2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season

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2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers
Division	4th Atlantic
Conference	6th Eastern
2007–08 record	42–29–11
Home record	21–14–6
Road record	21–15–5
Goals for	248
Goals against	233
General Manager	Paul Holmgren
Coach	John Stevens
Captain	Jason Smith
Alternate captains	Simon Gagne Mike Richards
Arena	Wachovia Center
Average attendance	19,556[1] (100.2%)
Team leaders
Goals	Daniel Briere (31)
Assists	Mike Richards (47)
Points	Mike Richards (75)
Penalties in minutes	Riley Cote (202)
Plus/Minus	Braydon Coburn (+17)
Wins	Martin Biron (30)
Goals against average	Martin Biron (2.59)

The 2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 41st season in the National Hockey League (NHL).^[2]

The Flyers began the 2007-08 season with the intention of putting the disaster of the previous season behind them. In June, the Flyers made a trade which sent the first round draft pick they had acquired in the Forsberg trade (23rd overall) back to Nashville for the rights to negotiate with impending unrestricted free agents Kimmo Timonen and Scott Hartnell. Both were signed to six-year contracts. After much speculation as to whether the Flyers would trade the 2nd overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, the Flyers stayed put and selected New Jersey native James vanRiemsdyk.

The Flyers wasted no time in addressing their free agent needs. On July 1, the Flyers signed Buffalo co-captain Daniel Briere to an 8-year, $52 million contract. Continuing to revamp their defensive core, Joni Pitkanen and Geoff Sanderson were traded to Edmonton for Oilers captain Jason Smith and Joffrey Lupul. Smith was named Flyers captain on October 1st.

The season began in the image of the Broad Street Bullies era, with multiple-game suspensions handed out to 5 separate players, the most serious being 25-game suspensions to Steve Downie and Jesse Boulerice 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. But a disasterous 10-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 huge wins over New Jersey and Pittsburgh over the final weekend of the regular season put the Flyers back in the playoffs as the 6th seed and a 1st round matchup with Washington.

After taking a 3 games to 1 lead over Washington, the Capitals won Games 5 and 6 to force a Game 7 in Washington. Coming back from a 2-0 deficit, the Flyers won the series in overtime on Joffrey Lupul's powerplay goal. The Flyers then drew a matchup with heavily-favored Montreal in the 2nd round. Despite being outshot and outplayed a majority of the series, the Flyers upset Montreal in 5 games and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the 1st time since 2003-04 to face Pittsburgh. Before the start of the series, the Flyers suffered a fatal blow when it was learned that 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 5 games.

Contents:	Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions Roster - Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Divisional standings

Atlantic Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
y-Pittsburgh Penguins	82	47	27	8	247	216	102
x-New Jersey Devils	82	46	29	7	206	197	99
x-New York Rangers	82	42	27	13	213	199	97
x-Philadelphia Flyers	82	42	29	11	248	233	95
e-New York Islanders	82	35	38	9	194	243	79

[edit] Conference standings

Eastern Conference	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
z-Montreal Canadiens *	82	47	25	10	262	222	104
y-Pittsburgh Penguins *	82	47	27	8	247	216	102
y-Washington Capitals *	82	43	31	8	242	231	94
x-New Jersey Devils	82	46	29	7	206	197	99
x-New York Rangers	82	42	27	13	213	199	97
x-Philadelphia Flyers	82	42	29	11	248	233	95
x-Ottawa Senators	82	43	31	8	261	247	94
x-Boston Bruins	82	41	29	12	212	222	94
e-Carolina Hurricanes	82	43	33	6	252	249	92
e-Buffalo Sabres	82	39	31	12	255	242	90
e-Florida Panthers	82	38	35	9	216	226	85
e-Toronto Maple Leafs	82	36	35	11	231	260	83
e-New York Islanders	82	35	38	9	194	243	79
e-Atlanta Thrashers	82	34	40	8	216	272	76
e-Tampa Bay Lightning	82	31	42	9	223	267	71

x - clinched playoff spot, y - clinched division title, z - clinched best conference record, e - eliminated from playoff contention, * - division leader

