# 2010–11 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 2010–11 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 44th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the second round of the 2011 playoffs to the Boston Bruins in a four-game sweep.

## Off-season

Coming off a close loss to the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Finals, the Flyers traded Simon Gagne to the Tampa Bay Lightning to clear up cap space, acquired Andrej Meszároš from Tampa Bay in a separate trade and signed free agent Sean O'Donnell to shore up the defense.

## Regular season

The Flyers started the season with rookie goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky from the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in Russia, who recorded an opening-night win in his NHL debut against the Pittsburgh Penguins and had steady numbers throughout the season. Brian Boucher remained as the backup goaltender while Michael Leighton played one game in December after recovering from a back injury and was sent to Adirondack in the AHL. The Flyers led both the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference for the majority of the season and challenged the Vancouver Canucks for the overall NHL lead. Kris Versteeg was brought in from the Toronto Maple Leafs to add additional offense for the stretch drive and playoffs. However, lackluster play throughout March and April, coupled with a broken hand suffered by Chris Pronger in late February that ended his regular season, cost the Flyers the top seed in the East during the last week of the regular season, although the Flyers hung on to win their first Atlantic Division title since 2003–04 and clinched the second seed in the East.

### Season standings

Atlantic Division vte :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 47 | 23 | 12 | 44 | 259 | 223 | 106 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 39 | 238 | 199 | 106 |
| 3 | New York Rangers | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 35 | 233 | 198 | 93 |
| 4 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 35 | 174 | 209 | 81 |
| 5 | New York Islanders | 82 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 229 | 264 | 73 |
Eastern Conference :
| R | vte | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | z – Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 43 | 224 | 197 | 107 |
| 2 | y – Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 47 | 23 | 12 | 44 | 259 | 223 | 106 |
| 3 | y – Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 44 | 246 | 195 | 103 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 39 | 238 | 199 | 106 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 40 | 247 | 240 | 103 |
| 6 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 216 | 209 | 96 |
| 7 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 38 | 245 | 229 | 96 |
| 8 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 35 | 233 | 198 | 93 |
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| 9 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 35 | 236 | 239 | 91 |
| 10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 32 | 218 | 251 | 85 |
| 11 | New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 35 | 174 | 209 | 81 |
| 12 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 29 | 223 | 269 | 80 |
| 13 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 30 | 192 | 250 | 74 |
| 14 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 26 | 229 | 264 | 73 |
| 15 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 30 | 40 | 12 | 26 | 195 | 229 | 72 |
bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

## Playoffs

The Flyers drew the Buffalo Sabres in the first round. Sergei Bobrovsky played well in a 1–0 Game 1 loss, but was replaced in Game 2 for Brian Boucher, who held on for a 5–4 Flyers win. Boucher played well in a Game 3 win and a Game 4 loss, but was replaced himself in a favor of Michael Leighton during a poor first period in Game 5, and Buffalo won in overtime. Pronger returned to the lineup and Leighton started Game 6 but was replaced by Boucher after a sub-par first period, but the Flyers went on to win in overtime and forced a Game 7, which Boucher started. The Flyers dominated Buffalo, winning 5–2, and became the first team to win a playoff series starting three different goaltenders since 1988.
The Flyers then drew a rematch with the Boston Bruins in the second round. Boston dominated the Flyers in Game 1, where Boucher was again replaced, this time by Bobrovsky. Pronger again left the lineup with an undisclosed injury, while Boston won Game 2 in overtime and again dominated the Flyers in Game 3 to take a 3–0 series lead. Bobrovsky started Game 4, but there would be no such comeback like their previous meeting as Boston completed the sweep of the Flyers. The Flyers tied an NHL record with seven playoff in-game goalie changes, and were the only NHL team not to record a shutout in either the regular season or playoffs.

