2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season

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.

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
PresidentPeter Luukko
General managerPaul Holmgren
CoachJohn Stevens
CaptainJason Smith
Alternate captainsSimon Gagne
Derian Hatcher
Mike Richards
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)

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 Danny 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.[3]

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
1Pittsburgh Penguins8247278247216102
2New Jersey Devils824629720619799
3New York Rangers8242271321319997
4Philadelphia Flyers8242291124823395
5New York Islanders823538919424379

Conference standings
Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – Montreal CanadiensNE82472510262222104
2 y – Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8247278247216102
3 y – Washington CapitalsSE824331824223194
4 New Jersey DevilsAT824629720619799
5 New York RangersAT8242271321319997
6 Philadelphia FlyersAT8242291124823395
7 Ottawa SenatorsNE824331826124794
8 Boston BruinsNE8241291221222294
8.5
9 Carolina HurricanesSE824333625224992
10 Buffalo SabresNE8239311225524290
11 Florida PanthersSE823835921622685
12 Toronto Maple LeafsNE8236351123126083
13 New York IslandersAT823538919424379
14 Atlanta ThrashersSE823440821627276
15 Tampa Bay LightningSE823142922326771

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[4]
Pre-season: 3–5–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 2–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceRecordRef
1[a]September 17@ New Jersey Devils3–24,6151–0–0[5]
2[b]September 18Ottawa Senators0–49,1001–1–0[6]
3September 22@ New York Rangers5–012,5002–1–0[7]
4September 24New Jersey Devils1–316,5722–2–0[8]
5September 25@ Ottawa Senators2–418,0532–3–0[9]
6September 26Washington Capitals2–116,3273–3–0[10]
7September 28@ Washington Capitals5–710,4093–4–0[11]
8September 29New York Rangers2–317,9113–5–0[12]

