2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season

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The 2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season was the franchise's 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.

Division4th Atlantic
Conference6th Eastern
2007–08 record42–29–11
Home record21–14–6
Quick facts Philadelphia Flyers, Division ...
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 affiliatesPhiladelphia 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)
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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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] Smith was named Flyers captain on October 1.[8]

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

More information GP, W ...
Atlantic Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1Pittsburgh Penguins8247278247216102
2New Jersey Devils824629720619799
3New York Rangers8242271321319997
4Philadelphia Flyers8242291124823395
5New York Islanders823538919424379
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Conference standings

More information R, Div ...
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
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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

More information Game, Date ...
2007 preseason[9]
Preseason: 3–5–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 2–2–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentDecisionAttendanceRecordRecap
1[a]September 173–2@ New Jersey DevilsBiron4,6151–0–0W
2[b]September 180–4Ottawa SenatorsNiittymaki9,1001–1–0L
3September 225–0@ New York RangersBiron12,5002–1–0W
4September 241–3New Jersey DevilsBiron16,5722–2–0L
5September 252–4@ Ottawa SenatorsNiittymaki18,0532–3–0L
6September 262–1Washington CapitalsBiron16,3273–3–0W
7September 285–7@ Washington CapitalsNiittymaki10,4093–4–0L
8September 292–3New York RangersBiron17,9113–5–0L

Notes:
a Game played at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey.[10]
b Game played at John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario.[11]

