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 buyouts 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.NHL's compliance buyouts are similar to NBA's amnesty concept 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.Twitter.com: Ren Lavoie (RDS), "Vincent Lecavalier is now a member of the Flyers. 5 years / 22.5 M" 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, the 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.
==Standings==
==Playoffs==
The Philadelphia Flyers entered the playoffs as the Metropolitan Division's third seed. They faced the New York Rangers in the first round and lost the series 4 games to 3.
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 15 	Toronto 	4–3 	Philadelphia 	 	Stolarz 	9,100 	0–1–0 	Recap
2 	September 16 	Washington 	4–3 	Philadelphia 	SO 	Emery 	19,142 	0–1–1 	Recap
3 	September 16 	Philadelphia 	3–2 	Toronto 	SO 	Heeter 	19,185 	1–1–1 	Recap
4 	September 17 	NY Rangers 	3–2 	Philadelphia 	 	Mason 	19,142 	1–2–1 	Recap
5 	September 24 	New Jersey 	2–1 	Philadelphia 	 	Emery 	19,360 	1–3–1 	Recap
6 	September 26 	Philadelphia 	1–4 	New Jersey 	 	Mason 	11,789 	1–4–1 	Recap
7 	September 27 	Philadelphia 	3–6 	Washington 	 	Emery 	17,121 	1–5–1 	Recap
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Game was played at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario.	
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Game was played at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario.	
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Game was played at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario.	
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Game was played at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario.	
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Game was played at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario.	
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Game was played at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario.	
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Game was played at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario.	
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Game was played at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario.	
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Game was played at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario.	
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Game was played at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario.
===Regular season===
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October: 3–8–0 (Home: 2–5–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	October: 3–8–0 (Home: 2–5–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	October: 3–8–0 (Home: 2–5–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	October: 3–8–0 (Home: 2–5–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	October: 3–8–0 (Home: 2–5–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	October: 3–8–0 (Home: 2–5–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	October: 3–8–0 (Home: 2–5–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	October: 3–8–0 (Home: 2–5–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	October: 3–8–0 (Home: 2–5–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	October: 3–8–0 (Home: 2–5–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	October: 3–8–0 (Home: 2–5–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 2 	Toronto 	3–1 	Philadelphia 	 	Mason 	19,872 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	October 5 	Philadelphia 	1–4 	Montreal 	 	Emery 	21,273 	0–2–0 	0 	Recap
3 	October 6 	Philadelphia 	1–2 	Carolina 	 	Mason 	16,088 	0–3–0 	0 	Recap
4 	October 8 	Florida 	1–2 	Philadelphia 	 	Mason 	19,589 	1–3–0 	2 	Recap
5 	October 11 	Phoenix 	2–1 	Philadelphia 	 	Mason 	19,713 	1–4–0 	2 	Recap
6 	October 12 	Philadelphia 	2–5 	Detroit 	 	Emery 	20,066 	1–5–0 	2 	Recap
7 	October 15 	Vancouver 	3–2 	Philadelphia 	 	Mason 	19,588 	1–6–0 	2 	Recap
8 	October 17 	Pittsburgh 	4–1 	Philadelphia 	 	Mason 	19,735 	1–7–0 	2 	Recap
9 	October 24 	NY Rangers 	1–2 	Philadelphia 	 	Mason 	19,768 	2–7–0 	4 	Recap
10 	October 26 	Philadelphia 	5–2 	NY Islanders 	 	Mason 	13,620 	3–7–0 	6 	Recap
11 	October 29 	Anaheim 	3–2 	Philadelphia 	 	Mason 	19,615 	3–8–0 	6 	Recap
===Playoffs===
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap 	
1 	April 17 	Philadelphia 	1–4 	NY Rangers 	 	Emery 	18,006 	0–1 	Recap 	
2 	April 20 	Philadelphia 	4–2 	NY Rangers 	 	Emery 	18,006 	1–1 	Recap 	
3 	April 22 	NY Rangers 	4–1 	Philadelphia 	 	Emery 	20,096 	1–2 	Recap 	
4 	April 25 	NY Rangers 	1–2 	Philadelphia 	 	Mason 	20,132 	2–2 	Recap 	
5 	April 27 	Philadelphia 	2–4 	NY Rangers 	 	Mason 	18,006 	2–3 	Recap 	
6 	April 29 	NY Rangers 	2–5 	Philadelphia 	 	Mason 	20,137 	3–3 	Recap 	
7 	April 30 	Philadelphia 	1–2 	NY Rangers 	 	Mason 	18,006 	3–4 	Recap 	
==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.
