2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 2007–08 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 41st season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
The Flyers began the 2007–08 season with the intention of putting the disaster of the previous season behind them. In June, the Flyers made a trade which sent the first round draft pick they had acquired in the Forsberg trade (23rd overall) back to Nashville for the rights to negotiate with impending unrestricted free agents Kimmo Timonen and Scott Hartnell. Both were signed to six-year contracts. After much speculation as to whether the Flyers would trade the 2nd overall 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 co-captain Danny Briere to an 8-year, $52 million contract. Continuing to revamp their defensive core, Joni Pitkanen and Geoff Sanderson were traded to Edmonton for Oilers captain Jason Smith and Joffrey Lupul. Smith was named Flyers captain on October 1st.
The season began in the image of the Broad Street Bullies era, with multiple-game suspensions handed out to 5 separate players, the most serious being 25-game suspensions to Steve Downie and Jesse Boulerice 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. But a disastrous 10-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 huge wins over New Jersey and Pittsburgh over the final weekend of the regular season put the Flyers back in the playoffs as the 6th seed and a 1st round matchup with Washington. 
After taking a 3 games to 1 lead over Washington, the Capitals won Games 5 and 6 to force a Game 7 in Washington. Coming back from a 2-0 deficit, the Flyers won the series in overtime on Joffrey Lupul's powerplay goal. The Flyers then drew a matchup with heavily-favored Montreal in the 2nd round. Despite being outshot the majority of the series, the Flyers upset Montreal in 5 games and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the 1st time since 2003–04 to face Pittsburgh. Before the start of the series, the Flyers suffered a fatal blow when it was learned that 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 5 games.
==Regular season==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
===Game log===
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October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 7–3–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 3–3–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts
1 	October 4 	Philadelphia 	3 – 2 	Calgary 	 	Biron 	19,289 	1–0–0 	2
2 	October 6 	Philadelphia 	3 – 5 	Edmonton 	 	Biron 	16,839 	1–1–0 	2
3 	October 10 	Philadelphia 	8 – 2 	Vancouver 	 	Biron 	18,630 	2–1–0 	4
4 	October 13 	NY Islanders 	1 – 3 	Philadelphia 	 	Biron 	19,714 	3–1–0 	6
5 	October 16 	Atlanta 	0 – 4 	Philadelphia 	 	Biron 	18,933 	4–1–0 	8
6 	October 18 	New Jersey 	0 – 4 	Philadelphia 	 	Biron 	19,113 	5–1–0 	10
7 	October 20 	Carolina 	2 – 3 	Philadelphia 	OT 	Biron 	19,615 	6–1–0 	12
8 	October 24 	Philadelphia 	3 – 4 	Florida 	 	Biron 	12,856 	6–2–0 	12
9 	October 25 	Philadelphia 	2 – 5 	Tampa Bay 	 	Niittymaki 	18,616 	6–3–0 	12
10 	October 27 	Philadelphia 	2 – 1 	Boston 	 	Biron 	14,956 	7–3–0 	14
==Playoffs==
===Game log===
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Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Washington - Flyers win 4–3	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Washington - Flyers win 4–3	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Washington - Flyers win 4–3	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Washington - Flyers win 4–3	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Washington - Flyers win 4–3	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Washington - Flyers win 4–3	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Washington - Flyers win 4–3	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Washington - Flyers win 4–3	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Washington - Flyers win 4–3	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Washington - Flyers win 4–3
