2006 – 07 Philadelphia Flyers season The 2006 – 07 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers ' 40th season in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . The 2006 – 07 NHL season turned out to be the worst in franchise history . Having lost Michal Handzus in a trade with Chicago , Kim Johnsson to free agency and Eric Desjardins and team captain Keith Primeau to retirement in the off - season , the Flyers found themselves without many leaders to guide the team . 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 in 13 years , Holmgren set his sights on rebuilding the team and preparing for the future . Forsberg , unwilling to commit to playing next season , was traded to Nashville 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 Detroit via Chicago in exchange for defenseman Lasse Kukkonen . The Flyers also acquired goaltender Martin Biron from Buffalo 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 . Playoffs . " The Flyers did not qualify for the post - season . " Player stats . Skaters . " Note : GP = Games played ; G = Goals ; A = Assists ; Pts = Points ; PIM = Penalties in minutes " Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Flyers . Stats reflect time with the Flyers only . Traded mid - season Bold / italics denotes franchise record Goaltenders . " Note : GP = Games Played ; TOI = Time On Ice ( minutes ) ; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; OT = Overtime / Shootout Losses ; GA = Goals Against ; SO = Shutouts ; Sv % = Save Percentage ; GAA = Goals Against Average " Transactions . The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before / during the 2006 – 07 season . Draft picks . The Philadelphia ' s picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver , British Columbia . 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 re - named the Trenton Devils by their new owners , the New Jersey Devils .