# 2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 41st season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers went from the worst team in the league during the previous season to the Eastern Conference Finals, losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins in five games.

## Off-season

In June, the Flyers made a trade which sent the first round draft pick they had acquired in the Peter Forsberg trade (23rd overall) back to the Nashville Predators for the rights to negotiate with impending unrestricted free agents Kimmo Timonen and Scott Hartnell. Both were signed to six-year contracts.
Due to having the NHL's worst record during the 2006–07 season, the Flyers had the best chance to claim the first overall pick in the draft lottery. However, the Chicago Blackhawks won the lottery and jumped up to the first overall selection, relegating the Flyers to the 2nd overall pick. After much speculation as to whether the Flyers would trade the pick in the 2007 NHL entry draft, the Flyers stayed put and selected New Jersey native James van Riemsdyk.
The Flyers wasted no time in addressing their free agent needs. On July 1, the Flyers signed Buffalo Sabres center Danny Briere to an eight-year, $52 million contract. Continuing to revamp their defensive core, defenseman Joni Pitkanen and forward Geoff Sanderson were traded to the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Jason Smith and forward Joffrey Lupul. Smith was named Flyers captain on October 1.

## Regular season

The season began in the image of the Broad Street Bullies era, with multiple-game suspensions handed out to five separate players, the most serious being 20- and 25-game suspensions to Steve Downie and Jesse Boulerice, respectively, for two separate incidents. A 7–3 start in October and a 9–3–1 January run had the Flyers near the top of both the division and conference standings. However, a disastrous ten-game losing streak in February, reminiscent of such a streak the previous season, nearly derailed the Flyers' season. An 8–3–4 run in March coupled with two vital wins over the New Jersey Devils and the Pittsburgh Penguins over the final weekend of the regular season put the Flyers back in the playoffs as the sixth seed and set for a first round matchup with the Washington Capitals.

### Divisional standings

Atlantic Division :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 247 | 216 | 102 |
| 2 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 206 | 197 | 99 |
| 3 | New York Rangers | 82 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 213 | 199 | 97 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 248 | 233 | 95 |
| 5 | New York Islanders | 82 | 35 | 38 | 9 | 194 | 243 | 79 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | z – Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 262 | 222 | 104 |
| 2 | y – Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 47 | 27 | 8 | 247 | 216 | 102 |
| 3 | y – Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 242 | 231 | 94 |
| 4 | New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 206 | 197 | 99 |
| 5 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 213 | 199 | 97 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 248 | 233 | 95 |
| 7 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 261 | 247 | 94 |
| 8 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 212 | 222 | 94 |
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| 9 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 252 | 249 | 92 |
| 10 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 255 | 242 | 90 |
| 11 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 216 | 226 | 85 |
| 12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 231 | 260 | 83 |
| 13 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 35 | 38 | 9 | 194 | 243 | 79 |
| 14 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 34 | 40 | 8 | 216 | 272 | 76 |
| 15 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 223 | 267 | 71 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)

## Playoffs

After taking a three games to one series lead over Washington, the Capitals won Games 5 and 6 to force a Game 7 in Washington. The Flyers won the series in overtime on Joffrey Lupul's power play goal. The Flyers then drew a matchup with the heavily-favored Montreal Canadiens in the second round. Despite being outshot the majority of the series, the Flyers upset Montreal in five games and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2003–04 to face the Pittsburgh Penguins. Before the start of the series, the Flyers suffered a fatal blow when it was learned that defenseman Kimmo Timonen was out with a blood clot in his ankle. Coupled with a gruesome facial injury to Braydon Coburn in Game 2, Pittsburgh ran roughshod over the Flyers' depleted defense and jumped out to a 3–0 series lead. The Flyers won Game 4 at home to stave off elimination, and although Timonen returned for Game 5, Pittsburgh finished off the Flyers in five games.

