2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season
2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
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Division | 4th Atlantic | |
Conference | 6th Eastern | |
2007–08 record | 42–29–11 | |
Home record | 21–14–6 | |
Road record | 21–15–5 | |
Goals for | 248 | |
Goals against | 233 | |
Team information | ||
General Manager | Paul Holmgren | |
Coach | John Stevens | |
Captain | Jason Smith | |
Alternate captains | Simon Gagne Derian Hatcher Mike Richards | |
Arena | Wachovia Center | |
Average attendance | 19,556 (100.2%)[1] | |
Minor league affiliations | Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL)[2] Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)[3] | |
Team leaders | ||
Goals | Danny Briere (31) | |
Assists | Mike Richards (47) | |
Points | Mike Richards (75) | |
Penalties in minutes | Riley Cote (202) | |
Plus/minus | Braydon Coburn (+17) | |
Wins | Martin Biron (30) | |
Goals against average | Martin Biron (2.59) | |
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The 2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 41st season in the National Hockey League (NHL).[4] The Flyers went from the worst team in the league during the previous season to the Eastern Conference Finals, losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins in five games.
Off-season
In June, the Flyers made a trade which sent the first round draft pick they had acquired in the Peter Forsberg trade (23rd overall) back to the Nashville Predators for the rights to negotiate with impending unrestricted free agents Kimmo Timonen and Scott Hartnell. Both were signed to six-year contracts.
Due to having the NHL's worst record during the 2006–07 season, the Flyers had the best chance to claim the first overall pick in the draft lottery. However, the Chicago Blackhawks won the lottery and jumped up to the first overall selection, relegating the Flyers to the 2nd overall pick. After much speculation as to whether the Flyers would trade the pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, the Flyers stayed put and selected New Jersey native James van Riemsdyk.
The Flyers wasted no time in addressing their free agent needs. On July 1, the Flyers signed Buffalo Sabres center Daniel Briere to an eight-year, $52 million contract. Continuing to revamp their defensive core, defenseman Joni Pitkanen and forward Geoff Sanderson were traded to the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Jason Smith and forward Joffrey Lupul. Smith was named Flyers captain on October 1.[5]
Regular season
The season began in the image of the Broad Street Bullies era, with multiple-game suspensions handed out to five separate players, the most serious being 20- and 25-game suspensions to Steve Downie and Jesse Boulerice, respectively, for two separate incidents. A 7–3 start in October and a 9–3–1 January run had the Flyers near the top of both the division and conference standings. However, a disastrous ten-game losing streak in February, reminiscent of such a streak the previous season, nearly derailed the Flyers' season. An 8–3–4 run in March coupled with two vital wins over the New Jersey Devils and the Pittsburgh Penguins over the final weekend of the regular season put the Flyers back in the playoffs as the sixth seed and set for a first round matchup with the Washington Capitals.
Divisional standings
GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | y – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 247 | 216 | 102 |
2 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 206 | 197 | 99 |
3 | New York Rangers | 82 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 213 | 199 | 97 |
4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 248 | 233 | 95 |
5 | New York Islanders | 82 | 35 | 38 | 9 | 194 | 243 | 79 |
Conference standings
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | z – Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 262 | 222 | 104 |
2 | y – Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 247 | 216 | 102 |
3 | y – Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 242 | 231 | 94 |
4 | New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 206 | 197 | 99 |
5 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 213 | 199 | 97 |
6 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 248 | 233 | 95 |
7 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 261 | 247 | 94 |
8 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 212 | 222 | 94 |
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9 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 252 | 249 | 92 |
10 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 255 | 242 | 90 |
11 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 216 | 226 | 85 |
12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 231 | 260 | 83 |
13 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 35 | 38 | 9 | 194 | 243 | 79 |
14 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 216 | 272 | 76 |
15 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 223 | 267 | 71 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)
Playoffs
After taking a three games to one series lead over Washington, the Capitals won Games 5 and 6 to force a Game 7 in Washington. The Flyers won the series in overtime on Joffrey Lupul's power play goal. The Flyers then drew a matchup with the heavily-favored Montreal Canadiens in the second round. Despite being outshot the majority of the series, the Flyers upset Montreal in five games and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2003–04 to face the Pittsburgh Penguins. Before the start of the series, the Flyers suffered a fatal blow when it was learned that defenseman Kimmo Timonen was out with a blood clot in his ankle. Coupled with a gruesome facial injury to Braydon Coburn in Game 2, Pittsburgh ran roughshod over the Flyers' depleted defense and jumped out to a 3–0 series lead. The Flyers won Game 4 at home to stave off elimination, and although Timonen returned for Game 5, Pittsburgh finished off the Flyers in five games.
