Briere talks broadcasting, future with Flyers

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Danny Briere may have a future in broadcasting, but it's not something he wants to think about just yet.

"Hopefully I have a couple more years to play," the Flyers' center said Thursday when he joined the panel of "Philly Sports Talk."

During the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Briere has served as a guest player analyst on TSN, afforded the opportunity because the Flyers missed the playoffs for the first time since he joined the team in 2007.

"It's a lot of fun," he said. "Obviously, I'd rather be playing but I guess it's the second-best seat."

Briere is entering a crucial offseason in his Flyers career. Following his least productive year with the orange and black and sitting at age 35, Briere could find himself with a new organization next year if the Flyers choose to amnesty his contract.

It's known that Briere wants to stay, but the team also has to clear space as the salary cap decreases going into next season.

So what does Briere make of the whole situation?

"I think I'm at the same stage as I was when we cleaned out our lockers at the end of the year," he said. "I still don't know. Like I said at the time, it's out of my control at this point.

"I'm hoping that I'll still be around come next season, but I don't have any more control over it."

Briere tallied just 16 points on six goals and 10 assists in 34 games in the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season. He's always been a better performer with the club in the postseason than in the regular season, but he didn't have the chance to prove he can still get it going in the playoffs this past year.

Another amnesty candidate for the club is goalie Ilya Bryzgalov, who was unspectacular in net and shared time with newcomer Steve Mason at the end of the season.

Briere was positive in hoping that Bryzgalov wants to remain with the Flyers -- an issue on which not everyone agrees.

"I have to believe [he wants to be here]," Briere said. "There's a reason he signed with the Flyers. I know it was two years ago, but at the same time he's a competitive guy.

"I would certainly hope being a teammate of mine that he wants to be [here] and he wants to help our team get to the next level."

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