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

2007 preseason :
Preseason: 3–5–0 (home: 1–3–0; road: 2–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceRecordRef
1September 17@ New Jersey Devils3–24,6151–0–0
2September 18Ottawa Senators0–49,1001–1–0
3September 22@ New York Rangers5–012,5002–1–0
4September 24New Jersey Devils1–316,5722–2–0
5September 25@ Ottawa Senators2–418,0532–3–0
6September 26Washington Capitals2–116,3273–3–0
7September 28@ Washington Capitals5–710,4093–4–0
8September 29New York Rangers2–317,9113–5–0
Notes:
$^a$ Game played at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey.
$^b$ Game played at John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario. :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Regular season

2007–08 regular season :
October: 7–3–0 (home: 4–0–0; road: 3–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 4Philadelphia3–2CalgaryBiron19,2891–0–02Recap
2October 6Philadelphia3–5EdmontonBiron16,8391–1–02Recap
3October 10Philadelphia8–2VancouverBiron18,6302–1–04Recap
4October 13NY Islanders1–3PhiladelphiaBiron19,7143–1–06Recap
5October 16Atlanta0–4PhiladelphiaBiron18,9334–1–08Recap
6October 18New Jersey0–4PhiladelphiaBiron19,1135–1–010Recap
7October 20Carolina2–3PhiladelphiaOTBiron19,6156–1–012Recap
8October 24Philadelphia3–4FloridaBiron12,8566–2–012Recap
9October 25Philadelphia2–5Tampa BayNiittymaki18,6166–3–012Recap
10October 27Philadelphia2–1BostonBiron14,9567–3–014Recap :
November: 7–5–2 (home: 2–2–2; road: 5–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
11November 1Philadelphia2–5MontrealBiron21,1737–4–014Recap
12November 2Philadelphia3–2WashingtonNiittymaki16,0558–4–016Recap
13November 5Philadelphia0–2NY RangersBiron18,2008–5–016Recap
14November 7Philadelphia3–1PittsburghBiron17,1329–5–018Recap
15November 8Philadelphia1–4New JerseyBiron14,9489–6–018Recap
16November 10Pittsburgh2–5PhiladelphiaBiron19,85910–6–020Recap
17November 12NY Islanders2–3PhiladelphiaBiron19,31211–6–022Recap
18November 15NY Rangers4–3PhiladelphiaSOBiron19,57111–6–123Recap
19November 17New Jersey6–2PhiladelphiaBiron19,62111–7–123Recap
20November 21Philadelphia6–3CarolinaBiron16,35112–7–125Recap
21November 23Washington4–3PhiladelphiaOTBiron19,72712–7–226Recap
22November 24Philadelphia4–3OttawaNiittymaki20,12813–7–228Recap
23November 26Boston6–3PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,45713–8–228Recap
24November 28Philadelphia3–1CarolinaBiron15,10814–8–230Recap :
December: 5–6–2 (home: 2–3–2; road: 3–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
25December 1Dallas4–1PhiladelphiaBiron19,66014–9–230Recap
26December 5Philadelphia3–1MinnesotaNiittymaki18,56815–9–232Recap
27December 7Philadelphia1–2ColoradoBiron16,31215–10–232Recap
28December 11Pittsburgh2–8PhiladelphiaBiron19,40916–10–234Recap
29December 13Montreal4–1PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,32216–11–234Recap
30December 15Carolina6–5PhiladelphiaSOBiron19,46016–11–335Recap
31December 16Philadelphia2–4New JerseyNiittymaki16,68716–12–335Recap
32December 18Phoenix3–2PhiladelphiaBiron19,21116–13–335Recap
33December 21Philadelphia2–3BuffaloBiron18,69016–14–335Recap
34December 22Buffalo6–5PhiladelphiaSOBiron19,60616–14–436Recap
35December 27Toronto1–4PhiladelphiaBiron19,72717–14–438Recap
36December 29Philadelphia4–2Tampa BayBiron20,12418–14–440Recap
37December 30Philadelphia1–0FloridaNiittymaki18,76719–14–442Recap :
January: 9–3–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 5–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
38January 4Philadelphia0–3New JerseyBiron17,62519–15–442Recap
39January 5Philadelphia3–2TorontoNiittymaki19,41220–15–444Recap
40January 8Philadelphia4–1AtlantaNiittymaki13,04721–15–446Recap
41January 10Philadelphia6–2NY RangersNiittymaki18,20022–15–448Recap
42January 12Boston4–3PhiladelphiaOTNiittymaki19,79222–15–549Recap
43January 13Philadelphia6–4WashingtonBiron17,71323–15–551Recap
44January 16Florida3–5PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,20724–15–553Recap
45January 19Philadelphia5–3NY IslandersBiron16,23425–15–555Recap
46January 20Ottawa1–6PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,74226–15–557Recap