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

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Regular season

More information Game, Date ...
2007–08 regular season[12]
October: 7–3–0 (home: 4–0–0; road: 3–3–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 43–2@ Calgary FlamesBiron19,2891–0–02W
2October 63–5@ Edmonton OilersBiron16,8391–1–02L
3October 108–2@ Vancouver CanucksBiron18,6302–1–04W
4October 133–1New York IslandersBiron19,7143–1–06W
5October 164–0Atlanta ThrashersBiron18,9334–1–08W
6October 184–0New Jersey DevilsBiron19,1135–1–010W
7October 203–2 OTCarolina HurricanesBiron19,6156–1–012W
8October 243–4@ Florida PanthersBiron12,8566–2–012L
9October 252–5@ Tampa Bay LightningNiittymaki18,6166–3–012L
10October 272–1@ Boston BruinsBiron14,9567–3–014W
November: 7–5–2 (home: 2–2–2; road: 5–3–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
11November 12–5@ Montreal CanadiensBiron21,1737–4–014L
12November 23–2@ Washington CapitalsNiittymaki16,0558–4–016W
13November 50–2@ New York RangersBiron18,2008–5–016L
14November 73–1@ Pittsburgh PenguinsBiron17,1329–5–018W
15November 81–4@ New Jersey DevilsBiron14,9489–6–018L
16November 105–2Pittsburgh PenguinsBiron19,85910–6–020W
17November 123–2New York IslandersBiron19,31211–6–022W
18November 153–4 SONew York RangersBiron19,57111–6–123OTL
19November 172–6New Jersey DevilsBiron19,62111–7–123L
20November 216–3@ Carolina HurricanesBiron16,35112–7–125W
21November 233–4 OTWashington CapitalsBiron19,72712–7–226OTL
22November 244–3@ Ottawa SenatorsNiittymaki20,12813–7–228W
23November 263–6Boston BruinsNiittymaki19,45713–8–228L
24November 283–1@ Carolina HurricanesBiron15,10814–8–230W
December: 5–6–2 (home: 2–3–2; road: 3–3–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
25December 11–4Dallas StarsBiron19,66014–9–230L
26December 53–1@ Minnesota WildNiittymaki18,56815–9–232W
27December 71–2@ Colorado AvalancheBiron16,31215–10–232L
28December 118–2Pittsburgh PenguinsBiron19,40916–10–234W
29December 131–4Montreal CanadiensNiittymaki19,32216–11–234L
30December 155–6 SOCarolina HurricanesBiron19,46016–11–335OTL
31December 162–4@ New Jersey DevilsNiittymaki16,68716–12–335L
32December 182–3Phoenix CoyotesBiron19,21116–13–335L
33December 212–3@ Buffalo SabresBiron18,69016–14–335L
34December 225–6 SOBuffalo SabresBiron19,60616–14–436OTL
35December 274–1Toronto Maple LeafsBiron19,72717–14–438W
36December 294–2@ Tampa Bay LightningBiron20,12418–14–440W
37December 301–0@ Florida PanthersNiittymaki18,76719–14–442W
January: 9–3–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 5–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
38January 40–3@ New Jersey DevilsBiron17,62519–15–442L
39January 53–2@ Toronto Maple LeafsNiittymaki19,41220–15–444W
40January 84–1@ Atlanta ThrashersNiittymaki13,04721–15–446W
41January 106–2@ New York RangersNiittymaki18,20022–15–448W
42January 123–4 OTBoston BruinsNiittymaki19,79222–15–549OTL
43January 136–4@ Washington CapitalsBiron17,71323–15–551W
44January 165–3Florida PanthersNiittymaki19,20724–15–553W
45January 195–3@ New York IslandersBiron16,23425–15–555W
46January 206–1Ottawa SenatorsNiittymaki19,74226–15–557W
47January 223–7New Jersey DevilsNiittymaki19,67726–16–557L
48January 244–3Pittsburgh PenguinsBiron19,80727–16–559W
49January 293–2 OTLos Angeles KingsBiron19,12728–16–561W
50January 310–4New York RangersNiittymaki19,67028–17–561L
February: 4–8–2 (home: 2–5–1; road: 2–3–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
51February 23–0Anaheim DucksBiron19,82229–17–563W
52February 53–2@ Atlanta ThrashersNiittymaki15,08230–17–565W
53February 63–4Washington CapitalsBiron19,77830–18–565L
54February 90–2New York RangersBiron19,86230–19–565L
55February 103–4@ Pittsburgh PenguinsBiron17,13230–20–565L
56February 123–4@ New York IslandersNiittymaki11,19330–21–565L
57February 143–5Tampa Bay LightningBiron19,33630–22–565L
58February 160–1@ Montreal CanadiensNiittymaki21,27330–23–565L
59February 173–5Montreal CanadiensNiitymaki19,61130–24–565L
60February 192–3 SO@ Ottawa SenatorsBiron19,72930–24–666OTL
61February 211–3San Jose SharksBiron19,48730–25–666L
62February 231–2 OTFlorida PanthersNiitymaki19,62930–25–767OTL
63February 254–3 SO@ Buffalo SabresBiron18,69031–25–769W
64February 283–1Ottawa SenatorsBiron19,56732–25–771W
March: 8–3–4 (home: 5–2–0; road: 3–1–4)
GameDateScoreOpponentDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
65March 14–1@ New York IslandersBiron15,13633–25–773W
66March 24–5 SO@ New York RangersBiron18,20033–25–874OTL
67March 42–5Buffalo SabresBiron19,51633–26–874L
68March 63–2Tampa Bay LightningBiron19,21734–26–876W
69March 84–1New York IslandersBiron19,74835–26–878W
70March 113–4 OT@ Toronto Maple LeafsBiron19,50735–26–979OTL
71March 122–3Toronto Maple LeafsBiron19,64235–27–979L
72March 152–3 OT@ Boston BruinsBiron17,56535–27–1080OTL
73March 161–7@ Pittsburgh PenguinsBiron17,13235–28–1080L
74March 183–2Atlanta ThrashersNiittymaki19,56436–28–1082W
75March 214–3 SONew York RangersBiron19,81937–28–1084W
76March 234–1New York IslandersBiron19,13638–28–1086W
77March 252–1 OT@ New York RangersBiron18,20039–28–1088W
78March 284–5 SO@ New Jersey DevilsBiron17,05639–28–1189OTL
79March 294–3 SO@ New York IslandersNiittymaki15,22340–28–1191W
April: 2–1–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 0–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
80April 22–4@ Pittsburgh PenguinsBiron17,13240–29–1191L
81April 43–0New Jersey DevilsBiron19,95741–29–1193W
82April 62–0Pittsburgh PenguinsBiron19,76742–29–1195W