[edit] Game log

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

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

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Game log

      Win       Loss

2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs

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

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

			Regular season						Playoffs
Player	#		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Mike Richards	18		73	28	47	75	76		17	7	7	14	8
Daniel Briere	48		79	31	41	72	68		17	9	7	16	20
Mike Knuble	22		82	29	26	55	72		12	3	4	7	6
Jeff Carter	17		82	29	24	53	55		17	6	5	11	12
R.J. Umberger	20		74	13	37	50	19		17	10	5	15	10
Joffrey Lupul	15		56	20	26	46	35		17	4	6	10	2
Kimmo Timonen	44		80	8	36	44	50		13	0	6	6	8
Scott Hartnell	19		80	24	19	43	159		17	3	4	7	20
Braydon Coburn	5		78	9	27	36	74		14	0	6	6	14
Randy Jones	6		71	5	26	31	58		16	0	2	2	4
Scottie Upshall	9		61	14	16	30	74		17	3	4	7	44
Simon Gagne	12		25	7	11	18	4		-	-	-	-	-
Vaclav Prospal†	40		18	4	10	14	6		17	3	10	13	6
Steve Downie	27		32	6	6	12	73		6	0	1	1	10
Jim Dowd	34		73	5	5	10	41		17	1	2	3	4
Jason Smith	21		77	1	9	10	86		17	0	2	2	4
Sami Kapanen	24		74	5	3	8	16		16	2	0	2	2
Derian Hatcher	2		44	2	5	7	33		15	1	2	3	40
Jim Vandermeer†‡	26		28	1	5	6	27		-	-	-	-	-
Denis Tolpeko	53		26	1	5	6	24		-	-	-	-	-
Lasse Kukkonen	28		53	1	4	5	38		14	0	2	2	6
Patrick Thoresen†	25		20	0	5	5	8		14	0	2	2	4
Riley Cote	32		70	1	3	4	202		3	0	0	0	0
Stefan Ruzicka	14		14	1	3	4	27		-	-	-	-	-
Jaroslav Modry†	26		18	0	3	3	8		9	0	3	3	0
Martin Biron (G)	43		62	0	1	1	8		17	0	1	1	2
Rory Fitzpatrick	8		19	0	1	1	11		-	-	-	-	-
Ryan Potulny	11		7	0	1	1	4		-	-	-	-	-
Antero Niittymaki (G)	30		28	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Ben Eager‡	55		23	0	0	0	62		-	-	-	-	-
Ryan Parent	77		22	0	0	0	6		4	0	1	1	0
Jesse Boulerice	36		5	0	0	0	29		-	-	-	-	-
Alexandre Picard‡	45		4	0	0	0	2		-	-	-	-	-
Nate Guenin	29		2	0	0	0	2		-	-	-	-	-
Claude Giroux	56		2	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Kyle Greentree	65		2	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Flyers. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

[edit] Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

			Regular season										Playoffs
Player	#		GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA		GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Martin Biron	43		62	3539	30	20	9	153	5	.918	2.59		17	1049	9	8	52	1	.904	2.97
Antero Niittymaki	30		28	1424	12	9	2	69	1	.907	2.91		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] Awards

NHL
Award	Recipient
All-Star Game representative	Mike Richards Kimmo Timonen
NHL 1st Star of the Week	Martin Biron (October 22) Martin Biron (November 26)
NHL 3rd Star of the Week	Joffrey Lupul (December 17) Scott Hartnell (January 14) Scott Hartnell (January 21) Mike Knuble (March 3)
Team
Award	Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy	Kimmo Timonen
Bobby Clarke Trophy	Mike Richards
Gene Hart Memorial Award	Mike Richards
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial	Braydon Coburn Riley Cote
Toyota Cup	Martin Biron
Yanick Dupre Memorial	Martin Biron

[edit] Records

[edit] Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Denis Tolpeko	1st NHL Game	October 4, 2007
Randy Jones	100th NHL Game	October 6, 2007
Simon Gagne	400th NHL Point	October 20, 2007
Scottie Upshall	100th NHL Game	November 8, 2007
Ben Eager Lasse Kukkonen	100th NHL Game	November 10, 2007
Daniel Briere	500th NHL Game	November 12, 2007
Denis Tolpeko	1st NHL Goal 1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	November 15, 2007
Riley Cote	1st NHL Assist 1st NHL Point	November 15, 2007
Jeff Carter	100th NHL PIM	November 15, 2007
Daniel Briere	400th NHL Point	November 21, 2007
Ben Eager	300th NHL PIM	November 26, 2007
Steve Downie	1st NHL Game	December 5, 2007
Daniel Briere	400th NHL PIM	December 5, 2007
Rory Fitzpatrick	200th NHL PIM	December 7, 2007
Kimmo Timonen	600th NHL Game	December 7, 2007
Steve Downie	1st NHL Goal	January 5, 2008
Scott Hartnell	100th NHL Goal	January 8, 2008
R.J. Umberger	100th NHL Point	January 24, 2008
Sami Kapanen	800th NHL Game	January 24, 2008
Riley Cote	1st NHL Goal	February 17, 2008
Claude Giroux	1st NHL Game	February 19, 2008

[edit] Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before and during the 2007–08 season.