 	 	 	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
 	Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
28	 	26	C 	82 	28 	58 	86 	7 	46 	7 	2 	4 	6 	2 	2
93	 	24	RW	82 	23 	39 	62 	11 	22 	7 	2 	2 	4 	−1 	4
17	 	25	RW	82 	29 	31 	60 	−4 	106 	7 	4 	1 	5 	−2 	20
19	 	31	LW	78 	20 	32 	52 	11 	103 	7 	0 	3 	3 	0 	6
32	 	36	D 	82 	10 	34 	44 	3 	44 	7 	1 	2 	3 	0 	0
10	 	22	C 	82 	20 	21 	41 	0 	54 	7 	0 	3 	3 	−2 	8
24	 	27	RW	75 	22 	18 	40 	−4 	16 	7 	1 	2 	3 	−3 	4
14	 	21	C 	82 	13 	26 	39 	1 	45 	7 	0 	0 	0 	−3 	6
40	 	33	C 	69 	20 	17 	37 	−16 	44 	7 	1 	1 	2 	−5 	2
44	 	38	D 	77 	6 	29 	35 	5 	32 	7 	0 	1 	1 	−2 	4
12	 	25	LW	68 	9 	13 	22 	2 	28 	7 	0 	1 	1 	−1 	0
5 	 	28	D 	82 	5 	12 	17 	−6 	63 	7 	0 	3 	3 	−6 	4
41	 	28	D 	38 	5 	12 	17 	1 	34 	 	 	 	 	 	
9 	 	26	RW	51 	3 	14 	17 	−3 	70 	 	 	 	 	 	
8 	 	29	D 	78 	1 	13 	14 	−6 	55 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
22	 	24	D 	79 	4 	8 	12 	0 	58 	7 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
26	 	25	D 	31 	2 	8 	10 	7 	6 	2 	1 	0 	1 	0 	2
18	 	33	RW	80 	4 	5 	9 	−15 	23 	7 	0 	1 	1 	0 	7
15	 	23	LW	18 	4 	1 	5 	−1 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	
36	 	23	C 	67 	2 	2 	4 	−13 	153 	7 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	4
47	 	27	D 	19 	0 	4 	4 	−3 	16 	7 	1 	1 	2 	−2 	8
37	 	28	LW	34 	2 	0 	2 	−8 	90 	 	 	 	 	 	
25	 	29	C 	11 	1 	1 	2 	1 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	
35	 	25	G 	61 	0 	1 	1 	 	10 	5 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
76	 	26	C 	18 	0 	1 	1 	−3 	6 	 	 	 	 	 	
45	 	31	C 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0 	7 	 	 	 	 	 	
42	 	23	RW	1 	0 	1 	1 	1 	0 	7 	2 	1 	3 	−2 	4
29	 	31	G 	28 	0 	0 	0 	 	31 	3 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
75	 	38	D 	6 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	0
33	 	25	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Goaltending===
 	 	 	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
 	Player 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
35	Steve Mason	25	61 	60 	33 	18 	7 	1751 	145 	2.50 	.917 	4 	3,485:36 	5 	4 	2 	2 	131 	8 	1.97 	.939 	0 	243:42
29	Ray Emery 	31	28 	21 	9 	12 	2 	711 	69 	2.96 	.903 	2 	1,398:25 	3 	3 	1 	2 	89 	10 	3.49 	.888 	0 	172:09
33	Cal Heeter 	25	1 	1 	0 	0 	1 	38 	5 	4.69 	.868 	0 	63:59 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
==Awards and records==
===Awards===
Type 	Award/honor 	Recipient 	Ref
League (annual) 	Lester Patrick Trophy 	Paul Holmgren 	
League (in-season)	NHL Third Star of the Month 	Claude Giroux (March)	
Team 	Barry Ashbee Trophy 	Kimmo Timonen 	
Team 	Bobby Clarke Trophy 	Claude Giroux 	
Team 	Gene Hart Memorial Award 	Steve Mason 	
Team 	Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy 	Michael Raffl 	
Team 	Toyota Cup 	Claude Giroux 	
Team 	Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award	Jakub Voracek 	
===Milestones===
 Regular Season
Player	Milestone 	Reached
 	100th Career Game 	October 5, 2013
 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 12, 2013