Schedule and results
Pre-season
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Pre-season: 3–5–0 (Home: 1–3–0; Road: 2–2–0)
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Legend: Win Loss Overtime/shootout loss |
Regular season
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October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 3–3–0)
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November: 7–5–2 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 5–3–0)
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December: 5–6–2 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 3–3–0)
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January: 9–3–1 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 5–1–0)
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February: 4–8–2 (Home: 2–5–1; Road: 2–3–1)
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March: 8–3–4 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 3–1–4)
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April: 2–1–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 0–1–0)
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
2008 Stanley Cup playoffs | ||||||
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Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Washington Capitals – Flyers win 4–3
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Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens – Flyers win 4–1
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Eastern Conference Finals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins – Penguins win 4–1
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Legend: Win Loss |
Player statistics
Skaters
- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Age | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
18 | Richards, MikeMike Richards | 22 | C | 73 | 28 | 47 | 75 | 14 | 76 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
48 | Briere, DanielDaniel Briere | 30 | C | 79 | 31 | 41 | 72 | −22 | 68 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 16 | −3 | 20 |
22 | Knuble, MikeMike Knuble | 35 | RW | 82 | 29 | 26 | 55 | −3 | 72 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −1 | 6 |
17 | Carter, JeffJeff Carter | 23 | C | 82 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 6 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
20 | Umberger, R. J.R. J. Umberger | 25 | C | 74 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 10 |
15 | Lupul, JoffreyJoffrey Lupul | 24 | RW | 56 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
44 | Timonen, KimmoKimmo Timonen | 32 | D | 80 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 0 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
19 | Hartnell, ScottScott Hartnell | 25 | LW | 80 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 2 | 159 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −2 | 20 |
5 | Coburn, BraydonBraydon Coburn | 22 | D | 78 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 17 | 74 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
6 | Jones, RandyRandy Jones | 26 | D | 71 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 8 | 58 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
9 | Upshall, ScottieScottie Upshall | 24 | RW | 61 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 74 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 44 |
12 | Gagne, SimonSimon Gagne | 27 | LW | 25 | 7 | 11 | 18 | −8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
40 | Prospal, VaclavVaclav Prospal | 32 | LW | 18 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 6 |
27 | Downie, SteveSteve Downie | 20 | RW | 32 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 10 |
34 | Dowd, JimJim Dowd | 39 | C | 73 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 41 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
21 | Smith, JasonJason Smith | 34 | D | 77 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −4 | 86 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 4 |
24 | Kapanen, SamiSami Kapanen | 34 | RW | 74 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −12 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −4 | 2 |
2 | Hatcher, DerianDerian Hatcher | 35 | D | 44 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 40 |
26 | Vandermeer, JimJim Vandermeer | 27 | D | 28 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
53 | Tolpeko, DenisDenis Tolpeko | 23 | C | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −4 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | Kukkonen, LasseLasse Kukkonen | 26 | D | 53 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 6 |
25 | Thoresen, PatrickPatrick Thoresen | 24 | LW | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
32 | Cote, RileyRiley Cote | 25 | LW | 70 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 202 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Ruzicka, StefanStefan Ruzicka | 22 | RW | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
26 | Modry, JaroslavJaroslav Modry | 36 | D | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −11 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −6 | 0 |
43 | Biron, MartinMartin Biron | 30 | G | 62 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 2 |
8 | Fitzpatrick, RoryRory Fitzpatrick | 33 | D | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | Potulny, RyanRyan Potulny | 23 | C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30 | Niittymaki, AnteroAntero Niittymaki | 27 | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