47January 22New Jersey7–3PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,67726–16–557Recap
48January 24Pittsburgh3–4PhiladelphiaBiron19,80727–16–559Recap
49January 29Los Angeles2–3PhiladelphiaOTBiron19,12728–16–561Recap
50January 31NY Rangers4–0PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,67028–17–561Recap :
February: 4–8–2 (home: 2–5–1; road: 2–3–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
51February 2Anaheim0–3PhiladelphiaBiron19,82229–17–563Recap
52February 5Philadelphia3–2AtlantaNiittymaki15,08230–17–565Recap
53February 6Washington4–3PhiladelphiaBiron19,77830–18–565Recap
54February 9NY Rangers2–0PhiladelphiaBiron19,86230–19–565Recap
55February 10Philadelphia3–4PittsburghBiron17,13230–20–565Recap
56February 12Philadelphia3–4NY IslandersNiittymaki11,19330–21–565Recap
57February 14Tampa Bay5–3PhiladelphiaBiron19,33630–22–565Recap
58February 16Philadelphia0–1MontrealNiittymaki21,27330–23–565Recap
59February 17Montreal5–3PhiladelphiaNiitymaki19,61130–24–565Recap
60February 19Philadelphia2–3OttawaSOBiron19,72930–24–666Recap
61February 21San Jose3–1PhiladelphiaBiron19,48730–25–666Recap
62February 23Florida2–1PhiladelphiaOTNiitymaki19,62930–25–767Recap
63February 25Philadelphia4–3BuffaloSOBiron18,69031–25–769Recap
64February 28Ottawa1–3PhiladelphiaBiron19,56732–25–771Recap :
March: 8–3–4 (home: 5–2–0; road: 3–1–4)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
65March 1Philadelphia4–1NY IslandersBiron15,13633–25–773Recap
66March 2Philadelphia4–5NY RangersSOBiron18,20033–25–874Recap
67March 4Buffalo5–2PhiladelphiaBiron19,51633–26–874Recap
68March 6Tampa Bay2–3PhiladelphiaBiron19,21734–26–876Recap
69March 8NY Islanders1–4PhiladelphiaBiron19,74835–26–878Recap
70March 11Philadelphia3–4TorontoOTBiron19,50735–26–979Recap
71March 12Toronto3–2PhiladelphiaBiron19,64235–27–979Recap
72March 15Philadelphia2–3BostonOTBiron17,56535–27–1080Recap
73March 16Philadelphia1–7PittsburghBiron17,13235–28–1080Recap
74March 18Atlanta2–3PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,56436–28–1082Recap
75March 21NY Rangers3–4PhiladelphiaSOBiron19,81937–28–1084Recap
76March 23NY Islanders1–4PhiladelphiaBiron19,13638–28–1086Recap
77March 25Philadelphia2–1NY RangersOTBiron18,20039–28–1088Recap
78March 28Philadelphia4–5New JerseySOBiron17,05639–28–1189Recap
79March 29Philadelphia4–3NY IslandersSONiittymaki15,22340–28–1191Recap :
April: 2–1–0 (home: 2–0–0; road: 0–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
80April 2Philadelphia2–4PittsburghBiron17,13240–29–1191Recap
81April 4New Jersey0–3PhiladelphiaBiron19,95741–29–1193Recap
82April 6Pittsburgh0–2PhiladelphiaBiron19,76742–29–1195Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2008 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Washington Capitals – Flyers win 4–3
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 11Philadelphia4–5WashingtonBiron18,277Capitals lead 1–0Recap
2April 13Philadelphia2–0WashingtonBiron18,277Series tied 1–1Recap
3April 15Washington3–6PhiladelphiaBiron19,822Flyers lead 2–1Recap
4April 17Washington3–4Philadelphia2OTBiron19,913Flyers lead 3–1Recap
5April 19Philadelphia2–3WashingtonBiron18,277Flyers lead 3–2Recap
6April 21Washington4–2PhiladelphiaBiron19,927Series tied 3–3Recap
7April 22Philadelphia3–2WashingtonOTBiron18,277Flyers win 4–3Recap :
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens – Flyers win 4–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 24Philadelphia3–4MontrealOTBiron21,273Canadiens lead 1–0Recap
2April 26Philadelphia4–2MontrealBiron21,273Series tied 1–1Recap
3April 28Montreal2–3PhiladelphiaBiron19,849Flyers lead 2–1Recap
4April 30Montreal2–4PhiladelphiaBiron19,872Flyers lead 3–1Recap
5May 3Philadelphia6–4MontrealBiron21,273Flyers win 4–1Recap :
Eastern Conference Finals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins – Penguins win 4–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 9Philadelphia2–4PittsburghBiron17,132Penguins lead 1–0Recap
2May 11Philadelphia2–4PittsburghBiron17,132Penguins lead 2–0Recap
3May 13Pittsburgh4–1PhiladelphiaBiron19,965Penguins lead 3–0Recap
4May 15Pittsburgh2–4PhiladelphiaBiron19,972Penguins lead 3–1Recap
5May 18Philadelphia0–6PittsburghBiron17,132Penguins win 4–1Recap :
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 |