[edit] Trades

June 4, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers future considerations	To Nashville Predators Matt Ellison
June 18, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers rights to Kimmo Timonen rights to Scott Hartnell	To Nashville Predators Nashville's 1st round pick in 2007
June 23, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd round pick in 2007	To Washington Capitals 2nd round pick in 2008 Nashville's 3rd round pick in 2007
July 1, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers Jason Smith Joffrey Lupul	To Edmonton Oilers Geoff Sanderson Joni Pitkanen 3rd round pick in 2009
December 10, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers 7th round pick in 2009	To Dallas Stars Jussi Timonen
December 18, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers Jim Vandermeer	To Chicago Blackhawks Ben Eager
February 19, 2008	To Philadelphia Flyers Jaroslav Modry	To Los Angeles Kings 3rd round pick in 2008
February 20, 2008	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd round pick in 2009	To Calgary Flames Jim Vandermeer
February 25, 2008	To Philadelphia Flyers Vaclav Prospal	To Tampa Bay Lightning Alexandre Picard 2nd round pick in 2009

[edit] Additions and subtractions

Additions Player Former team Via Daniel Briere Buffalo free agency (7/1) Mike Vannelli Minnesota (WCHA) free agency (9/11) Jim Dowd New Jersey free agency (10/2) Jesse Boulerice Albany (AHL) free agency (10/2) Rory Fitzpatrick Vancouver free agency (10/9) Patrick Thoresen Edmonton waivers (2/22) Michael Teslak Michigan Tech (WCHA) free agency (3/19) Rob Bellamy Maine (HE) free agency (3/19) Matt Clackson Western Michigan (CCHA) free agency (3/19) Jan Platil Amur Khabarovsk (RSL) free agency (5/6)

Subtractions Player New team Via Eric Meloche Straubing (DEL) free agency (5/1) Brad Tapper Iserlohn (DEL) free agency (5/13) David Printz Djurgarden IF (SEL) free agency (6/4) Mark Cullen Detroit free agency (7/5) Denis Hamel Ottawa free agency (7/6) Todd Fedoruk Dallas free agency (7/9) Mike York Phoenix free agency (7/9) Niko Dimitrakos Ottawa free agency (7/13) Dmitry Afanasenkov Dynamo Moscow (RSL) free agency (8/6) John Slaney Cologne (DEL) free agency (9/11) Robert Esche Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) free agency (10/17)

[edit] Roster

Goaltenders
#		Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth
30		Antero Niittymaki	L	1998	Turku, Finland
43		Martin Biron	L	2007	Lac-Saint-Charles, Quebec

Defensemen
#		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
2		Derian Hatcher	L	2005	Sterling Heights, Michigan
5		Braydon Coburn	L	2007	Calgary, Alberta
6		Randy Jones	L	2003	Quispamsis, New Brunswick
21		Jason Smith — C	R	2007	Calgary, Alberta
26		Jaroslav Modry	L	2008	Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslovakia
28		Lasse Kukkonen	L	2007	Oulu, Finland
44		Kimmo Timonen	L	2007	Kuopio, Finland
77		Ryan Parent	L	2007	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Forwards
#		Player	Position	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth
9		Scottie Upshall	LW	L	2007	Fort McMurray, Alberta
12		Simon Gagne — A	LW	L	1998	Sainte-Foy, Quebec
15		Joffrey Lupul	RW	R	2007	Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
17		Jeff Carter	C	R	2003	London, Ontario
18		Mike Richards — A	C	L	2003	Kenora, Ontario
19		Scott Hartnell	LW	L	2007	Regina, Saskatchewan
20		R.J. Umberger	C	L	2004	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
22		Mike Knuble	RW	R	2004	Toronto, Ontario
25		Patrick Thoresen	LW	L	2008	Oslo, Norway
27		Steve Downie	RW	R	2005	Newmarket, Ontario
32		Riley Cote	LW	L	2004	Winnipeg, Manitoba
34		Jim Dowd	C	R	2007	Brick, New Jersey
40		Vaclav Prospal	LW	L	2008	Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslovakia
48		Daniel Briere	C	R	2007	Gatineau, Quebec

