1997–98 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1997–98 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers 31st season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
The man picked to replace Terry Murray, Wayne Cashman, was deemed ill-suited for the job as the Flyers played inconsistently throughout the 1997–98 season and so Roger Neilson was hired in March to take over the head coaching duties. John LeClair was able to score at least 50 goals for the third consecutive year (netting 51), the first time for an American-born player, and Sean Burke was acquired at the trade deadline to shore up the ever-worsening goaltending situation. In a season in which the Flyers — despite a hard fall to Detroit the previous year — were heavily favored to repeat as Eastern champs and return to the Finals, they never came close, as they were dominated in the first round by Buffalo in five games.
==Regular season==
===Season standings===
===Game log===
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts
1 	October 1 	Florida 	1 – 3 	Philadelphia 	 	Hextall 	19,381 	1–0–0 	2
==Playoffs==
===Game log===
1998 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	1998 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	1998 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	1998 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	1998 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	1998 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	1998 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	1998 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	1998 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	1998 Stanley Cup Playoffs
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Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo - Sabres win 4–1	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo - Sabres win 4–1	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo - Sabres win 4–1	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo - Sabres win 4–1	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo - Sabres win 4–1	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo - Sabres win 4–1	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo - Sabres win 4–1	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo - Sabres win 4–1	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo - Sabres win 4–1	Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo - Sabres win 4–1
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	
1 	April 22 	Buffalo 	3 – 2 	Philadelphia 	 	Burke 	19,610 	Sabres lead 1–0 	
2 	April 24 	Buffalo 	2 – 3 	Philadelphia 	 	Burke 	19,734 	Series tied 1–1 	
3 	April 27 	Philadelphia 	1 – 6 	Buffalo 	 	Burke 	18,595 	Sabres lead 2–1 	
4 	April 29 	Philadelphia 	1 – 4 	Buffalo 	 	Burke 	18,595 	Sabres lead 3–1 	
5 	May 1 	Buffalo 	3 – 2 	Philadelphia 	OT 	Burke 	19,798 	Sabres win 4–1 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in 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
John LeClair 	10		82 	51 	36 	87 	32 		5 	1 	1 	2 	8
Rod Brind'Amour 	17		82 	36 	38 	74 	54 		5 	2 	2 	4 	7
Eric Lindros 	88		63 	30 	41 	71 	134 		5 	1 	2 	3 	17
Chris Gratton 	55		82 	22 	40 	62 	159 		5 	2 	0 	2 	10
Trent Klatt 	20		82 	14 	28 	42 	16 		5 	0 	0 	0 	0
Janne Niinimaa‡ 	44		66 	3 	31 	34 	56 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Dainius Zubrus 	9 		69 	8 	25 	33 	42 		5 	0 	1 	1 	4
Eric Desjardins 	37		77 	6 	27 	33 	36 		5 	0 	1 	1 	0
Paul Coffey 	77		57 	2 	27 	29 	30 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Alexandre Daigle†	19		37 	9 	17 	26 	6 		5 	0 	2 	2 	0
Shjon Podein 	25		82 	11 	13 	24 	53 		5 	0 	0 	0 	10
Mike Sillinger† 	11		27 	11 	11 	22 	16 		3 	1 	0 	1 	0
Colin Forbes 	12		63 	12 	7 	19 	59 		5 	0 	0 	0 	2
Chris Therien 	6 		78 	3 	16 	19 	80 		5 	0 	1 	1 	4
Vaclav Prospal‡ 	45		41 	5 	13 	18 	17 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Petr Svoboda 	23		56 	3 	15 	18 	83 		3 	0 	1 	1 	4
Pat Falloon‡ 	15		30 	5 	7 	12 	8 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Joel Otto 	29		68 	3 	4 	7 	78 		5 	0 	0 	0 	0
Dan McGillis† 	3 		13 	1 	5 	6 	35 		5 	1 	2 	3 	10
Luke Richardson 	22		81 	2 	3 	5 	139 		5 	0 	0 	0 	0
Daniel Lacroix 	32		56 	1 	4 	5 	135 		4 	0 	0 	0 	4
John Druce 	26		23 	1 	2 	3 	2 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2
Kjell Samuelsson 	28		49 	0 	3 	3 	28 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
Dan Kordic 	21		61 	1 	1 	2 	210 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Chris Joseph 	24		15 	1 	0 	1 	0 		1 	0 	0 	0 	2
Craig Darby 	11		3 	1 	0 	1 	0 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Ron Hextall (G) 	27		46 	0 	0 	0 	10 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
Garth Snow (G)‡ 	30		29 	0 	0 	0 	18 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Brantt Myhres 	18		23 	0 	0 	0 	169 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Sean Burke (G)† 	33		11 	0 	0 	0 	0 		5 	0 	0 	0 	0
Dave Babych† 	44		6 	0 	0 	0 	12 		5 	1 	0 	1 	4
Paul Healey 	38		4 	0 	0 	0 	12 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
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†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; T = Ties; 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 	T 	GA 	SO 	Sv% 	GAA 		GP 	TOI 	W 	L 	GA 	SO 	Sv% 	GAA
Ron Hextall	27		46 	2688 	21 	17 	7 	97 	4 	.911 	2.17 		1 	20 	0 	0 	1 	0 	.875 	3.00
Garth Snow 	30		29 	1651 	14 	9 	4 	67 	1 	.902 	2.43 		- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
Sean Burke 	33		11 	632 	7 	3 	0 	27 	1 	.913 	2.56 		5 	283 	1 	4 	17 	0 	.860 	3.60
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and records==
===Awards===
NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL 	NHL
Award 	Recipient 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
All-Star Game representative	John LeClairEric Lindros 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NHL First All-Star Team 	John LeClair (LW) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NHL Player of the Week 	John LeClair (November 10)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Team 	Team 	Team	Team	Team	Team	Team	Team	Team	Team
Award 	Recipient 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Barry Ashbee Trophy 	Eric Desjardins 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bobby Clarke Trophy 	John LeClair 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Class Guy Award 	Trent Klatt 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial 	Colin Forbes 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions before/during the 1997–98 season.