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[13]
October: 7–3–0 (home: 4–0–0; road: 3–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 4Philadelphia3–2CalgaryBiron19,2891–0–02Recap
2October 6Philadelphia3–5EdmontonBiron16,8391–1–02Recap
3October 10Philadelphia8–2VancouverBiron18,6302–1–04Recap
4October 13NY Islanders1–3PhiladelphiaBiron19,7143–1–06Recap
5October 16Atlanta0–4PhiladelphiaBiron18,9334–1–08Recap
6October 18New Jersey0–4PhiladelphiaBiron19,1135–1–010Recap
7October 20Carolina2–3PhiladelphiaOTBiron19,6156–1–012Recap
8October 24Philadelphia3–4FloridaBiron12,8566–2–012Recap
9October 25Philadelphia2–5Tampa BayNiittymaki18,6166–3–012Recap
10October 27Philadelphia2–1BostonBiron14,9567–3–014Recap
November: 7–5–2 (home: 2–2–2; road: 5–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
11November 1Philadelphia2–5MontrealBiron21,1737–4–014Recap
12November 2Philadelphia3–2WashingtonNiittymaki16,0558–4–016Recap
13November 5Philadelphia0–2NY RangersBiron18,2008–5–016Recap
14November 7Philadelphia3–1PittsburghBiron17,1329–5–018Recap
15November 8Philadelphia1–4New JerseyBiron14,9489–6–018Recap
16November 10Pittsburgh2–5PhiladelphiaBiron19,85910–6–020Recap
17November 12NY Islanders2–3PhiladelphiaBiron19,31211–6–022Recap
18November 15NY Rangers4–3PhiladelphiaSOBiron19,57111–6–123Recap
19November 17New Jersey6–2PhiladelphiaBiron19,62111–7–123Recap
20November 21Philadelphia6–3CarolinaBiron16,35112–7–125Recap
21November 23Washington4–3PhiladelphiaOTBiron19,72712–7–226Recap
22November 24Philadelphia4–3OttawaNiittymaki20,12813–7–228Recap
23November 26Boston6–3PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,45713–8–228Recap
24November 28Philadelphia3–1CarolinaBiron15,10814–8–230Recap
December: 5–6–2 (home: 2–3–2; road: 3–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
25December 1Dallas4–1PhiladelphiaBiron19,66014–9–230Recap
26December 5Philadelphia3–1MinnesotaNiittymaki18,56815–9–232Recap
27December 7Philadelphia1–2ColoradoBiron16,31215–10–232Recap
28December 11Pittsburgh2–8PhiladelphiaBiron19,40916–10–234Recap
29December 13Montreal4–1PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,32216–11–234Recap
30December 15Carolina6–5PhiladelphiaSOBiron19,46016–11–335Recap
31December 16Philadelphia2–4New JerseyNiittymaki16,68716–12–335Recap
32December 18Phoenix3–2PhiladelphiaBiron19,21116–13–335Recap
33December 21Philadelphia2–3BuffaloBiron18,69016–14–335Recap
34December 22Buffalo6–5PhiladelphiaSOBiron19,60616–14–436Recap
35December 27Toronto1–4PhiladelphiaBiron19,72717–14–438Recap
36December 29Philadelphia4–2Tampa BayBiron20,12418–14–440Recap
37December 30Philadelphia1–0FloridaNiittymaki18,76719–14–442Recap
January: 9–3–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 5–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
38January 4Philadelphia0–3New JerseyBiron17,62519–15–442Recap
39January 5Philadelphia3–2TorontoNiittymaki19,41220–15–444Recap
40January 8Philadelphia4–1AtlantaNiittymaki13,04721–15–446Recap
41January 10Philadelphia6–2NY RangersNiittymaki18,20022–15–448Recap
42January 12Boston4–3PhiladelphiaOTNiittymaki19,79222–15–549Recap
43January 13Philadelphia6–4WashingtonBiron17,71323–15–551Recap
44January 16Florida3–5PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,20724–15–553Recap
45January 19Philadelphia5–3NY IslandersBiron16,23425–15–555Recap
46January 20Ottawa1–6PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,74226–15–557Recap
47January 22New Jersey7–3PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,67726–16–557Recap
48January 24Pittsburgh3–4PhiladelphiaBiron19,80727–16–559Recap
49January 29Los Angeles2–3PhiladelphiaOTBiron19,12728–16–561Recap
50January 31NY Rangers4–0PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,67028–17–561Recap
February: 4–8–2 (home: 2–5–1; road: 2–3–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
51February 2Anaheim0–3PhiladelphiaBiron19,82229–17–563Recap
52February 5Philadelphia3–2AtlantaNiittymaki15,08230–17–565Recap
53February 6Washington4–3PhiladelphiaBiron19,77830–18–565Recap
54February 9NY Rangers2–0PhiladelphiaBiron19,86230–19–565Recap
55February 10Philadelphia3–4PittsburghBiron17,13230–20–565Recap
56February 12Philadelphia3–4NY IslandersNiittymaki11,19330–21–565Recap
57February 14Tampa Bay5–3PhiladelphiaBiron19,33630–22–565Recap
58February 16Philadelphia0–1MontrealNiittymaki21,27330–23–565Recap
59February 17Montreal5–3PhiladelphiaNiitymaki19,61130–24–565Recap
60February 19Philadelphia2–3OttawaSOBiron19,72930–24–666Recap
