Danny Brière walked into the press conference room on Tuesday at the Flyers Training Center unaccompanied by the team’s public relations staff. He sat in front of the backdrop and behind the microphone in a crisp white shirt and said to the assembled crowd of reporters and cameras: “Who wants to go first?

With the win, the Flyers extended their point streak to a season-high six games and are winners of three straight.

Ristolainen was the OT hero after a move and a loose puck just trickled by Red Wings goaltender Alex Lyon on a rush and a deke lost by Owen Tippett in the blue paint. They've had their ups, and definitely their downs, but for right now, the Flyers are hanging in there.

The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Detroit Red Wings in overtime, 2-1, at Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday evening.

This is only continuing to be the case now with the trade deadline less than two months. TSN released their first Trade Bait board of the season, and Flyers forward Scott Laughton and defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen made the cut.

VOORHEES, N.J. — In his press conference Tuesday, Danny Briere extolled Rasmus Ristolainen when the Flyers’ general manager was asked about the defenseman’s status a month and a half out from the trade deadline. Briere highlighted the value of Ristolainen’s role and went as far as to say he wasn’t shopping the 30-year-old blueliner.

The Flyers were forced to play a vigorous game Thursday night at Madison Square Garden and it resulted in a 6-1 loss to the Rangers.

The breakneck pace of the NHL season has left little downtime and no time to breathe, especially in the jumbled and mushy middle of the Eastern Conference.

While Cerberus may need three heads to guard the Underworld, three heads are just not as conducive when it comes to protecting an NHL net. So it was only a matter of time before a roster move happened for the Flyers.

Flyers general manager Daniel Briere met with the local media on Tuesday morning to discuss the state of the team at present and in the short-term future.

Rasmus Ristolainen taps in the game-winner to extend the Flyers’ point streak to a season-high six (5-0-1) games.

That would be Flyers general manager Danny Briere and his intention to see the current rebuild through to the finish, even if his team takes some lumps along the way.