2008–09 Philadelphia Flyers season

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2008–09 Philadelphia Flyers
Division 1st Atlantic
Conference 3rd Eastern
2008–09 record 21–10–9
Home record 12–4–3
Road record 9–6–6
Goals for 133
Goals against 122
Team information
General Manager Paul Holmgren
Coach John Stevens
Captain Mike Richards
Alternate captains Simon Gagne
Kimmo Timonen
Arena Wachovia Center
Average attendance 19,359 [1]
Team leaders
Goals Jeff Carter (27)
Assists Mike Richards (27)
Points Jeff Carter (44)
Penalties in minutes Arron Asham (88)
Plus/Minus Simon Gagne (+18)
Wins Martin Biron (13)
Goals against average Antero Niittymaki (2.62)

The 2008–09 Philadelphia Flyers season is the Philadelphia Flyers' 42nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Contents: Regular seasonPlayoffsPlayer statsAwards and recordsTransactions
RosterDraft picksFarm teamsSee alsoReferences


Regular season

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division GP W L OTL GF GA PTS
Philadelphia Flyers 40 21 10 9 133 122 51
New York Rangers 42 24 15 3 115 115 51
New Jersey Devils 39 23 13 3 119 101 49
Pittsburgh Penguins 41 20 17 4 124 125 44
New York Islanders 41 12 25 4 107 149 28

Conference standings

Eastern Conference GP W L OTL GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins * 40 29 7 4 143 89 62
Washington Capitals * 41 27 11 3 135 117 57
Philadelphia Flyers * 40 21 10 9 133 122 51
Montreal Canadiens 39 23 10 6 121 103 52
New York Rangers 42 24 15 3 115 115 51
New Jersey Devils 39 23 13 3 119 101 49
Carolina Hurricanes 41 21 15 5 108 118 47
Buffalo Sabres 40 20 15 5 117 113 45
Pittsburgh Penguins 41 20 17 4 124 125 44
Florida Panthers 40 18 16 6 108 113 42
Toronto Maple Leafs 40 16 18 6 121 142 38
Ottawa Senators 38 13 19 6 89 111 32
Tampa Bay Lightning 39 11 18 10 95 121 32
Atlanta Thrashers 41 13 23 5 116 149 31
New York Islanders 41 12 25 4 107 149 28

* – division leader

Game log

      Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

2008–09 Game Log
January: 1–0–2 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 1–0–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
38 January 2 Philadelphia 5 - 4 Anaheim SO Biron 17,597 21-10-7 49
39 January 3 Philadelphia 1 - 2 Los Angeles SO Niittymaki 18,118 21-10-8 50
40 January 6 Philadelphia 1 - 2 Washington SO Biron 18,277 21-10-9 51
41 January 8 Minnesota Philadelphia
42 January 10 Toronto Philadelphia
43 January 13 Pittsburgh Philadelphia
44 January 15 Philadelphia Tampa Bay
45 January 16 Philadelphia Florida
46 January 21 Atlanta Philadelphia
47 January 27 Philadelphia Florida
48 January 30 Philadelphia Tampa Bay
49 January 31 Philadelphia St. Louis

Playoffs

The Flyers will attempt to make the playoffs for the 3rd time in 4 seasons since the lockout.

