2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season

2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers
Division4th Atlantic
Conference6th Eastern
2007–08 record42–29–11
Home record21–14–6
Road record21–15–5
Goals for248
Goals against233
Team information
General managerPaul Holmgren
CoachJohn Stevens
CaptainJason Smith
Alternate captainsSimon Gagne
Mike Richards
Kimmo Timonen
ArenaWachovia Center
Average attendance19,556 (100.2%)[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Philadelphia Phantoms
Wheeling Nailers
Team leaders
GoalsDanny Briere (31)
AssistsMike Richards (47)
PointsMike Richards (75)
Penalty minutesRiley Cote (202)
Plus/minusBraydon Coburn (+17)
WinsMartin Biron (30)
Goals against averageMartin Biron (2.59)

The 2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 41st season in the National Hockey League (NHL).[2] 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.[3] Both were signed to six-year contracts.[4]

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 Danny Briere to an eight-year, $52 million contract.[5] 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.[6] Smith was named Flyers captain on October 1.[7]

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

Atlantic Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 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

Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
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
8.5
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

Preseason

2007 preseason[8]
Preseason: 3–5–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 2–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Attendance Record Ref
1[a] September 17 @ New Jersey Devils 3–2 4,615 1–0–0 [9]
2[b] September 18 Ottawa Senators 0–4 9,100 1–1–0 [10]
3 September 22 @ New York Rangers 5–0 12,500 2–1–0 [11]
4 September 24 New Jersey Devils 1–3 16,572 2–2–0 [12]
5 September 25 @ Ottawa Senators 2–4 18,053 2–3–0 [13]
6 September 26 Washington Capitals 2–1 16,327 3–3–0 [14]
7 September 28 @ Washington Capitals 5–7 10,409 3–4–0 [15]
8 September 29 New York Rangers 2–3 17,911 3–5–0 [16]

Notes:
a Game played at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey.
b Game played at John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario.

Legend:

  Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

Regular season

2007–08 regular season[17]
October: 7–3–0 (home: 4–0–0; road: 3–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 4 Philadelphia 3–2 Calgary Biron 19,289 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 6 Philadelphia 3–5 Edmonton Biron 16,839 1–1–0 2 Recap
3 October 10 Philadelphia 8–2 Vancouver Biron 18,630 2–1–0 4 Recap
4 October 13 NY Islanders 1–3 Philadelphia Biron 19,714 3–1–0 6 Recap
5 October 16 Atlanta 0–4 Philadelphia Biron 18,933 4–1–0 8 Recap
6 October 18 New Jersey 0–4 Philadelphia Biron 19,113 5–1–0 10 Recap
7 October 20 Carolina 2–3 Philadelphia OT Biron 19,615 6–1–0 12 Recap
8 October 24 Philadelphia 3–4 Florida Biron 12,856 6–2–0 12 Recap
9 October 25 Philadelphia 2–5 Tampa Bay Niittymaki 18,616 6–3–0 12 Recap
10 October 27 Philadelphia 2–1 Boston Biron 14,956 7–3–0 14 Recap
November: 7–5–2 (home: 2–2–2; road: 5–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
11 November 1 Philadelphia 2–5 Montreal Biron 21,173 7–4–0 14 Recap
12 November 2 Philadelphia 3–2 Washington Niittymaki 16,055 8–4–0 16 Recap
13 November 5 Philadelphia 0–2 NY Rangers Biron 18,200 8–5–0 16 Recap
14 November 7 Philadelphia 3–1 Pittsburgh Biron 17,132 9–5–0 18 Recap
15 November 8 Philadelphia 1–4 New Jersey Biron 14,948 9–6–0 18 Recap
16 November 10 Pittsburgh 2–5 Philadelphia Biron 19,859 10–6–0 20 Recap
17 November 12 NY Islanders 2–3 Philadelphia Biron 19,312 11–6–0 22 Recap
18 November 15 NY Rangers 4–3 Philadelphia SO Biron 19,571 11–6–1 23 Recap
19 November 17 New Jersey 6–2 Philadelphia Biron 19,621 11–7–1 23 Recap
20 November 21 Philadelphia 6–3 Carolina Biron 16,351 12–7–1 25 Recap
21 November 23 Washington 4–3 Philadelphia OT Biron 19,727 12–7–2 26 Recap
22 November 24 Philadelphia 4–3 Ottawa Niittymaki 20,128 13–7–2 28 Recap
23 November 26 Boston 6–3 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,457 13–8–2 28 Recap
24 November 28 Philadelphia 3–1 Carolina Biron 15,108 14–8–2 30 Recap
December: 5–6–2 (home: 2–3–2; road: 3–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
25 December 1 Dallas 4–1 Philadelphia Biron 19,660 14–9–2 30 Recap
26 December 5 Philadelphia 3–1 Minnesota Niittymaki 18,568 15–9–2 32 Recap
27 December 7 Philadelphia 1–2 Colorado Biron 16,312 15–10–2 32 Recap
28 December 11 Pittsburgh 2–8 Philadelphia Biron 19,409 16–10–2 34 Recap
29 December 13 Montreal 4–1 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,322 16–11–2 34 Recap
30 December 15 Carolina 6–5 Philadelphia SO Biron 19,460 16–11–3 35 Recap
31 December 16 Philadelphia 2–4 New Jersey Niittymaki 16,687 16–12–3 35 Recap
32 December 18 Phoenix 3–2 Philadelphia Biron 19,211 16–13–3 35 Recap
33 December 21 Philadelphia 2–3 Buffalo Biron 18,690 16–14–3 35 Recap
34 December 22 Buffalo 6–5 Philadelphia SO Biron 19,606 16–14–4 36 Recap
35 December 27 Toronto 1–4 Philadelphia Biron 19,727 17–14–4 38 Recap
36 December 29 Philadelphia 4–2 Tampa Bay Biron 20,124 18–14–4 40 Recap
37 December 30 Philadelphia 1–0 Florida Niittymaki 18,767 19–14–4 42 Recap
January: 9–3–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 5–1–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
38 January 4 Philadelphia 0–3 New Jersey Biron 17,625 19–15–4 42 Recap
39 January 5 Philadelphia 3–2 Toronto Niittymaki 19,412 20–15–4 44 Recap
40 January 8 Philadelphia 4–1 Atlanta Niittymaki 13,047 21–15–4 46 Recap
41 January 10 Philadelphia 6–2 NY Rangers Niittymaki 18,200 22–15–4 48 Recap
42 January 12 Boston 4–3 Philadelphia OT Niittymaki 19,792 22–15–5 49 Recap
