VOORHEES, N.J. — Since he took over nearly two years ago as the Philadelphia Flyers’ general manager, Daniel Briere has methodically subtracted players he believed didn’t fit in with what the team was building or the culture they were trying to instill. Kevin Hayes, Ivan Provorov, Tony DeAngelo, Morgan Frost, Joel Farabee — all were sent packing.

One game into Scott Laughton’s time in Toronto, it seems unrealistic to believe that everything will be all figured out regarding deployment. Craig Berube started from a pretty logical place and throwing Laughton right into the third line centre spot that he’s expected to play in was a no-brainer.