Player stats

Skaters

    Regular season   Playoffs
# Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
17 Jeff Carter 40 27 17 44 +7 30 - - - - - -
18 Mike Richards 40 15 27 42 +16 37 - - - - - -
12 Simon Gagne 37 18 22 40 +18 16 - - - - - -
19 Scott Hartnell 40 15 14 29 +3 64 - - - - - -
22 Mike Knuble 40 14 11 25 +3 30 - - - - - -
15 Joffrey Lupul 38 13 12 25 -4 28 - - - - - -
44 Kimmo Timonen 39 3 22 25 +6 32 - - - - - -
5 Braydon Coburn 40 5 12 17 +2 54 - - - - - -
9 Scottie Upshall 36 5 8 13 0 43 - - - - - -
13 Glen Metropolit 36 1 9 10 -1 9 - - - - - -
48 Daniel Briere 9 5 4 9 -3 10 - - - - - -
25 Matthew Carle 22 2 7 9 +5 4 - - - - - -
23 Ossi Vaananen 33 1 8 9 +5 18 - - - - - -
41 Andrew Alberts 37 0 8 8 +5 38 - - - - -
47 Luca Sbisa 37 0 7 7 -5 36 - - - - - -
45 Arron Asham 36 3 3 6 0 88 - - - - - -
14 Andreas Nodl 26 1 3 4 -10 2 - - - - - -
46 Jonathon Kalinski 12 1 2 3 -2 0 - - - - - -
24 Josh Gratton 18 1 2 3 -1 55 - - - - - -
36 Darroll Powe 18 1 1 2 -1 10 - - - - - -
28 Claude Giroux 4 0 2 2 -1 0 - - - - - -
26 Steve Eminger 12 0 2 2 0 8 - - - - - -
3 Lasse Kukkonen 19 0 2 2 -1 10 - - - - - -
43 Martin Biron (G) 25 0 2 2 n/a 0 - - - - - -
6 Randy Jones 8 0 1 1 +1 6 - - - - - -
32 Riley Cote 28 0 1 1 -1 72 - - - - - -
30 Antero Niittymaki (G) 17 0 0 0 n/a 0 - - - - - -
27 Steve Downie 6 0 0 0 -4 11 - - - - - -
42 Jared Ross 5 0 0 0 -2 2 - - - - - -
11 Boyd Kane 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - -
60 Nate Raduns 1 0 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

    Regular season   Playoffs
# Player GP MIN W L OTL GA SO Sv% GAA GP MIN W L GA SO Sv% GAA
43 Martin Biron 25 1470 13 7 5 72 1 .902 2.94 - - - - - - - -
30 Antero Niittymaki 17 985 8 3 4 43 1 .913 2.62 - - - - - - - -

Awards and records

Awards

NHL
Award Recipient
All-Star Game representative Jeff Carter
NHL 2nd Star of the Month Jeff Carter (December)
NHL 2nd Star of the Week Jeff Carter (December 22)
NHL 3rd Star of the Week Simon Gagne (November 3)
Team
Award Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy TBD
Bobby Clarke Trophy TBD
Gene Hart Memorial Award TBD
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial TBD
Toyota Cup TBD
Yanick Dupre Memorial TBD

Records

Milestones

Mike Knuble scored his 200th career assist in a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Thrashers on November 16th 2008. He also scored a goal in that game.

Transactions

The Flyers have been involved in the following transactions before and during the 2008–09 season.

Trades

June 6, 2008
To Philadelphia Flyers
Danny Syvret
To Edmonton Oilers
Ryan Potulny
June 18, 2008
To Philadelphia Flyers
7th round pick in 2008
4th round pick in 2009
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Vaclav Prospal
June 20, 2008
To Philadelphia Flyers
1st round pick in 2008
3rd round pick in 2008
To Columbus Blue Jackets
R.J. Umberger
4th round pick in 2008
June 20, 2008
To Philadelphia Flyers
Steve Eminger
3rd round pick in 2008
To Washington Capitals
1st round pick in 2008
June 21, 2008
To Philadelphia Flyers
7th round pick in 2009
To Anaheim Ducks
7th round pick in 2008
June 24, 2008
To Philadelphia Flyers
Janne Niskala
To Nashville Predators
Triston Grant
7th round pick in 2009
June 30, 2008
To Philadelphia Flyers
Tim Ramholt
To Calgary Flames
Kyle Greentree
June 30, 2008
To Philadelphia Flyers
6th round pick in 2009
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Janne Niskala
July 1, 2008
To Philadelphia Flyers
Patrik Hersley
Ned Lukacevic
To Los Angeles Kings
Denis Gauthier
2nd round pick in 2010
October 13, 2008
To Philadelphia Flyers
Andrew Alberts
To Boston Bruins
Ned Lukacevic
conditional 4th round pick in 2009[1]
October 30, 2008
To Philadelphia Flyers
Josh Gratton
To Nashville Predators
Tim Ramholt
November 7, 2008
To Philadelphia Flyers
Matt Carle
San Jose's 3rd round pick in 2009
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Steve Downie
Steve Eminger
Tampa Bay's 4th round pick in 2009