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

2010 preseason :
Preseason: 5–2–1 (home: 3–0–1; road: 2–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceRecordRecap
1September 21New Jersey Devils4–3 (SO)19,2881–0–0Recap
2September 23Toronto Maple Leafs2–3 (SO)8,7651–0–1Recap
3September 24@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–3 (SO)18,3752–0–1Recap
4September 25@ Minnesota Wild3–2 (SO)16,7423–0–1Recap
5September 28@ New Jersey Devils2–310,1243–1–1Recap
6September 29New York Islanders3–117,9784–1–1Recap
7October 1Buffalo Sabres1–318,8484–2–1Recap
8October 3@ Buffalo Sabres3–918,6904–3–1Recap
Notes:
$^a$ Game played at John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario. :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Regular season

2010–11 regular season :
October: 6–4–1, 13 points (home: 4–3–0; road: 2–1–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 7@ Pittsburgh Penguins3–218,2891–0–02Recap
2October 9@ St. Louis Blues1–2 (OT)19,1501–0–13Recap
3October 11Colorado Avalanche4–219,6522–0–15Recap
4October 14Tampa Bay Lightning2–319,5922–1–15Recap
5October 16Pittsburgh Penguins1–519,6842–2–15Recap
6October 21Anaheim Ducks2–319,0122–3–15Recap
7October 23Toronto Maple Leafs5–219,3823–3–17Recap
8October 25@ Columbus Blue Jackets1–211,7273–4–17Recap
9October 26Buffalo Sabres6–319,3614–4–19Recap
10October 29@ Pittsburgh Penguins3–218,2755–4–111Recap
11October 30New York Islanders6–119,6136–4–113Recap :
November: 9–2–3, 21 points (home: 5–1–1; road: 4–1–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
12November 1Carolina Hurricanes3–219,0387–4–115Recap
13November 4New York Rangers4–119,6528–4–117Recap
14November 6@ New York Islanders2–113,0789–4–119Recap
15November 7@ Washington Capitals2–3 (OT)18,3989–4–220Recap
16November 11@ Carolina Hurricanes8–114,71910–4–222Recap
17November 13Florida Panthers5–219,61611–4–224Recap
18November 15Ottawa Senators5–119,24612–4–226Recap
19November 16@ Montreal Canadiens0–321,27312–5–226Recap
20November 18Tampa Bay Lightning7–819,67212–6–226Recap
21November 20@ Washington Capitals5–4 (SO)18,39813–6–228Recap
22November 22Montreal Canadiens3–219,75314–6–230Recap
23November 24@ Minnesota Wild6–116,51615–6–232Recap
24November 26Calgary Flames2–3 (SO)19,87215–6–333Recap
25November 27@ New Jersey Devils1–2 (SO)17,62515–6–434Recap :
December: 8–4–1, 17 points (home: 3–2–1; road: 5–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
26December 1Boston Bruins0–319,68415–7–434Recap
27December 4New Jersey Devils5–319,65716–7–436Recap
28December 5@ New York Islanders3–27,77317–7–438Recap
29December 8San Jose Sharks4–5 (SO)19,80117–7–539Recap
30December 9@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–119,36518–7–541Recap
31December 11@ Boston Bruins2–1 (OT)17,56519–7–543Recap
32December 14Pittsburgh Penguins3–219,82420–7–545Recap
33December 15@ Montreal Canadiens5–321,27321–7–547Recap
34December 18New York Rangers4–119,89822–7–549Recap
35December 20Florida Panthers0–519,86422–8–549Recap
36December 28@ Vancouver Canucks2–618,86022–9–549Recap
37December 30@ Los Angeles Kings7–418,11823–9–551Recap
38December 31@ Anaheim Ducks2–517,10323–10–551Recap :
January: 10–2–0, 20 points (home: 4–1–0; road: 6–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
39January 2@ Detroit Red Wings3–220,06624–10–553Recap
40January 6@ New Jersey Devils4–215,09825–10–555Recap
41January 8New Jersey Devils2–119,85926–10–557Recap
42January 11@ Buffalo Sabres5–218,15527–10–559Recap
43January 13@ Boston Bruins5–717,56527–11–559Recap
44January 14@ Atlanta Thrashers5–215,08128–11–561Recap
45January 16@ New York Rangers3–218,20029–11–563Recap
46January 18Washington Capitals3–2 (OT)19,82430–11–565Recap
47January 20Ottawa Senators6–219,72131–11–567Recap
48January 22New Jersey Devils1–319,84731–12–567Recap
49January 23@ Chicago Blackhawks4–121,66032–12–569Recap
50January 25Montreal Canadiens5–219,87833–12–571Recap :
February: 7–4–1, 15 points (home: 4–1–1; road: 3–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
51February 1@ Tampa Bay Lightning0–416,63533–13–571Recap
52February 3Nashville Predators3–219,70234–13–573Recap
53February 5Dallas Stars3–119,88135–13–575Recap
54February 10Carolina Hurricanes2–119,72636–13–577Recap
55February 13Los Angeles Kings0–119,72436–14–577Recap
56February 15@ Tampa Bay Lightning4–3 (SO)16,95037–14–579Recap
57February 16@ Florida Panthers4–217,07738–14–581Recap
58February 18@ Carolina Hurricanes2–318,72638–15–581Recap
59February 20@ New York Rangers4–218,20039–15–583Recap
60February 22Phoenix Coyotes2–3 (OT)19,87539–15–684Recap
61February 24New York Islanders4–3 (OT)19,77640–15–686Recap
62February 26@ Ottawa Senators1–419,93440–16–686Recap :
March: 6–5–4, 16 points (home: 1–4–3; road: 5–1–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
63March 3Toronto Maple Leafs2–319,81140–17–686Recap
64March 5Buffalo Sabres3–519,90140–18–686Recap
65March 6@ New York Rangers0–718,20040–19–686Recap
66March 8Edmonton Oilers4–119,73041–19–688Recap
67March 10@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–219,47542–19–690Recap
