2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 46th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to a lockout. The Flyers missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2007, and only the second time since 1994.
==Off-season==
The Flyers first roster move of the off-season was trading backup goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to the Columbus Blue Jackets for three draft picks the afternoon prior to the NHL Entry Draft. The Flyers re-signed Michael Leighton, who had spent most of the previous two seasons playing for the Adirondack Phantoms, the Flyers' American Hockey League affiliate, to a one-year contract on July 1 to replace him. Shortly after day two of the Draft, the Flyers traded James van Riemsdyk to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Luke Schenn, Brayden Schenn's older brother. The trade gave the Flyers their first pair of brothers since Ron and Rich Sutter back in the mid-1980s.
When the free agency period opened on July 1 the Flyers heavily pursued the two most coveted unrestricted free agents on the market, forward Zach Parise of the New Jersey Devils and defenseman Ryan Suter of the Nashville Predators. The Flyers lost out on both as Parise and Suter signed identical 13-year contracts worth $98 million with the Minnesota Wild on July 4. The Flyers had reportedly offered Parise a contract worth a total of $110 million. As the pursuit of Parise and Suter was occurring, the Flyers lost their two biggest unrestricted free agents, Jaromir Jagr and Matt Carle. Jagr signed a one-year contract worth $4.5 million with the Dallas Stars on July 3. He later said the Flyers requested that he wait while they pursued Parise and Suter, but Jagr did not want to wait and signed with the Stars after Dallas promised him a spot on the top line. Carle signed a six-year contract worth $33 million with the Tampa Bay Lightning on July 4. The Flyers most notable unrestricted free agent signings were former Flyer Ruslan Fedotenko to a one-year, $1.75 million contract and defenseman Bruno Gervais to a two-year, $1.65 million contract.
After failing to land Suter or re-sign Carle, the Flyers signed restricted free agent defenseman Shea Weber of the Nashville Predators to a 14-year offer sheet worth $110 million, $68 million of which was a signing bonus, on July 19. The offer sheet was the richest in NHL history in terms of total money, money per season, and length, surpassing the previous offer sheet record set by Thomas Vanek. The Predators, already having lost Weber's defensive partner Suter to Minnesota, matched the offer sheet five days later. Had the Predators declined to match, they would have received the Flyers' next four first-round draft picks as compensation.
In the weeks leading up to the 2012–13 lockout, the Flyers re-signed wingers Wayne Simmonds and Scott Hartnell to six-year contract extensions. Simmonds extension was worth $23.85 million and Hartnell's $28.5 million.
With team captain Chris Pronger unlikely to return as a result of continuing post-concussion syndrome which has placed his playing career in jeopardy, the Flyers named Claude Giroux team captain on January 15 shortly after the lockout ended.
==Regular season==
The Flyers started the season 0–3–0, the franchise's worst season start in 17 years.
The Flyers did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2006–07 season and only the ninth time in team history.