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	
1 	April 11 	Philadelphia 	4 – 5 	Washington 	 	Biron 	18,277 	Capitals lead 1–0 	
2 	April 13 	Philadelphia 	2 – 0 	Washington 	 	Biron 	18,277 	Series tied 1–1 	
3 	April 15 	Washington 	3 – 6 	Philadelphia 	 	Biron 	19,822 	Flyers lead 2–1 	
4 	April 17 	Washington 	3 – 4 	Philadelphia 	2OT 	Biron 	19,913 	Flyers lead 3–1 	
5 	April 19 	Philadelphia 	2 – 3 	Washington 	 	Biron 	18,277 	Flyers lead 3–2 	
6 	April 21 	Washington 	4 – 2 	Philadelphia 	 	Biron 	19,927 	Series tied 3–3 	
7 	April 22 	Philadelphia 	3 – 2 	Washington 	OT 	Biron 	18,277 	Flyers win 4–3 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
  	 	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Player 	# 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
Mike Richards 	18 	 	73 	28 	47 	75 	76 	 	17 	7 	7 	14 	8
Danny Briere 	48 	 	79 	31 	41 	72 	68 	 	17 	9 	7 	16 	20
Mike Knuble 	22 	 	82 	29 	26 	55 	72 	 	12 	3 	4 	7 	6
Jeff Carter 	17 	 	82 	29 	24 	53 	55 	 	17 	6 	5 	11 	12
R.J. Umberger 	20 	 	74 	13 	37 	50 	19 	 	17 	10 	5 	15 	10
Joffrey Lupul 	15 	 	56 	20 	26 	46 	35 	 	17 	4 	6 	10 	2
Kimmo Timonen 	44 	 	80 	8 	36 	44 	50 	 	13 	0 	6 	6 	8
Scott Hartnell 	19 	 	80 	24 	19 	43 	159 	 	17 	3 	4 	7 	20
Braydon Coburn 	5 	 	78 	9 	27 	36 	74 	 	14 	0 	6 	6 	14
Randy Jones 	6 	 	71 	5 	26 	31 	58 	 	16 	0 	2 	2 	4
Scottie Upshall 	9 	 	61 	14 	16 	30 	74 	 	17 	3 	4 	7 	44
Simon Gagne 	12 	 	25 	7 	11 	18 	4 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Vaclav Prospal† 	40 	 	18 	4 	10 	14 	6 	 	17 	3 	10 	13 	6
Steve Downie 	27 	 	32 	6 	6 	12 	73 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	10
Jim Dowd 	34 	 	73 	5 	5 	10 	41 	 	17 	1 	2 	3 	4
Jason Smith 	21 	 	77 	1 	9 	10 	86 	 	17 	0 	2 	2 	4
Sami Kapanen 	24 	 	74 	5 	3 	8 	16 	 	16 	2 	0 	2 	2
Derian Hatcher 	2 	 	44 	2 	5 	7 	33 	 	15 	1 	2 	3 	40
Jim Vandermeer†‡ 	26 	 	28 	1 	5 	6 	27 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Denis Tolpeko 	53 	 	26 	1 	5 	6 	24 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Lasse Kukkonen 	28 	 	53 	1 	4 	5 	38 	 	14 	0 	2 	2 	6
Patrick Thoresen† 	25 	 	20 	0 	5 	5 	8 	 	14 	0 	2 	2 	4
Riley Cote 	32 	 	70 	1 	3 	4 	202 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
Stefan Ruzicka 	14 	 	14 	1 	3 	4 	27 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Jaroslav Modry† 	26 	 	18 	0 	3 	3 	8 	 	9 	0 	3 	3 	0
Martin Biron (G) 	43 	 	62 	0 	1 	1 	8 	 	17 	0 	1 	1 	2
Rory Fitzpatrick 	8 	 	19 	0 	1 	1 	11 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Ryan Potulny 	11 	 	7 	0 	1 	1 	4 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Antero Niittymaki (G)	30 	 	28 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Ben Eager‡ 	55 	 	23 	0 	0 	0 	62 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Ryan Parent 	77 	 	22 	0 	0 	0 	6 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0
Jesse Boulerice 	36 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	29 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Alexandre Picard‡ 	45 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Nate Guenin 	29 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Claude Giroux 	56 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Kyle Greentree 	65 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
†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
  	 	 	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
Player 	# 	 	GP 	TOI 	W 	L 	OT 	GA 	SO 	SV% 	GAA 	 	GP 	TOI 	W 	L 	GA 	SO 	SV% 	GAA
Martin Biron 	43 	 	62 	3539 	30 	20 	9 	153 	5 	.918 	2.59 	 	17 	1049 	9 	8 	52 	1 	.904 	2.97
Antero Niittymaki	30 	 	28 	1424 	12 	9 	2 	69 	1 	.907 	2.91 	 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and records==
===Awards===
NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL
Award 	Recipient 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
