2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers season was the franchise's 39th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Buffalo Sabres in six games.

Division2nd Atlantic

Conference5th Eastern

2005–06 record45–26–11

Home record22–13–6

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2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers
Division	2nd Atlantic
Conference	5th Eastern
2005–06 record	45–26–11
Home record	22–13–6
Road record	23–13–5
Goals for	267
Goals against	259
Team information
General manager	Bob Clarke
Coach	Ken Hitchcock
Captain	Keith Primeau Derian Hatcher (interim)^[a]
Alternate captains	Simon Gagne Derian Hatcher (Oct.–Jan.) Sami Kapanen (Jan.–Apr.)
Arena	Wachovia Center
Average attendance	19,653^[1]
Minor league affiliates	Philadelphia Phantoms Trenton Titans
Team leaders
Goals	Simon Gagne (47)
Assists	Peter Forsberg (56)
Points	Simon Gagne (79)
Penalty minutes	Donald Brashear (166)
Plus/minus	Simon Gagne (+31)
Wins	Antero Niittymaki (23)
Goals against average	Robert Esche (2.97)
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Off-season

The Flyers were one of the more active teams at the resolution of the lockout. Replacing the high-profile players Tony Amonte, John LeClair and Jeremy Roenick were superstar Peter Forsberg, along with defensemen Derian Hatcher and Mike Rathje, as well as several players from the Calder Cup-winning Philadelphia Phantoms. Ultimately, the team had experienced a turnover of nearly two-thirds of the roster.

Regular season

The Flyers began the season with lofty expectations. Despite being hampered by injuries prior to and during 2005–06, the Flyers lived up to those expectations in the first half of the season, reaching the top of the league standings in early January while simultaneously holding a nine-point lead in the Atlantic Division.^[2] The Deuces Wild line of Forsberg, Simon Gagne and Mike Knuble recorded 75, 79 and 65 points respectively, while Gagne scored a career high 47 goals.

However, the injuries began to accumulate and take their toll. Keith Primeau suffered a concussion on October 25 in Montreal and missed the rest of the season and the playoffs.^[3] In late January, Hatcher was named team captain for the duration of Primeau's absence.^[4] All told, the Flyers were third in the NHL with 388-man-games lost to injury, tops amongst playoff teams.^[5] The second half of the regular season was defined by a record hovering around .500, sending the Flyers on a steady slide in the standings. The Flyers fell short of an Atlantic Division title finishing second by the wins tie-breaker to the New Jersey Devils and drawing the 5th seed and a first round match-up with the Buffalo Sabres.

Season standings

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Atlantic Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	3	New Jersey Devils	82	46	27	9	242	229	101
2	5	Philadelphia Flyers	82	45	26	11	267	259	101
3	6	New York Rangers	82	44	26	12	257	215	100
4	12	New York Islanders	82	36	40	6	230	278	78
5	15	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	22	46	14	244	316	58

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^[6]

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Eastern Conference^[7]
R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	Z- Ottawa Senators	NE	82	52	21	9	314	211	113
2	Y- Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	52	22	8	294	260	112
3	Y- New Jersey Devils	AT	82	46	27	9	242	229	101
4	X- Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	52	24	6	242	239	110
5	X- Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	45	26	11	267	259	101
6	X- New York Rangers	AT	82	44	26	12	257	215	100
7	X- Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	42	31	9	243	247	93
8	X- Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	43	33	6	252	260	92
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9	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	41	33	8	257	270	90
10	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	41	33	8	281	275	90
11	Florida Panthers	SE	82	37	34	11	240	257	85
12	New York Islanders	AT	82	36	40	6	230	278	78
13	Boston Bruins	NE	82	29	37	16	230	266	74
14	Washington Capitals	SE	82	29	41	12	237	306	70
15	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	22	46	14	244	316	58

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Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched conference; Y – Clinched division; X – Clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

The Flyers lost to Buffalo in six games in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.