55 | Eager, BenBen Eager | 24 | LW | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
77 | Parent, RyanRyan Parent | 20 | D | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
36 | Boulerice, JesseJesse Boulerice | 29 | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
45 | Picard, AlexandreAlexandre Picard | 22 | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
29 | Guenin, NateNate Guenin | 25 | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
56 | Giroux, ClaudeClaude Giroux | 20 | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
65 | Greentree, KyleKyle Greentree | 24 | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Goaltenders
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No. | Player | Age | GP | W | L | OT | SO | GA | SV% | GAA | MIN | GP | W | L | SO | GA | SV% | GAA | MIN |
43 | Biron, MartinMartin Biron | 30 | 62 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 153 | .918 | 2.59 | 3539 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 52 | .904 | 2.97 | 1049 |
30 | Niittymaki, AnteroAntero Niittymaki | 27 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 69 | .907 | 2.91 | 1424 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
Awards
Award or honor | Recipient | Ref |
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NHL 1st Star of the Week | Martin Biron (October 22) | [7] |
Danny Briere (November 26) | [8] | |
NHL 3rd Star of the Week | Joffrey Lupul (December 17) | [9] |
Scott Hartnell (January 14) | [10] | |
Scott Hartnell (January 21) | [11] | |
Mike Knuble (March 3) | [12] | |
Selected to NHL All-Star Game | Mike Richards | [13] |
Kimmo Timonen |
Award | Recipient |
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Barry Ashbee Trophy | Kimmo Timonen |
Bobby Clarke Trophy | Mike Richards |
Gene Hart Memorial Award | Mike Richards |
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy | Braydon Coburn |
Riley Cote | |
Toyota Cup | Martin Biron |
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award | Martin Biron |
Records
Record | Player | Total | Date and opponent |
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Powerplay goals | Scott Hartnell | 3 | January 19, 2008 at New York Islanders (tied three times) |
Milestones
Regular season | |||||||||
Player | Milestone | Reached | |||||||
Denis Tolpeko | 1st NHL game | October 4, 2007 | |||||||
Randy Jones | 100th NHL game | October 6, 2007 | |||||||
Simon Gagne | 400th NHL point | October 20, 2007 | |||||||
Scottie Upshall | 100th NHL game | November 8, 2007 | |||||||
Ben Eager Lasse Kukkonen | 100th NHL game | November 10, 2007 | |||||||
Danny Briere | 500th NHL game | November 12, 2007 | |||||||
Denis Tolpeko | 1st NHL goal 1st NHL assist 1st NHL point | November 15, 2007 | |||||||
Riley Cote | 1st NHL assist 1st NHL point | November 15, 2007 | |||||||
Jeff Carter | 100th NHL PIM | November 15, 2007 | |||||||
Daniel Briere | 400th NHL point | November 21, 2007 | |||||||
Ben Eager | 300th NHL PIM | November 26, 2007 | |||||||
Steve Downie | 1st NHL game | December 5, 2007 | |||||||
Danny Briere | 400th NHL PIM | December 5, 2007 | |||||||
Rory Fitzpatrick | 200th NHL PIM | December 7, 2007 | |||||||
Kimmo Timonen | 600th NHL game | December 7, 2007 | |||||||
Steve Downie | 1st NHL goal | January 5, 2008 | |||||||
Scott Hartnell | 100th NHL goal | January 8, 2008 | |||||||
R. J. Umberger | 100th NHL point | January 24, 2008 | |||||||
Sami Kapanen | 800th NHL game | January 24, 2008 | |||||||
Riley Cote | 1st NHL goal | February 17, 2008 | |||||||
Claude Giroux | 1st NHL game | February 19, 2008 |
Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 7, 2007, the day after the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 4, 2008, the day of the deciding game of the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals.[15]
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 18, 2007 | To Philadelphia Flyers rights to Scott Hartnell rights to Kimmo Timonen |
To Nashville Predators Nashville's 1st-round pick in 2007 |
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June 23, 2007 | To Philadelphia Flyers Carolina's 2nd-round pick in 2007 |
To Washington Capitals 2nd-round pick in 2008 Nashville's 3rd-round pick in 2007 |
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July 1, 2007 | To Philadelphia Flyers Joffrey Lupul Jason Smith |
To Edmonton Oilers Joni Pitkanen Geoff Sanderson 3rd-round pick in 2009 |
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December 10, 2007 | To Philadelphia Flyers conditional 7th-round pick in 2009[a] |
To Dallas Stars Jussi Timonen |
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December 18, 2007 | To Philadelphia Flyers Jim Vandermeer |
To Chicago Blackhawks Ben Eager |
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February 19, 2008 | To Philadelphia Flyers Jaroslav Modry |
To Los Angeles Kings 3rd-round pick in 2008 |
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February 20, 2008 | To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2009 |
To Calgary Flames Jim Vandermeer |
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February 25, 2008 | To Philadelphia Flyers Vaclav Prospal |
To Tampa Bay Lightning Alexandre Picard 2nd-round pick in 2009 |
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- Trade notes
- a Condition not met.
