from Sam Carchidi of Philly.com,

Steve Yzerman and Ron Francis are among the candidates to fill the Flyers' general-manager vacancy, Dave Scott confirmed Tuesday.

Scott, the CEO of the Flyers' parent company, Comcast Spectacor, would not confirm Chuck Fletcher, 51, as a candidate, but sources indicate he is high on the team's wish list. Now a New Jersey Devils adviser, he had a mostly successful nine-year run as the Minnesota Wild's GM. He was fired after the Wild's first-round playoff exit last season....

Yzerman, who resigned as Tampa Bay's general manager before the season, was a Hall-of-Fame player with Detroit. Scott did not sound confident that Yzerman could be lured to Philadelphia.

"I spent some time in Detroit, and I know Yzerman a little bit," Scott said. "My sense is he's pretty committed to someday getting back to Detroit. I think his family is still there. He really put roots down there, and [Red Wings GM] Kenny Holland is getting to a point in his life he's probably going to do different things someday."

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