2013 – 14 Philadelphia Flyers season The 2013 – 14 Philadelphia Flyers season was the 47th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5 , 1967 . Off - season . The Flyers first major move of the off - season was trading for the negotiating rights to New York Islanders defenseman Mark Streit , an impending unrestricted free agent , for a fourth - round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and minor league forward Shane Harper . Streit signed a four - year , $ 21 million contract with the Flyers . Following the 2012 – 13 NHL lockout each team was granted two compliance buyout s to be exercised after the 2012 – 13 season and / or after the 2013 – 14 season that would not count against the salary cap in any further year , regardless of the player ' s age . The Flyers used their two compliance buyouts on June 27 , 2013 , buying out centerman Danny Briere and goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov . Briere had two years and $ 5 million left on the eight - year , $ 52 million contract he signed with the Flyers on July 1 , 2007 . Bryzgalov had seven years and $ 34 . 5 million left on the nine - year , $ 51 million contract he signed with the Flyers on June 23 , 2011 . The Flyers made two major signings in free agency . Former Tampa Bay Lightning centerman Vincent Lecavalier , who had been bought out by the team he spent his first 14 NHL seasons with , signed a five - year , $ 22 . 5 million contract on July 2 , 2013 . Former Flyers goaltender Ray Emery , who had spent the previous season with the Chicago Blackhawks , returned to Flyers by signing a one - year , $ 1 . 65 million contract on July 5 . On the same day the Flyers signed star center Claude Giroux to an eight - year contract extension worth $ 66 . 2 million . Regular season . After a second consecutive 0 – 3 start to the regular season , head coach Peter Laviolette and assistant coach Kevin McCarthy were fired on October 7 . Assistant coach Craig Berube , who previously played for the Flyers and served two stints as head coach of the Flyers ' AHL affiliate Philadelphia Phantoms , was named the new head coach while John Paddock and Ian Laperriere were announced as Berube ' s assistant coaches . Assistant coach Joe Mullen and goaltending coach Jeff Reese were also retained . Playoffs . The Philadelphia Flyers entered the playoffs as the Metropolitan Division ' s third seed . They will face the New York Rangers in the first round . Player statistics . Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Flyers . Stats reflect time with the Flyers only . Traded mid - season Transactions . The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 25 , 2013 , the day after the deciding game of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals , through June 13 , 2014 , the day of the deciding game of the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals . Signings . Free agency . The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency . Two - way contract s are marked with an asterisk ( * ) . Re - signed . The following players were re - signed by the Flyers . Two - way contracts are marked with an asterisk ( * ) . Entry level contracts . The following players — Flyers draft picks , undrafted free agents , and the unsigned draft picks of other teams — were signed by the Flyers to entry level contracts . Departures . The following players — excluding those who were traded or claimed on waivers — left the team during the off - season . Players who were under contract during the season are marked with an asterisk ( * ) . Draft picks . Philadelphia Flyers ' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft , which was held at the Prudential Center in Newark , New Jersey on June 30 , 2013 .