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2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 2005–06 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 39th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Buffalo Sabres in six games.

Off-season

The Flyers were one of the more active teams once the lockout came to an end. Replacing the high-profile names of Tony Amonte, John LeClair and Jeremy Roenick were superstar Peter Forsberg, along with defensemen Derian Hatcher and Mike Rathje, as well as several players from the Calder Cup-winning Philadelphia Phantoms. When all was said and done, the team had experienced a turnover of nearly two-thirds of the roster.

Regular season

The Flyers began the season with lofty expectations. Despite being hampered by injuries prior to and during 2005–06, the Flyers lived up to those expectations in the first half of the season, reaching the top of the league standings in early January while simultaneously holding a nine-point lead in the Atlantic Division.[2] The Deuces Wild line of Forsberg, Simon Gagne and Mike Knuble recorded 75, 79 and 65 points respectively, while Gagne scored a career high 47 goals.

However, the injuries began to accumulate and take their toll. Keith Primeau suffered a concussion on October 25 in Montreal and missed the rest of the season and the playoffs.[3] In late January, Hatcher was named team captain for the duration of Primeau's absence.[4] All told, the Flyers were third in the NHL with 388-man-games lost to injury, tops amongst playoff teams.[5] The second half of the regular season was defined by a record hovering around .500, sending the Flyers on a steady slide in the standings. The Flyers fell short of an Atlantic Division title finishing second by the wins tie-breaker to the New Jersey Devils and drawing the 5th seed and a first round match-up with the Buffalo Sabres.

Season standings

[6]

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Playoffs

The Flyers lost to Buffalo in six games in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.

Schedule and results

Preseason

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Scoring

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Among the team records set during the 2005–06 season was Simon Gagne taking seven seconds to score the fastest overtime goal in team history on January 6 against the New York Rangers.[16] On February 8, rookie Mike Richards tied the team record for most shorthanded goals scored in a single game (2).[17]

Milestones

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 season was officially canceled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.[19]

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Westin Hotel Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario on July 30, 2005.[70] The Flyers traded their originally allotted second, third, and fourth-round picks in three separate trades.[71]

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL[72][73] and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.[74]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Hatcher was named interim captain for the duration of Primeau's absence on January 29. Kapanen replaced Hatcher as an alternate captain.
  2. ^ Co-winner with Colorado Avalanche's David Aebischer
  3. ^ Option exercised.
  4. ^ Option not exercised.
  5. ^ The Flyers received the draft pick as compensation for the Kings hiring Lombardi as their general manager. Lombardi served as a Western Conference scout with the Flyers.
  6. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.[42]
  7. ^ Amonte signed with Calgary on August 2.[45]
  8. ^ LeClair signed with Pittsburgh on August 15.[47]
  9. ^ Ragnarsson retired from the NHL.
  10. ^ Philadelphia retained Timander's NHL rights through the end of the 2005–06 season.[49]
  11. ^ Lapointe was inactive during the 2005–06 season.[51]
  12. ^ The Flyers traded their first-round pick, 20th overall, to the Florida Panthers for the Panthers' first-round pick, 29th overall, and the Panthers' 2006 second-round pick on July 30, 2005.[71]
  13. ^ The Flyers traded their 2004 fifth and sixth-round picks and the San Jose Sharks' 2004 sixth-round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning for the Lightning's third-round pick, 91st overall, on June 27, 2004.[71]
  14. ^ The Flyers traded Todd Fedoruk to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for the Mighty Ducks' second-round pick, 59th overall, on July 27, 2005. The Flyers traded the Mighty Ducks' pick to the Phoenix Coyotes for the Columbus Blue Jackets' fourth-round pick, 119th overall, and the Coyotes' 2006 second-round pick on July 30, 2005.[71]

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