with their post-deadline cap space, what is Konecny doing here, poor asset management re-signing players early, a "pain avoidance rebuild" and more!

    Noahly Pod #32 "Where is Jay O'Brien?"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 64:17


    Noah and Dan return to talk whether or not the Flyers should fire John Tortorella, what more we want out of Briere, where are forgotten Flyers of the past at now? more!

    Brotherly Pod #240 "Box of Crayons"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 56:31


    Nick and Dan return to talk the Scott Laughton trade, are they actually rebuilding this time? Do the Flyers fire Torts? Phantoms' call ups, more!

    Frequent Flyer #250 "Bird in the Hand"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 60:32


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to review the Flyres' trade deadline, moving Scott Laughton, why did they wait so long to make it happen, Risto stays for... reasons, what comes next, are the Flyers capable of building? more!

    Brotherly Pod #239 "2025 Trade Deadline"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 70:44


    Papa and Dan return to recap the Flyers' trade deadline, Scott Laughton, demoting Kolosov, what comes next? recalling Andrae & Lycksell, re-signing Noah Cates, more!

    Frequent Flyer #249 "As Tall as My Work Desk"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 45:48


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk whether or not the Flyers are a destination city, who is Briere referring to when he says "big game hunting," Could the Flyers really land McDavid, Maxim Shabanov, Gauthier's return to Philly, more!

    Brotherly Pod #238 "3.2%"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 32:38


    Dan returns to talk his trade deadline predictions, Ristolainen's falling trade value, an offer sheet isn't going to happen, options in the 2025 center market, what are they doing with Kolosov? More!

    Frequent Flyer #248 "I Actually Have a Pulse"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 37:21


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk the Flyers raising ticket prices, Hilferty's letter to the fans, how bad the team has been since the letter dropped, why do folks focus on players who aren't here anymore, more!

    Frequent Flyer #247 "Under One Roof"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 36:50


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk the new Sixers arena is dead and a new WFC lives, Wing Bowl memories, it's getting harder to watch Flyers games, more!

    Frequent Flyer #246 "Stuck in a Moment"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 39:25


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to discuss whether or not the Flyers fire John Tortorella at the end of the season, the player poll that hates Torts, who would they replace him with, more!

    1,000 Ways to Fly #18 "Tom Tortorella"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 56:53


    Papa and Dan return to talk the Frost/Farabee trade fallout, the trade deadline is approaching, do they trade Laughton, what direction does the organization take in 2025, do the Flyers fire Tortorella, more!

    Frequent Flyer #245 "Big Game Hunting in a Petting Zoo"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 59:31


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk the fallout of the Frost/Farabee trade, the over-reliance on culture, clearing cap, updates trade deadline predictions, Briere's "big game hunting" quote, more!

    Brotherly Pod #237 "Flavor of the Week"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 52:02


    Nick and Dan return to talk the Farabee/Frost trade fallout, how do they fix the center depth, the front office still not picking a direction, will they trade Scott Laughton, the Stadium Series jerseys, more!

    Brotherly Pod #236 "Change of Scenery"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 59:54


    Katie and Dan return to talk the Frost & Farabee trade, Briere's presser, fixing the center depth, Tortorella vs Michkov, our confidence ahead of the deadline, more!

    Frequent Flyer #244 "Cowboy Hat"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 69:09


    Mike, Manny and Dan return for an emergency pod breaking down the Frost & Farabee trade, what does it mean for the trade deadline, fixing the now even worse center depth, Tortorella vs Michkov boils over, more!

    1,000 Ways to Fly #17 "Iceberg! Right Ahead!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 65:05


    Papa and Dan return to talk a crazy tweet, the feelings around the Flyers at the trade deadline, Elias Pettersson, John Gibson, do the Flyers trade Ristolainen, more!

    Frequent Flyer #243 "Torpedo"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 29:09


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk our trade deadline predictions, the roster isn't built to sell, reactive vs proactive, trading Risto, more!

    Frequent Flyer #242 "Candle in the Wind"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 57:46


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk the Briere presser, all the problems associated with the front office, our confidence heading into the trade deadline, more!

    Noahly Pod #31 "Deer in Headlights"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 57:13


    Noah and Dan return to talk Kolosov's demotion, Briere's mid-season presser, Andrae's injury, buying or selling at the deadline, who's the next coach after Torts? more!

    Frequent Flyer #241 "Transylvania Men's League"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 46:21


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk Luchanko's future, no young guys making the team in 2025-26, the 2025 draft, how important is "culture" really? Dan meets Cal Petersen, more!

    Frequent Flyer #240 "Sharpen Three Pencils"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 37:57


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk whether it's the goaltending or defense that's struggling, having the same roster problems year after year, is Tortorella's handling of Michkov good or bad, the "Michkov cult," more!

    Frequent Flyer #239 "Dying Wish"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 27:55


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk the Flyers potentially re-signing Noah Cates and Morgan Frost, what do extensions look like, Manny lays down an ultimatum, trading for Elias Pettersson, fixing the center depth, more!

    Frequent Flyer #238 "Stewards of Sameness"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 60:56


    Mike, Manny and Dan return to talk Briere's TSN interview, the failed rebuild and eerie Hextall comparisons, the disaster of the three goalie system, more!

    1,000 Ways to Fly #16 "Buffoonery"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 79:29


    Papa and Dan return to talk Briere's presser, Elias Pettersson rumors, the goaltending trio, what will the Flyers do at the trade deadline, Fletcher vs Briere, Emil Andrae, more!

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