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Pietrangelo, like many of his teammates, is having an inexplicably poor season. But he's 28 years old and good for 50 points per season and over 25 minutes per game, skating in all situations. A trade would cost the Flyers, but this is the type of linchpin defenseman their blue line needs and one that could cause some positive recalibrations in deployment. Like getting Shayne Gostisbehere away from the toughest matchups. Or, if this avenue proves too rich Given the money the Tampa Bay Lightning have committed -- and are going to owe pending restricted free agent Brayden Point -- the year-old upcoming free-agent defenseman is likely playing his last season for them.

He's also not a bad role model for the team's younger defensemen to emulate. Of course, since the Lightning could be in a cap crunch Look, there's seemingly a better chance that Gritty is named the next head coach of the Flyers than any NHL team using offer sheets to immediately better themselves And If there was ever an offseason to issue one, wouldn't it be next summer? Let's get rid of those delusions of grandeur about Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner , as it's difficult to conceive the Toronto Maple Leafs failing to match either of them even if the offer sheets are elephantine.

Matthew Tkachuk would be just about a perfect Flyer, but the Flames would likely match any offer sheet, especially after his 40 points-in games performance. Which brings us to Point. Since the start of last season, Point has the 30th-best points-per-game rate 0. He brings the kind of two-way game -- explosive offense, shutdown defense -- that puts him in the conversation with the Patrice Bergeron s and Anze Kopitar s of the world.

He has 21 goals in 34 games this season, and he's 22 years old. Point, Sean Couturier and Nolan Patrick up the gut for the next several years could be a very strong group. Well, likely the Lightning move out Tyler Johnson and another asset to match the offer sheet, but that doesn't mean you don't try when the player is this good. When you're in win-now mode -- or at least, "win in the next three years" mode -- everything should be on the table. It's going to be an interesting few months for Chuck Fletcher. To help make this website better, to improve and personalize your experience and for advertising purposes, are you happy to accept cookies and other technologies?

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Hart faced one shot in the opening 11 minutes and did a solid job of redirecting shots to the boards. He looked very composed and confident in net. On a Dylan Larkin snap shot from the high danger area between the circles. Carter Hart is gonna have to get used to this pretty quickly. God awful clear attempt by Gudas on the penalty kill ends up with a prime chance for Larkin, and then Carter Hart with a big time save in his debut pic.

The Flyers' PK collapsed, which left a lot of open real estate between the top of the circles and the blue line. That allowed Dennis Cholowski to skate in and fire a perfectly placed shot past Hart's blocker. Credit goes to Thomas Vanek for shielding Hart, who couldn't make the split-second adjustment. Came in the final minute when he denied Gustav Nyquist on back-to-back shots. The first one was a big blast from the left circle. Until that sequence, Hart went nine minutes without making a save.

Considering this was the Flyers' first two-goal lead since the Calgary collapse, the Flyers had a poor response to start the opening two minutes of the third period when they could have put the game away. Phil Varone sent the puck up the boards but couldn't get it out of the zone, which led to Detroit's second goal. That allowed a centering pass to Jacob de la Rose from behind the net and a Red Wings goal that Hart didn't have much time to react to.

Hart got away with one when he rimmed the puck along the boards, a pass that was intercepted. Only a misfire from Tyler Bertuzzi prevented this from being a tied game. Came when Hart kicked out the left pad on Martin Frk's big blast from the right circle with Konecny cleared out the area in front of Jonathan Bernier, taking defenseman Niklas Kronwall with him and allowing JVR to slide into the low slot for the easy deflection. Flyers are up Come playoff time, the Flyers swept the Atlanta Flames in four games in the first round.

The series, which saw the home team win every game, went seven games. Fortunately for the Flyers, they had home-ice advantage as they advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals by winning Game 7 and in the process made history by becoming the first expansion team to win a playoff series over an Original Six team. The Flyers then won Games 3 and 4 at home to take a 3—1 series lead, though Boston won Game 5 to stave off elimination. That set the stage for Game 6 at the Spectrum.

The Flyers picked up the lead early when Rick MacLeish scored a first period goal. Late in the game, Orr hauled down Clarke on a breakaway, a penalty which assured the Flyers of victory. Time expired as the Flyers brought the Stanley Cup to Philadelphia for the first time. Throughout the —74 season, the Flyers often used a recording of Kate Smith singing "God Bless America" instead of the national anthem. Smith herself appeared before Game 6 to lead the crowd in the song, even miming a "knockout punch" after her performance. In —75 , Dave Schultz topped his mark from the previous season by setting an NHL record for penalty minutes with Clarke's efforts earned him his second Hart Trophy and Parent was the lone recipient of the Vezina Trophy.