[edit] Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.^[3]

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	2	James vanRiemsdyk	Left Wing	United States	US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
2	41	Kevin Marshall	Defenseman	Canada	Lewiston MAINEiacs (QMJHL)
3	66	Garrett Klotz	Left Wing	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
5	122	Mario Kempe	Right Wing	Sweden	St. John's Fog Devils (QMJHL)
6	152	Jonathon Kalinski	Left Wing	Canada	Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL)
6	161	Patrick Maroon	Left Wing	United States	London Knights (OHL)
7	182	Brad Phillips	Goaltender	United States	US National Team Development Program (NAHL)

[edit] Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL and the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL.^[4] 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.^[5] In their first season as the Flyers ECHL affiliate, the Nailers finished last in their division and missed the playoffs.

[edit] See also

• 2007–08 NHL season

[edit] References

v • d • e Philadelphia Flyers Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Franchise History • Seasons • Records • General Managers • Head Coaches • Players • Award Winners • Draft Picks • Broadcasters Arenas The Spectrum • Wachovia Center Culture Broad Street Bullies • Flyers versus Red Army • Curse of Billy Penn • Legion of Doom • Treehouse of Horror IV Rivalries Flyers-Rangers • Battle of the Jersey Turnpike • Battle of Pennsylvania • Others Important Figures Keith Allen • Barry Ashbee • Bill Barber • Daniel Briere • Rod Brind'Amour • Bobby Clarke • Eric Desjardins • Gary Dornhoefer • Peter Forsberg • Simon Gagne • Gene Hart • Ron Hextall • Mark Howe • Tim Kerr • Reggie Leach • John LeClair • Pelle Lindbergh • Eric Lindros • Rick MacLeish • Bernie Parent • Dave Poulin • Keith Primeau • Brian Propp • Mark Recchi • Mike Richards • Jeremy Roenick • Dave Schultz • Joe Scott • Fred Shero • Kate Smith • Ed Snider • Kimmo Timonen • Rick Tocchet • Ed Van Impe • Joe Watson Retired Numbers 1 • 4 • 7 • 16 • 31 (unofficial) • 99 (league-wide) Team Awards Barry Ashbee Trophy • Bobby Clarke Trophy • Flyers Hall of Fame • Gene Hart Memorial Award • Pelle Lindbergh Memorial • Toyota Cup • Yanick Dupre Memorial Key Personnel Owner: Comcast-Spectacor • Chairman and Governor: Ed Snider • President and COO: Peter Luukko • General Manager: Paul Holmgren • Head Coach: John Stevens • Team Captain: Jason Smith Stanley Cup Finals (7) Wins: 1974 • 1975 • Losses: 1976 • 1980 • 1985 • 1987 • 1997 Seasons (41) 1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70 • 1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80 • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–2000 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 Minor League Affiliates Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) • Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)

v • d • e Philadelphia Flyers seasons 1960s 1967–68 | 1968–69 | 1969–70 1970s 1970–71 | 1971–72 | 1972–73 | 1973–74 | 1974–75 | 1975–76 | 1976–77 | 1977–78 | 1978–79 | 1979–80 1980s 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 | 1984–85 | 1985–86 | 1986–87 | 1987–88 | 1988–89 | 1989–90 1990s 1990–91 | 1991–92 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–2000 2000s 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 Bold indicates Stanley Cup victory

v • d • e 2007–08 NHL season by team Atlantic New Jersey Devils • New York Islanders • New York Rangers • Philadelphia Flyers • Pittsburgh Penguins Northeast Boston Bruins • Buffalo Sabres • Montreal Canadiens • Ottawa Senators • Toronto Maple Leafs Southeast Atlanta Thrashers • Carolina Hurricanes • Florida Panthers • Tampa Bay Lightning • Washington Capitals Central Chicago Blackhawks • Columbus Blue Jackets • Detroit Red Wings • Nashville Predators • St. Louis Blues Northwest Calgary Flames • Colorado Avalanche • Edmonton Oilers • Minnesota Wild • Vancouver Canucks Pacific Anaheim Ducks • Dallas Stars • Los Angeles Kings • Phoenix Coyotes • San Jose Sharks See also 2007 NHL Entry Draft • AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic • All-Star Game • Stanley Cup Playoffs • Transactions