| 18 | Mike Richards | C | 73 | 28 | 47 | 75 | 14 | 76 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| 48 | Danny Briere | C | 79 | 31 | 41 | 72 | −22 | 68 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 16 | −3 | 20 |
| 22 | Mike Knuble | RW | 82 | 29 | 26 | 55 | −3 | 72 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −1 | 6 |
| 17 | Jeff Carter | C | 82 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 6 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | R. J. Umberger | C | 74 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 10 |
| 15 | Joffrey Lupul | RW | 56 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 44 | Kimmo Timonen | D | 80 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 0 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| 19 | Scott Hartnell | LW | 80 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 2 | 159 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −2 | 20 |
| 5 | Braydon Coburn | D | 78 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 17 | 74 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Randy Jones | D | 71 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 8 | 58 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Scottie Upshall | RW | 61 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 74 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 44 |
| 12 | Simon Gagne | LW | 25 | 7 | 11 | 18 | −8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Vaclav Prospal† | LW | 18 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 6 |
| 27 | Steve Downie | RW | 32 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 10 |
| 34 | Jim Dowd | C | 73 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 41 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Jason Smith | D | 77 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −4 | 86 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 4 |
| 24 | Sami Kapanen | RW | 74 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −12 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −4 | 2 |
| 2 | Derian Hatcher | D | 44 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 40 |
| 53 | Denis Tolpeko | C | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −4 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Jim Vandermeer†‡ | D | 28 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Lasse Kukkonen | D | 53 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 6 |
| 25 | Patrick Thoresen† | LW | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 32 | Riley Cote | LW | 70 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 202 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Stefan Ruzicka | RW | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Jaroslav Modry† | D | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −11 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −6 | 0 |
| 43 | Martin Biron | G | 62 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 8 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| 8 | Rory Fitzpatrick† | D | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Ryan Potulny | C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Jesse Boulerice | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | Ben Eager‡ | LW | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 56 | Claude Giroux | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 65 | Kyle Greentree | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Nate Guenin | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Antero Niittymaki | G | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 77 | Ryan Parent | D | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 45 | Alexandre Picard‡ | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 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 |
| 43 | Martin Biron | 62 | 59 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1865 | 153 | 2.59 | .918 | 5 | 3,539 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 540 | 52 | 2.98 | .904 | 1 | 1,049 |
| 30 | Antero Niittymaki | 28 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 739 | 69 | 2.91 | .907 | 1 | 1,424 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