 	500th Career Game 	October 15, 2013
 	500th Career Game 	October 24, 2013
 	1st Career Assist1st Career Point	October 26, 2013
 	400th Career Game 	November 7, 2013
 	300th Career Point 	November 12, 2013
 	20th Career Shutout 	November 12, 2013
 	100th Career Game 	November 27, 2013
 	900th Career Game 	December 7, 2013
 	100th Career Assist 	December 7, 2013
 	1st Career Goal 	December 9, 2013
 	300th Career Game 	December 9, 2013
 	300th Career Point 	December 15, 2013
 	400th Career Game 	December 15, 2013
 	400th Career Game 	December 15, 2013
 	100th Career Goal 	December 19, 2013
 	500th Career Point 	December 23, 2013
 	200th Career Point 	December 31, 2013
 	500th Career Assist 	January 12, 2014
 	400th Career Gane 	January 14, 2014
 	100th Career Assist 	January 30, 2014
 	100th Career Goal 	February 1, 2013
 	100th Career Point 	March 1, 2014
 	900th Career Point 	March 2, 2014
 	400th Career Game 	March 16, 2014
 	300th Career Game 	March 16, 2014
 	400th Career Goal 	March 30, 2014
 	1st Career NHL Game 	April 13, 2014
==Suspensions and fines==
Player 	Explanation 	Length 	Salary 	Date issued
Brayden Schenn	Cross-checking Chicago Blackhawks forward Kris Versteeg during NHL Game No. 471 in Chicago on Wednesday, December 11, 2013, at 13:25 of the second period 	— 	$2,230.77 	December 13, 2013
Zac Rinaldo 	Illegal check to the head of Buffalo Sabres defenseman Chad Ruhwedel during NHL Game No. 1173 in Philadelphia on Sunday, April 6, 2014, at 4:29 of the third period.	4 games	$15,384.60	April 7, 2014
Scott Hartnell	Spearing Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brett Bellemore during NHL Game No. 1222 in Philadelphia on Sunday, April 13, 2014, at 13:09 of the third period. 	— 	$5,000 	April 14, 2014
==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.
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details 	Ref
July 1, 2013 	To New York Rangers Danny Syvret 	To Philadelphia Flyers Kris Newbury 	
October 31, 2013	To Colorado Avalanche Maxime Talbot 	To Philadelphia Flyers Steve Downie 	
March 4, 2014 	To New York Islanders Matt Mangene2nd-round pick in 20153rd-round pick in 2014	To Philadelphia Flyers Andrew MacDonald 	
March 5, 2014 	To Boston Bruins Andrej Meszaros 	To Philadelphia Flyers conditional 3rd-round pick in 2014	
===Signings===
====Free agency====
The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).
Date 	Player 	Previous team (league) 	Term 	Ref
July 2, 2013 	Vincent Lecavalier 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	5-year 	
July 5, 2013 	Ray Emery 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1-year 	
July 5, 2013 	Yann Danis 	Edmonton Oilers 	1-year*	
October 1, 2013 	Hal Gill 	Nashville Predators 	1-year 	
December 12, 2013	Chris VandeVelde 	Adirondack Phantoms (AHL)	1-year*	
June 11, 2014 	Pierre-Edouard Bellemare	Skelleftea AIK (SHL) 	1-year*	
====Internal====
The following players were either re-signed by the Flyers or, in the case of the team's selections in the NHL Entry Draft, signed to entry level contracts. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).
