# 2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 2006–07 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 40th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). For the first time in franchise history the Flyers finished with the worst record in the entire league and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1994.

## Off-season

During the off-season the Flyers lost Michal Handzus in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks, defenseman Kim Johnsson to free agency and Eric Desjardins and team captain Keith Primeau to retirement.
On September 12, 2006, the Flyers signed restricted free agent Ryan Kesler of the Vancouver Canucks to an offer sheet. The Canucks matched the 1-year, $1.9 million deal.

## Regular season

Peter Forsberg replaced Primeau as team captain, but a chronic foot injury had him in and out of the lineup throughout the season and limited his effectiveness. Eight games into the regular season and with a record of 1–6–1, general manager Bob Clarke resigned and head coach Ken Hitchcock was fired. Assistant coach John Stevens replaced Hitchcock and assistant general manager Paul Holmgren took on Clarke's responsibilities on an interim basis.
The changes did little to improve the Flyers fortunes in 2006–07 as setting franchise records for futility became the norm. They had several multiple-game losing streaks including a franchise worst 10–game losing streak and a 12–game home losing streak that stretched from November 29 to February 10. Ultimately, the Flyers finished with a 22–48–12 record, the most losses in franchise history and the worst record in the league. They also set the NHL record for the biggest points drop off in the standings in a one-year span (101 points in 2005–06 to 56 points in 2006–07, a difference of 45 points).
With the team clearly on the verge of missing the playoffs for the first time since 1994, Holmgren set his sights on rebuilding the team and preparing for the future. Forsberg, unwilling to commit to playing next season, was traded to the Nashville Predators for Scottie Upshall, Ryan Parent, and 2007 1st and 3rd-round draft picks. Veteran defenseman Alexei Zhitnik was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for prospect defenseman Braydon Coburn and disappointing off-season acquisition Kyle Calder was sent to the Detroit Red Wings via Chicago in exchange for defenseman Lasse Kukkonen. The Flyers also acquired goaltender Martin Biron from the Buffalo Sabres for a 2007 2nd-round pick. Given wide praise for his efforts, the Flyers gave Holmgren a two-year contract and removed the interim label from his title.
The Flyers finished the regular season having allowed 297 goals (excluding 6 shootout goals allowed), the most in the league.

### Season standings

Atlantic Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 216 | 201 | 107 |
| 2 | 5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 277 | 246 | 105 |
| 3 | 6 | New York Rangers | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 242 | 216 | 94 |
| 4 | 8 | New York Islanders | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 248 | 240 | 92 |
| 5 | 15 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 214 | 303 | 56 |
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
 Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Eastern Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | P - Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 308 | 242 | 113 |
| 2 | Y - New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 216 | 201 | 107 |
| 3 | Y - Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 246 | 245 | 97 |
| 4 | X - Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 48 | 25 | 9 | 288 | 222 | 105 |
| 5 | X - Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 277 | 246 | 105 |
| 6 | X - New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 242 | 216 | 94 |
| 7 | X - Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 44 | 33 | 5 | 253 | 261 | 93 |
| 8 | X - New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 248 | 240 | 92 |
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| 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 258 | 269 | 91 |
| 10 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 42 | 34 | 6 | 245 | 256 | 90 |
| 11 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 241 | 253 | 88 |
| 12 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 247 | 257 | 86 |
| 13 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 35 | 41 | 6 | 219 | 289 | 76 |
| 14 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 235 | 286 | 70 |
| 15 | Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 214 | 303 | 56 |
* Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

2006 preseason :
Preseason: 1–5–1 (home: 1–2–0; road: 0–3–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordRecap
1September 20@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–50–1–0Recap
2September 21New Jersey Devils2–11–1–0Recap
3September 23Ottawa Senators3–41–2–0Recap
4September 24@ Pittsburgh Penguins1–21–3–0Recap
5September 26Washington Capitals1–61–4–0Recap
6September 28@ New Jersey Devils4–5 SO1–4–1Recap
7September 29@ Washington Capitals0–11–5–1Recap
Notes:
$^a$ Game played at Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick.
$^b$ Game played at John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario. :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Regular season