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

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Playoffs

More information 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game ...
2008 Stanley Cup playoffs[12]
Eastern Conference quarterfinals vs. Washington Capitals – Flyers win 4–3
GameDateScoreOpponentDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 114–5@ Washington CapitalsBiron18,277Capitals lead 1–0L
2April 132–0@ Washington CapitalsBiron18,277Series tied 1–1W
3April 156–3Washington CapitalsBiron19,822Flyers lead 2–1W
4April 174–3 2OTWashington CapitalsBiron19,913Flyers lead 3–1W
5April 192–3@ Washington CapitalsBiron18,277Flyers lead 3–2L
6April 212–4Washington CapitalsBiron19,927Series tied 3–3L
7April 223–2 OT@ Washington CapitalsBiron18,277Flyers win 4–3W
Eastern Conference semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens – Flyers win 4–1
GameDateScoreOpponentDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 243–4 OT@ Montreal CanadiensBiron21,273Canadiens lead 1–0L
2April 264–2@ Montreal CanadiensBiron21,273Series tied 1–1W
3April 283–2Montreal CanadiensBiron19,849Flyers lead 2–1W
4April 304–2Montreal CanadiensBiron19,872Flyers lead 3–1W
5May 36–4@ Montreal CanadiensBiron21,273Flyers win 4–1W
Eastern Conference finals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins – Penguins win 4–1
GameDateScoreOpponentDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 92–4@ Pittsburgh PenguinsBiron17,132Penguins lead 1–0L
2May 112–4@ Pittsburgh PenguinsBiron17,132Penguins lead 2–0L
3May 131–4Pittsburgh PenguinsBiron19,965Penguins lead 3–0L
4May 154–2Pittsburgh PenguinsBiron19,972Penguins lead 3–1W
5May 180–6@ Pittsburgh PenguinsBiron17,132Penguins win 4–1L

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
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
53Denis TolpekoC26156−424——————
26Jim Vandermeer†‡D28156−127——————
28Lasse KukkonenD5314533814022−16
25Patrick Thoresen†LW20055−681402214
32Riley CoteLW701342202300000
14Stefan RuzickaRW14134527——————
26Jaroslav Modry†D18033−1189033−60
43Martin BironG620118170112
8Rory Fitzpatrick†D19011−1211——————
11Ryan PotulnyC701104——————
36Jesse BoulericeRW5000−229——————
55Ben Eager‡LW23000−862——————
56Claude GirouxRW2000−20——————
65Kyle GreentreeLW2000−10——————
29Nate GueninD200022——————
30Antero NiittymakiG280000——————
77Ryan ParentD22000−464011−10
45Alexandre Picard‡D4000−32——————
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Goaltending

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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
43Martin Biron62593020918651532.59.91853,539171798540522.98.90411,049
30Antero Niittymaki28231292739692.91.90711,424——————————
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Awards and records

Awards

More information Type, Award/honor ...
Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)		 NHL 1st Star of the Week Martin Biron (October 22) [13]
Danny Briere (November 26) [14]
NHL 3rd Star of the Week Joffrey Lupul (December 17) [15]
Scott Hartnell (January 14) [16]
Scott Hartnell (January 21) [17]
Mike Knuble (March 3) [18]
NHL All-Star Game selection Mike Richards [19]
Kimmo Timonen
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Kimmo Timonen [20]
Bobby Clarke Trophy Mike Richards [20]
Gene Hart Memorial Award Mike Richards [21]
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy Braydon Coburn [20]
Riley Cote
Toyota Cup Martin Biron [22]
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award Martin Biron [23]
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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.[24] 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.[25][26] On January 19, Scott Hartnell scored three powerplay goals, tying the Flyers single game record.[27]