===Trades===
June 18, 1997 	To Philadelphia Flyers rights to Martin Cerven 	To Edmonton Oilers 7th round pick in 1997
June 21, 1997 	To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd round pick in 1998 	To Dallas Stars 3rd round pick in 1997
August 20, 1997 	To Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia's 1st round pick in 1998Philadelphia's 1st round pick in 1999Philadelphia's 1st round pick in 2000Philadelphia's 1st round pick in 2001	To Tampa Bay Lightning Mikael RenbergKarl Dykhuis
October 15, 1997	To Philadelphia Flyers Brantt Myhres 	To Edmonton Oilers Jason Bowen
October 21, 1997	To Philadelphia Flyers Mike Maneluk 	To Ottawa Senators cash
January 17, 1998	To Philadelphia Flyers Alexandre Daigle 	To Ottawa Senators Vaclav ProspalPat Falloon2nd round pick in 1998
February 5, 1998	To Philadelphia Flyers Mike Sillinger 	To Florida Panthers 5th round pick in 1998
March 4, 1998 	To Philadelphia Flyers Sean Burke 	To Vancouver Canucks Garth Snow
March 9, 1998 	To Philadelphia Flyers Roger Neilson (Head coach) 	To St. Louis Blues 6th round pick in 1999
March 24, 1998 	To Philadelphia Flyers Dave Babych6th round pick in 1998 	To Vancouver Canucks 3rd round pick in 1998
March 24, 1998 	To Philadelphia Flyers Dan McGillis2nd round pick in 1998 	To Edmonton Oilers Janne Niinimaa
===Other transactions===
Date 	Player 	Team (League) 	Notes
Signed via free agency 	Signed via free agency 	Signed via free agency 	Signed via free agency
June 9, 1997 	Andy Delmore 	Fredericton (AHL) 	
July 10, 1997 	Jamie Heward 	Toronto (NHL) 	
July 14, 1997 	Luke Richardson 	Edmonton (NHL) 	5 years, $12.6 million
August 14, 1997 	Chris Gratton 	Tampa Bay (NHL) 	5 years, $16.5 million
September 1, 1997 	Chris Joseph 	Vancouver (NHL) 	1 year
October 16, 1997 	Brantt Myhres 	Tampa Bay (NHL) 	1 year
May 18, 1998 	Ryan Bast 	Saint John (AHL) 	2 years, $1.85 million
Retirement 	Retirement 	Retirement 	Retirement
August 25, 1997 	Dale Hawerchuk 	— 	
Lost on waivers 	Lost on waivers 	Lost on waivers 	Lost on waivers
September 28, 1998 	Scott Daniels 	New Jersey (NHL) 	Waiver draft
Re-signed 	Re-signed 	Re-signed 	Re-signed
June 12, 1997 	Jim Montgomery 	— 	3 years
June 18, 1997 	Kjell Samuelsson 	— 	1 year
July 15, 1997 	Neil Little 	— 	1 year
July 15, 1997 	Craig Darby 	— 	2 years
August 3, 1997 	Dan Kordic 	— 	2 years
August 19, 1997 	Garth Snow 	— 	1 year, $675K
September 12, 1997 	Chris Therien 	— 	3 years
December 17, 1997 	Eric Lindros 	— 	2 year extension
Signed to Entry Level contracts	Signed to Entry Level contracts	Signed to Entry Level contracts	Signed to Entry Level contracts
July 9, 1997 	Jean-Marc Pelletier 	Rimouski (QMJHL) 	Drafted 30th overall, 1997
==Draft picks==
Philadelphia's picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.hockeydb.com, 1997 NHL Entry Draft
Rnd	# 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	Drafted from
2 	30 	Jean-Marc Pelletier	Goaltender	 	Cornell University (ECAC)
2 	50 	Pat Kavanagh 	Right Wing	 	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
3 	62 	Kris Mallette 	Defenseman	 	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
4 	103	Mikhail Chernov 	Defenseman	 	Torpedo Yaroslavl (RUS)
6 	158	Jordon Flodell 	Defenseman	 	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
7 	164	Todd Fedoruk 	Left Wing 	 	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
8 	214	Marko Kauppinen 	Defenseman	 	JYP HT Juniors (FIN)
9 	240	Par Styf 	Defenseman	 	Modo Jrs. (SWE)
==Farm teams==
The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL.FlyersHistory.net, AHL Season Overview: 1997–98
==See also==
*1997–98 NHL season
==References==
*General: 1997–98 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
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