Date 	Player 	Term 	Ref
June 28, 2013 	Mark Streit 	4-year 	
July 4, 2013 	Adam Hall 	1-year 	
July 5, 2013 	Claude Giroux 	8-year extension	
July 9, 2013 	Erik Gustafsson 	1-year 	
July 10, 2013 	Oliver Lauridsen 	2-year* 	
July 20, 2013 	Sean Couturier 	2-year extension	
August 29, 2013 	Brandon Manning 	1-year* 	
September 9, 2013 	Taylor Leier () 	3-year* 	
September 17, 2013	Samuel Morin () 	3-year* 	
September 20, 2013	Matt Read 	4-year extension	
January 18, 2014 	Steve Mason 	3-year extension	
March 21, 2014 	Robert Hagg () 	3-year* 	
March 22, 2014 	Michael Raffl 	2-year extension	
April 15, 2014 	Shayne Gostisbehere ()	3-year* 	
April 15, 2014 	Andrew MacDonald 	6-year extension	
June 13, 2014 	Kimmo Timonen 	1-year extension	
===Departures===
The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).
Date 	Player 	New team (league) 	Via 	Ref
June 27, 2013 	Danny Briere 	Montreal Canadiens 	Compliance buyout	
June 27, 2013 	Ilya Bryzgalov 	Edmonton Oilers 	Compliance buyout	
July 2, 2013 	Ruslan Fedotenko	HC Donbass (KHL) 	Free agency 	
July 13, 2013 	Brian Boucher 	EV Zug (NLA) 	Free agency 	
July 30, 2013 	Kurtis Foster 	Medvescak Zagreb (KHL) 	Free agency 	
August 5, 2013 	Mitch Wahl 	EC Red Bull Salzburg (Austria)	Free agency 	
August 9, 2013 	Jody Shelley 	— 	Retirement 	
N/A 	Simon Gagne 	Boston Bruins 	Free agency 	
N/A 	Mike Knuble 	— 	Retirement 	, retrieved August 4, 2015
N/A 	Matt Walker 	— 	Retirement 	, retrieved August 4, 2015
October 22, 2013	Blake Kessel 	Bakersfield Condors (ECHL) 	Free agency 	
November 4, 2013	Kent Huskins 	Utica Comets (AHL) 	Free agency 	
May 16, 2014 	Erik Gustafsson*	Avangard Omsk (KHL) 	Free agency 	
May 29, 2014 	Eric Wellwood 	— 	Retirement 	
==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. The Flyers traded their fourth-round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning along with Jon Kalinski and a 2012 second-round pick for Pavel Kubina on February 18, 2012.
Round	Pick	Player 	Position 	Nationality	Team (league)
1 	11 	Samuel Morin 	Defense 	 	Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
2 	41 	Robert Hagg 	Defense 	 	MODO (SEL)
3 	72 	Tyrell Goulbourne	Left Wing 	 	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
5 	132 	Terrance Amorosa 	Defense 	 	Holderness Bulls (USHS-NH)
6 	162 	Merrick Madsen 	Goaltender	 	Proctor Academy (USHS-NH)
7 	192 	David Drake 	Defense 	 	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
==Farm teams==
;American Hockey League – Adirondack Phantoms
;ECHL – Greenville Road Warriors (affiliation dissolved one month into season)
==Notes==
==References==
;General
*hockeyDB.com: Roster and player statisticsResults and Schedule
*hockey-reference.com: Roster and StatisticsSchedule and Results
*Flyers History: Season OverviewGame Scores & ResultsPlayoff Results
;Specific
==External links==
*Philadelphia Flyers Historical Salaries from CapGeek.com
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