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From Finland, Iikka Sinisalo went undrafted, though that was not that uncommon during the late 70’s.  The Flyers signed him in 1981, and he became a full-time player immediately.  Sinisalo would score back-to-back 70 Point seasons (73 & 76 in 1984/85 & 1985/86, respectively), and his scoring acumen certainly helped the Flyers go to two Stanley Cup Finals in 1985 & 1987.  He would score 409 Points over 526 Games as a Philadelphia Flyer.
Part 4 of 8:  Kirk Buchner discusses the Pro Football Hall of Fame eligibles from the AFC North with Vinny Lospinuso.  
The season before Daniel Briere arrived in Philadelphia, he came off a 95 Point Season with the Buffalo Sabres.  Briere did not hit that mark again, but the Centre did have two seasons for Philadelphia of 68 or more Points and a solid .78 Points per Game Average with the Flyers.  Briere was at his best in the postseason for Philadelphia, where his PPG increased to 1.06. In the 2010 Playoffs, Briere helped the Flyers reach the Stanley Cup Finals and was the postseason leader in Assists.  He would be named to the All-Star team the following year.

Traded midway through the 1976/77 season from the Vancouver Canucks, Bob Dailey may have missed the Stanley Cup days, but he was still a contributor on some very good Flyers teams.  The one-time tallest player in hockey (6’5”) would have two straight 30 Assist seasons, the first of which saw the blueliner put the puck in the net for a career high 21, which along with his 57 Points would set (since broken) records for a Flyers Defenseman.  Dailey would be named an All-Star that year and later in 1981.