68March 12Atlanta Thrashers4–5 (OT)19,89242–19–791Recap
69March 15@ Florida Panthers3–217,37743–19–793Recap
70March 17@ Atlanta Thrashers3–4 (SO)16,50243–19–894Recap
71March 19@ Dallas Stars3–2 (SO)17,65244–19–896Recap
72March 22Washington Capitals4–5 (SO)19,89344–19–997Recap
73March 24Pittsburgh Penguins1–2 (SO)19,90244–19–1098Recap
74March 26@ New York Islanders4–115,45845–19–10100Recap
75March 27Boston Bruins1–219,92745–20–10100Recap
76March 29@ Pittsburgh Penguins5–218,33546–20–10102Recap
77March 31Atlanta Thrashers0–119,87946–21–10102Recap :
April: 1–2–2, 4 points (home: 1–0–1; road: 0–2–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
78April 1@ New Jersey Devils2–417,62546–22–10102Recap
79April 3New York Rangers2–3 (SO)19,78846–22–11103Recap
80April 5@ Ottawa Senators2–518,39746–23–11103Recap
81April 8@ Buffalo Sabres3–4 (OT)18,69046–23–12104Recap
82April 9New York Islanders7–419,90947–23–12106Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2011 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo Sabres – Flyers win 4–3
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 14Buffalo1–0PhiladelphiaBobrovsky19,929Sabres lead 1–0Recap
2April 16Buffalo4–5PhiladelphiaBoucher19,942Series tied 1–1Recap
3April 18Philadelphia4–2BuffaloBoucher18,690Flyers lead 2–1Recap
4April 20Philadelphia0–1BuffaloBoucher18,690Series tied 2–2Recap
5April 22Buffalo4–3PhiladelphiaOTLeighton19,959Sabres lead 3–2Recap
6April 24Philadelphia5–4BuffaloOTBoucher18,690Series tied 3–3Recap
7April 26Buffalo2–5PhiladelphiaBoucher19,966Flyers win 4–3Recap :
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Boston Bruins – Bruins win 4–0
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 30Boston7–3PhiladelphiaBoucher19,641Bruins lead 1–0Recap
2May 2Boston3–2PhiladelphiaOTBoucher19,962Bruins lead 2–0Recap
3May 4Philadelphia1–5BostonBoucher17,565Bruins lead 3–0Recap
4May 6Philadelphia1–5BostonBobrovsky17,565Bruins win 4–0Recap :
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 |
| 28 | Claude Giroux | RW | 82 | 25 | 51 | 76 | 20 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 8 |
| 48 | Danny Briere | C | 77 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 20 | 87 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 14 |
| 17 | Jeff Carter | C | 80 | 36 | 30 | 66 | 27 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 2 |
| 18 | Mike Richards | C | 81 | 23 | 43 | 66 | 11 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 15 |
| 22 | Ville Leino | RW | 81 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −1 | 0 |
| 19 | Scott Hartnell | LW | 82 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 14 | 142 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −5 | 23 |
| 21 | James van Riemsdyk | LW | 75 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 15 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | −3 | 4 |
| 25 | Matt Carle | D | 82 | 1 | 39 | 40 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −8 | 2 |
| 44 | Kimmo Timonen | D | 82 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 11 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 41 | Andrej Meszaros | D | 81 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −3 | 8 |
| 20 | Chris Pronger | D | 50 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 4 |
| 93 | Nikolay Zherdev | RW | 56 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| 15 | Andreas Nodl | RW | 67 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Sean O'Donnell | D | 81 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 87 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 5 |
| 36 | Darroll Powe | C | 81 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −6 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 4 |
| 5 | Braydon Coburn | D | 82 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Blair Betts | C | 75 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| 10 | Kris Versteeg† | RW | 27 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | Daniel Carcillo | LW | 57 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −14 | 127 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 30 |
| 45 | Jody Shelley | LW | 58 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 127 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | Sergei Bobrovsky | G | 54 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 47 | Eric Wellwood | LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Oskars Bartulis | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Brian Boucher | G | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 24 | Nick Boynton† | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Erik Gustafsson | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Ben Holmstrom | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Michael Leighton | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 26 | Danny Syvret† | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| 8 | Matt Walker | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 51 | Zac Rinaldo | C | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 12 |