Schedule and results

Preseason

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2005 preseason^[8]

Preseason: 6–1–0 (home: 5–0–0; road: 1–1–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Decision	Record	Recap
1^[a]	September 17	8–6	Atlanta Thrashers	Esche	1–0–0	W^[9]
2^[b]	September 21	2–1	New York Islanders	Niittymaki	2–0–0	W
3	September 24	5–2	Washington Capitals	Esche	3–0–0	W
4	September 27	5–3	New York Islanders	Niittymaki	4–0–0	W
5	September 29	3–2	New Jersey Devils	Esche	5–0–0	W
6	September 30	3–5	@ New Jersey Devils	Niittymaki	5–1–0	L
7	October 1	7–6 SO	@ Washington Capitals	Niittymaki	6–1–0	W
Notes: ^a Game played at John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario. ^b Game played at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey.^[10]

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) OTL Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

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Regular season

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2005–06 regular season^[11]

October: 6–3–1, 13 points (home: 4–1–0; road: 2–3–1)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
1	October 5	3–5	New York Rangers	Esche	19,821	0–1–0	0	L
2	October 7	5–2	New Jersey Devils	Niittymaki	19,590	1–1–0	2	W
3	October 11	2–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	Esche	19,391	1–2–0	2	L
4	October 14	6–5 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins	Niittymaki	19,566	2–2–0	4	W
5	October 15	5–1	New York Islanders	Esche	19,543	3–2–0	6	W
6	October 22	5–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs	Esche	19,391	4–2–0	8	W
7	October 25	2–3 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens	Esche	21,273	4–2–1	9	OTL
8	October 27	5–4 OT	Florida Panthers	Esche	19,533	5–2–1	11	W
9	October 28	6–8	@ Carolina Hurricanes	Niittymaki	18,165	5–3–1	11	L
10	October 30	5–3	@ Ottawa Senators	Esche	19,335	6–3–1	13	W

November: 9–3–2, 20 points (home: 6–2–2; road: 3–1–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
11	November 3	8–1	Washington Capitals	Esche	19,253	7–3–1	15	W
12	November 5	4–3	Atlanta Thrashers	Esche	19,587	8–3–1	17	W
13	November 8	4–3 OT	Boston Bruins	Esche	19,587	9–3–1	19	W
14	November 10	3–2	New York Islanders	Niittymaki	19,601	10–3–1	21	W
15	November 12	5–4	Florida Panthers	Esche	19,654	11–3–1	23	W
16	November 14	2–5	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	Esche	20,020	11–4–1	23	L
17	November 16	2–3 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins	Niittymaki	19,687	11–4–2	24	OTL
18	November 18	5–6 OT	Atlanta Thrashers	Esche	19,533	11–4–3	25	OTL
19	November 19	6–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	Niittymaki	17,132	12–4–3	27	W
20	November 22	2–4	Tampa Bay Lightning	Esche	19,567	12–5–3	27	L
21	November 25	5–3	@ Boston Bruins	Niittymaki	17,565	13–5–3	29	W
22	November 26	2–4	New York Islanders	Niittymaki	19,780	13–6–3	29	L
23	November 29	4–2	@ New York Islanders	Esche	12,354	14–6–3	31	W
24	November 30	2–1	New Jersey Devils	Esche	19,573	15–6–3	33	W

December: 9–2–3, 21 points (home: 3–2–1; road: 6–0–2)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
25	December 3	3–4 SO	@ Nashville Predators	Niittymaki	16,116	15–6–4	34	OTL
26	December 6	1–0 SO	Calgary Flames	Niittymaki	19,542	16–6–4	36	W
27	December 8	2–3	Edmonton Oilers	Niittymaki	19,411	16–7–4	36	L
28	December 10	3–2	Minnesota Wild	Niittymaki	19,592	17–7–4	38	W
29	December 13	3–1	@ Columbus Blue Jackets	Esche	16,263	18–7–4	40	W
30	December 15	4–5	Vancouver Canucks	Esche	19,549	18–8–4	40	L
31	December 17	5–2	@ St. Louis Blues	Niittymaki	15,299	19–8–4	42	W
32	December 19	1–2 SO	Buffalo Sabres	Niittymaki	19,572	19–8–5	43	OTL
33	December 22	4–3	Ottawa Senators	Niittymaki	19,817	20–8–5	45	W
34	December 23	5–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	Niittymaki	17,132	21–8–5	47	W
35	December 26	3–2 SO	@ Florida Panthers	Niittymaki	18,791	22–8–5	49	W
36	December 28	4–3 OT	@ Atlanta Thrashers	Niittymaki	18,545	23–8–5	51	W
37	December 29	4–3 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes	Niittymaki	18,730	24–8–5	53	W
38	December 31	3–4 SO	@ Washington Capitals	Niittymaki	16,492	24–8–6	54	OTL

