2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season

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 (6th)
Goals against	233 (19th)
Team information
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)
<2006–07	2008–09>

The 2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season was the 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 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. 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 van Riemsdyk.

The Flyers wasted no time in addressing their free agent needs. On July 1, the Flyers signed Buffalo Sabres 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 the Edmonton Oilers for captain Jason Smith and Joffrey Lupul. Smith was named Flyers captain on October 1.

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 20 and 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 disastrous 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 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 6th seed and a 1st round matchup with the Washington Capitals.

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 the heavily-favored Montreal Canadiens in the 2nd round. Despite being outshot the 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.

Regular season

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	y-Pittsburgh Penguins	82	47	27	8	247	216	102
2	4	New Jersey Devils	82	46	29	7	206	197	99
3	5	New York Rangers	82	42	27	13	213	199	97
4	6	Philadelphia Flyers	82	42	29	11	248	233	95
5	13	New York Islanders	82	35	38	9	194	243	79

Conference standings

Eastern Conference

R		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	z-Montreal Canadiens	82	47	25	10	262	222	104
2	y-Pittsburgh Penguins	82	47	27	8	247	216	102
3	y-Washington Capitals	82	43	31	8	242	231	94
4	New Jersey Devils	82	46	29	7	206	197	99
5	New York Rangers	82	42	27	13	213	199	97
6	Philadelphia Flyers	82	42	29	11	248	233	95
7	Ottawa Senators	82	43	31	8	261	247	94
8	Boston Bruins	82	41	29	12	212	222	94
8.5
9	Carolina Hurricanes	82	43	33	6	252	249	92
10	Buffalo Sabres	82	39	31	12	255	242	90
11	Florida Panthers	82	38	35	9	216	226	85
12	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	36	35	11	231	260	83
13	New York Islanders	82	35	38	9	194	243	79
14	Atlanta Thrashers	82	34	40	8	216	272	76
15	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	31	42	9	223	267	71

bold - qualified for playoffs, y - division title, z - placed first in conference (and division)

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

Playoffs

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

Player stats

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position (C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing); GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; = Joined team via trade or waivers during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only. = Left team via trade or waivers during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.