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

### Records

Among the team records set during the 2007–08 season was Danny Briere tying the team record for most goals scored in a single period (3) on November 21. In a 3–2 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on January 5, goaltender Antero Niittymaki made 54 saves on 56 shots against, both team single game records. On January 19, Scott Hartnell scored three powerplay goals, tying the Flyers single game record.

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Denis Tolpeko | October 4, 2007 |
| First game | Steve Downie | December 5, 2007 |
| First game | Kyle Greentree | February 12, 2008 |
| First game | Claude Giroux | February 19, 2008 |

## Transactions

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

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 18, 2007 (2007-06-18) | To Philadelphia Flyers Rights to Scott HartnellRights to Kimmo Timonen | To Nashville Predators Nashville's 1st-round pick in 2007 |
| June 23, 2007 (2007-06-23) | To Philadelphia Flyers Carolina's 2nd-round pick in 2007 | To Washington Capitals 2nd-round pick in 2008Nashville's 3rd-round pick in 2007 |
| July 1, 2007 (2007-07-01) | To Philadelphia Flyers Joffrey LupulJason Smith | To Edmonton Oilers Joni PitkanenGeoff Sanderson3rd-round pick in 2009 |
| December 10, 2007 (2007-12-10) | To Philadelphia Flyers Conditional 7th-round pick in 2009 | To Dallas Stars Jussi Timonen |
| December 18, 2007 (2007-12-18) | To Philadelphia Flyers Jim Vandermeer | To Chicago Blackhawks Ben Eager |
| February 19, 2008 (2008-02-19) | To Philadelphia Flyers Jaroslav Modry | To Los Angeles Kings 3rd-round pick in 2008 |
| February 20, 2008 (2008-02-20) | To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2009 | To Calgary Flames Jim Vandermeer |
| February 25, 2008 (2008-02-25) | To Philadelphia Flyers Vaclav Prospal | To Tampa Bay Lightning Alexandre Picard2nd-round pick in 2009 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2007 (2007-07-01) | Danny Briere | Buffalo Sabres | 8-year | Free agency |
| October 3, 2007 (2007-10-03) | Jesse Boulerice | Albany River Rats (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 3, 2007 (2007-10-03) | Jim Dowd | New Jersey Devils | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 9, 2007 (2007-10-09) | Rory Fitzpatrick | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency |
| February 22, 2008 (2008-02-22) | Patrick Thoresen | Edmonton Oilers | | Waivers |
| March 19, 2008 (2008-03-19) | Michael Teslak | Michigan Tech University (WCHA) | 2-year | Free agency |
| April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08) | Jared Ross | Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| May 9, 2008 (2008-05-09) | Darroll Powe | Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 3, 2007 (2007-07-03) | Brad Tapper | Iserlohn Roosters (DEL) | Free agency (III) |
| July 6, 2007 (2007-07-06) | Denis Hamel | Binghamton Senators (AHL) | Free agency (III) |
| July 9, 2007 (2007-07-09) | Todd Fedoruk | Dallas Stars | Free agency (III) |
| July 9, 2007 (2007-07-09) | Mike York | Phoenix Coyotes | Free agency (III) |
| July 13, 2007 (2007-07-13) | Niko Dimitrakos | Ottawa Senators | Free agency (III) |
| July 16, 2007 (2007-07-16) | Mark Cullen | Detroit Red Wings | Free agency (III) |
| August 1, 2007 (2007-08-01) | Dmitri Afanasenkov | HC Dynamo Moscow (RSL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 29, 2007 (2007-09-29) | Tony Voce | Ilves (Liiga) | Free agency |
| October 4, 2007 (2007-10-04) | Rosario Ruggeri | Lowell Devils (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 18, 2007 (2007-10-18) | Robert Esche | Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) | Free agency (III) |
| May 15, 2008 (2008-05-15) | Lars Jonsson | Brynas IF (SHL) | Free agency |
| May 29, 2008 (2008-05-29) | Denis Tolpeko | HC Dynamo Moscow (KHL) | Free agency |
| June 3, 2008 (2008-06-03) | Sami Kapanen | KalPa (Liiga) | Retirement |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 8, 2007 (2007-06-08) | Lars Jonsson | 1-year | Re-signing |
| June 14, 2007 (2007-06-14) | Antero Niittymaki | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 1, 2007 (2007-07-01) | Scott Hartnell | 6-year | Re-signing |
| July 1, 2007 (2007-07-01) | Kimmo Timonen | 6-year | Re-signing |
| July 23, 2007 (2007-07-23) | Claude Giroux | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 25, 2007 (2007-07-25) | Riley Cote | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 25, 2007 (2007-07-25) | Boyd Kane | 2-year | Re-signing |
| November 1, 2007 (2007-11-01) | Patrick Maroon | 3-year | Entry-level |
| November 28, 2007 (2007-11-28) | Braydon Coburn | 2-year | Extension |
| December 13, 2007 (2007-12-13) | Mike Richards | 12-year | Extension |
| March 19, 2008 (2008-03-19) | Rob Bellamy | 2-year | Entry-level |
| March 19, 2008 (2008-03-19) | Matt Clackson | 2-year | Entry-level |
| March 30, 2008 (2008-03-30) | Jon Kalinski | 3-year | Entry-level |
| April 4, 2008 (2008-04-04) | Andreas Nodl | 3-year | Entry-level |
| April 4, 2008 (2008-04-04) | Mike Ratchuk | 3-year | Entry-level |
| May 9, 2008 (2008-05-09) | Garrett Klotz | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2007 NHL entry draft, which was held at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on June 22–23, 2007. The Flyers traded their original second, third, and fourth-round picks in three different trades.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
| 1 | 2 | James van Riemsdyk | Left wing | United States | U.S. NTDP (NAHL) |
| 2 | 41 | Kevin Marshall | Defense | 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 | U.S. NTDP (NAHL) |

## Farm teams

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