January: 7–5–2, 16 points (home: 1–3–2; road: 6–2–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
39	January 2	1–0	@ Boston Bruins	Niittymaki	16,980	25–8–6	56	W
40	January 5	4–3 OT	@ New York Rangers	Niittymaki	18,200	26–8–6	58	W
41	January 6	3–1	@ Washington Capitals	Niittymaki	16,876	27–8–6	60	W
42	January 9	0–3	@ New Jersey Devils	Niittymaki	16,015	27–9–6	60	L
43	January 11	5–2	@ Chicago Blackhawks	Niittymaki	12,003	28–9–6	62	W
44	January 12	3–6	@ Detroit Red Wings	Niittymaki	20,066	28–10–6	62	L
45	January 14	3–4 OT	Colorado Avalanche	Niittymaki	19,953	28–10–7	63	OTL
46	January 17	3–4 SO	Carolina Hurricanes	Niittymaki	19,572	28–10–8	64	OTL
47	January 19	2–5	Boston Bruins	Niittymaki	19,618	28–11–8	64	L
48	January 21	2–1	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	Esche	17,132	29–11–8	66	W
49	January 23	4–2	Pittsburgh Penguins	Niittymaki	19,726	30–11–8	68	W
50	January 25	3–5	Montreal Canadiens	Esche	19,711	30–12–8	68	L
51	January 28	0–6	Tampa Bay Lightning	Niittymaki	19,789	30–13–8	68	L
52	January 30	3–2 OT	@ New York Rangers	Esche	18,200	31–13–8	70	W

February: 2–3–1, 5 points (home: 2–0–1; road: 0–3–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
53	February 2	2–4	@ Buffalo Sabres	Esche	18,690	31–14–8	70	L
54	February 4	3–4 OT	New York Rangers	Esche	19,801	31–14–9	71	OTL
55	February 5	0–5	@ Montreal Canadiens	Niittymaki	21,273	31–15–9	71	L
56	February 8	5–2	New York Islanders	Esche	19,603	32–15–9	73	W
57	February 10	5–4	Washington Capitals	Esche	19,692	33–15–9	75	W
58	February 11	2–3	@ Ottawa Senators	Niittymaki	19,834	33–16–9	75	L

March: 7–6–1, 15 points (home: 4–3–0; road: 3–4–1)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
59	March 1	1–2 SO	@ New Jersey Devils	Esche	16,067	33–16–10	76	OTL
60	March 2	1–6	New York Rangers	Esche	19,682	33–17–10	76	L
61	March 4	2–4	@ New York Islanders	Niittymaki	16,234	33–18–10	76	L
62	March 6	5–4 SO	Montreal Canadiens	Esche	19,561	34–18–10	78	W
63	March 8	3–2 SO	Carolina Hurricanes	Niittymaki	19,644	35–18–10	80	W
64	March 11	5–6	Buffalo Sabres	Niittymaki	19,717	35–19–10	80	L
65	March 12	0–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins	Esche	14,904	35–20–10	80	L
66	March 15	4–0	@ Florida Panthers	Esche	15,614	36–20–10	82	W
67	March 17	3–6	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	Esche	20,834	36–21–10	82	L
68	March 18	4–2	@ Atlanta Thrashers	Niittymaki	18,612	37–21–10	84	W
69	March 21	2–1	New Jersey Devils	Niittymaki	19,777	38–21–10	86	W
70	March 22	6–3	@ New York Rangers	Esche	18,200	39–21–10	88	W
71	March 25	6–3	Ottawa Senators	Niittymaki	19,869	40–21–10	90	W
72	March 28	2–3	Toronto Maple Leafs	Niittymaki	19,651	40–22–10	90	L