All-Star Game representative	Mike RichardsKimmo Timonen 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NHL 1st Star of the Week 	Martin Biron (October 22)Martin Biron (November 26) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NHL 3rd Star of the Week 	Joffrey Lupul (December 17)Scott Hartnell (January 14)Scott Hartnell (January 21)Mike Knuble (March 3)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Team 	Team 	Team	Team	Team	Team	Team	Team	Team	Team
Award 	Recipient 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Barry Ashbee Trophy 	Kimmo Timonen 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bobby Clarke Trophy 	Mike Richards 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gene Hart Memorial Award 	Mike Richards 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial 	Braydon CoburnRiley Cote 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Toyota Cup 	Martin Biron 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Yanick Dupre Memorial 	Martin Biron 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Records===
===Milestones===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Denis Tolpeko 	1st NHL Game 	October 4, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Randy Jones 	100th NHL Game 	October 6, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Simon Gagne 	400th NHL Point 	October 20, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scottie Upshall 	100th NHL Game 	November 8, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ben EagerLasse Kukkonen	100th NHL Game 	November 10, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Danny Briere 	500th NHL Game 	November 12, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Denis Tolpeko 	1st NHL Goal1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point	November 15, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Riley Cote 	1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point 	November 15, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jeff Carter 	100th NHL PIM 	November 15, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Danny Briere 	400th NHL Point 	November 21, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ben Eager 	300th NHL PIM 	November 26, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steve Downie 	1st NHL Game 	December 5, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Danny Briere 	400th NHL PIM 	December 5, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rory Fitzpatrick 	200th NHL PIM 	December 7, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kimmo Timonen 	600th NHL Game 	December 7, 2007 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Steve Downie 	1st NHL Goal 	January 5, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scott Hartnell 	100th NHL Goal 	January 8, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
R.J. Umberger 	100th NHL Point 	January 24, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sami Kapanen 	800th NHL Game 	January 24, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Riley Cote 	1st NHL Goal 	February 17, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Claude Giroux 	1st NHL Game 	February 19, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before and during the 2007–08 season.
===Trades===
June 4, 2007 	To Philadelphia Flyers future considerations 	To Nashville Predators Matt Ellison
June 18, 2007 	To Philadelphia Flyers rights to Kimmo Timonen rights to Scott Hartnell	To Nashville Predators Nashville's 1st round pick in 2007
June 23, 2007 	To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd round pick in 2007 	To Washington Capitals 2nd round pick in 2008Nashville's 3rd round pick in 2007
July 1, 2007 	To Philadelphia Flyers Jason Smith Joffrey Lupul 	To Edmonton Oilers Geoff Sanderson Joni Pitkanen 3rd round pick in 2009
December 10, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers 7th round pick in 2009 	To Dallas Stars Jussi Timonen
December 18, 2007	To Philadelphia Flyers Jim Vandermeer 	To Chicago Blackhawks Ben Eager
February 19, 2008	To Philadelphia Flyers Jaroslav Modry 	To Los Angeles Kings 3rd round pick in 2008
February 20, 2008	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd round pick in 2009 	To Calgary Flames Jim Vandermeer
