# 2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 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.

## Off-season

The Flyers were one of the more active teams once the lockout came to an end. Replacing the high-profile names of 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. When all was said and done, 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. 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. In late January, Hatcher was named team captain for the duration of Primeau's absence. All told, the Flyers were third in the NHL with 388-man-games lost to injury, tops amongst playoff teams. 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

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 |
Eastern Conference :
| 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 |
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

2005 preseason :
Preseason: 6–1–0 (home: 5–0–0; road: 1–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordRecap
1September 17Atlanta Thrashers8–61–0–0
2September 21New York Islanders2–12–0–0Recap
3September 24Washington Capitals5–23–0–0Recap
4September 27New York Islanders5–34–0–0Recap
5September 29New Jersey Devils3–25–0–0Recap
6September 30@ New Jersey Devils3–55–1–0Recap
7October 1@ Washington Capitals7–6 SO6–1–0Recap
Notes:
$^a$ Game played at John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario.
$^b$ Game played at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey. :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Regular season

2005–06 regular season :
October: 6–3–1, 13 points (home: 4–1–0; road: 2–3–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 5NY Rangers5–3PhiladelphiaEsche19,8210–1–00Recap
2October 7New Jersey2–5PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,5901–1–02Recap
3October 11Philadelphia2–4TorontoEsche19,3911–2–02Recap
4October 14Pittsburgh5–6PhiladelphiaOTNiittymaki19,5662–2–04Recap
5October 15NY Islanders1–5PhiladelphiaEsche19,5433–2–06Recap
6October 22Philadelphia5–2TorontoEsche19,3914–2–08Recap
7October 25Philadelphia2–3MontrealOTEsche21,2734–2–19Recap
8October 27Florida4–5PhiladelphiaOTEsche19,5335–2–111Recap
9October 28Philadelphia6–8CarolinaNiittymaki18,1655–3–111Recap
10October 30Philadelphia5–3OttawaEsche19,3356–3–113Recap :
November: 9–3–2, 20 points (home: 6–2–2; road: 3–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
11November 3Washington1–8PhiladelphiaEsche19,2537–3–115Recap
12November 5Atlanta3–4PhiladelphiaEsche19,5878–3–117Recap
13November 8Boston3–4PhiladelphiaOTEsche19,5879–3–119Recap
14November 10NY Islanders2–3PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,60110–3–121Recap
15November 12Florida4–5PhiladelphiaEsche19,65411–3–123Recap
16November 14Philadelphia2–5Tampa BayEsche20,02011–4–123Recap
17November 16Pittsburgh3–2PhiladelphiaOTNiittymaki19,68711–4–224Recap
18November 18Atlanta6–5PhiladelphiaOTEsche19,53311–4–325Recap
19November 19Philadelphia6–3PittsburghNiittymaki17,13212–4–327Recap
20November 22Tampa Bay4–2PhiladelphiaEsche19,56712–5–327Recap
21November 25Philadelphia5–3BostonNiittymaki17,56513–5–329Recap
22November 26NY Islanders4–2PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,78013–6–329Recap
23November 29Philadelphia4–2NY IslandersEsche12,35414–6–331Recap
24November 30New Jersey1–2PhiladelphiaEsche19,57315–6–333Recap :
December: 9–2–3, 21 points (home: 3–2–1; road: 6–0–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
25December 3Philadelphia3–4NashvilleSONiittymaki16,11615–6–434Recap
26December 6Calgary0–1PhiladelphiaSONiittymaki19,54216–6–436Recap
27December 8Edmonton3–2PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,41116–7–436Recap
28December 10Minnesota2–3PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,59217–7–438Recap
29December 13Philadelphia3–1ColumbusEsche16,26318–7–440Recap
30December 15Vancouver5–4PhiladelphiaEsche19,54918–8–440Recap
31December 17Philadelphia5–2St. LouisNiittymaki15,29919–8–442Recap
32December 19Buffalo2–1PhiladelphiaSONiittymaki19,57219–8–543Recap
33December 22Ottawa3–4PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,81720–8–545Recap
34December 23Philadelphia5–4PittsburghNiittymaki17,13221–8–547Recap
35December 26Philadelphia3–2FloridaSONiittymaki18,79122–8–549Recap
36December 28Philadelphia4–3AtlantaOTNiittymaki18,54523–8–551Recap
37December 29Philadelphia4–3CarolinaOTNiittymaki18,73024–8–553Recap
38December 31Philadelphia3–4WashingtonSONiittymaki16,49224–8–654Recap :
January: 7–5–2, 16 points (home: 1–3–2; road: 6–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
39January 2Philadelphia1–0BostonNiittymaki16,98025–8–656Recap
40January 5Philadelphia4–3NY RangersOTNiittymaki18,20026–8–658Recap
41January 6Philadelphia3–1WashingtonNiittymaki16,87627–8–660Recap
42January 9Philadelphia0–3New JerseyNiittymaki16,01527–9–660Recap
43January 11Philadelphia5–2ChicagoNiittymaki12,00328–9–662Recap
44January 12Philadelphia3–6DetroitNiittymaki20,06628–10–662Recap
45January 14Colorado4–3PhiladelphiaOTNiittymaki19,95328–10–763Recap
46January 17Carolina4–3PhiladelphiaSONiittymaki19,57228–10–864Recap
47January 19Boston5–2PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,61828–11–864Recap
48January 21Philadelphia2–1PittsburghEsche17,13229–11–866Recap
49January 23Pittsburgh2–4PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,72630–11–868Recap
50January 25Montreal5–3PhiladelphiaEsche19,71130–12–868Recap
51January 28Tampa Bay6–0PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,78930–13–868Recap
52January 30Philadelphia3–2NY RangersOTEsche18,20031–13–870Recap :
February: 2–3–1, 5 points (home: 2–0–1; road: 0–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
53February 2Philadelphia2–4BuffaloEsche18,69031–14–870Recap
54February 4NY Rangers4–3PhiladelphiaOTEsche19,80131–14–971Recap
55February 5Philadelphia0–5MontrealNiittymaki21,27331–15–971Recap
56February 8NY Islanders2–5PhiladelphiaEsche19,60332–15–973Recap
57February 10Washington4–5PhiladelphiaEsche19,69233–15–975Recap
58February 11Philadelphia2–3OttawaNiittymaki19,83433–16–975Recap :
March: 7–6–1, 15 points (home: 4–3–0; road: 3–4–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
59March 1Philadelphia1–2New JerseySOEsche16,06733–16–1076Recap
60March 2NY Rangers6–1PhiladelphiaEsche19,68233–17–1076Recap
61March 4Philadelphia2–4NY IslandersNiittymaki16,23433–18–1076Recap
62March 6Montreal4–5PhiladelphiaSOEsche19,56134–18–1078Recap
63March 8Carolina2–3PhiladelphiaSONiittymaki19,64435–18–1080Recap
64March 11Buffalo6–5PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,71735–19–1080Recap
65March 12Philadelphia0–2PittsburghEsche14,90435–20–1080Recap
66March 15Philadelphia4–0FloridaEsche15,61436–20–1082Recap
67March 17Philadelphia3–6Tampa BayEsche20,83436–21–1082Recap
68March 18Philadelphia4–2AtlantaNiittymaki18,61237–21–1084Recap
69March 21New Jersey1–2PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,77738–21–1086Recap
70March 22Philadelphia6–3NY RangersEsche18,20039–21–1088Recap
71March 25Ottawa3–6PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,86940–21–1090Recap
72March 28Toronto3–2PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,65140–22–1090Recap :
April: 5–4–1, 11 points (home: 2–2–0; road: 3–2–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
73April 1New Jersey4–1PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,71040–23–1090Recap
74April 2Philadelphia4–1NY IslandersEsche12,12541–23–1092Recap
75April 4Philadelphia2–3NY RangersSOEsche18,20041–23–1193Recap
76April 7Philadelphia4–2BuffaloEsche16,90942–23–1195Recap
77April 8Toronto5–2PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,78342–24–1195Recap
78April 11Pittsburgh3–4PhiladelphiaEsche19,75643–24–1197Recap
79April 13Philadelphia1–4New JerseyEsche15,62843–25–1197Recap
80April 15NY Rangers1–4PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,81044–25–1199Recap
81April 16Philadelphia1–5New JerseyEsche15,98144–26–1199Recap
82April 18Philadelphia4–1NY IslandersEsche10,52445–26–11101Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2006 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo Sabres – Sabres win 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 22Philadelphia2–3Buffalo2OTEsche18,690Sabres lead 1–0Recap
2April 24Philadelphia2–8BuffaloEsche18,690Sabres lead 2–0Recap
3April 26Buffalo2–4PhiladelphiaEsche19,984Sabres lead 2–1Recap
4April 28Buffalo4–5PhiladelphiaEsche20,092Series tied 2–2Recap
5April 30Philadelphia0–3BuffaloEsche18,690Sabres lead 3–2Recap
6May 2Buffalo7–1PhiladelphiaEsche19,967Sabres win 4–2Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