April: 5–4–1, 11 points (home: 2–2–0; road: 3–2–1)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
73	April 1	1–4	New Jersey Devils	Niittymaki	19,710	40–23–10	90	L
74	April 2	4–1	@ New York Islanders	Esche	12,125	41–23–10	92	W
75	April 4	2–3 SO	@ New York Rangers	Esche	18,200	41–23–11	93	OTL
76	April 7	4–2	@ Buffalo Sabres	Esche	16,909	42–23–11	95	W
77	April 8	2–5	Toronto Maple Leafs	Niittymaki	19,783	42–24–11	95	L
78	April 11	4–3	Pittsburgh Penguins	Esche	19,756	43–24–11	97	W
79	April 13	1–4	@ New Jersey Devils	Esche	15,628	43–25–11	97	L
80	April 15	4–1	New York Rangers	Niittymaki	19,810	44–25–11	99	W
81	April 16	1–5	@ New Jersey Devils	Esche	15,981	44–26–11	99	L
82	April 18	4–1	@ New York Islanders	Esche	10,524	45–26–11	101	W

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) OTL Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

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Playoffs

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2006 Stanley Cup playoffs^[11]

Eastern Conference quarterfinals vs. Buffalo Sabres – Sabres win 4–2

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 22	2–3 2OT	@ Buffalo Sabres	Esche	18,690	Sabres lead 1–0	L
2	April 24	2–8	@ Buffalo Sabres	Esche	18,690	Sabres lead 2–0	L
3	April 26	4–2	Buffalo Sabres	Esche	19,984	Sabres lead 2–1	W
4	April 28	5–4	Buffalo Sabres	Esche	20,092	Series tied 2–2	W
5	April 30	0–3	@ Buffalo Sabres	Esche	18,690	Sabres lead 3–2	L
6	May 2	1–7	Buffalo Sabres	Esche	19,967	Sabres win 4–2	L

Legend: W Win L Loss

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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.

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No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
12	Simon Gagne	LW	72	47	32	79	31	38	6	3	1	4	2	2
21	Peter Forsberg	C	60	19	56	75	21	46	6	4	4	8	2	6
22	Mike Knuble	RW	82	34	31	65	25	80	6	1	3	4	1	8
44	Joni Pitkanen	D	58	13	33	46	22	78	6	0	2	2	0	2
26	Michal Handzus	C	73	11	33	44	−2	38	6	0	2	2	−2	2
17	Jeff Carter	C	81	23	19	42	10	40	6	0	0	0	−4	10
20	R. J. Umberger	C	73	20	18	38	9	18	5	1	0	1	−3	2
24	Sami Kapanen	RW	58	12	22	34	−9	12	6	0	0	0	−4	2
18	Mike Richards	C	79	11	23	34	6	65	6	0	1	1	−5	0
34	Freddy Meyer	D	57	6	21	27	10	33	6	0	1	1	−5	8
5	Kim Johnsson	D	47	6	19	25	5	34	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	Eric Desjardins	D	45	4	20	24	3	56	6	1	3	4	−3	6
3	Mike Rathje	D	79	3	21	24	22	46	6	0	0	0	−1	6
2	Derian Hatcher	D	77	4	13	17	2	93	6	0	2	2	−4	10
49	Brian Savage	LW	66	9	5	14	−18	28	6	1	0	1	−4	4
19	Branko Radivojevic	RW	64	8	6	14	−6	44	5	1	0	1	−1	0
11	Jon Sim‡	RW	39	7	7	14	−6	28	—	—	—	—	—	—
93	Petr Nedved†	C	28	5	9	14	−8	36	6	2	0	2	−4	8
15	Niko Dimitrakos†	RW	9	5	4	9	4	6	5	0	0	0	−2	2
87	Donald Brashear	LW	76	4	5	9	−2	166	1	0	0	0	0	0
9	Patrick Sharp‡	C	22	5	3	8	4	10	—	—	—	—	—	—
55	Ben Eager	LW	25	3	5	8	0	18	2	0	0	0	−4	26
29	Randy Jones	D	28	0	8	8	−6	16	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	Dennis Seidenberg‡	D	24	2	5	7	−4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	Keith Primeau	C	9	1	6	7	0	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	Turner Stevenson	RW	31	1	3	4	−2	45	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Chris Therien	D	47	0	4	4	−7	34	—	—	—	—	—	—
42	Robert Esche	G	40	0	3	3		4	6	0	0	0		2
23	Matt Ellison†	RW	5	0	1	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Antero Niittymaki	G	46	0	1	1		0	2	0	0	0		0
11	Ryan Potulny	C	2	0	1	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	Ryan Ready	LW	7	0	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
15	Eric Chouinard‡	C	1	0	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	Denis Gauthier†	D	17	0	0	0	6	37	6	0	1	1	−5	19
46	Josh Gratton‡	LW	3	0	0	0	0	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	Pat Kavanagh	RW	8	0	0	0	−2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
41	Alexandre Picard	D	6	0	0	0	−2	45	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	David Printz	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	Stefan Ruzicka	RW	1	0	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
43	Wade Skolney	D	1	0	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Goaltending