43 January 13 Philadelphia 6–4 Washington Biron 17,713 23–15–5 51 Recap
44 January 16 Florida 3–5 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,207 24–15–5 53 Recap
45 January 19 Philadelphia 5–3 NY Islanders Biron 16,234 25–15–5 55 Recap
46 January 20 Ottawa 1–6 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,742 26–15–5 57 Recap
47 January 22 New Jersey 7–3 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,677 26–16–5 57 Recap
48 January 24 Pittsburgh 3–4 Philadelphia Biron 19,807 27–16–5 59 Recap
49 January 29 Los Angeles 2–3 Philadelphia OT Biron 19,127 28–16–5 61 Recap
50 January 31 NY Rangers 4–0 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,670 28–17–5 61 Recap
February: 4–8–2 (home: 2–5–1; road: 2–3–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
51 February 2 Anaheim 0–3 Philadelphia Biron 19,822 29–17–5 63 Recap
52 February 5 Philadelphia 3–2 Atlanta Niittymaki 15,082 30–17–5 65 Recap
53 February 6 Washington 4–3 Philadelphia Biron 19,778 30–18–5 65 Recap
54 February 9 NY Rangers 2–0 Philadelphia Biron 19,862 30–19–5 65 Recap
55 February 10 Philadelphia 3–4 Pittsburgh Biron 17,132 30–20–5 65 Recap
56 February 12 Philadelphia 3–4 NY Islanders Niittymaki 11,193 30–21–5 65 Recap
57 February 14 Tampa Bay 5–3 Philadelphia Biron 19,336 30–22–5 65 Recap
58 February 16 Philadelphia 0–1 Montreal Niittymaki 21,273 30–23–5 65 Recap
59 February 17 Montreal 5–3 Philadelphia Niitymaki 19,611 30–24–5 65 Recap
60 February 19 Philadelphia 2–3 Ottawa SO Biron 19,729 30–24–6 66 Recap
61 February 21 San Jose 3–1 Philadelphia Biron 19,487 30–25–6 66 Recap
62 February 23 Florida 2–1 Philadelphia OT Niitymaki 19,629 30–25–7 67 Recap
63 February 25 Philadelphia 4–3 Buffalo SO Biron 18,690 31–25–7 69 Recap
64 February 28 Ottawa 1–3 Philadelphia Biron 19,567 32–25–7 71 Recap
March: 8–3–4 (home: 5–2–0; road: 3–1–4)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
65 March 1 Philadelphia 4–1 NY Islanders Biron 15,136 33–25–7 73 Recap
66 March 2 Philadelphia 4–5 NY Rangers SO Biron 18,200 33–25–8 74 Recap
67 March 4 Buffalo 5–2 Philadelphia Biron 19,516 33–26–8 74 Recap
68 March 6 Tampa Bay 2–3 Philadelphia Biron 19,217 34–26–8 76 Recap
69 March 8 NY Islanders 1–4 Philadelphia Biron 19,748 35–26–8 78 Recap
70 March 11 Philadelphia 3–4 Toronto OT Biron 19,507 35–26–9 79 Recap
71 March 12 Toronto 3–2 Philadelphia Biron 19,642 35–27–9 79 Recap
72 March 15 Philadelphia 2–3 Boston OT Biron 17,565 35–27–10 80 Recap
73 March 16 Philadelphia 1–7 Pittsburgh Biron 17,132 35–28–10 80 Recap
74 March 18 Atlanta 2–3 Philadelphia Niittymaki 19,564 36–28–10 82 Recap
75 March 21 NY Rangers 3–4 Philadelphia SO Biron 19,819 37–28–10 84 Recap
76 March 23 NY Islanders 1–4 Philadelphia Biron 19,136 38–28–10 86 Recap
77 March 25 Philadelphia 2–1 NY Rangers OT Biron 18,200 39–28–10 88 Recap
78 March 28 Philadelphia 4–5 New Jersey SO Biron 17,056 39–28–11 89 Recap
79 March 29 Philadelphia 4–3 NY Islanders SO Niittymaki 15,223 40–28–11 91 Recap
April: 2–1–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 0–1–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
80 April 2 Philadelphia 2–4 Pittsburgh Biron 17,132 40–29–11 91 Recap
81 April 4 New Jersey 0–3 Philadelphia Biron 19,957 41–29–11 93 Recap
82 April 6 Pittsburgh 0–2 Philadelphia Biron 19,767 42–29–11 95 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2008 Stanley Cup playoffs[17]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Washington Capitals – Flyers win 4–3