Signings
Free agency
The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).
Date | Player | Previous team (league) | Contract details | Ref |
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July 1, 2007 | Daniel Briere | Buffalo Sabres | 8 years, $52 million | [24] |
October 3, 2007 | Jesse Boulerice | Albany River Rats (AHL) | 1 year, $475,000 | [25] |
October 3, 2007 | Jim Dowd | New Jersey Devils | 1 year, $500,000 | [25] |
October 9, 2007 | Rory Fitzpatrick | Vancouver Canucks | 1 year, $550,000 | [26] |
April 8, 2008 | Jared Ross | Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) | 1 year, $500,000* | [27] |
Re-signed
The following players were re-signed by the Flyers. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).
Date | Player | Contract details | Notes | Ref |
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June 8, 2007 | Lars Jonsson | 1 year, $600,000* | [28] | |
June 14, 2007 | Antero Niittymaki | 2 years, $2.54 million | [29] | |
July 1, 2007 | Scott Hartnell | 6 years, $25.2 million | Acquired in June 18 trade | [30] |
July 1, 2007 | Kimmo Timonen | 6 years, $37.8 million | Acquired in June 18 trade | [30] |
July 25, 2007 | Riley Cote | 1 year, $500,000* | [31] | |
July 25, 2007 | Boyd Kane | 2 years, $1 million* | [31] | |
November 28, 2007 | Braydon Coburn | 2 years, $2.6 million extension | [32] | |
December 13, 2007 | Mike Richards | 12 years, $69 million extension | [33] |
Entry level contracts
The following players — Flyers draft picks, undrafted free agents, and the unsigned draft picks of other teams — were signed by the Flyers to entry level contracts.
Date | Player | Previous team (league) | Draft | Contract details | Ref |
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July 23, 2007 | Claude Giroux | Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) | 2006 1st-round pick | 3 years, $2.55 million | [34] |
November 1, 2007 | Patrick Maroon | London Knights (OHL) | 2007 6th-round pick | 3 years, $1.637 million | [35] |
March 19, 2008 | Rob Bellamy | Maine Black Bears (HE) | 2004 3rd-round pick | 2 years, $1.065 million | [36] |
March 19, 2008 | Matt Clackson | Western Michigan Broncos (CCHA) | 2005 7th-round pick | 2 years, $1.015 million | [36] |
March 19, 2008 | Michael Teslak | Michigan Tech Huskies (WCHA) | Undrafted free agent | 2 years, $1.85 million | [36] |
March 30, 2008 | Jon Kalinski | Minnesota State Mavericks (WCHA) | 2007 6th-round pick | 3 years, $2.625 million | [37] |
April 4, 2008 | Andreas Nodl | St. Cloud State Huskies (WCHA) | 2006 2nd-round pick | 3 years, $2.55 million | [38] |
April 4, 2008 | Mike Ratchuk | Michigan State Spartans (CCHA) | 2006 2nd-round pick | 3 years, $2.55 million | [38] |
May 9, 2008 | Garrett Klotz | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | 2007 3rd-round pick | 3 years, $2.4 million | [39] |
May 9, 2008 | Darroll Powe | Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) | Undrafted free agent | 2 years, $1.04 million | [39] |
Waivers
The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions.