The Flyers were the most penalized team during the regular season, with 184 power-play opportunities against.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2013.html
===Standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Regular season===
2012–13 regular season	2012–13 regular season	 	 	 	 	
January: 2–5–0, 4 Points (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–5–0)
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Game 	January 	Opponent 	Score	Location 	Record	Points
1 	19 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1–3 	Wells Fargo Center 	0–1–0 	0
2 	20 	@ Buffalo Sabres 	2–5 	First Niagara Center 	0–2–0 	0
3 	22 	@ New Jersey Devils 	0–3 	Prudential Center 	0–3–0 	0
4 	24 	New York Rangers 	2–1 	Wells Fargo Center 	1–3–0 	2
5 	26 	@ Florida Panthers 	7–1 	BankAtlantic Center 	2–3–0 	4
6 	27 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning	1–5 	St. Pete Times Forum 	2–4–0 	4
7 	29 	@ New York Rangers 	1–2 	Madison Square Garden	2–5–0 	4
==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
 	Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
28	 	25	C 	48 	13 	35 	48 	−7 	22
93	 	23	RW	48 	22 	24 	46 	−7 	35
17	 	24	RW	45 	15 	17 	32 	−7 	82
44	 	37	D 	45 	5 	24 	29 	3 	36
10	 	21	C 	47 	8 	18 	26 	−8 	24
24	 	26	RW	42 	11 	13 	24 	1 	2
48	 	35	C 	34 	6 	10 	16 	−13 	10
14	 	20	C 	46 	4 	11 	14 	−8 	10
26	 	34	LW	47 	4 	9 	13 	8 	12
19	 	30	LW	32 	8 	3 	11 	−5 	70
12	 	32	LW	27 	5 	6 	11 	−3 	6
22	 	23	D 	47 	3 	8 	11 	3 	34
25	 	28	C 	35 	5 	5 	10 	2 	23
9 	 	40	RW	28 	4 	4 	8 	−4 	20
29	 	24	D 	27 	3 	5 	8 	−1 	2
27	 	28	D 	37 	1 	5 	6 	−17 	10
36	 	22	C 	32 	3 	2 	5 	−7 	85
15	 	22	LW	18 	3 	2 	5 	0 	19
5 	 	27	D 	33 	1 	4 	5 	−10 	41
3 	 	31	D 	23 	1 	4 	5 	0 	25
8 	 	28	D 	30 	1 	3 	4 	−1 	21
38	 	23	D 	15 	2 	1 	3 	0 	34
30	 	32	G 	40 	0 	3 	3 	 	0
32	 	25	LW	7 	2 	0 	2 	1 	12
41	 	27	D 	11 	0 	2 	2 	−9 	2
32	 	22	D 	6 	0 	2 	2 	4 	0
37	 	27	LW	11 	1 	0 	1 	−4 	64
42	 	22	RW	1 	1 	0 	1 	1 	2
23	 	33	D 	8 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0
37	 	25	LW	7 	0 	1 	1 	0 	36
35	 	24	G 	7 	0 	1 	1 	 	0
18	 	32	RW	11 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
21	 	18	C 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
11	 	22	LW	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
6 	 	37	D 	4 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
33	 	36	G 	4 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
34	 	21	D 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
45	 	36	LW	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
49	 	31	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
===Goaltending===
* = 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	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season
 	Player 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
30	Ilya Bryzgalov 	32	40 	40 	19 	17 	3 	1066 	107 	2.79 	.900 	1 	2,297:45
35	Steve Mason 	24	7 	6 	4 	2 	0 	215 	12 	1.90 	.944 	0 	378:04
33	Brian Boucher 	36	4 	1 	0 	2 	0 	55 	6 	2.50 	.891 	0 	144:01
49	Michael Leighton	31	1 	1 	1 	0 	0 	26 	5 	5.07 	.808 	0 	59:08
==Awards and records==
===Awards===
Type 	Award/honor 	Recipient 	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL First Star of the Week 	Jakub Voracek (February 25)	
Team 	Barry Ashbee Trophy 	Kimmo Timonen 	
Team 	Bobby Clarke Trophy 	Jakub Voracek 	
Team 	Gene Hart Memorial Award 	Zac Rinaldo 	
Team 	Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy 	Jakub Voracek 	
Team 	Toyota Cup 	Claude Giroux 	
Team 	Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award	Scott Hartnell 	
===Records===
====Team====
Franchise team records set during the 2012–13 season