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 11 Philadelphia 4–5 Washington Biron 18,277 Capitals lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 13 Philadelphia 2–0 Washington Biron 18,277 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 15 Washington 3–6 Philadelphia Biron 19,822 Flyers lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 17 Washington 3–4 Philadelphia 2OT Biron 19,913 Flyers lead 3–1 Recap
5 April 19 Philadelphia 2–3 Washington Biron 18,277 Flyers lead 3–2 Recap
6 April 21 Washington 4–2 Philadelphia Biron 19,927 Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 April 22 Philadelphia 3–2 Washington OT Biron 18,277 Flyers win 4–3 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens – Flyers win 4–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 24 Philadelphia 3–4 Montreal OT Biron 21,273 Canadiens lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 26 Philadelphia 4–2 Montreal Biron 21,273 Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 April 28 Montreal 2–3 Philadelphia Biron 19,849 Flyers lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 30 Montreal 2–4 Philadelphia Biron 19,872 Flyers lead 3–1 Recap
5 May 3 Philadelphia 6–4 Montreal Biron 21,273 Flyers win 4–1 Recap
Eastern Conference Finals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins – Penguins win 4–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 9 Philadelphia 2–4 Pittsburgh Biron 17,132 Penguins lead 1–0 Recap
2 May 11 Philadelphia 2–4 Pittsburgh Biron 17,132 Penguins lead 2–0 Recap
3 May 13 Pittsburgh 4–1 Philadelphia Biron 19,965 Penguins lead 3–0 Recap
4 May 15 Pittsburgh 2–4 Philadelphia Biron 19,972 Penguins lead 3–1 Recap
5 May 18 Philadelphia 0–6 Pittsburgh Biron 17,132 Penguins win 4–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • 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.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
18 Mike Richards C 73 28 47 75 14 76 17 7 7 14 0 8
48 Danny Briere C 79 31 41 72 −22 68 17 9 7 16 −3 20
22 Mike Knuble RW 82 29 26 55 −3 72 12 3 4 7 −1 6
17 Jeff Carter C 82 29 24 53 6 55 17 6 5 11 0 12
20 R. J. Umberger C 74 13 37 50 0 19 17 10 5 15 7 10
15 Joffrey Lupul RW 56 20 26 46 2 35 17 4 6 10 1 2
44 Kimmo Timonen D 80 8 36 44 0 50 13 0 6 6 3 8
19 Scott Hartnell LW 80 24 19 43 2 159 17 3 4 7 −2 20
5 Braydon Coburn D 78 9 27 36 17 74 14 0 6 6 4 14
6 Randy Jones D 71 5 26 31 8 58 16 0 2 2 6 4
9 Scottie Upshall RW 61 14 16 30 2 74 17 3 4 7 1 44
12 Simon Gagne LW 25 7 11 18 −8 4 — — — — — —
40 Vaclav Prospal† LW 18 4 10 14 7 6 17 3 10 13 −3 6
27 Steve Downie RW 32 6 6 12 2 73 6 0 1 1 −2 10
34 Jim Dowd C 73 5 5 10 0 41 17 1 2 3 0 4
21 Jason Smith D 77 1 9 10 −4 86 17 0 2 2 −4 4
24 Sami Kapanen RW 74 5 3 8 −12 16 16 2 0 2 −4 2
2 Derian Hatcher D 44 2 5 7 4 33 15 1 2 3 2 40
53 Denis Tolpeko C 26 1 5 6 −4 24 — — — — — —
26 Jim Vandermeer†‡ D 28 1 5 6 −1 27 — — — — — —
28 Lasse Kukkonen D 53 1 4 5 3 38 14 0 2 2 −1 6
25 Patrick Thoresen† LW 20 0 5 5 −6 8 14 0 2 2 1 4
32 Riley Cote LW 70 1 3 4 2 202 3 0 0 0 0 0
14 Stefan Ruzicka RW 14 1 3 4 5 27 — — — — — —
26 Jaroslav Modry† D 18 0 3 3 −11 8 9 0 3 3 −6 0
43 Martin Biron G 62 0 1 1 8 17 0 1 1 2
8 Rory Fitzpatrick† D 19 0 1 1 −12 11 — — — — — —
11 Ryan Potulny C 7 0 1 1 0 4 — — — — — —
36 Jesse Boulerice RW 5 0 0 0 −2 29 — — — — — —
55 Ben Eager‡ LW 23 0 0 0 −8 62 — — — — — —
56 Claude Giroux RW 2 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — — —
65 Kyle Greentree LW 2 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —
29 Nate Guenin D 2 0 0 0 2 2 — — — — — —
30 Antero Niittymaki G 28 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
77 Ryan Parent D 22 0 0 0 −4 6 4 0 1 1 −1 0
45 Alexandre Picard‡ D 4 0 0 0 −3 2 — — — — — —

