2010–11 Philadelphia Flyers season

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2010–11 Philadelphia Flyers
Atlantic Division Champions
Division 1st Atlantic
Conference 2nd Eastern
2010–11 record 47-23-12
Home record 22-12-7
Road record 25-11-5
Goals for 259 (3rd)
Goals against 223 (11th)
Team information
General Manager Paul Holmgren
Coach Peter Laviolette
Captain Mike Richards
Alternate captains Jeff Carter
Chris Pronger
Kimmo Timonen
Arena Wells Fargo Center
Average attendance 19,710 (101.1%)
Team leaders
Goals Jeff Carter (36)
Assists Claude Giroux (51)
Points Claude Giroux (76)
Penalties in minutes Scott Hartnell (142)
Plus/minus Matt Carle (+30)
Andrej Meszaros (+30)
Wins Sergei Bobrovsky (28)
Goals against average Brian Boucher (2.42)
<2009–10 2011–12>

The 2010–11 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 44th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Coming off a close loss to the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Finals, the Flyers traded Simon Gagne to the Tampa Bay Lightning to clear up cap space, acquired Andrej Meszaros from Tampa Bay in a separate trade and signed free agent Sean O'Donnell to shore up the defense. The Flyers started the season with rookie goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky from the KHL in Russia, who recorded an opening-night win in his NHL debut against the Pittsburgh Penguins and had steady numbers throughout the season. Brian Boucher remained as the backup goaltender while Michael Leighton played one game in December after recovering from a back injury and was sent to Adirondack in the AHL. The Flyers led both the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference for the majority of the season, and challenged the Vancouver Canucks for the overall NHL lead. Kris Versteeg was brought in from the Toronto Maple Leafs to add additional offense for the stretch drive and playoffs. However, lackluster play throughout March and April, coupled with a broken hand suffered by Chris Pronger in late February that ended his regular season, cost the Flyers the top seed in the East during the last week of the regular season, although the Flyers hung on to win their first Atlantic Division title since 2003–04 and clinched the No.2 seed in the East.

The Flyers drew the Buffalo Sabres in the first round. Bobrovsky played well in a 1-0 Game 1 loss, but was replaced in Game 2 for Boucher who held on for a 5-4 Flyers win. Boucher played well in a Game 3 win and a Game 4 loss, but was replaced himself in a favor of Leighton during a bad first period in Game 5, and Buffalo won in overtime. Pronger returned to the lineup and Leighton started Game 6 but was replaced by Boucher after a poor first period, but the Flyers went on to win in overtime and forced a Game 7 which Boucher started. The Flyers dominated Buffalo, 5-2, and became the first team to win a playoff series starting 3 different goaltenders since 1988. The Flyers then drew a rematch with the Boston Bruins in the second round. Boston dominated the Flyers in Game 1, where Boucher was again replaced, this time by Bobrovsky. Pronger again left the lineup with an undisclosed injury, while Boston won Game 2 in overtime and again dominated the Flyers in Game 3 to take a 3-0 series lead. Bobrovsky started Game 4, but there would be no such comeback like their previous meeting as Boston completed the sweep of the Flyers. The Flyers tied an NHL record with seven playoff in-game goalie changes, and were the only NHL team not to record a shutout in either the regular season or playoffs.

Regular season[edit]

Atlantic Division[1]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 y-Philadelphia Flyers 82 47 23 12 44 259 223 106
2 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 49 25 8 39 238 199 106
3 New York Rangers 82 44 33 5 35 233 198 93
4 New Jersey Devils 82 38 39 5 35 174 209 81
5 New York Islanders 82 30 39 13 26 229 264 73
Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 z – Washington Capitals SE 82 48 23 11 43 224 197 107
2 y – Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 47 23 12 44 259 223 106
3 y – Boston Bruins NE 82 46 25 11 44 246 195 103
4 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 49 25 8 39 238 199 106
5 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 46 25 11 40 247 240 103
6 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 44 30 8 41 216 209 96
7 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 43 29 10 38 245 229 96
8 New York Rangers AT 82 44 33 5 35 233 198 93
8.5
9 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 40 31 11 35 236 239 91
10 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 37 34 11 32 218 251 85
11 New Jersey Devils AT 82 38 39 5 35 174 209 81
12 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 34 36 12 29 223 269 80
13 Ottawa Senators NE 82 32 40 10 30 192 250 74
14 New York Islanders AT 82 30 39 13 26 229 264 73
15 Florida Panthers SE 82 30 40 12 26 195 229 72

bold - qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division)
AT - Atlantic Division, NE - Northeast Division, SE - Southeast Division