2006–07 regular season :
October: 3–7–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 1–5–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 5Philadelphia0–4PittsburghEsche16,9570–1–00Recap
2October 7NY Rangers5–4PhiladelphiaSONiittymaki19,7980–1–11Recap
3October 10Philadelphia4–2NY RangersNiittymaki18,2001–1–13Recap
4October 11Montreal3–1PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,2561–2–13Recap
5October 14Philadelphia2–3New JerseyNiittymaki14,1771–3–13Recap
6October 17Philadelphia1–9BuffaloEsche18,6901–4–13Recap
7October 19Philadelphia1–4Tampa BayNiittymaki19,9201–5–13Recap
8October 20Philadelphia2–3FloridaNiittymaki17,1941–6–13Recap
9October 26Atlanta2–3PhiladelphiaSONiittymaki19,2282–6–15Recap
10October 28Pittsburgh8–2PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,5892–7–15Recap
11October 30Chicago0–3PhiladelphiaEsche18,8763–7–17Recap :
November: 5–8–2 (home: 1–5–2; road: 4–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
12November 2Tampa Bay5–2PhiladelphiaNiittymaki18,6333–8–17Recap
13November 4Washington5–3PhiladelphiaEsche19,5643–9–17Recap
14November 6Philadelphia1–4TorontoNiittymaki19,5013–10–17Recap
15November 9NY Islanders3–1PhiladelphiaNiittymaki18,6563–11–17Recap
16November 11Buffalo5–4PhiladelphiaOTNiittymaki19,6333–11–28Recap
17November 13Philadelphia2–3PittsburghNiittymaki13,7813–12–28Recap
18November 15Philadelphia7–4AnaheimEsche15,3794–12–210Recap
19November 16Philadelphia4–3Los AngelesNiittymaki16,4465–12–212Recap
20November 18Philadelphia1–6San JoseEsche17,4965–13–212Recap
21November 20Pittsburgh5–3PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,3495–14–212Recap
22November 22Ottawa3–2PhiladelphiaOTNiittymaki18,9905–14–313Recap
23November 24Columbus2–3PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,3016–14–315Recap
24November 25Philadelphia4–2MontrealNiittymaki21,2737–14–317Recap
25November 29Nashville3–2PhiladelphiaNiittymaki18,7897–15–317Recap
26November 30Philadelphia3–2NY IslandersNiittymaki10,2808–15–319Recap :
December: 2–9–1 (home: 0–4–1; road: 2–5–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
27December 2New Jersey4–3PhiladelphiaSONiittymaki19,5598–15–420Recap
28December 8Philadelphia0–2New JerseyNiittymaki14,0038–16–420Recap
29December 9Washington5–3PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,2118–17–420Recap
30December 12NY Rangers3–1PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,3898–18–420Recap
31December 13Philadelphia4–8PittsburghNiittymaki14,1508–19–420Recap
32December 16Philadelphia1–4WashingtonNiittymaki15,0218–20–420Recap
33December 19Carolina2–1PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,1118–21–420Recap
34December 21Philadelphia2–4MontrealNiittymaki21,2738–22–420Recap
35December 23Ottawa6–3PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,2688–23–420Recap
36December 27Philadelphia1–3FloridaNiittymaki17,7718–24–420Recap
37December 28Philadelphia4–3Tampa BayEsche21,1719–24–422Recap
38December 31Philadelphia5–2CarolinaEsche18,79610–24–424Recap :
January: 2–8–2 (home: 0–4–1; road: 2–4–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
39January 2Philadelphia3–2NY IslandersEsche10,46111–24–426Recap
40January 4Philadelphia2–3NY RangersEsche18,20011–25–426Recap
41January 6Philadelphia3–4BostonEsche17,56511–26–426Recap
42January 7Philadelphia1–6OttawaNiittymaki18,50911–27–426Recap
43January 9Philadelphia2–6WashingtonEsche13,14311–28–426Recap
44January 11Montreal4–2PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,41111–29–426Recap
45January 13Pittsburgh5–3PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,58711–30–426Recap
46January 18NY Islanders4–2PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,11811–31–426Recap
47January 20Philadelphia3–4New JerseySONiittymaki16,62111–31–527Recap
48January 27NY Rangers2–1PhiladelphiaEsche19,61811–32–527Recap
49January 28Philadelphia2–1AtlantaNiittymaki18,59812–32–529Recap
50January 30Tampa Bay4–3PhiladelphiaSOEsche19,31312–32–630Recap :
February: 4–5–4 (home: 2–3–2; road: 2–2–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
51February 1New Jersey6–5PhiladelphiaOTNiittymaki19,42712–32–731Recap
52February 3Philadelphia5–2AtlantaNiittymaki18,62213–32–733Recap
53February 7Philadelphia0–2NY IslandersNiittymaki10,22913–33–733Recap
54February 8Pittsburgh5–4PhiladelphiaSONiittymaki19,51213–33–834Recap
55February 10St. Louis3–4PhiladelphiaOTLeighton19,21514–33–836Recap
56February 12Detroit1–6PhiladelphiaLeighton19,57515–33–838Recap
57February 15Toronto4–2PhiladelphiaLeighton19,32115–34–838Recap
58February 17Philadelphia5–3NY RangersNiittymaki18,20016–34–840Recap
59February 19Boston6–3PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,20916–35–840Recap
60February 20Philadelphia3–6BuffaloEsche18,69016–36–840Recap
61February 22Philadelphia2–3CarolinaOTNiittymaki14,53316–36–941Recap
62February 24Toronto5–2PhiladelphiaLeighton19,27716–37–941Recap
63February 27Philadelphia5–6NY IslandersOTNiittymaki11,44316–37–1042Recap :
March: 5–9–1 (home: 4–4–0; road: 1–5–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
64March 1Philadelphia4–3BostonOTBiron12,29417–37–1044Recap