Goaltending

No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP GS W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
43 Martin Biron 62 59 30 20 9 1865 153 2.59 .918 5 3,539 17 17 9 8 540 52 2.98 .904 1 1,049
30 Antero Niittymaki 28 23 12 9 2 739 69 2.91 .907 1 1,424 — — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL 1st Star of the Week Martin Biron (October 22) [18]
Danny Briere (November 26) [19]
NHL 3rd Star of the Week Joffrey Lupul (December 17) [20]
Scott Hartnell (January 14) [21]
Scott Hartnell (January 21) [22]
Mike Knuble (March 3) [23]
NHL All-Star Game selection Mike Richards [24]
Kimmo Timonen
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Kimmo Timonen [25]
Bobby Clarke Trophy Mike Richards [25]
Gene Hart Memorial Award Mike Richards [26]
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy Braydon Coburn [25]
Riley Cote
Toyota Cup Martin Biron [27]
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award Martin Biron [28]

Records

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

Among the team records set during the 2007–08 season was Danny Briere tying the team record for most goals scored in a single period (3) on November 21.[29] In a 3–2 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on January 5, goaltender Antero Niittymaki made 54 saves on 56 shots against, both team single game records.[30][31] On January 19, Scott Hartnell scored three powerplay goals, tying the Flyers single game record.[32]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Denis Tolpeko October 4, 2007 [33]
Steve Downie December 5, 2007
Kyle Greentree February 12, 2008
Claude Giroux 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.[34]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 18, 2007 (2007-06-18) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Nashville Predators
  • Nashville's 1st-round pick in 2007
 [3]
June 23, 2007 (2007-06-23) 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
 [35]
July 1, 2007 (2007-07-01) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Edmonton Oilers
[6]
December 10, 2007 (2007-12-10) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • Conditional 7th-round pick in 2009[a]
 To Dallas Stars
[36]
December 18, 2007 (2007-12-18) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Chicago Blackhawks
[37]
February 19, 2008 (2008-02-19) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Los Angeles Kings
  • 3rd-round pick in 2008
 [38]
February 20, 2008 (2008-02-20) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 3rd-round pick in 2009
 To Calgary Flames
[39]
February 25, 2008 (2008-02-25) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Tampa Bay Lightning
[40]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2007 (2007-07-01) Danny Briere Buffalo Sabres 8-year Free agency [5]
October 3, 2007 (2007-10-03) Jesse Boulerice Albany River Rats (AHL) 1-year Free agency [41]
Jim Dowd New Jersey Devils 1-year Free agency [41]
October 9, 2007 (2007-10-09) Rory Fitzpatrick Vancouver Canucks 1-year Free agency [42]
February 22, 2008 (2008-02-22) Patrick Thoresen Edmonton Oilers Waivers [43]
March 19, 2008 (2008-03-19) Michael Teslak Michigan Tech University (WCHA) 2-year Free agency [44]
April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08) Jared Ross Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) 1-year Free agency [45]
May 9, 2008 (2008-05-09) Darroll Powe Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) 2-year Free agency [46]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[b] Ref
July 3, 2007 (2007-07-03) Brad Tapper Iserlohn Roosters (DEL) Free agency (III) [48]
July 6, 2007 (2007-07-06) Denis Hamel Binghamton Senators (AHL) Free agency (III) [49]
July 9, 2007 (2007-07-09) Todd Fedoruk Dallas Stars Free agency (III) [50]
Mike York Phoenix Coyotes Free agency (III) [50]
July 13, 2007 (2007-07-13) Niko Dimitrakos Ottawa Senators Free agency (III) [51]
July 16, 2007 (2007-07-16) Mark Cullen Detroit Red Wings Free agency (III) [52]
August 1, 2007 (2007-08-01) Dmitri Afanasenkov HC Dynamo Moscow (RSL) Free agency (UFA) [53]
September 29, 2007 (2007-09-29) Tony Voce Ilves (Liiga) Free agency [54]
October 4, 2007 (2007-10-04) Rosario Ruggeri Lowell Devils (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [55]
October 18, 2007 (2007-10-18) Robert Esche Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) Free agency (III) [56]
May 15, 2008 (2008-05-15) Lars Jonsson Brynas IF (SHL) Free agency [57]
May 29, 2008 (2008-05-29) Denis Tolpeko HC Dynamo Moscow (KHL) Free agency[c] [58]
June 3, 2008 (2008-06-03) Sami Kapanen KalPa (Liiga) Retirement[d] [59][60]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 8, 2007 (2007-06-08) Lars Jonsson 1-year Re-signing [61]
June 14, 2007 (2007-06-14) Antero Niittymaki 2-year Re-signing [62]
July 1, 2007 (2007-07-01) Scott Hartnell 6-year Re-signing [4]
Kimmo Timonen 6-year Re-signing [4]
July 23, 2007 (2007-07-23) Claude Giroux 3-year Entry-level [63]
July 25, 2007 (2007-07-25) Riley Cote 1-year Re-signing [64]
Boyd Kane 2-year Re-signing [64]
November 1, 2007 (2007-11-01) Patrick Maroon 3-year Entry-level [65]
November 28, 2007 (2007-11-28) Braydon Coburn 2-year Extension [66]
December 13, 2007 (2007-12-13) Mike Richards 12-year Extension [67]
March 19, 2008 (2008-03-19) Rob Bellamy 2-year Entry-level [44]
Matt Clackson 2-year Entry-level [44]
March 30, 2008 (2008-03-30) Jon Kalinski 3-year Entry-level [68]
April 4, 2008 (2008-04-04) Andreas Nodl 3-year Entry-level [69]
Mike Ratchuk 3-year Entry-level [69]
May 9, 2008 (2008-05-09) Garrett Klotz 3-year Entry-level [46]

Draft picks

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers 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.[70] The Flyers traded their original second, third, and fourth-round picks in three different trades.[71]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 2 James van Riemsdyk Left wing  United States U.S. NTDP (NAHL)
2 41 Kevin Marshall Defense  Canada Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL) [e]
3 66 Garrett Klotz Left wing  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL) [f]
5 122 Mario Kempe Right wing  Sweden St. John's Fog Devils (QMJHL)
6 152 Jon Kalinski Left wing  Canada Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL)
6 161 Patrick Maroon Left wing  United States London Knights (OHL) [g]
7 182 Brad Phillips Goaltender  United States U.S. NTDP (NAHL)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL[72] and the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL.[73] 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.[74] In their first and only season as the Flyers ECHL affiliate, the Nailers finished last in their division and missed the playoffs.

Notes

  1. ^ Condition not met.
  2. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[47]
  3. ^ Philadelphia retained Tolpeko's NHL rights.
  4. ^ Kapanen retired from the NHL.
  5. ^ 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.[71]
  6. ^ The Flyers traded Kyle Calder to the Chicago Blackhawks for Lasse Kukkonen and the Blackhawks' third-round pick, 66th overall, on February 26, 2007.[71]
  7. ^ The Flyers traded Jon Sim to the Florida Panthers for the Panthers' sixth-round pick, 161st overall, on January 23, 2006.[71]

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