The Flyers as a team improved their record slightly with a mark of 51—18—11, the best record in the NHL. After a first-round bye, the Flyers easily swept the Toronto Maple Leafs and were presented with another New York-area team in the Semi-finals. The Flyers looked to be headed toward another sweep against the New York Islanders after winning the first three games.

The Islanders, however, fought back by winning the next three games, setting up a deciding seventh game. The Flyers were finally able to shut the door on the Islanders, winning Game 7, 4—1. Game 3, played in Buffalo, went down in hockey lore as The Fog Game due to an unusual May heat wave in Buffalo that forced parts of the game to be played in heavy fog, as Buffalo's arena lacked air conditioning. The Flyers lost Games 3 and 4, but won Game 5 at home in dominating fashion, 5—1. On the road for Game 6, Bob Kelly scored the decisive goal and Parent pitched another shutout a playoff record fifth shutout as the Flyers repeated as Stanley Cup champions.

The highlight of the —76 season had no bearing on the season standings. As the Bullies had put intimidation to good use the past three years, the Flyers' rugged style of play led the Soviets to leave the ice midway through the first period, protesting a hit on Valeri Kharlamov , whom Clarke had slashed on the ankle in the famous Summit Series '72 , by Ed Van Impe.

After some delay, the Soviets returned after they were warned that they would lose their salary for the entire series. The Flyers went on to win the game rather easily, 4—1, and were the only team to defeat the Red Army outright in the series. After that win, the Spectrum became known as the "most intimidating building to play in and has the most intimidating fans. If they had won, they would have been world champions. We beat the hell out of a machine. The Flyers recorded the best record in team history points-wise with a record of 51—13— Clarke, on his way to a third Hart Trophy, set a club record for points in one season with Heading into the playoffs, the Flyers squeaked past Toronto in seven games and defeated Boston in five games, with Game 5 featuring a five-goal outburst by Leach, the " Riverton Rifle ", to head to a third-straight appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals.

However, the Flyers did not come close to a third straight championship without an injured Bernie Parent, as they ran into an up-and-coming dynasty in Montreal, and were swept in four-straight games. Despite the loss, Leach was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy for scoring a record 19 goals in 16 playoff games. Dethroned, the heyday of the Broad Street Bullies began to come to an end, as prior to the —77 season , tough-guy Dave Schultz was traded to the Los Angeles Kings.

Despite a slight drop-off in performance, the Flyers dominated the Patrick Division with what proved to be their fourth-straight division title. After disposing of Toronto in six games, the Flyers found themselves in the Semi-finals for the fifth consecutive season. Pitted against Boston, the Flyers lost Games 1 and 2 at home in overtime and did not return home as they were swept in four-straight games. The Flyers lost their hold on the Patrick Division in —78 and settled for second place. After sweeping the Colorado Rockies in two games in the preliminary round, the Flyers moved on to beat Buffalo in five games.

They then faced Boston in the Semi-finals for the second consecutive season, and lost again, this time in five games. Following the season, the Flyers were stunned when Head Coach Shero left to become general manager and head coach of the Rangers. As compensation for Shero, the Flyers received the Rangers' first-round draft pick in Adding to the problems, Bernie Parent suffered a career-ending eye injury. The Flyers rallied under Quinn and finished in second place.

Matched-up against the Vancouver Canucks in the preliminary round, the Flyers won the series in three games. The Flyers began the —80 season with a somewhat controversial move by naming Clarke a playing assistant coach and giving the captaincy to Mel Bridgman. While Clarke was against this initially, he accepted his new role. The Flyers went undefeated for a North American professional sports record straight games 25—0—10 , before losing 7—1 to the Minnesota North Stars, a record that still stands to this day.

Their regular-season success continued into the playoffs, as the Flyers swept a young Wayne Gretzky and his Edmonton Oilers in the first round, then went on to get revenge against Fred "The Fog" Shero and his Rangers by beating them in five before disposing of Minnesota in five to lock up a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Facing the Islanders for the Cup, the Flyers ultimately lost in six games on Bob Nystrom 's overtime Cup-winning goal. The end result of the series was marred by controversy, as the Islanders were offside on the play that resulted in their second goal, but the call was not made. Linesman Leon Stickle admitted after the game that he had blown the call. After the loss to the Islanders, the last of the Broad Street Bullies guard moved on. The Flyers made early playoff exits the next four years, including three first round exits in a row. After a tough, five-game preliminary round series win against the Quebec Nordiques , the team's —81 season came to an end as they lost in the Quarterfinals to the Calgary Flames in seven games.

