Daily News | Keith Jones to be the ‘big picture’ guy in Flyers’ new hockey operations triumvirate
from general manager Danny Brière. One of those calls was to London Knights president and head coach Dale Hunter, who was Jones’ teammate with the Washington Capitals. Hunter offered both insight into his job and assurance to Jones.“He said he knows that you can drop Keith Jones in anywhere and he’s going to figure it out quick,” Jones said. “So I think that will come into play with this as well.
Hilferty likened part of Jones’ role to that of a spokesperson, leveraging his ability to communicate with a wide audience thanks to his broadcasting career. Hilferty said that Brière will use both analytics and Tortorella’s feedback via the “eye test” to make roster decisions. Jones said that he will share his opinions with Brière regarding player personnel, but ultimately, Brière has the final say.
That’s why Hilferty’s priority during the president of hockey operations search was to find someone with the right personality to complement Brière and Tortorella, not just someone with the right leadership skills. He even added that it wasn’t necessarily a priority to find someone with general manager experience to preside over rookie general manager Brière.
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