61February 21San Jose3–1PhiladelphiaBiron19,48730–25–666Recap
62February 23Florida2–1PhiladelphiaOTNiitymaki19,62930–25–767Recap
63February 25Philadelphia4–3BuffaloSOBiron18,69031–25–769Recap
64February 28Ottawa1–3PhiladelphiaBiron19,56732–25–771Recap
March: 8–3–4 (home: 5–2–0; road: 3–1–4)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
65March 1Philadelphia4–1NY IslandersBiron15,13633–25–773Recap
66March 2Philadelphia4–5NY RangersSOBiron18,20033–25–874Recap
67March 4Buffalo5–2PhiladelphiaBiron19,51633–26–874Recap
68March 6Tampa Bay2–3PhiladelphiaBiron19,21734–26–876Recap
69March 8NY Islanders1–4PhiladelphiaBiron19,74835–26–878Recap
70March 11Philadelphia3–4TorontoOTBiron19,50735–26–979Recap
71March 12Toronto3–2PhiladelphiaBiron19,64235–27–979Recap
72March 15Philadelphia2–3BostonOTBiron17,56535–27–1080Recap
73March 16Philadelphia1–7PittsburghBiron17,13235–28–1080Recap
74March 18Atlanta2–3PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,56436–28–1082Recap
75March 21NY Rangers3–4PhiladelphiaSOBiron19,81937–28–1084Recap
76March 23NY Islanders1–4PhiladelphiaBiron19,13638–28–1086Recap
77March 25Philadelphia2–1NY RangersOTBiron18,20039–28–1088Recap
78March 28Philadelphia4–5New JerseySOBiron17,05639–28–1189Recap
79March 29Philadelphia4–3NY IslandersSONiittymaki15,22340–28–1191Recap
April: 2–1–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 0–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
80April 2Philadelphia2–4PittsburghBiron17,13240–29–1191Recap
81April 4New Jersey0–3PhiladelphiaBiron19,95741–29–1193Recap
82April 6Pittsburgh0–2PhiladelphiaBiron19,76742–29–1195Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs
2008 Stanley Cup playoffs[13]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Washington Capitals – Flyers win 4–3
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 11Philadelphia4–5WashingtonBiron18,277Capitals lead 1–0Recap
2April 13Philadelphia2–0WashingtonBiron18,277Series tied 1–1Recap
3April 15Washington3–6PhiladelphiaBiron19,822Flyers lead 2–1Recap
4April 17Washington3–4Philadelphia2OTBiron19,913Flyers lead 3–1Recap
5April 19Philadelphia2–3WashingtonBiron18,277Flyers lead 3–2Recap
6April 21Washington4–2PhiladelphiaBiron19,927Series tied 3–3Recap
7April 22Philadelphia3–2WashingtonOTBiron18,277Flyers win 4–3Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens – Flyers win 4–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 24Philadelphia3–4MontrealOTBiron21,273Canadiens lead 1–0Recap
2April 26Philadelphia4–2MontrealBiron21,273Series tied 1–1Recap
3April 28Montreal2–3PhiladelphiaBiron19,849Flyers lead 2–1Recap
4April 30Montreal2–4PhiladelphiaBiron19,872Flyers lead 3–1Recap
5May 3Philadelphia6–4MontrealBiron21,273Flyers win 4–1Recap
Eastern Conference Finals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins – Penguins win 4–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 9Philadelphia2–4PittsburghBiron17,132Penguins lead 1–0Recap
2May 11Philadelphia2–4PittsburghBiron17,132Penguins lead 2–0Recap
3May 13Pittsburgh4–1PhiladelphiaBiron19,965Penguins lead 3–0Recap
4May 15Pittsburgh2–4PhiladelphiaBiron19,972Penguins lead 3–1Recap
5May 18Philadelphia0–6PittsburghBiron17,132Penguins win 4–1Recap
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.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
18Mike RichardsC73284775147617771408
48Danny BriereC79314172−2268179716−320
22Mike KnubleRW82292655−37212347−16
17Jeff CarterC82292453655176511012
20R. J. UmbergerC741337500191710515710
15Joffrey LupulRW5620264623517461012
44Kimmo TimonenD80836440501306638
19Scott HartnellLW80241943215917347−220
5Braydon CoburnD7892736177414066414
6Randy JonesD71526318581602264
9Scottie UpshallRW6114163027417347144
12Simon GagneLW2571118−84——————
40Vaclav Prospal†LW1841014761731013−36
27Steve DownieRW3266122736011−210
34Jim DowdC7355100411712304
21Jason SmithD771910−48617022−44
24Sami KapanenRW74538−121616202−42
2Derian HatcherD4425743315123240
26Jim Vandermeer†‡D28156−127——————
53Denis TolpekoC26156−424——————
28Lasse KukkonenD5314533814022−16
25Patrick Thoresen†LW20055−681402214
32Riley CoteLW701342202300000
14Stefan RuzickaRW14134527——————
26Jaroslav Modry†D18033−1189033−60
43Martin BironG620118170112
8Rory Fitzpatrick†D19011−1211——————
11Ryan PotulnyC701104——————
30Antero NiittymakiG280000——————
55Ben Eager‡LW23000−862——————
77Ryan ParentD22000−464011−10
36Jesse BoulericeRW5000−229——————
45Alexandre Picard‡D4000−32——————
29Nate GueninD200022——————
56Claude GirouxRW2000−20——————
65Kyle GreentreeLW2000−10——————