Other transactions

Date Player Team (League) Notes
Signed via free agency
July 1, 2008 Sean Curry Providence (AHL) 2 years
July 1, 2008 Glen Metropolit Boston (NHL) 2 years
July 1, 2008 Nate Raduns Worcester (AHL) 1 year
July 1, 2008 Ossi Vaananen Djurgardens IF (Elitserien) 1 year
July 7, 2008 Arron Asham New Jersey (NHL) 2 years
September 18, 2008 Jean-Sebastien Aubin Anaheim (NHL) 1 year
Lost via free agency
May 15, 2008 Lars Jonsson Brynas IF (Elitserien)
May 29, 2008 Denis Tolpeko Dynamo Moscow (KHL) Flyers retain NHL rights
July 3, 2008 Rory Fitzpatrick Florida (NHL)
July 3, 2008 Stefan Ruzicka Spartak Moscow (KHL) Flyers retain NHL rights
July 8, 2008 Jason Smith Ottawa (NHL)
July 14, 2008 Patrick Thoresen HC Lugano (NLA) Flyers retain NHL rights
July 25, 2008 Martin Grenier Chelyabinsk (KHL)
July 31, 2008 Jaroslav Modry HC Liberec (CZE)
August 21, 2008 Rejean Beauchemin Idaho (ECHL)
August 28, 2008 Darren Reid Hershey (AHL)
October 7, 2008 Jesse Boulerice Lake Erie (AHL)
October 22, 2008 Martin Houle Las Vegas (ECHL)
November 17, 2008 Frederik Cabana released from contract
Retirement
June 1, 2008 Sami Kapanen KalPa (SM-liiga) Retired from NHL
Remain unsigned
Jim Dowd
Re-signed
June 26, 2008 Jeff Carter 3 years, $15 million
June 29, 2008 Steve Eminger 1 year, $1.2 million
July 2, 2008 Riley Cote 3 years, $1.65 million
July 2, 2008 Randy Jones 2 years, $5.5 million
July 2, 2008 Danny Syvret
July 15, 2008 Nate Guenin
July 21, 2008 Joffrey Lupul 4 year extension
Signed to Entry Level contracts
July 22, 2008 Kevin Marshall Lewiston (QMJHL) Drafted 41st overall, 2007
August 7, 2008 Chris Zarb Ferris State (CCHA) Drafted 144th overall, 2004
October 1, 2008 Luca Sbisa Lethbridge (WHL) Drafted 19th overall, 2008

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.[2]

Rnd # Player Position Nationality Drafted From
1 19 Luca Sbisa Defenseman  Switzerland Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
3 67 Marc-Andre Bourdon Defenseman  Canada Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
3 84 Jacob DeSerres Goaltender  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
6 178 Zac Rinaldo Center  Canada Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
7 196 Joacim Eriksson Goaltender  Sweden Brynas (Elitserien)

Farm teams

The Flyers will be affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL and the Mississippi Sea Wolves of the ECHL.[3][4] The upcoming season will be the Phantoms' last playing in the Wachovia Spectrum and means they will most likely move following the season. With Craig Berube returning to his role as an assistant coach with the Flyers, John Paddock was named head coach of the Phantoms.

See also

References

  1. ^ Becomes a 3rd round pick if Alberts re-signs with Philadelphia after season
  2. ^ hockeydb.com, 2008 NHL Entry Draft
  3. ^ FlyersHistory.net, Non-AHL Affiliates
  4. ^ FlyersHistory.net, AHL Season Overview: 2008–09

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