They then lost to the Rangers two years in a row in —82 and —83 and then were swept by the Washington Capitals in — It was after the latter of these playoff losses that Bobby Clarke retired and was named vice-president and general manager of the team. Mike Keenan , a relative unknown at the time, was hired in to coach the team, and named second-year player Dave Poulin team captain.

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Behind the goaltending of Pelle Lindbergh who led the NHL with 40 wins and was the first European to win the Vezina Trophy , [25] the Flyers won a franchise-record 53 games — best in the League — during the —85 season. The Flyers rolled through the playoffs by sweeping the Rangers in three games, defeating the Islanders in five and beating Quebec in six to return to the Stanley Cup Finals.

Though they defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Oilers in Game 1 by a score of 4—1 at home, Edmonton won the next four games and the series. A month into the —86 season , Pelle Lindbergh was killed in a car accident. The team rallied and showed perseverance by garnering the best record in the Wales Conference and matching their win total 53 from the previous year. Jennings Trophy with teammate Darren Jensen. Despite their regular season success, an emotionally-exhausted Flyers team lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Rangers in five games. In , the Flyers were rejuvenated by the ascension of year-old goaltender Ron Hextall.

With Hextall providing the critical stops at crucial times, the Flyers captured a third-straight Patrick Division title, and were able to gain revenge on the Rangers by beating them in six games, as well as surviving a tough seven-game test from a gritty Islanders club. The Flyers then defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Canadiens in a fiery six game series notable for a famous bench-clearing brawl during the Game 6 warmup to win the Wales Conference and return to the Stanley Cup Finals. As was the case two seasons prior, the Flyers became decimated by injuries, the most significant of which was losing Kerr for the remainder of the playoffs.

After falling behind three games to one in the Stanley Cup Finals, the Flyers rallied from a two-goal deficit on the road in Game 5 to extend the series, then won Game 6 at home with another late-game comeback. However, they could not overcome the odds a third time and eventually succumbed to the Oilers, 3—1, in Game 7. The Flyers stumbled in —88 , finishing third in the Patrick Division after a first-place finish the previous three years. Hextall became the first NHL goaltender to score a goal by firing the puck into an empty net in a December 8 game against Boston.

In their first round playoff series with Washington, the Flyers blew a 3—1 series lead as Washington forced a Game 7. They then blew a 3—0 lead in Game 7 as Washington won in overtime 5—4. It was because of this playoff collapse that "Iron Mike" was fired. Paul Holmgren was named Keenan's replacement, the first time a former Flyer was named the club's head coach. Despite finishing at the.

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Facing first-place Washington in the first round, the Flyers pulled off the upset in six games. Ron Hextall managed to score another empty-net goal in the waning moments of Game 5, becoming the first NHL goalie to score a goal in the playoffs. The Flyers then defeated Pittsburgh in seven games to make the Wales Conference Finals before bowing out to Montreal in six games.

It was the Flyers' last playoff appearance until The —90 season got off to a bad start for the Flyers, and continued to get worse. Hextall missed all but eight games due to suspension, contract holdout issues and injury, the suspension given for attacking Chris Chelios at the end of the Montreal playoff series the previous spring. As a result, the Flyers missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since Bob Clarke, having been with the Flyers organization since he was drafted in , was fired and replaced as general manager by Russ Farwell ; Clarke resurfaced with the Minnesota North Stars.

Hextall continued to be hampered by injuries during the —91 season. He only played in 36 games and as a result the Flyers missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year, finishing fifth in the Division and three points short of a playoff spot after a late-season collapse.

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Brind'Amour led the Flyers in goals 33 , assists 44 and points 77 in his first season with the club. With Ron Sutter gone to St. Louis in the Brind'Amour trade, Rick Tocchet was named team captain. On February 19, the Flyers and Pittsburgh made a major five-player deal which featured Tocchet — who never grew comfortably into the role of captain — heading to Pittsburgh and Mark Recchi coming to Philadelphia. Recchi recorded 27 points in his first 22 games as a Flyer, but the team missed the playoffs for the third consecutive year, due in large part to an awful road record 10—26—4.