Goaltending
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP GS W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
43Martin Biron62593020918651532.59.91853,539:04171798540522.98.90411,048:42
30Antero Niittymaki28231292739692.91.90711,424:01——————————

Awards and records

Awards
Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)		 NHL 1st Star of the Week Martin Biron (October 22) [14]
Danny Briere (November 26) [15]
NHL 3rd Star of the Week Joffrey Lupul (December 17) [16]
Scott Hartnell (January 14) [17]
Scott Hartnell (January 21) [18]
Mike Knuble (March 3) [19]
NHL All-Star Game selection Mike Richards [20]
Kimmo Timonen
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Kimmo Timonen [21]
Bobby Clarke Trophy Mike Richards [21]
Gene Hart Memorial Award Mike Richards [21]
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy Braydon Coburn [21]
Riley Cote
Toyota Cup Martin Biron [21]
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award Martin Biron [21]

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.[22] 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.[23][24] On January 19, Scott Hartnell scored three powerplay goals, tying the Flyers single game record.[25]

Milestones
Regular season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Denis Tolpeko1st NHL gameOctober 4, 2007
Randy Jones100th NHL gameOctober 6, 2007
Simon Gagne400th NHL pointOctober 20, 2007
Scottie Upshall100th NHL gameNovember 8, 2007
Ben Eager
Lasse Kukkonen		100th NHL gameNovember 10, 2007
Danny Briere500th NHL gameNovember 12, 2007
Denis Tolpeko1st NHL goal
1st NHL assist
1st NHL point		November 15, 2007
Riley Cote1st NHL assist
1st NHL point		November 15, 2007
Jeff Carter100th NHL PIMNovember 15, 2007
Danny Briere400th NHL pointNovember 21, 2007
Ben Eager300th NHL PIMNovember 26, 2007
Steve Downie1st NHL gameDecember 5, 2007
Danny Briere400th NHL PIMDecember 5, 2007
Rory Fitzpatrick200th NHL PIMDecember 7, 2007
Kimmo Timonen600th NHL gameDecember 7, 2007
Steve Downie1st NHL goalJanuary 5, 2008
Scott Hartnell100th NHL goalJanuary 8, 2008
R. J. Umberger100th NHL pointJanuary 24, 2008
Sami Kapanen800th NHL gameJanuary 24, 2008
Riley Cote1st NHL goalFebruary 17, 2008
Claude Giroux1st NHL gameFebruary 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.[26]

Trades
Date Details Ref
June 18, 2007 To Philadelphia Flyers
Rights to Scott Hartnell
Rights to Kimmo Timonen		 To Nashville Predators
Nashville's 1st-round pick in 2007		 [27]
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		 [28]
July 1, 2007 To Philadelphia Flyers
Joffrey Lupul
Jason Smith		 To Edmonton Oilers
Joni Pitkanen
Geoff Sanderson
3rd-round pick in 2009		 [29]
December 10, 2007 To Philadelphia Flyers
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2009[lower-alpha 1]		 To Dallas Stars
Jussi Timonen		 [30]
December 18, 2007 To Philadelphia Flyers
Jim Vandermeer		 To Chicago Blackhawks
Ben Eager		 [31]
February 19, 2008 To Philadelphia Flyers
Jaroslav Modry		 To Los Angeles Kings
3rd-round pick in 2008		 [32]
February 20, 2008 To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd-round pick in 2009		 To Calgary Flames
Jim Vandermeer		 [33]
February 25, 2008 To Philadelphia Flyers
Vaclav Prospal		 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Alexandre Picard
2nd-round pick in 2009		 [34]