### 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 |
| 35 | Sergei Bobrovsky | 54 | 52 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 1527 | 130 | 2.59 | .915 | 0 | 3,017 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 10 | 3.23 | .877 | 0 | 186 |
| 33 | Brian Boucher | 34 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 902 | 76 | 2.42 | .916 | 0 | 1,885 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 229 | 22 | 3.13 | .904 | 0 | 422 |
| 49 | Michael Leighton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 4.01 | .889 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 3.44 | .862 | 0 | 70 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy | Ian Laperriere |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Danny Briere |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Claude Giroux |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Peter Laviolette (Coach) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Rookie of the Month | Sergei Bobrovsky (November) |
| Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Andrej Meszaros |
| Team | Bobby Clarke Trophy | Claude Giroux |
| Team | Gene Hart Memorial Award | Claude Giroux |
| Team | Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy | Andreas Nodl |
| Team | Toyota Cup | Danny Briere |
| Team | Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award | Brian Boucher |

### Records

Among the team records set during the 2010–11 season was winning a franchise record 25 games on the road (subsequently tied in 2011–12) and tying the team record for fewest shutouts in a season (0).

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Sergei Bobrovsky | October 7, 2010 |
| First game | Eric Wellwood | November 1, 2010 |
| First game | Erik Gustafsson | February 26, 2011 |
| First game | Ben Holmstrom | March 3, 2011 |
| First game | Zac Rinaldo | April 22, 2011 |

## Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2010, the day after the deciding game of the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 15, 2011, the day of the deciding game of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 19, 2010 (2010-06-19) | To Nashville Predators Ryan Parent | To Philadelphia Flyers Dan HamhuisConditional 7th-round pick in 2011 |
| June 25, 2010 (2010-06-25) | To Pittsburgh Penguins Dan Hamhuis | To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2011 |
| June 26, 2010 (2010-06-26) | To Carolina Hurricanes Jon Matsumoto | To Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 2010 |
| July 1, 2010 (2010-07-01) | To Tampa Bay Lightning 2nd-round pick in 2012 | To Philadelphia Flyers Andrej Meszaros |
| July 19, 2010 (2010-07-19) | To Tampa Bay Lightning Simon Gagne | To Philadelphia Flyers Matt Walker4th-round pick in 2011 |
| November 21, 2010 (2010-11-21) | To Anaheim Ducks David LalibertePatrick Maroon | To Philadelphia Flyers Rob BordsonDanny Syvret |
| February 14, 2011 (2011-02-14) | To Toronto Maple Leafs 1st-round pick in 20113rd-round pick in 2011 | To Philadelphia Flyers Kris Versteeg |
| February 28, 2011 (2011-02-28) | To Columbus Blue Jackets Greg MooreRights to Michael Chaput | To Philadelphia Flyers Tom Sestito |
| June 7, 2011 (2011-06-07) | To Phoenix Coyotes Matt Clackson3rd-round pick in 2012Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2011 | To Philadelphia Flyers Ilya Bryzgalov |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2010 (2010-07-01) | Sean O'Donnell | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2010 (2010-07-01) | Jody Shelley | New York Rangers | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 9, 2010 (2010-07-09) | Greg Moore | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 9, 2010 (2010-07-09) | Nikolay Zherdev | Atlant Moscow Oblast (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 22, 2010 (2010-07-22) | Dan Jancevski | Dallas Stars | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 29, 2010 (2010-08-29) | Brandon Manning | Chilliwack Bruins (WHL) | 3-year | Free agency |
| November 23, 2010 (2010-11-23) | Michael Ryan | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency |
| February 26, 2011 (2011-02-26) | Nick Boynton | Chicago Blackhawks | | Waivers |
| March 2, 2011 (2011-03-02) | Jason Akeson | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | 3-year | Free agency |
| March 2, 2011 (2011-03-02) | Tyler Brown | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) | 3-year | Free agency |
| March 7, 2011 (2011-03-07) | Harry Zolnierczyk | Brown University (ECAC) | 1-year | Free agency |
| March 24, 2011 (2011-03-24) | Matt Read | Bemidji State University (WCHA) | 3-year | Free agency |
| May 17, 2011 (2011-05-17) | Niko Hovinen | Pelicans (Liiga) | 2-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 1, 2010 (2010-07-01) | Mike Rathje | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 1, 2010 (2010-07-01) | Michael Teslak | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 7, 2010 (2010-07-07) | Jared Ross | Atlanta Thrashers | Free agency (III) |
| July 21, 2010 (2010-07-21) | Danny Syvret | Anaheim Ducks | Free agency (VI) |
| July 29, 2010 (2010-07-29) | Mika Pyorala | Frolunda HC (SHL) | Free agency (III) |
| August 9, 2010 (2010-08-09) | Riley Cote | | Retirement |
| August 20, 2010 (2010-08-20) | Arron Asham | Pittsburgh Penguins | Free agency (III) |
| August 22, 2010 (2010-08-22) | Sebastien Caron | Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL) | Free agency (III) |
| September 1, 2010 (2010-09-01) | Joey Mormina | Red Bull Salzburg (EBEL) | Free agency (III) |
| September 10, 2010 (2010-09-10) | Jeremy Duchesne | Saint-Georges CRS Express (LNAH) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 16, 2010 (2010-09-16) | Lukas Krajicek | Ocelari Trinec (ELH) | Free agency (III) |
| September 27, 2010 (2010-09-27) | Rob Bellamy | Elmira Jackals (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 30, 2010 (2010-09-30) | Josh Beaulieu | Rapid City Rush (CHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 2, 2010 (2010-10-02) | Ryan Dingle | Victoria Salmon Kings (ECHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| November 9, 2010 (2010-11-09) | Sean Curry | Toledo Walleye (ECHL) | Free agency (III) |
| November 15, 2010 (2010-11-15) | Jason Ward | EHC Black Wings Linz (EBEL) | Free agency (III) |
| February 7, 2011 (2011-02-07) | Ray Emery | Anaheim Ducks | Free agency (III) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 15, 2010 (2010-06-15) | Johan Backlund | 2-year | Re-signing |
| June 30, 2010 (2010-06-30) | Michael Leighton | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 1, 2010 (2010-07-01) | Braydon Coburn | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 13, 2010 (2010-07-13) | Daniel Carcillo | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 22, 2010 (2010-07-22) | Matt Clackson | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 22, 2010 (2010-07-22) | David Laliberte | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 22, 2010 (2010-07-22) | Darroll Powe | 1-year | Re-signing |
| November 8, 2010 (2010-11-08) | Claude Giroux | 3-year | Extension |
| November 13, 2010 (2010-11-13) | Jeff Carter | 11-year | Extension |
| March 15, 2011 (2011-03-15) | Oliver Lauridsen | 2-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2010 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on June 25–26, 2010. The Flyers traded their 2009 and 2010, 29th overall, first-round picks, Joffrey Lupul, Luca Sbisa and a conditional 2010 or 2011 third-round pick to the Anaheim Ducks for Ryan Dingle and Chris Pronger on June 26, 2009. They also traded their original second-round pick, 59th overall, and Denis Gauthier to the Los Angeles Kings for Patrik Hersley and Ned Lukacevic on July 1, 2008.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
| 3 | 89 | Michael Chaput | Center | Canada | Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 119 | Tye McGinn | Left wing | Canada | Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 149 | Michael Parks | Right wing | United States | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) |
| 6 | 179 | Nick Luukko | Defense | United States | The Gunnery (USHS-CT) |
| 7 | 206 | Ricard Blidstrand | Defense | Sweden | AIK IF Jr. (J20 SuperElit) |
| 7 | 209 | Brendan Ranford | Left wing | Canada | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |