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With the Philadelphia Flyers in a precarious spot as January comes to a close, it’s time to take a step back and consider exactly where they are in the rebuild and when they truly think that this team will be competitive enough to be taken seriously. Since taking over the Flyers in 2023, general manager Danny Briere and president of hockey operations Keith Jones have leaned heavily on one familiar phrase: “the players will decide how we move ahead in the future.”  Over that time, the Flyers have had many ups and downs, including a coaching change, trades that included many long-time fan favorites, and a lack of consistency from the team overall. With the Flyers sitting just a handful of points outside of a wild-card spot as another trade deadline approaches, it is going to be interesting to see what types of moves Briere and Jones make. A few short weeks ago, the Philadelphia Flyers were sitting in a playoff spot, re-signing 29-year-old center Christian Dvorak to a five-year, $25,750,000 contract extension, and coming off the high of beating their newfound rival, the Anaheim Ducks, at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Things were looking up in Flyersland, but since the Ducks game on January 6, the Flyers are 1-5-2 and are looking from the outside in at a playoff spot. In all five of those regulation losses, the Flyers lost by three or more goals and failed to score more than three goals in any of those contests. The roller coaster ride of the Flyers’ season had reached its lowest point. Questionable decisions now stain the Flyers’ midseason mark What was shaping up to be one of the Flyers’ best seasons of late has shifted towards one of concern and has led fans to have more questions than answers. One of the more interesting questions has been focused on the Flyers’ rebuild timeline, specifically sparked by the extension of Christian Dvorak, which was a polarizing move for Flyers fans across social media. The Flyers re-signed the 29-year-old forward on January 5, and the backlash of the move spread across social media. Christian Dvorak at 5v5 since his extension (5 games):16% goal share35% xG share38% scoring chance share1 pointWhile starting 75% of his shifts in the offensive zoneWhen you have the opportunity to sign a career fourth liner to a long term deal, you just have to do it— josh (@goalfarabee86) January 16, 2026 Many online have questioned whether the Flyers rushed the decision, with the signing window for the impending UFA opening on January 1 and Dvorak being re-signed just a week later. Subsequently, the Flyers followed the signing with a six-game losing streak, falling out of the playoff picture in the process. With the trade deadline only weeks away and the Flyers slipping out of the playoff picture, many questioned whether Briere should have waited to see where the team stood before committing to the signing. Christian Dvorak has undoubtedly been a positive addition to this Flyers team, which lacks center depth. The 29-year-old has 12 goals and 20 assists through 48 games and has found a real spark with forwards Trevor Zegras and Travis Konecny. His play has been a positive for the Flyers this season, but now, with the team faltering as of late, the Flyers are in a weird position with the trade deadline looming. Dvorak – who is having a career year – could have been a player the Flyers could have looked to move on from. Another player the Flyers might have been looking to move on from — Rasmus Ristolainen — has been sidelined again with an upper-body injury after missing the start of the season due to offseason surgery. Along with this, a large majority of their young, developing prospects are either in juniors or college, or are being plagued with injuries down in Lehigh Valley. There might not be a lot of moves in the cards for Briere as the 2026 trade deadline comes around. What does the Flyers’ future look like? The…

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