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No.	Player	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
30	Antero Niittymaki	46	42	23	15	6	1266	133	2.97	.895	2	2,690	2	0	0	0	29	5	4.13	.828	0	73
42	Robert Esche	40	40	22	11	5	1099	113	2.97	.897	1	2,286	6	6	2	4	176	22	4.20	.875	0	314

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Awards and records

Awards

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Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL Defensive Player of the Week	Antero Niittymaki (January 9)^[b]	^[12]
Team	Barry Ashbee Trophy	Joni Pitkanen	^[13]
	Bobby Clarke Trophy	Simon Gagne	^[13]
	Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy	Joni Pitkanen	^[13]
	Toyota Cup	Simon Gagne	^[14]
	Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award	Peter Forsberg	^[15]

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Records

Among the team records set during the 2005–06 season was Simon Gagne taking seven seconds to score the fastest overtime goal in team history on January 6 against the New York Rangers.^[16] On February 8, rookie Mike Richards tied the team record for most shorthanded goals scored in a single game (2).^[17]

Milestones

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Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Jeff Carter	October 5, 2005	^[18]
	Mike Richards	October 5, 2005
	Wade Skolney	October 11, 2005
	R. J. Umberger	October 30, 2005
	Ryan Ready	November 29, 2005
	Ben Eager	November 30, 2005
	Josh Gratton	December 15, 2005
	Alexandre Picard	January 23, 2006
	Stefan Ruzicka	February 8, 2006
	Ryan Potulny	April 7, 2006
	David Printz	April 11, 2006

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Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 season was officially canceled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Final.^[19]