65March 4Philadelphia3–4PittsburghSOBiron17,13217–37–1145Recap
66March 6New Jersey4–5PhiladelphiaOTBiron19,21018–37–1147Recap
67March 8Florida2–1PhiladelphiaBiron19,48918–38–1147Recap
68March 10Boston4–1PhiladelphiaBiron19,55019–38–1149Recap
69March 12Philadelphia0–4PhoenixBiron14,79919–39–1149Recap
70March 13Philadelphia2–3DallasNiittymaki17,61819–40–1149Recap
71March 15Atlanta2–3PhiladelphiaBiron19,12220–40–1151Recap
72March 17Philadelphia2–3OttawaBiron19,63920–41–1151Recap
73March 20Florida4–1PhiladelphiaBiron18,72120–42–1151Recap
74March 21Philadelphia0–5NY RangersNiittymaki18,20020–43–1151Recap
75March 24NY Islanders4–3PhiladelphiaBiron19,42220–44–1151Recap
76March 28Carolina1–5PhiladelphiaBiron19,12321–44–1153Recap
77March 30Philadelphia1–3New JerseyBiron17,49321–45–1153Recap
78March 31NY Rangers6–4PhiladelphiaBiron19,55521–46–1153Recap :
April: 1–2–1 (home: 1–2–0; road: 0–0–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
79April 3Philadelphia2–3TorontoOTBiron19,54721–46–1254Recap
80April 5New Jersey3–2PhiladelphiaBiron19,17721–47–1254Recap
81April 7NY Islanders4–2PhiladelphiaNiittymaki19,41221–48–1254Recap
82April 8Buffalo3–4PhiladelphiaBiron19,55022–48–1256Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## 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 |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 12 | Simon Gagne | LW | 76 | 41 | 27 | 68 | 2 | 30 |
| 22 | Mike Knuble | RW | 64 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 2 | 56 |
| 44 | Joni Pitkanen | D | 77 | 4 | 39 | 43 | −25 | 88 |
| 21 | Peter Forsberg‡ | C | 40 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 2 | 72 |
| 17 | Jeff Carter | C | 62 | 14 | 23 | 37 | −17 | 48 |
| 18 | Mike Richards | C | 59 | 10 | 22 | 32 | −12 | 52 |
| 8 | Geoff Sanderson | LW | 58 | 11 | 18 | 29 | −16 | 44 |
| 20 | R. J. Umberger | C | 81 | 16 | 12 | 28 | −32 | 41 |
| 24 | Sami Kapanen | RW | 77 | 11 | 14 | 25 | −21 | 22 |
| 6 | Randy Jones | D | 66 | 4 | 18 | 22 | −14 | 38 |
| 45 | Alexandre Picard | D | 62 | 3 | 19 | 22 | −19 | 17 |
| 19 | Kyle Calder‡ | LW | 59 | 9 | 12 | 21 | −31 | 36 |
| 27 | Randy Robitaille‡ | C | 28 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −4 | 22 |
| 27 | Dmitry Afanasenkov† | LW | 41 | 8 | 7 | 15 | −19 | 12 |
| 9 | Scottie Upshall† | RW | 18 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | Stefan Ruzicka | RW | 40 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −6 | 18 |
| 77 | Alexei Zhitnik†‡ | D | 31 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −16 | 38 |
| 11 | Ryan Potulny | C | 35 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 22 |
| 55 | Ben Eager | LW | 63 | 6 | 5 | 11 | −13 | 233 |
| 29 | Todd Fedoruk† | LW | 48 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −11 | 84 |
| 2 | Derian Hatcher | D | 82 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −24 | 67 |
| 61 | Mike York† | LW | 34 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −9 | 8 |
| 5 | Braydon Coburn† | D | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −2 | 16 |
| 93 | Petr Nedved‡ | C | 21 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −20 | 18 |
| 34 | Freddy Meyer‡ | D | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −4 | 14 |
| 23 | Denis Gauthier | D | 43 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −11 | 45 |
| 46 | Jussi Timonen | D | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −10 | 6 |
| 40 | Eric Meloche | RW | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −6 | 4 |
| 42 | Robert Esche | G | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2 |
| 65 | Nate Guenin | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 43 | Lars Jonsson | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 6 |
| 28 | Boyd Kane | LW | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 28 |
| 5 | Nolan Baumgartner‡ | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| 52 | Triston Grant | LW | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 10 |
| 3 | Mike Rathje | D | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −7 | 6 |
| 43 | Martin Biron† | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 33 | Riley Cote | LW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | Mark Cullen | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| 15 | Niko Dimitrakos | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 6 |
| 36 | Matt Ellison | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Martin Grenier | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| 14 | Denis Hamel† | LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 |
| 35 | Martin Houle | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 28 | Lasse Kukkonen† | D | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 8 |
| 49 | Michael Leighton†‡ | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 30 | Antero Niittymaki | G | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 77 | Ryan Parent† | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | David Printz | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 |
| 26 | Darren Reid† | RW | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | 18 |