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

### 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. On February 8, rookie Mike Richards tied the team record for most shorthanded goals scored in a single game (2).

### Milestones

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

## 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 Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29) | To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 2005 | To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Todd Fedoruk |
| July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) | To Philadelphia Flyers 1st-round pick in 20052nd-round pick in 2006 | To Florida Panthers 1st-round pick in 2005 |
| July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) | To Philadelphia Flyers Columbus' 4th-round pick in 20052nd-round pick in 2006 | To Phoenix Coyotes Anaheim's 2nd-round pick in 2005 |
| July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) | To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 2006 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Dallas' 3rd-round pick in 20054th-round pick in 2005 |
| August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) | To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2006 | To Nashville Predators Danny Markov |
| August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) | To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations | To Los Angeles Kings Jeremy RoenickNashville's 3rd-round pick in 2006 |
| December 5, 2005 (2005-12-05) | To Philadelphia Flyers Matt Ellison3rd-round pick in 2006 | To Chicago Blackhawks Eric MelochePatrick Sharp |
| December 28, 2005 (2005-12-28) | To Philadelphia Flyers Kiel McLeod | To Phoenix Coyotes Eric Chouinard |
| January 20, 2006 (2006-01-20) | To Philadelphia Flyers Petr NedvedOption to switch 4th-round picks in 2006Option to switch 3rd-round picks in 2007 | To Phoenix Coyotes Dennis Seidenberg |
| January 23, 2006 (2006-01-23) | To Philadelphia Flyers 6th-round pick in 2007 | To Florida Panthers Jon Sim |
| March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) | To Philadelphia Flyers Denis Gauthier | To Phoenix Coyotes Josh GrattonFlorida's 2nd-round pick in 2006Tampa Bay's 2nd-round pick in 2006 |
| March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) | To Philadelphia Flyers Niko Dimitrakos | To San Jose Sharks 3rd-round pick in 2006 |
| April 21, 2006 (2006-04-21) | To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 2006 | To Los Angeles Kings Dean Lombardi |

### Players acquired

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

### Players lost

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

### Signings

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

## 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. The Flyers traded their originally allotted second, third, and fourth-round picks in three separate trades.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
| 1 | 29 | Steve Downie | Right wing | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 3 | 91 | Oskars Bartulis | Defense | Latvia | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 119 | Jeremy Duchesne | Goaltender | Canada | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
| 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) |

## Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.