Milestones

More information Milestone, Player ...
Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Denis Tolpeko October 4, 2007 [28]
Steve Downie December 5, 2007
Kyle Greentree February 12, 2008
Claude Giroux February 19, 2008
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Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 7, 2007, the day after the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Final, through June 4, 2008, the day of the deciding game of the 2008 Stanley Cup Final.[29]

Trades

More information Date, Details ...
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
 [30]
July 1, 2007 (2007-07-01) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Edmonton Oilers
[7]
December 10, 2007 (2007-12-10) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • Conditional 7th-round pick in 2009[a]
 To Dallas Stars
[31]
December 18, 2007 (2007-12-18) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Chicago Blackhawks
[32]
February 19, 2008 (2008-02-19) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Los Angeles Kings
  • 3rd-round pick in 2008
 [33]
February 20, 2008 (2008-02-20) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 3rd-round pick in 2009
 To Calgary Flames
[34]
February 25, 2008 (2008-02-25) To Philadelphia Flyers
To Tampa Bay Lightning
[35]
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Players acquired

More information Date, Player ...
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2007 (2007-07-01) Danny BriereBuffalo Sabres8-yearFree agency[6]
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]
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Players lost

More information Date, Player ...
DatePlayerNew teamVia[b]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)[45]
July 13, 2007 (2007-07-13) Niko DimitrakosOttawa SenatorsFree agency (III)[46]
July 16, 2007 (2007-07-16) Mark CullenDetroit Red WingsFree agency (III)[47]
August 1, 2007 (2007-08-01) Dmitri AfanasenkovHC Dynamo Moscow (RSL)Free agency (UFA)[48]
September 29, 2007 (2007-09-29) Tony VoceIlves (Liiga)Free agency[49]
October 4, 2007 (2007-10-04) Rosario RuggeriLowell Devils (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[50]
October 18, 2007 (2007-10-18) Robert EscheAk Bars Kazan (RSL)Free agency (III)[51]
May 15, 2008 (2008-05-15) Lars JonssonBrynas IF (SHL)Free agency[52]
May 29, 2008 (2008-05-29) Denis TolpekoHC Dynamo Moscow (KHL)Free agency[c][53]
June 3, 2008 (2008-06-03) Sami KapanenKalPa (Liiga)Retirement[d][54][55]
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Signings

More information Date, Player ...
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[4]
Kimmo Timonen6-yearRe-signing[4]
July 23, 2007 (2007-07-23) Claude Giroux3-yearEntry-level[58]
July 25, 2007 (2007-07-25) Riley Cote1-yearRe-signing[59]
Boyd Kane2-yearRe-signing[59]
November 1, 2007 (2007-11-01) Patrick Maroon3-yearEntry-level[60]
November 28, 2007 (2007-11-28) Braydon Coburn2-yearExtension[61]
December 13, 2007 (2007-12-13) Mike Richards12-yearExtension[62]
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[63]
April 4, 2008 (2008-04-04) Andreas Nodl3-yearEntry-level[64]
Mike Ratchuk3-yearEntry-level[64]
May 9, 2008 (2008-05-09) Garrett Klotz3-yearEntry-level[41]
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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.[65] The Flyers traded their original second, third, and fourth-round picks in three different trades.[66]

More information Round, Pick ...
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)
161 Patrick Maroon Left wing  United States London Knights (OHL) [g]
7 182 Brad Phillips Goaltender  United States U.S. NTDP (NAHL)
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Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL[67] and the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL.[68] 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.[69] In their first and only season as the Flyers ECHL affiliate, the Nailers finished last in their division and missed the playoffs.

Notes

  1. [a]
    Condition not met.
  2. [b]
    In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[42]
  3. [c]
    Philadelphia retained Tolpeko's NHL rights.
  4. [d]
    Kapanen retired from the NHL.
  5. [e]
    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.[66]
  6. [f]
    The Flyers traded Kyle Calder to the Chicago Blackhawks for Lasse Kukkonen and the Blackhawks' third-round pick, 66th overall, on February 26, 2007.[66]
  7. [g]
    The Flyers traded Jon Sim to the Florida Panthers for the Panthers' sixth-round pick, 161st overall, on January 23, 2006.[66]

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