### Goaltending

* † = 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 | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | GP | GS | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 30 | Antero Niittymaki | 52 | 46 | 9 | 29 | 9 | 1567 | 166 | 3.38 | .894 | 0 | 2,943 |
| 43 | Martin Biron† | 16 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 509 | 47 | 3.01 | .908 | 0 | 935 |
| 42 | Robert Esche | 18 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 483 | 62 | 4.32 | .872 | 1 | 860 |
| 49 | Michael Leighton†‡ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 12 | 3.70 | .882 | 0 | 195 |
| 35 | Martin Houle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27.27 | .667 | 0 | 2 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Simon Gagne |
| Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Derian Hatcher |
| Team | Bobby Clarke Trophy | Simon Gagne |
| Team | Gene Hart Memorial Award | Sami Kapanen |
| Team | Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy | Ben Eager |
| Team | Toyota Cup | Simon Gagne |
| Team | Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award | Mike Knuble |

### Records

Among the team records set during the 2006–07 season was a number of losing and winless streaks, including a nine-game losing streak (December 8 to December 27), an eight-game home losing streak (December 9 to January 27), and a 13-game home winless streak (November 29 to February 8). Goaltender Antero Niittymaki went a team record 15 games winless from December 2 to January 20. A lone bright spot was Alexandre Picard’s five assists on February 1 against the New Jersey Devils, setting team records for most assists in a single game by a defenseman and by a rookie.
Franchise single season records were set for most losses (48), most home losses (24), fewest home wins (10), fewest points (56), lowest points percentage (.341), and fewest shootout wins (1, tied during the 2021–22 season). Niittymaki’s 29 losses tied Bernie Parent’s 1969–70 record for most losses in a single season by a Flyers goaltender.