With Tocchet traded, the Flyers remained without a captain until Kevin Dineen was named to the post in —94 , and instead went with three alternate captains. In June , the Flyers persuaded Clarke to return to the team as senior vice president after Jay Snider won the hard-fought arbitration battle for first overall pick Eric Lindros against the Rangers. It was determined that Quebec had made a deal with the Flyers before making a deal with the Rangers. While Lindros became a preeminent star in Philadelphia, the trade proved heavily lopsided in favor of the Nordiques — soon to become the Colorado Avalanche — providing the core of their two Stanley Cup teams and an unprecedented eight-straight division championships, with Forsberg becoming a franchise player.

In —93 , Recchi set the franchise record for points in a season with 53 goals and 70 assists and Lindros scored 41 goals in 61 games. After struggling early, the Flyers made a run at the playoffs, but came four points short of the last spot. Head coach Bill Dineen was fired at the season's end, while Clarke left town again to become general manager of the expansion Florida Panthers.

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For —94 , Terry Simpson was hired as the new head coach in hopes of returning the Flyers to the playoffs after four consecutive off-years. Recchi recorded points 40 goals and 67 assists and Lindros 97 44 goals and 53 assists , while Mikael Renberg set a Flyers rookie record with 82 points. Offense was generated yet the Flyers still failed to clinch a playoff berth, again falling four points short of the final playoff spot.

Jay Snider stepped down as president, forcing his father Ed Snider to take over day-to-day operations. The elder Snider had decided he had seen enough of Farwell as general manager, and began courting Bob Clarke to leave his general manager post with Florida to return to Philadelphia. Farwell's last move as general manager was firing Simpson after a lackluster performance.

Bob Clarke returned to the general manager position prior to the lockout-shortened —95 season and immediately began putting his stamp on the team. New head coach Terry Murray replaced Kevin Dineen as team captain with Lindros prior to the start of training camp.

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In order to shore up the defense, Ron Hextall was re-acquired from the Islanders and high-scoring winger Recchi was traded to Montreal for Eric Desjardins , Gilbert Dionne and John LeClair early in the abbreviated season. The Flyers initially struggled out of the gate, going only 3—7—1 through their first 11 games while being outscored 34— Lindros and LeClair then teamed with Renberg to form the Legion of Doom line, a mix of scoring talent and physical intimidation. In their 37 games including the 3—1 victory on February 11, , against the New Jersey Devils , the Flyers went 25—9—3 and outscored their opponents —98 en route.

The playoff drought came to an end as the Flyers won their first division title in eight years and clinched the second seed in the Eastern Conference. Lindros eclipsed the point mark for the first time in —96 , gathering points, and LeClair scored 51 goals, as the Flyers repeated as Atlantic Division champs and clinched the top seed in the East. Facing the eighth-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning , the Flyers dropped two of the first three games.

They rallied by winning three straight games to win the series. After taking two of the first three games against their second-round opponent, Florida, the Flyers were defeated in overtime in Game 4 and double-overtime in Game 5. An upstart Florida club with stellar goaltending from John Vanbiesbrouck ended the Flyers' season in Game 6. The Flyers said goodbye to the Spectrum and prepared to open a new arena — the CoreStates Center — for the next season.

The —97 season started off slowly, as Lindros missed 30 games, but LeClair still managed to score 50 goals for the second consecutive year. The mid-season acquisition of then-defenseman scoring leader Paul Coffey gave the Flyers a veteran presence. Despite having home ice advantage, the Flyers were swept in four-straight games by the Detroit Red Wings.

The goaltending tandem of Hextall and Garth Snow fared poorly in the Finals, as both conceded soft goals, and Murray's strategy of alternating starters in goal was criticized. After Game 3 which was a 6—1 loss, Murray blasted his team in a closed-door meeting and then described to the media that the Flyers were in a "choking situation", a remark which angered his players and likely cost Murray his job, as his contract was not renewed.

The trio of Lindros, LeClair and Renberg scored a combined total of points in regular season games. The man picked to replace Murray as coach, Wayne Cashman , was deemed ill-suited for the job as the Flyers played inconsistently throughout the —98 season. With 21 games to go in the season, Roger Neilson took over as coach while Cashman was retained as an assistant. 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 goaltender Sean Burke was acquired at the trade deadline.

Burke proved ineffective in net, as the Flyers were eliminated in the first round by Buffalo in five games. In the off-season, the Flyers went looking for a new goaltender. Burke was let go and Hextall was about to enter his final season as a backup. The —99 season was marred by a life-threatening injury sustained by Eric Lindros on April Fools' Day during a game against the Nashville Predators , a season-ending injury later diagnosed as a collapsed lung. Up until that point, Lindros was having an MVP-type season with 40 goals and 53 assists in 71 games.