#	Player	Age	Pos	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
				Regular season						Playoffs
18	Richards, MikeMike Richards	22	C	73	28	47	75	14	76	17	07 !7	07 !7	14	0	08 !8
48	Briere, DanielDaniel Briere	30	C	79	31	41	72	-22	68	17	09 !9	07 !7	16	-3	20
22	Knuble, MikeMike Knuble	35	RW	82	29	26	55	-3	72	12	03 !3	04 !4	07 !7	-1	06 !6
17	Carter, JeffJeff Carter	23	C	82	29	24	53	6	55	17	06 !6	05 !5	11	0	12
20	Umberger, R. J.R. J. Umberger	25	C	74	13	37	50	0	19	17	10	05 !5	15	7	10
15	Lupul, JoffreyJoffrey Lupul	24	RW	56	20	26	46	2	35	17	04 !4	06 !6	10	1	02 !2
44	Timonen, KimmoKimmo Timonen	32	D	80	8	36	44	0	50	13	00 !0	06 !6	06 !6	3	08 !8
19	Hartnell, ScottScott Hartnell	25	LW	80	24	19	43	2	159	17	03 !3	04 !4	07 !7	-2	20
05 !5	Coburn, BraydonBraydon Coburn	22	D	78	9	27	36	17	74	14	00 !0	06 !6	06 !6	4	14
06 !6	Jones, RandyRandy Jones	26	D	71	5	26	31	8	58	16	00 !0	02 !2	02 !2	6	04 !4
09 !9	Upshall, ScottieScottie Upshall	24	RW	61	14	16	30	2	74	17	03 !3	04 !4	07 !7	1	44
12	Gagne, SimonSimon Gagne	27	LW	25	7	11	18	-8	4	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-0.1 !—	-01 !—
40	Prospal, VaclavVaclav Prospal	32	LW	18	4	10	14	7	6	17	03 !3	10	13	-3	06 !6
27	Downie, SteveSteve Downie	20	RW	32	6	6	12	2	73	06 !6	00 !0	01 !1	01 !1	-2	10
34	Dowd, JimJim Dowd	39	C	73	5	5	10	0	41	17	01 !1	02 !2	03 !3	0	04 !4
21	Smith, JasonJason Smith	34	D	77	1	9	10	-4	86	17	00 !0	02 !2	02 !2	-4	04 !4
24	Kapanen, SamiSami Kapanen	34	RW	74	5	3	8	-12	16	16	02 !2	00 !0	02 !2	-4	02 !2
02 !2	Hatcher, DerianDerian Hatcher	35	D	44	2	5	7	4	33	15	01 !1	02 !2	03 !3	2	40
26	Vandermeer, JimJim Vandermeer	27	D	28	1	5	6	-1	27	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-0.1 !—	-01 !—
53	Tolpeko, DenisDenis Tolpeko	23	C	26	1	5	6	-4	24	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-0.1 !—	-01 !—
28	Kukkonen, LasseLasse Kukkonen	26	D	53	1	4	5	3	38	14	00 !0	02 !2	02 !2	-1	06 !6
25	Thoresen, PatrickPatrick Thoresen	24	LW	20	0	5	5	-6	8	14	00 !0	02 !2	02 !2	1	04 !4
32	Cote, RileyRiley Cote	25	LW	70	1	3	4	2	202	03 !3	00 !0	00 !0	00 !0	0	00 !0
14	Ruzicka, StefanStefan Ruzicka	22	RW	14	1	3	4	5	27	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-0.1 !—	-01 !—
26	Modry, JaroslavJaroslav Modry	36	D	18	0	3	3	-11	8	09 !9	00 !0	03 !3	03 !3	-6	00 !0
43	Biron, MartinMartin Biron	30	G	62	0	1	1	-0.1 !N/A	8	17	00 !0	01 !1	01 !1	-0.1 !N/A	02 !2
08 !8	Fitzpatrick, RoryRory Fitzpatrick	33	D	19	0	1	1	-12	11	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-0.1 !—	-01 !—
11	Potulny, RyanRyan Potulny	23	C	7	0	1	1	0	4	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-0.1 !—	-01 !—
30	Niittymaki, AnteroAntero Niittymaki	27	G	28	0	0	0	-0.1 !N/A	0	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-0.1 !—	-01 !—
55	Eager, BenBen Eager	24	LW	23	0	0	0	-8	62	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-0.1 !—	-01 !—
77	Parent, RyanRyan Parent	20	D	22	0	0	0	-4	6	04 !4	00 !0	01 !1	01 !1	-1	00 !0
36	Boulerice, JesseJesse Boulerice	29	RW	5	0	0	0	-2	29	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-0.1 !—	-01 !—
45	Picard, AlexandreAlexandre Picard	22	D	4	0	0	0	-3	2	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-0.1 !—	-01 !—
29	Guenin, NateNate Guenin	25	D	2	0	0	0	2	2	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-0.1 !—	-01 !—
56	Giroux, ClaudeClaude Giroux	20	RW	2	0	0	0	-2	0	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-0.1 !—	-01 !—
65	Greentree, KyleKyle Greentree	24	LW	2	0	0	0	-1	0	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-01 !—	-0.1 !—	-01 !—

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; SO = Shutouts; GA = Goals against; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average; MIN = Minutes played

#	Player	Age	GP	W	L	OT	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN	GP	W	L	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN
			Regular season									Playoffs
43	Biron, MartinMartin Biron	30	62	30	20	9	5	153	.918	2.59	3539	17	9	8	1	52	.904	2.97	1049
30	Niittymaki, AnteroAntero Niittymaki	27	28	12	9	2	1	69	.907	2.91	1424	-01 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-01 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-0001 !—

Awards and records

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

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
Danny 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