Trades

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Date	Details		Ref
July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29)	To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 2005	To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Todd Fedoruk	^[20]
July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30)	To Philadelphia Flyers 1st-round pick in 2005 2nd-round pick in 2006	To Florida Panthers 1st-round pick in 2005	^[21]
	To Philadelphia Flyers Columbus' 4th-round pick in 2005 2nd-round pick in 2006	To Phoenix Coyotes Anaheim's 2nd-round pick in 2005	^[22]
	To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 2006	To Tampa Bay Lightning Dallas' 3rd-round pick in 2005 4th-round pick in 2005	^[23]
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02)	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2006	To Nashville Predators Danny Markov	^[24]
August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04)	To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations	To Los Angeles Kings Jeremy Roenick Nashville's 3rd-round pick in 2006	^[25]
December 5, 2005 (2005-12-05)	To Philadelphia Flyers Matt Ellison 3rd-round pick in 2006	To Chicago Blackhawks Eric Meloche Patrick Sharp	^[26]
December 28, 2005 (2005-12-28)	To Philadelphia Flyers Kiel McLeod	To Phoenix Coyotes Eric Chouinard	^[27]
January 20, 2006 (2006-01-20)	To Philadelphia Flyers Petr Nedved Option to switch 4th-round picks in 2006^[c] Option to switch 3rd-round picks in 2007^[d]	To Phoenix Coyotes Dennis Seidenberg	^[28]
January 23, 2006 (2006-01-23)	To Philadelphia Flyers 6th-round pick in 2007	To Florida Panthers Jon Sim	^[29]
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09)	To Philadelphia Flyers Denis Gauthier	To Phoenix Coyotes Josh Gratton Florida's 2nd-round pick in 2006 Tampa Bay's 2nd-round pick in 2006	^[30]
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09)	To Philadelphia Flyers Niko Dimitrakos	To San Jose Sharks 3rd-round pick in 2006	^[31]
April 21, 2006 (2006-04-21)^[e]	To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 2006	To Los Angeles Kings Dean Lombardi	^[32]^[33]

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Players acquired

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Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02)	Derian Hatcher	Detroit Red Wings	4-year	Free agency	^[34]
	Mike Rathje	San Jose Sharks	5-year	Free agency	^[34]
	Jon Sim	Phoenix Coyotes	1-year	Free agency	^[35]
	Chris Therien	Dallas Stars	1-year	Free agency	^[34]
August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03)	Peter Forsberg	Colorado Avalanche	2-year	Free agency	^[36]
August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22)	Eric Chouinard	Minnesota Wild	1-year	Free agency	^[37]
	Pat Kavanagh	Ottawa Senators	1-year	Free agency	^[37]
	Jamie Storr	Springfield Falcons (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[37]
August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23)	Riley Cote	Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL)	2-year	Free agency	^[38]
September 15, 2005 (2005-09-15)	Brian Savage	Phoenix Coyotes	1-year	Free agency	^[39]
April 16, 2006 (2006-04-16)	Scott Munroe	University of Alabama-Huntsville (CHA)	1-year	Free agency	^[40]
June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15)	Marty Murray	Hannover Scorpions (DEL)	1-year	Free agency	^[41]

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Players lost

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Date	Player	New team	Via^[f]	Ref
July 13, 2005 (2005-07-13)	Neil Little	Espoo Blues (Liiga)	Free agency (VI)	^[43]
July 22, 2005 (2005-07-22)	Nick Deschenes	ESV Kaufbeuren (ESBG)	Free agency (UFA)	^[44]
July 23, 2005 (2005-07-23)	Tony Amonte	Calgary Flames^[g]	Compliance buyout	^[46]
July 23, 2005 (2005-07-23)	John LeClair	Pittsburgh Penguins^[h]	Compliance buyout	^[46]
July 24, 2005 (2005-07-24)	Marcus Ragnarsson	Almtuna IS (Allsvenskan)	Free agency (III)^[i]	^[48]
July 25, 2005 (2005-07-25)	Mattias Timander	Modo Hockey (SHL)	Free agency^[j]	^[50]
August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01)	Claude Lapointe^[k]		Contract expiration (III)	^[42]
August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09)	Sean Burke	Tampa Bay Lightning	Free agency (III)	^[52]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12)	Boyd Kane	Washington Capitals	Free agency (VI)	^[53]
August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23)	Jeff Smith	Manitoba Moose (AHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[54]
September 2, 2005 (2005-09-02)	Radovan Somik	Severstal Cherepovets (RSL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[55]
September 14, 2005 (2005-09-14)	Brent Robinson	Rogle BK (Allsvenskan)	Free agency	^[56]
September 29, 2005 (2005-09-29)	Peter White	HIFK (Liiga)	Free agency (UFA)	^[57]
May 19, 2006 (2006-05-19)	Jamie Storr	DEG Metro Stars (DEL)	Free agency	^[58]