Without Lindros, the Flyers had trouble scoring in the playoffs even after having re-acquired Mark Recchi at the trade deadline. Although Vanbiesbrouck allowed nine goals to Joseph's eleven allowed, the Flyers lost their first round series with Toronto in six games. In the span of a few days in July, longtime broadcaster Gene Hart died due to illness and defenseman Dmitri Tertyshny , coming off his rookie season, was fatally injured in a freak boating accident.

In January, longtime Flyer and fan favorite Rod Brind'Amour was shipped to the Carolina Hurricanes for Keith Primeau , with the intention of acquiring a big center to complement Lindros. Meanwhile, the strife between Flyers management particularly Clarke and Lindros, continued to worsen. Less than a month after Ramsay took over, Lindros suffered his second concussion of the season. He played several games after the initial hit and afterwards criticized the team's training staff for failing to initially diagnose the concussion after it happened.

It was after this that the Flyers' organization decided to strip Lindros of the captaincy on March 27 and name defenseman Eric Desjardins the team's captain. With Lindros out indefinitely, the Flyers rallied to overcome the distractions and a point deficit in the standings to win the Atlantic Division and the top seed in the East on the last day of the regular season. They easily defeated their first round opponent, Buffalo, in five games.

Primeau's goal in the fifth overtime of Game 4 against the team's second-round opponent, Pittsburgh, turned that series in the Flyers' favor as they won in six games, coming back from a 2—0 series deficit. After dropping Game 1 to New Jersey in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Flyers peeled off three-straight wins to take a 3—1 series lead.

But New Jersey refused to give up. After New Jersey won Game 5, Lindros returned to the lineup for the first time since March for Game 6 in another losing effort. Early in Game 7, Lindros was on the receiving end of a controversial hit by Scott Stevens , giving him another concussion and leaving the Philadelphia crowd deflated. Without Lindros, the Flyers lost the decisive game by a score of 2—1. It was the second time in franchise history the team lost a series after being up three games to one.

New Jersey went on to win the Stanley Cup. Lindros never again wore a Flyers uniform, as he sat out the season awaiting a trade. Craig Ramsay retained the head coaching position as Neilson was not asked to return, which became a matter of some controversy. Ramsay lasted only until December when he was replaced by former Flyer great Bill Barber. Brian Boucher , who as a rookie backstopped the Flyers' playoff run the previous season, could not duplicate his performance in —01 and lost the starting goaltending job to Roman Cechmanek , a former star in the Czech Republic.

The performance of Cechmanek, worthy of a Vezina nomination, helped the Flyers stay afloat, but they lost in the first round to Buffalo in six games. Desjardins stepped down as team captain eight games into the season and was replaced by Primeau. The Flyers began —02 with high expectations and with Roenick leading the team in scoring, the Flyers finished with an Atlantic Division title.

It was of no benefit, however, as the Flyers could not muster much offense, scoring only two goals in their five-game, first-round playoff loss to the Ottawa Senators. It turned out there was much discontent in the locker room as Bill Barber was fired. In —03 , Roman Cechmanek had a 1. As a result, the Flyers endured a long, brutal seven-game first round match-up with Toronto that featured three multiple overtime games, all in Toronto. After winning Game 7, 6—1, the Flyers fought Ottawa in the second round with equal vigor as they split the first four games of the series, Cechmanek earning shutouts in both wins.

Cechmanek's inconsistency showed through, however, as he allowed ten goals in the final two games and Ottawa advanced in six games. Cechmanek was later traded to Los Angeles for a second round draft pick during the off-season despite having the second-best GAA in the League over his three years in Philadelphia. Free-agent goaltender Jeff Hackett was signed from Boston to replace Cechmanek and challenge backup Robert Esche for the starter's spot in —04 , but Hackett was forced to retire in February due to vertigo.

During the course of the season, serious injuries suffered by both Roenick broken jaw and Primeau concussion in February forced the Flyers to trade for Chicago's Alexei Zhamnov , who filled in well and kept the Flyers afloat. On March 5, , the Flyers set an NHL record in a game against Ottawa where they set a combined record of penalty minutes in a single game. Esche entrenched himself as starter and remained in that position even after the Flyers re-acquired Sean Burke from the Phoenix Coyotes as the Flyers clinched the Atlantic Division title over New Jersey on the last day of the season.