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| 750th game coached | Ken Hitchcock | October 5, 2006 |
| First game | Triston Grant | October 26, 2006 |
| First game | Lars Jonsson | October 26, 2006 |
| First game | Jussi Timonen | November 20, 2006 |
| First game | Martin Houle | December 13, 2006 |
| First game | Nate Guenin | January 18, 2007 |
| First game | Riley Cote | March 24, 2007 |
| First game | Ryan Parent | April 5, 2007 |
| 600th assist | Peter Forsberg | January 18, 2007 |
| 1,000th game played | Alexei Zhitnik | February 20, 2007 |
| 1,000th game played | Derian Hatcher | April 7, 2007 |

## Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 24, 2006 (2006-06-24) | To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 20064th-round pick in 2006 | To Montreal Canadiens Chicago's 3rd-round pick in 2006 |
| August 2, 2006 (2006-08-02) | To Philadelphia Flyers Eric Meloche | To Chicago Blackhawks Rights to Vaclav Pletka |
| August 4, 2006 (2006-08-04) | To Philadelphia Flyers Kyle Calder | To Chicago Blackhawks Michal Handzus |
| November 9, 2006 (2006-11-09) | To Philadelphia Flyers Darren Reid | To Tampa Bay Lightning Daniel Corso |
| November 13, 2006 (2006-11-13) | To Philadelphia Flyers Todd Fedoruk | To Anaheim Ducks 4th-round pick in 2007Future considerations |
| December 16, 2006 (2006-12-16) | To Philadelphia Flyers Alexei Zhitnik | To New York Islanders Freddy MeyerConditional draft pick |
| December 20, 2006 (2006-12-20) | To Philadelphia Flyers Mike York | To New York Islanders Randy Robitaille5th-round pick in 2008 |
| February 15, 2007 (2007-02-15) | To Philadelphia Flyers Ryan ParentScottie Upshall1st-round pick in 20073rd-round pick in 2007 | To Nashville Predators Peter Forsberg |
| February 24, 2007 (2007-02-24) | To Philadelphia Flyers Braydon Coburn | To Atlanta Thrashers Alexei Zhitnik |
| February 26, 2007 (2007-02-26) | To Philadelphia Flyers Lasse Kukkonen3rd-round pick in 2007 | To Chicago Blackhawks Kyle Calder |
| February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) | To Philadelphia Flyers Martin Biron | To Buffalo Sabres 2nd-round pick in 2007 |
| June 4, 2007 (2007-06-04) | To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations | To Nashville Predators Matt Ellison |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| June 26, 2006 (2006-06-26) | Brad Tapper | Hannover Scorpions (DEL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Nolan Baumgartner | Vancouver Canucks | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Lars Jonsson | HV71 (SHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 4, 2006 (2006-07-04) | Randy Robitaille | Minnesota Wild | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 5, 2006 (2006-07-05) | Mark Cullen | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 5, 2006 (2006-07-05) | Denis Tolpeko | Regina Pats (WHL) | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13) | Daniel Corso | Frankfurt Lions (DEL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13) | Martin Grenier | New York Rangers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13) | Boyd Kane | Washington Capitals | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 19, 2006 (2006-07-19) | Geoff Sanderson | Phoenix Coyotes | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 16, 2006 (2006-08-16) | Nate Guenin | Ohio State University (CCHA) | 2-year | Free agency |
| December 30, 2006 (2006-12-30) | Dmitry Afanasenkov | Tampa Bay Lightning | | Waivers |
| January 11, 2007 (2007-01-11) | Michael Leighton | Nashville Predators | | Waivers |
| February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) | Denis Hamel | Atlanta Thrashers | | Waivers |
| March 15, 2007 (2007-03-15) | Kyle Greentree | University of Alaska Fairbanks (CCHA) | 2-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| June 30, 2006 (2006-06-30) | Turner Stevenson | | Buyout |
| June 30, 2006 (2006-06-30) | Chris Therien | | Retirement (III) |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Kim Johnsson | Minnesota Wild | Free agency (III) |
| July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06) | Branko Radivojevic | Minnesota Wild | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 14, 2006 (2006-07-14) | Donald Brashear | Washington Capitals | Free agency (III) |
| July 14, 2006 (2006-07-14) | John Slaney | Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| July 21, 2006 (2006-07-21) | Wade Skolney | Pittsburgh Penguins | Free agency (VI) |
| August 1, 2006 (2006-08-01) | Mark Murphy | Augsburger Panther (DEL) | Free agency (III) |