February 25, 2008	To Philadelphia Flyers Vaclav Prospal 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Alexandre Picard2nd round pick in 2009
===Other transactions===
Date 	Player 	Team (League) 	Notes
Signed via free agency 	Signed via free agency 	Signed via free agency 	Signed via free agency
July 1, 2007 	Danny Briere 	Buffalo (NHL) 	8 years, $52 million
October 2, 2007 	Jesse Boulerice 	Albany (AHL) 	1 year
October 2, 2007 	Jim Dowd 	New Jersey (NHL) 	1 year
October 9, 2007 	Rory Fitzpatrick 	Vancouver (NHL) 	1 year
Lost via free agency 	Lost via free agency 	Lost via free agency 	Lost via free agency
May 1, 2007 	Eric Meloche 	Straubing (DEL) 	
May 13, 2007 	Brad Tapper 	Iserlohn (DEL) 	
June 4, 2007 	David Printz 	Djurgarden IF (Elitserien) 	
July 5, 2007 	Mark Cullen 	Detroit (NHL) 	
July 6, 2007 	Denis Hamel 	Ottawa (NHL) 	
July 9, 2007 	Todd Fedoruk 	Dallas (NHL) 	
July 9, 2007 	Mike York 	Phoenix (NHL) 	
July 13, 2007 	Niko Dimitrakos 	Ottawa (NHL) 	
August 6, 2007 	Dmitry Afanasenkov 	Dynamo Moscow (RSL) 	
September 11, 2007 	John Slaney 	Cologne (DEL) 	
October 17, 2007 	Robert Esche 	Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) 	
Claimed off waivers 	Claimed off waivers 	Claimed off waivers 	Claimed off waivers
February 22, 2008 	Patrick Thoresen 	Edmonton 	
Re-signed 	Re-signed 	Re-signed 	Re-signed
May 11, 2007 	Scottie Upshall 	— 	2 years, $2.45 million
May 14, 2007 	Ben Eager 	— 	2 years, $1.2 million
May 17, 2007 	Lasse Kukkonen 	— 	2 years, $1.75 million
June 8, 2007 	Riley Cote 	— 	1 year
June 8, 2007 	Lars Jonsson 	— 	1 year
June 14, 2007 	Antero Niittymaki 	— 	2 years, $2.54 million
June 18, 2007 	Scott Hartnell 	— 	6 years, $25.2 million
June 18, 2007 	Kimmo Timonen 	— 	6 years, $37.8 million
July 25, 2007 	Boyd Kane 	— 	2 years
November 28, 2007 	Braydon Coburn 	— 	2 years, $2.6 million extension
December 13, 2007 	Mike Richards 	— 	12 years, $69 million extension
Signed to Entry Level contracts	Signed to Entry Level contracts	Signed to Entry Level contracts	Signed to Entry Level contracts
May 17, 2007 	David Laliberte 	P.E.I. (QMJHL) 	Drafted 124th overall, 2004
June 1, 2007 	Josh Beaulieu 	London (OHL) 	Drafted 152nd overall, 2005
June 1, 2007 	Jeremy Duchesne 	Val-d'Or (QMJHL) 	Drafted 119th overall, 2005
July 23, 2007 	Claude Giroux 	Gatineau (QMJHL) 	Drafted 22nd overall, 2006
November 1, 2007 	Patrick Maroon 	London (OHL) 	Drafted 161st overall, 2007
March 19, 2008 	Rob Bellamy 	U. of Maine (HE) 	Drafted 92nd overall, 2004
March 19, 2008 	Matt Clackson 	Western Michigan (CCHA) 	Drafted 215th overall, 2005
March 19, 2008 	Michael Teslak 	Michigan Tech (WCHA) 	Undrafted free agent
March 29, 2008 	Jon Kalinski 	Minnesota State Mankato (WCHA) 	Drafted 152nd overall, 2007
April 4, 2008 	Andreas Nodl 	St. Cloud State (WCHA) 	Drafted 39th overall, 2006
April 4, 2008 	Michael Ratchuk 	Michigan State (CCHA) 	Drafted 42nd overall, 2006
==Draft picks==
Philadelphia's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.
Rnd	# 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	Drafted From
1 	2 	James van Riemsdyk	Left Wing 	 	US National Team Development Program (NAHL)
2 	41 	Kevin Marshall 	Defenseman	 	Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
3 	66 	Garrett Klotz 	Left Wing 	 	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
5 	122	Mario Kempe 	Right Wing	 	St. John's Fog Devils (QMJHL)
6 	152	Jon Kalinski 	Left Wing 	 	Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL)
6 	161	Patrick Maroon 	Left Wing 	 	London Knights (OHL)
7 	182	Brad Phillips 	Goaltender	 	US National Team Development Program (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.
==See also==
*2007–08 NHL season
==References==
*General: 2007–08 Flyers season on FlyersHistory.net
*Regular season game log: Philadelphia Flyers regular season game log on FlyersHistory.net
*Playoffs game log: Philadelphia Flyers playoffs game log on FlyersHistory.net
2007–08
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