Schedule and results[edit]

Game Log[edit]

2010–11 Game Log

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

Playoffs[edit]

Game log[edit]

2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Legend:       Win       Loss

Player stats[edit]

Skaters[edit]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Regular season
# Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
28 Giroux, ClaudeClaude Giroux 82 25 51 76 +20 47
48 Briere, DannyDanny Briere 77 34 34 68 +20 87
17 Carter, JeffJeff Carter 80 36 30 66 +27 39
18 Richards, MikeMike Richards 81 23 43 66 +11 62
22 Leino, VilleVille Leino 81 19 34 53 +14 22
19 Hartnell, ScottScott Hartnell 82 24 25 49 +14 142
21 van Riemsdyk, JamesJames van Riemsdyk 75 21 19 40 +15 35
25 Carle, MattMatt Carle 82 1 39 40 +30 23
44 Timonen, KimmoKimmo Timonen 82 6 31 37 +11 36
41 Meszaros, AndrejAndrej Meszaros 81 8 24 32 +30 42
20 Pronger, ChrisChris Pronger 50 4 21 25 +7 44
93 Zherdev, NikolayNikolay Zherdev 56 16 6 22 +5 22
15 Nodl, AndreasAndreas Nodl 67 11 11 22 +14 16
6 O'Donnell, SeanSean O'Donnell 81 1 17 18 +8 87
36 Powe, DarrollDarroll Powe 81 7 10 17 -6 41
5 Coburn, BraydonBraydon Coburn 82 2 14 16 +15 53
11 Betts, BlairBlair Betts 75 5 7 12 -3 8
10 Versteeg, KrisKris Versteeg 27 7 4 11 +4 24
13 Carcillo, DanielDaniel Carcillo 57 4 2 6 -14 127
45 Shelley, JodyJody Shelley 58 2 2 4 0 127
35 Bobrovsky, SergeiSergei Bobrovsky (G) 54 0 2 2 N/A 2
47 Wellwood, EricEric Wellwood 3 0 1 1 +1 2
33 Boucher, BrianBrian Boucher (G) 34 0 0 0 N/A 0
3 Bartulis, OskarsOskars Bartulis 13 0 0 0 -4 4
24 Boynton, NickNick Boynton 10 0 0 0 -3 4
26 Syvret, DannyDanny Syvret 4 0 0 0 0 2
8 Walker, MattMatt Walker 4 0 0 0 0 4
27 Gustafsson, ErikErik Gustafsson 3 0 0 0 -3 4
34 Holmstrom, BenBen Holmstrom 2 0 0 0 -1 5
49 Leighton, MichaelMichael Leighton (G) 1 0 0 0 N/A 0
Playoffs
# Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
28 Giroux, ClaudeClaude Giroux 11 1 11 12 +2 8
48 Briere, DannyDanny Briere 11 7 2 9 -7 14
21 van Riemsdyk, JamesJames van Riemsdyk 11 7 0 7 -3 4
18 Richards, MikeMike Richards 11 1 6 7 -1 15
41 Meszaros, AndrejAndrej Meszaros 11 2 4 6 -3 8
44 Timonen, KimmoKimmo Timonen 11 1 5 6 +3 14
10 Versteeg, KrisKris Versteeg 11 1 5 6 +1 12
22 Leino, VilleVille Leino 11 3 2 5 -1 0
19 Hartnell, ScottScott Hartnell 11 1 3 4 -5 23
25 Carle, MattMatt Carle 11 0 4 4 -8 2
13 Carcillo, DanielDaniel Carcillo 11 2 1 3 +2 30
93 Zherdev, NikolayNikolay Zherdev 8 1 2 3 -1 2
5 Coburn, BraydonBraydon Coburn 11 1 2 3 0 6
17 Carter, JeffJeff Carter 6 1 1 2 -3 2
6 O'Donnell, SeanSean O'Donnell 11 0 2 2 -2 5
20 Pronger, ChrisChris Pronger 3 0 1 1 -3 4
36 Powe, DarrollDarroll Powe 11 0 1 1 -3 4
11 Betts, BlairBlair Betts 11 0 0 0 -2 0
26 Syvret, DannyDanny Syvret 10 0 0 0 -3 0
33 Boucher, BrianBrian Boucher (G) 9 0 0 0 N/A 2
35 Bobrovsky, SergeiSergei Bobrovsky (G) 6 0 0 0 N/A 0
49 Leighton, MichaelMichael Leighton (G) 2 0 0 0 N/A 0
15 Nodl, AndreasAndreas Nodl 2 0 0 0 0 0
51 Rinaldo, ZacZac Rinaldo 2 0 0 0 -1 12
45 Shelley, JodyJody Shelley 2 0 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders[edit]

Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Regular season
# Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
35 Bobrovsky, SergeiSergei Bobrovsky 54 3017 28 13 8 130 2.59 1427 1397 .915 0
33 Boucher, BrianBrian Boucher 34 1885 18 10 4 76 2.42 902 826 .916 0
49 Leighton, MichaelMichael Leighton 1 60 1 0 0 4 4.00 36 32 .889 0
Playoffs
# Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
33 Boucher, BrianBrian Boucher 9 422 4 4 22 3.13 229 207 .904 0
35 Bobrovsky, SergeiSergei Bobrovsky 6 186 0 2 10 3.23 81 71 .877 0
49 Leighton, MichaelMichael Leighton 2 70 0 1 4 3.43 29 25 .862 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Flyers. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
Traded mid-season

Awards and records[edit]

Awards[edit]

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Sergei Bobrovsky[2] NHL Rookie of the Month December 2, 2010
Claude Giroux All-Star Game representative January 11, 2011
Danny Briere All-Star Game representative January 19, 2011
Ian Laperriere Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy June 22, 2011
Team
Player Award Awarded
Andrej Meszaros Barry Ashbee Trophy April 9, 2011
Claude Giroux Bobby Clarke Trophy April 9, 2011
Claude Giroux Gene Hart Memorial Award April 9, 2011
Andreas Nodl Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy April 9, 2011
Danny Briere Toyota Cup April 9, 2011
Brian Boucher Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award April 9, 2011

Milestones[edit]

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Sergei Bobrovsky 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Win
October 7, 2010
Braydon Coburn 300th Career NHL Game October 11, 2010
Nikolay Zherdev 100th Career NHL Goal October 14, 2010
Matt Carle 100th Career NHL Assist October 21, 2010
Sean O'Donnell 1,100th Career NHL Game October 25, 2010
Scott Hartnell 200th Career NHL Assist October 26, 2010
Eric Wellwood 1st Career NHL Game November 1, 2010
Eric Wellwood 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
November 6, 2010
Danny Briere 300th Career NHL Assist November 11, 2010
Mike Richards 300th Career NHL Point November 15, 2010
Jeff Carter 400th Career NHL Game November 16, 2010
Braydon Coburn 100th Career NHL Point November 18, 2010
Scott Hartnell 700th Career NHL Game November 20, 2010
Andrej Meszaros 400th Career NHL Game November 22, 2010
James van Riemsdyk 100th Career NHL Game December 1, 2010
Mike Richards 400th Career NHL Game December 5, 2010
Jeff Carter 300th Career NHL Point December 8, 2010
Claude Giroux 100th Career NHL Point December 8, 2010
Ville Leino 100th Career NHL Game December 14, 2010
Danny Briere 700th Career NHL Game December 30, 2010
Nikolay Zherdev 400th Career NHL Game December 31, 2010
Mike Richards 200th Career NHL Assist January 20, 2011
Brian Boucher 300th Career NHL Game January 22, 2011
Andreas Nodl 100th Career NHL Game February 24, 2011
Erik Gustafsson 1st Career NHL Game February 26, 2011
Ben Holmstrom 1st Career NHL Game March 3, 2011
Kimmo Timonen 100th Career NHL Goal March 5, 2011
Scott Hartnell 400th Career NHL Point March 12, 2011
Nick Boynton 600th Career NHL Game March 24, 2011
Claude Giroux 200th Career NHL Game March 26, 2011
Darroll Powe 200th Career NHL Game April 1, 2011
Claude Giroux 100th Career NHL Assist April 8, 2011
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
Sergei Bobrovsky 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 14, 2011
Danny Syvret 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 14, 2011
Nikolay Zherdev 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal
1st Career NHL Playoff Point
April 18, 2011
Zac Rinaldo 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 22, 2011
Nikolay Zherdev 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist April 24, 2011
Sean O'Donnell 100th Career NHL Playoff Game April 26, 2011

Transactions[edit]

The Flyers have been involved in the following transactions before and during the 2010–11 season.