| August 10, 2006 (2006-08-10) | Eric Desjardins | | Retirement (III) |
| August 22, 2006 (2006-08-22) | Stephen Wood | Peoria Rivermen (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 14, 2006 (2006-09-14) | Keith Primeau | | Retirement |
| September 15, 2006 (2006-09-15) | Ryan Ready | Iserlohn Roosters (DEL) | Free agency (VI) |
| September 18, 2006 (2006-09-18) | Mathieu Brunelle | Bloomington PrairieThunder (UHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 19, 2006 (2006-09-19) | Joey Hope | Alaska Aces (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 21, 2006 (2006-09-21) | Brian Savage | | Retirement (III) |
| September 29, 2006 (2006-09-29) | Pat Kavanagh | Portland Pirates (AHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| October 2, 2006 (2006-10-02) | Kiel McLeod | Victoria Salmon Kings (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| November 11, 2006 (2006-11-11) | Marty Murray | Los Angeles Kings | Re-entry waivers |
| January 2, 2007 (2007-01-02) | Petr Nedved | Edmonton Oilers | Re-entry waivers |
| February 24, 2007 (2007-02-24) | Nolan Baumgartner | Dallas Stars | Re-entry waivers |
| February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) | Michael Leighton | Montreal Canadiens | Waivers |
| April 30, 2007 (2007-04-30) | Eric Meloche | Straubing Tigers (DEL) | Free agency |
| June 4, 2007 (2007-06-04) | David Printz | Djurgarden IF (SHL) | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 5, 2006 (2006-07-05) | Antero Niittymaki | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06) | R. J. Umberger | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13) | Matt Ellison | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 14, 2006 (2006-07-14) | Joni Pitkanen | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 29, 2006 (2006-07-29) | David Printz | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 2, 2006 (2006-09-02) | Tony Voce | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 11, 2006 (2006-09-11) | Simon Gagne | 5-year | Re-signing |
| September 23, 2006 (2006-09-23) | Oskars Bartulis | 3-year | Entry-level |
| November 29, 2006 (2006-11-29) | Mike Knuble | 2-year | Extension |
| February 13, 2007 (2007-02-13) | Sami Kapanen | 2-year | Extension |
| March 15, 2007 (2007-03-15) | Jon Matsumoto | 3-year | Entry-level |
| March 27, 2007 (2007-03-27) | Martin Biron | 2-year | Extension |
| May 11, 2007 (2007-05-11) | Scottie Upshall | 2-year | Extension |
| May 14, 2007 (2007-05-14) | Ben Eager | 2-year | Extension |
| May 17, 2007 (2007-05-17) | Lasse Kukkonen | 2-year | Extension |
| May 17, 2007 (2007-05-17) | David Laliberte | 3-year | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2007 (2007-06-01) | Josh Beaulieu | 3-year | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2007 (2007-06-01) | Jeremy Duchesne | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft, which was held at General Motors Place in Vancouver on June 24, 2006. The Flyers original third-round pick, 85th overall, was traded to the San Jose Sharks for Niko Dimitrakos on March 9, 2006.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
| 1 | 22 | Claude Giroux | Right wing | Canada | Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 39 | Andreas Nodl | Right wing | Austria | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) |
| 2 | 42 | Mike Ratchuk | Defense | United States | U.S. NTDP (NAHL) |
| 2 | 55 | Denis Bodrov | Defense | Russia | Tolyatti Lada (RSL) |
| 3 | 79 | Jon Matsumoto | Center | Canada | Bowling Green State University (CCHA) |
| 4 | 101 | Joonas Lehtivuori | Defense | Finland | Ilves (SM-liiga) |
| 4 | 109 | Jakub Kovar | Goaltender | Czech Republic | Budějovice Jr. (CZE) |
| 5 | 145 | Jon Rheault | Right wing | United States | Providence College (HE) |
| 6 | 175 | Michael Dupont | Goaltender | Switzerland | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 205 | Andrei Popov | Right wing | Russia | Traktor Chelyabinsk (Vysshaya Liga) |

## Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL. After an early season coaching change from Craig Berube, who joined the Flyers as an assistant, to Kjell Samuelsson, the Phantoms struggled finishing sixth in their division and missing the playoffs. Trenton finished 4th in their division and made it to the 2nd round of the playoffs before losing to the Dayton Bombers in their last season as a Flyers affiliate. Following the 2006–07 ECHL season the Titans were renamed the Trenton Devils by their new owners, the New Jersey Devils.