Record 	Type	Total	Date(s) 	Opponent 	Player(s) 	Refs
Fastest two goals	Game	0:07 	4/23/2013	Boston Bruins	Matt Read 	2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, p. 262
Fastest two goals	Game	0:07 	4/23/2013	Boston Bruins	Oliver Lauridsen	2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, p. 262
===Milestones===
 Regular Season
Player	Milestone 	Reached
 	1st Career NHL Game 	January 19, 2013
 	1st Career NHL Game 	January 22, 2013
 	1st Career Goal1st Career Point1st Career Assist 	January 26, 2013
 	300th Career Game 	February 15, 2013
 	400th Career Game30th Career Shutout 	February 18, 2013
 	200th Career Point 	February 20, 2013
 	400th Career Game 	February 25, 2013
 	200th Career Win 	March 2, 2013
 	100th Career Game 	March 7, 2013
 	100th Career Game 	March 10, 2013
 	1,000th Career Game 	March 18, 2013
 	1st Career NHL Game 	March 30, 2013
 	1st Career Point1st Career Assist 	April 3, 2013
 	100th Career Game 	April 6, 2013
 	400th Career Game 	April 13, 2013
 	750th Career Game Coached 	April 15, 2013
 	1st Career Assist1st Career Point 	April 16, 2013
 	600th Career Game 	April 20, 2013
 	1st Career Goal 	April 23, 2013
 	1st Career NHL Game1st Career Point1st Career Goal	April 27, 2013
 	200th Career Assist 	April 27, 2013
 	100th Career Win 	April 27, 2013
==Suspensions and fines==
Player 	Explanation 	Length 	Salary 	Date issued
Brayden Schenn 	Charging New Jersey Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov during NHL Game No. 30 in New Jersey on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at 12:37 of the second period	1 game 	$4,702.70 	January 23, 2013
Harry Zolnierczyk	Charging Ottawa Senators defenseman Mike Lundin during NHL Game No. 302 in Philadelphia on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at 9:13 of the first period 	4 games	$12,972.96	March 3, 2013
==Transactions==
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 12, 2012, the day after the deciding game of the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 24, 2013, the day of the deciding game of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals.
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details 	Ref
June 22, 2012 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Sergei Bobrovsky 	To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 20124th-round pick in 20124th-round pick in 2013	
June 23, 2012 	To Toronto Maple Leafs James van Riemsdyk 	To Philadelphia Flyers Luke Schenn 	
January 13, 2013 	To Carolina Hurricanes Luke Pither 	To Philadelphia Flyers Brian BoucherMark Alt 	
February 25, 2013	To Calgary Flames Mike Testwuide 	To Philadelphia Flyers Mitch Wahl 	
February 26, 2013	To Los Angeles Kings Conditional 4th-round pick in 2013 	To Philadelphia Flyers Simon Gagne 	
March 12, 2013 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Matt Ford 	To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations 	
March 30, 2013 	To Detroit Red Wings Conditional 7th-round pick in 2014 	To Philadelphia Flyers Kent Huskins 	
April 1, 2013 	To Anaheim Ducks Harry Zolnierczyk 	To Philadelphia Flyers Jay Rosehill 	
April 3, 2013 	To Columbus Blue Jackets Michael Leighton3rd-round pick in 2015	To Philadelphia Flyers Steve Mason 	
June 12, 2013 	To New York IslandersShane Harper4th-round pick in 2014 	To Philadelphia Flyers Mark Streit 	
===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 3, 2012 	Cullen Eddy (ELC) 	Adirondack Phantoms (AHL) 	2-year*	
July 3, 2012 	Danny Syvret 	St. Louis Blues 	2-year*	
July 5, 2012 	Ruslan Fedotenko 	New York Rangers 	1-year 	
July 5, 2012 	Bruno Gervais 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	2-year 	