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Signings

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Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 27, 2005 (2005-07-27)	Jeff Carter	3-year	Entry-level	^[59]
	Triston Grant	3-year	Entry-level	^[59]
	Alexandre Picard	3-year	Entry-level	^[59]
	Mike Richards	3-year	Entry-level	^[59]
July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29)	Rejean Beauchemin		Entry-level	^[60]
July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29)	Stefan Ruzicka		Entry-level	^[60]
August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09)	Simon Gagne	1-year	Re-signing	^[61]
	Kim Johnsson	1-year	Re-signing	^[61]
	Branko Radivojevic	1-year	Re-signing	^[61]
	Patrick Sharp	1-year	Re-signing	^[61]
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10)	Robert Esche	2-year	Re-signing	^[62]
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10)	Dennis Seidenberg	1-year	Re-signing	^[63]
August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22)	Ryan Ready	1-year	Re-signing	^[37]
February 3, 2006 (2006-02-03)	Freddy Meyer	2-year	Extension	^[64]
February 7, 2006 (2006-02-07)	Randy Jones	2-year	Extension	^[65]
March 23, 2006 (2006-03-23)	Denis Gauthier	3-year	Extension	^[66]
March 29, 2006 (2006-03-29)	Ryan Potulny	2-year	Entry-level	^[67]
April 27, 2006 (2006-04-27)	Gino Pisellini		Entry-level	^[68]
May 30, 2006 (2006-05-30)	Frederik Cabana	3-year	Entry-level	^[69]
	Steve Downie	3-year	Entry-level	^[69]
	Jussi Timonen	2-year	Entry-level	^[69]

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Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Westin Hotel Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario on July 30, 2005.^[70] The Flyers traded their originally allotted second, third, and fourth-round picks in three separate trades.^[71]

More information Round, Pick ...

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	Notes
1	29	Steve Downie	Right wing	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)	^[l]
3	91	Oskars Bartulis	Defense	Latvia	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)	^[m]
4	119	Jeremy Duchesne	Goaltender	Canada	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)	^[n]
5	152	Josh Beaulieu	Center	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
6	174	John Flatters	Defense	Canada	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
7	215	Matt Clackson	Right wing	Canada	Chicago Steel (USHL)

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Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL^[72]^[73] and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.^[74]

Notes

[a]
Hatcher was named interim captain for the duration of Primeau's absence on January 29.
[b]
Co-winner with Colorado Avalanche's David Aebischer
[c]
Option exercised.
[d]
Option not exercised.
[e]
The Flyers received the draft pick as compensation for the Kings hiring Lombardi as their general manager. Lombardi served as a Western Conference scout with the Flyers.
[f]
In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.^[42]
[g]
Amonte signed with Calgary on August 2.^[45]
[h]
LeClair signed with Pittsburgh on August 15.^[47]
[i]
Ragnarsson retired from the NHL.
[j]
Philadelphia retained Timander's NHL rights through the end of the 2005–06 season.^[49]
[k]
Lapointe was inactive during the 2005–06 season.^[51]
[l]
The Flyers traded their first-round pick, 20th overall, to the Florida Panthers for the Panthers' first-round pick, 29th overall, and the Panthers' 2006 second-round pick on July 30, 2005.^[71]
[m]
The Flyers traded their 2004 fifth and sixth-round picks and the San Jose Sharks' 2004 sixth-round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning for the Lightning's third-round pick, 91st overall, on June 27, 2004.^[71]
[n]
The Flyers traded Todd Fedoruk to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for the Mighty Ducks' second-round pick, 59th overall, on July 27, 2005. The Flyers traded the Mighty Ducks' pick to the Phoenix Coyotes for the Columbus Blue Jackets' fourth-round pick, 119th overall, and the Coyotes' 2006 second-round pick on July 30, 2005.^[71]

2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers season

Off-season

Regular season

Season standings

Playoffs

Schedule and results

Preseason

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Scoring

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Farm teams

Notes

References

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