Date | Player | Claimed by | Claimed from | Ref |
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February 22, 2008 | Patrick Thoresen | Philadelphia Flyers | Edmonton Oilers | [40] |
Departures
The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).
Date | Player | New team (league) | Via | Notes | Ref |
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July 3, 2007 | Brad Tapper | Iserlohn Roosters (DEL) | Free agency | [41] | |
July 6, 2007 | Denis Hamel | Binghamton Senators (AHL) | Free agency | [42] | |
July 9, 2007 | Todd Fedoruk | Dallas Stars | Free agency | [43] | |
July 9, 2007 | Mike York | Phoenix Coyotes | Free agency | [44] | |
July 13, 2007 | Niko Dimitrakos | Ottawa Senators | Free agency | [45] | |
July 16, 2007 | Mark Cullen | Detroit Red Wings | Free agency | [46] | |
August 1, 2007 | Dmitri Afanasenkov | Dynamo Moscow (RSL) | Free agency | [47] | |
N/A | Eric Meloche | Straubing Tigers (DEL) | Free agency | [48] | |
October 18, 2007 | Robert Esche | Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) | Free agency | [49] | |
May 15, 2008 | Lars Jonsson* | Brynäs IF (Elitserien) | Free agency | [50] | |
May 29, 2008 | Denis Tolpeko* | Dynamo Moscow (KHL) | Free agency | Flyers retained NHL rights | [51] |
June 3, 2008 | Sami Kapanen* | KalPa (SM-liiga) | Retirement | Retired from NHL | [52] |
Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on June 22–23, 2007.[53]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | W | L | OT | GAA | Notes |
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- The Flyers traded their second-round pick, 31st overall, to the Buffalo Sabres for Martin Biron on February 27, 2007.
- a The Flyers traded their 2008 second-round pick and the Nashville Predators' third-round pick, 84th overall, to the Washington Capitals for the Carolina Hurricanes' second-round pick, 41st overall, on June 23, 2007.
- The Flyers traded Freddy Meyer and their third-round pick, 62nd overall, to the New York Islanders for Alexei Zhitnik on December 16, 2006.
- b The Flyers traded Kyle Calder to the Chicago Blackhawks for Lasse Kukkonen and the Blackhawks' third-round pick, 66th overall, on February 26, 2007.
- The Flyers traded their fourth-round pick, 92nd overall, and future considerations to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for Todd Fedoruk on November 13, 2006.
- c The Flyers traded Jon Sim to the Florida Panthers for the Panthers' sixth-round pick, 161st overall, on January 23, 2006.
Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL[2] and the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL.[3] The Phantoms, with Craig Berube returning as head coach, finished second in their division and won their first round playoff series against the Albany River Rats in seven games. They lost in the second round to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in five games.[55] In their first and only season as the Flyers ECHL affiliate, the Nailers finished last in their division and missed the playoffs.
References
- General
- hockeyDB.com: Roster and player statistics · Results and Schedule
- hockey-reference.com: Roster and Statistics · Schedule and Results
- Flyers History: Season Overview · Game Scores & Results · Playoff Results
- Specific
- ↑ "All Time Team Attendance". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- 1 2 "AHL Franchise Statistics". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- 1 2 "Non-AHL Affiliates". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ↑ Flyers Open 2007–08 Season on October 4
- ↑ "Jason Smith Named Flyers Captain". Philadelphia Flyers. October 1, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ↑ "2007–2008 Preseason Schedule/Results – Philadelphia Flyers – Schedule". Philadelphia Flyers.
- ↑ "Biron, Iginla, Williams Named NHL's Three Stars of the Week". Philadelphia Flyers. October 22, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Briere Named NHL's First Star of the Week". Philadelphia Flyers. November 26, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Iginla named NHL's first star of the week; Zubov second, Lupul third". National Hockey League. December 17, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
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