January 13, 2013	Kurtis Foster 	Minnesota Wild 	1-year 	
January 24, 2013	Mike Knuble 	Washington Capitals 	1-year 	
March 1, 2013 	Brandon Alderson (ELC)	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)	3-year*	
March 21, 2013 	Kyle Flanagan (ELC) 	St. Lawrence University (ECAC) 	1-year*	
April 11, 2013 	Petr Straka (ELC) 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) 	3-year*	
May 31, 2013 	Maxim Lamarche (ELC) 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) 	3-year*	
May 31, 2013 	Michael Raffl (ELC) 	Leksands IF (Allsvenskan) 	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
July 1, 2012 	Michael Leighton 	1-year 	
July 3, 2012 	Mike Testwuide 	1-year* 	
July 9, 2012 	Tom Sestito 	1-year* 	
July 12, 2012 	Ben Holmstrom 	1-year* 	
July 24, 2012 	Harry Zolnierczyk 	1-year* 	
July 26, 2012 	Jakub Voracek 	4-year 	
August 8, 2012 	Marc-Andre Bourdon	2-year* 	
August 8, 2012 	Scott Laughton () 	3-year* 	
August 15, 2012 	Wayne Simmonds 	6-year extension 	
August 20, 2012 	Scott Hartnell 	6-year extension 	
February 7, 2013	Kimmo Timonen 	1-year extension 	
March 1, 2013 	Anthony Stolarz ()	3-year* 	
March 17, 2013 	Ben Holmstrom 	1-year extension*	
April 7, 2013 	Mark Alt () 	3-year* 	
April 8, 2013 	Steve Mason 	1-year extension 	
April 17, 2013 	Zac Rinaldo 	2-year extension 	
April 17, 2013 	Jay Rosehill 	2-year extension 	
===Waivers===
The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions.
Date 	Player 	Team 	Ref
January 25, 2013	Niko Hovinen	to Edmonton Oilers 	
March 1, 2013 	Tom Sestito 	to Vancouver Canucks 	
April 3, 2013 	Adam Hall 	from Tampa Bay Lightning	
===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 12, 2012 	Ian Laperriere 	— 	Retirement 	
July 1, 2012 	Oskars Bartulis 	HC Donbass (KHL) 	Buyout 	
July 3, 2012 	Jaromir Jagr 	Dallas Stars 	Free agency	
July 4, 2012 	Matt Carle 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	Free agency	
July 22, 2012 	Jason Bacashihua	Straubing Tigers (DEL) 	Free agency	
July 22, 2012 	Johan Backlund 	Kärpät (SM-liiga) 	Free agency	
September 16, 2012	Pavel Kubina 	HC Vítkovice Steel (Czech Extraliga)	Free agency	
N/A 	Andrew Rowe 	Elmira Jackals (ECHL) 	Free agency	, retrieved November 24, 2014
N/A 	Dan Jancevski 	— 	Retirement 	
N/A 	Blair Betts 	— 	Retirement 	, retrieved November 24, 2014
April 6, 2013 	Andreas Lilja* 	Rögle BK (Allsvenskan) 	Free agency	
==Draft picks==
Philadelphia's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22–23, 2012. The Flyers traded their originally allotted second, third, and sixth-round picks in three different trades.
Round	Pick	Player 	Position 	Nationality	Team (league) 	Notes
1 	20 	Scott Laughton 	Center 	 	Oshawa Generals (OHL) 	
2 	45 	Anthony Stolarz 	Goaltender	 	Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL)	
3 	78 	Shayne Gostisbehere	Defense 	 	Union College (ECAC) 	
4 	111 	Fredric Larsson 	Defense 	 	Brynas IF Jr (J20 SuperElit) 	
4 	117 	Taylor Leier 	Left wing 	 	Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 	
5 	141 	Reece Willcox 	Defense 	 	Merritt Centennials (BCHL) 	
7 	201 	Valeri Vasilyev 	Defense 	 	МHC Spartak (MHL) 	
==Farm teams==
;American Hockey League – Adirondack Phantoms
; ECHL – Trenton Titans
==Notes==
==References==
;General
*hockeyDB.com: Roster and player statisticsResults and Schedule
*hockey-reference.com: Roster and StatisticsSchedule and Results
*Flyers History: Season OverviewGame Scores & Results
;Specific
==External links==
*Philadelphia Flyers Historical Salaries from CapGeek.com
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Philadelphia Flyers season, 2012-13