Players acquired
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2007 (2007-07-01)Danny BriereBuffalo Sabres8-yearFree agency[35]
October 3, 2007 (2007-10-03)Jesse BoulericeAlbany River Rats (AHL)1-yearFree agency[36]
Jim DowdNew Jersey Devils1-yearFree agency[36]
October 9, 2007 (2007-10-09)Rory FitzpatrickVancouver Canucks1-yearFree agency[37]
February 22, 2008 (2008-02-22)Patrick ThoresenEdmonton OilersWaivers[38]
March 19, 2008 (2008-03-19)Michael TeslakMichigan Tech University (WCHA)2-yearFree agency[39]
April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08)Jared RossPhiladelphia Phantoms (AHL)1-yearFree agency[40]
May 9, 2008 (2008-05-09)Darroll PowePhiladelphia Phantoms (AHL)2-yearFree agency[41]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamVia[lower-alpha 2]Ref
July 3, 2007 (2007-07-03)Brad TapperIserlohn Roosters (DEL)Free agency (III)[43]
July 6, 2007 (2007-07-06)Denis HamelBinghamton Senators (AHL)Free agency (III)[44]
July 9, 2007 (2007-07-09)Todd FedorukDallas StarsFree agency (III)[45]
Mike YorkPhoenix CoyotesFree agency (III)[46]
July 13, 2007 (2007-07-13)Niko DimitrakosOttawa SenatorsFree agency (III)[47]
July 16, 2007 (2007-07-16)Mark CullenDetroit Red WingsFree agency (III)[48]
August 1, 2007 (2007-08-01)Dmitri AfanasenkovHC Dynamo Moscow (RSL)Free agency (UFA)[49]
September 29, 2007 (2007-09-29)Tony VoceIlves (Liiga)Free agency[50]
October 4, 2007 (2007-10-04)Rosario RuggeriLowell Devils (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[51]
October 18, 2007 (2007-10-18)Robert EscheAk Bars Kazan (RSL)Free agency (III)[52]
May 15, 2008 (2008-05-15)Lars JonssonBrynas IF (SHL)Free agency[53]
May 29, 2008 (2008-05-29)Denis TolpekoHC Dynamo Moscow (KHL)Free agency[lower-alpha 3][54]
June 3, 2008 (2008-06-03)Sami KapanenKalPa (Liiga)Retirement[lower-alpha 4][55]

Signings
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 8, 2007 (2007-06-08)Lars Jonsson1-yearRe-signing[56]
June 14, 2007 (2007-06-14)Antero Niittymaki2-yearRe-signing[57]
July 1, 2007 (2007-07-01)Scott Hartnell6-yearRe-signing[58]
Kimmo Timonen6-yearRe-signing[58]
July 23, 2007 (2007-07-23)Claude Giroux3-yearEntry-level[59]
July 25, 2007 (2007-07-25)Riley Cote1-yearRe-signing[60]
Boyd Kane2-yearRe-signing[60]
November 1, 2007 (2007-11-01)Patrick Maroon3-yearEntry-level[61]
November 28, 2007 (2007-11-28)Braydon Coburn2-yearExtension[62]
December 13, 2007 (2007-12-13)Mike Richards12-yearExtension[63]
March 19, 2008 (2008-03-19)Rob Bellamy2-yearEntry-level[39]
Matt Clackson2-yearEntry-level[39]
March 30, 2008 (2008-03-30)Jon Kalinski3-yearEntry-level[64]
April 4, 2008 (2008-04-04)Andreas Nodl3-yearEntry-level[65]
Mike Ratchuk3-yearEntry-level[65]
May 9, 2008 (2008-05-09)Garrett Klotz3-yearEntry-level[41]

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.[66] The Flyers traded their original second, third, and fourth-round picks in three different trades.[67]

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) [lower-alpha 5]
3 66 Garrett Klotz Left wing  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL) [lower-alpha 6]
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) [lower-alpha 7]
7 182 Brad Phillips Goaltender  United States U.S. NTDP (NAHL)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL[68] and the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL.[69] 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.[70] 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.[42]
  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.[67]
  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.[67]
  7. The Flyers traded Jon Sim to the Florida Panthers for the Panthers' sixth-round pick, 161st overall, on January 23, 2006.[67]

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