Trades[edit]

Date
Details
June 19, 2010[3] To Nashville Predators
Ryan Parent
To Philadelphia Flyers
rights to Dan Hamhuis
conditional 7th-round pick in 2011
(Condition not met)
June 25, 2010[4] To Pittsburgh Penguins
rights to Dan Hamhuis
To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd-round pick in 2011
June 26, 2010[5] To Carolina Hurricanes
Jon Matsumoto
To Philadelphia Flyers
Washington's 7th-round pick in 2010
July 1, 2010 To Tampa Bay Lightning
2nd-round pick in 2012
To Philadelphia Flyers
Andrej Meszaros
July 19, 2010 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Simon Gagne
To Philadelphia Flyers
Matt Walker
4th-round pick in 2011
November 21, 2010 To Anaheim Ducks
David Laliberte
Patrick Maroon
To Philadelphia Flyers
Rob Bordson
Danny Syvret
February 14, 2011 To Toronto Maple Leafs
1st-round pick in 2011
3rd-round pick in 2011
To Philadelphia Flyers
Kris Versteeg
February 28, 2011 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Greg Moore
rights to Michael Chaput
To Philadelphia Flyers
Tom Sestito

Other transactions[edit]

Date Player Team (League) Notes
Signed via free agency
July 1, 2010 Sean O'Donnell Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $1.0 million
July 1, 2010 Jody Shelley New York Rangers 3 years, $3.3 million
July 9, 2010 Nikolay Zherdev Atlant Moscow (KHL) 1 year, $2.0 million
July 9, 2010 Greg Moore Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $0.55 million
July 15, 2010 Dan Jancevski Dallas Stars 2 years, $1.05 million
November 23, 2010 Michael Ryan Carolina Hurricanes 1 year, $0.5 million
Lost via free agency
July 3, 2010 Jared Ross Atlanta Thrashers
July 20, 2010 Danny Syvret Anaheim Ducks
July 29, 2010 Mika Pyorala Frölunda HC (Elit)
August 5, 2010 Joey Mormina Kassel Huskies (DEL)
August 20, 2010 Arron Asham Pittsburgh Penguins
September 10, 2010 Jeremy Duchesne Saint-Georges CRS Express (LNAH)
September 16, 2010 Lukas Krajicek HC Oceláři Třinec (Cze)
September 28, 2010 Rob Bellamy Elmira Jackals (ECHL)
September 30, 2010 Josh Beaulieu Rapid City Rush (CHL)
October 2, 2010 Ryan Dingle Victoria Salmon Kings (ECHL)
November 9, 2010 Sean Curry Toledo Walleye (ECHL)
November 15, 2010 Jason Ward EHC Black Wings Linz (EBEL)
February 7, 2011 Ray Emery Anaheim Ducks
Retirement
July 1, 2010 Mike Rathje last played in 2006
August 9, 2010 Riley Cote Adirondack Phantoms (AHL) hired as assistant coach
Claimed on waivers
February 26, 2011 Nick Boynton[6] Chicago Blackhawks
Re-signed
June 30, 2010 Michael Leighton 2 year, $3.1 million
July 1, 2010 Braydon Coburn 2 year, $6.4 million
July 13, 2010 Dan Carcillo 1 year, $1.075 million
July 14, 2010 David Laliberte 1 year, $550,000
July 21, 2010 Matt Clackson 1 year, $500,000
July 22, 2010 Darroll Powe 1 year, $725,000
November 8, 2010 Claude Giroux 3 year extension, $11.25 million
November 13, 2010 Jeff Carter 11 year extension, $58 million
Signed to Entry Level contracts
November 23, 2010 Brandon Manning Chilliwack Bruins (WHL) Undrafted free agent, 3 years, $2.145 million
March 2, 2011 Jason Akeson Kitchener Rangers (OHL) Undrafted free agent, 3 years, $2.145 million
March 2, 2011 Tyler Brown Plymouth Whalers (OHL) Undrafted free agent, 3 years, $2.145 million
March 7, 2011 Harry Zolnierczyk Brown Bears (ECAC) Undrafted free agent, 1 year, $775,000
March 15, 2012 Oliver Lauridsen St. Cloud State Huskies (WCHA) Drafted 196th overall (2009), 2 years, $1.3 million
March 23, 2011 Matt Read Bemidji State Beavers (WCHA) Undrafted free agent, 3 years, $2.7 million

Draft picks[edit]

Philadelphia's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California

Rnd # Player Position Nationality Drafted From
3 89 Michael Chaput Center  Canada Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
4 119 Tye McGinn Defenseman  Canada Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
5 149 Michael Parks Right Wing  United States Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
6 179 Nicholas Luukko Defenseman  United States The Gunnery (HS CT)
7 206 Ricard Blidstrand (from Washington via Carolina) Defenseman  Sweden AIK Jr. (Swedish Junior)
7 209 Brendan Ranford Left Wing  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)

Farm teams[edit]

American Hockey League - Adirondack Phantoms[7] (Standings)
ECHL - Greenville Road Warriors[8]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

General
Specific

External links[edit]