Transactions

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

Trades

Date	Details
June 4, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers future considerations	To Nashville Predators Matt Ellison
June 18, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers Scott Hartnell Kimmo Timonen	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 Joffrey Lupul Jason Smith	To Edmonton Oilers Joni Pitkanen Geoff Sanderson 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

Other transactions

Date	Player	Team (league)	Notes
Signed via free agency
July 1, 2007	Daniel Briere	Buffalo (NHL)	8 years, $52 million
October 2, 2007	Jesse Boulerice	Albany (AHL)	1 year
October 2, 2007	Jim Dowd	New Jersey (NHL)	1 year
October 9, 2007	Rory Fitzpatrick	Vancouver (NHL)	1 year
Lost via free agency
May 1, 2007	Eric Meloche	Straubing (DEL)
May 13, 2007	Brad Tapper	Iserlohn (DEL)
June 4, 2007	David Printz	Djurgarden IF (Elitserien)
July 5, 2007	Mark Cullen	Detroit (NHL)
July 6, 2007	Denis Hamel	Ottawa (NHL)
July 9, 2007	Todd Fedoruk	Dallas (NHL)
July 9, 2007	Mike York	Phoenix (NHL)
July 13, 2007	Niko Dimitrakos	Ottawa (NHL)
August 6, 2007	Dmitry Afanasenkov	Dynamo Moscow (RSL)
September 11, 2007	John Slaney	Cologne (DEL)
October 17, 2007	Robert Esche	Ak Bars Kazan (RSL)
Claimed off waivers
February 22, 2008	Patrick Thoresen	Edmonton
Re-signed
May 11, 2007	Scottie Upshall	—	2 years, $2.45 million
May 14, 2007	Ben Eager	—	2 years, $1.2 million
May 17, 2007	Lasse Kukkonen	—	2 years, $1.75 million
June 8, 2007	Riley Cote	—	1 year
June 8, 2007	Lars Jonsson	—	1 year
June 14, 2007	Antero Niittymaki	—	2 years, $2.54 million
June 18, 2007	Scott Hartnell	—	6 years, $25.2 million
June 18, 2007	Kimmo Timonen	—	6 years, $37.8 million
July 25, 2007	Boyd Kane	—	2 years
November 28, 2007	Braydon Coburn	—	2 years, $2.6 million extension
December 13, 2007	Mike Richards	—	12 years, $69 million extension
Signed to Entry Level contracts
May 17, 2007	David Laliberte	P.E.I. (QMJHL)	Drafted 124th overall, 2004
June 1, 2007	Josh Beaulieu	London (OHL)	Drafted 152nd overall, 2005
June 1, 2007	Jeremy Duchesne	Val-d'Or (QMJHL)	Drafted 119th overall, 2005
July 23, 2007	Claude Giroux	Gatineau (QMJHL)	Drafted 22nd overall, 2006
November 1, 2007	Patrick Maroon	London (OHL)	Drafted 161st overall, 2007
March 19, 2008	Rob Bellamy	U. of Maine (HE)	Drafted 92nd overall, 2004
March 19, 2008	Matt Clackson	Western Michigan (CCHA)	Drafted 215th overall, 2005
March 19, 2008	Michael Teslak	Michigan Tech (WCHA)	Undrafted free agent
March 29, 2008	Jon Kalinski	Minnesota State Mankato (WCHA)	Drafted 152nd overall, 2007
April 4, 2008	Andreas Nodl	St. Cloud State (WCHA)	Drafted 39th overall, 2006
April 4, 2008	Michael Ratchuk	Michigan State (CCHA)	Drafted 42nd overall, 2006

Draft picks

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

Rnd	#	Player	Position	Nationality	Drafted from
1	2	James van Riemsdyk	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	Jon 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)

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 and only season as the Flyers ECHL affiliate, the Nailers finished last in their division and missed the playoffs.

See also

• 2007–08 NHL season

References

General

• hockeyDB.com: Roster and player statistics · Results and Schedule
• hockey-reference.com: Roster and Statistics · Schedule and Results
• Flyers History: Season Overview · Game Scores & Results · Playoff Results

Specific

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