2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers season was the team's 45th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the second round of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs to their local rivals, the New Jersey Devils, in five games.

2011–12 Philadelphia Flyers
Division	3rd Atlantic
Conference	5th Eastern
2011–12 record	47–26–9
Home record	22–13–6
Road record	25–13–3
Goals for	264
Goals against	232
Team information
General manager	Paul Holmgren
Coach	Peter Laviolette
Captain	Chris Pronger
Alternate captains	Danny Briere Kimmo Timonen Claude Giroux
Arena	Wells Fargo Center
Average attendance	20,433 (107.4%)[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Adirondack Phantoms Trenton Titans
Team leaders
Goals	Scott Hartnell (37)
Assists	Claude Giroux (65)
Points	Claude Giroux (93)
Penalty minutes	Zac Rinaldo (232)
Plus/minus	Scott Hartnell (+19)
Wins	Ilya Bryzgalov (33)
Goals against average	Ilya Bryzgalov (2.48)
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In July 2011, veteran Jaromir Jagr joined the Flyers as a free agent, his first time in the NHL since the 2007–08 season. The season was also Chris Pronger's last in the NHL. After appearing in three Stanley Cup Finals and winning one with the Anaheim Ducks, Pronger had not played since November 2011 after battling several injuries and suffering from post-concussion syndrome. In 2013, Claude Giroux would replace Pronger as the Flyers' captain.

Off-season

Following his penchant for making big moves, Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren pulled off perhaps the most stunning move of his tenure, trading captain Mike Richards to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Brayden Schenn, Wayne Simmonds and a 2012 second-round draft pick, as well as Jeff Carter to the Columbus Blue Jackets for their 2011 first-round pick (Sean Couturier) and Jakub Voracek, all within the span of one hour on June 23. Later that same day, Holmgren addressed the Flyers' long-standing goaltending issues by signing the Phoenix Coyotes' Ilya Bryzgalov to a nine-year, $51 million contract. On July 1, the Flyers signed Jaromir Jagr to a one-year contract, Maxime Talbot to a five-year contract and Andreas Lilja to a two-year contract.

Regular season

Chris Pronger was named the Flyers' captain;^[2] however, 13 games into the season, he was lost for the remainder of the regular season and playoffs with severe post-concussion syndrome.

Bryzgalov's play ranged from spectacular to subpar, including being benched in favor of Sergei Bobrovsky for the Flyers' 3–2 loss to the New York Rangers in the 2012 Winter Classic. Twelve rookies played for the Flyers during the season, with the play of Sean Couturier, Brayden Schenn and Matt Read standing out impressively.

The Flyers concluded the regular season with the most powerplay opportunities of all teams (335), the most powerplay goals scored (66) and the most powerplay opportunities against (319).^[3]

Season standings

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New York Rangers	82	51	24	7	47	226	187	+39	109
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	51	25	6	42	282	221	+61	108
3	Philadelphia Flyers	82	47	26	9	43	264	232	+32	103
4	New Jersey Devils	82	48	28	6	36	228	209	+19	102
5	New York Islanders	82	34	37	11	27	203	255	−52	79

Source: National Hockey League

Eastern Conference

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	z – New York Rangers	82	51	24	7	47	226	187	+39	109
2	NE	y – Boston Bruins	82	49	29	4	40	269	202	+67	102
3	SE	y – Florida Panthers	82	38	26	18	32	203	227	−24	94
4	AT	x – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	51	25	6	42	282	221	+61	108
5	AT	x – Philadelphia Flyers	82	47	26	9	43	264	232	+32	103
6	AT	x – New Jersey Devils	82	48	28	6	36	228	209	+19	102
7	SE	x – Washington Capitals	82	42	32	8	38	222	230	−8	92
8	NE	x – Ottawa Senators	82	41	31	10	35	249	240	+9	92
9	NE	Buffalo Sabres	82	39	32	11	32	218	230	−12	89
10	SE	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	38	36	8	35	235	281	−46	84
11	SE	Winnipeg Jets	82	37	35	10	33	225	246	−21	84
12	SE	Carolina Hurricanes	82	33	33	16	32	213	243	−30	82
13	NE	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	35	37	10	31	231	264	−33	80
14	AT	New York Islanders	82	34	37	11	27	203	255	−52	79
15	NE	Montreal Canadiens	82	31	35	16	26	212	226	−14	78

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference

Playoffs

The Flyers drew the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the playoffs, a series in which the two teams combined for an NHL-record 45 goals in the first four games and a total of 309 penalty minutes in an intense, fight-filled series. The Flyers pulled off the upset in six games against a Pittsburgh team that was heavily favored to win the Stanley Cup. But in the second round against the New Jersey Devils, the Flyers' run-and-gun style of play was stymied by the Devils' forechecking and defense, and the Flyers were eliminated in five games. Claude Giroux missed the fifth and deciding game after being suspended for a hit to the head of New Jersey's Dainius Zubrus late in game four.^[4]

Schedule and results

Preseason

2011 preseason[5]
Preseason: 4–2–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 2–1–0) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 20 4–0 @ Toronto Maple Leafs Bobrovsky 18,480 1–0–0 W 2 September 21 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs Bryzgalov 19,452 1–1–0 L 3[a] September 22 3–4 (SO) Detroit Red Wings Leighton n/a 1–1–1 OTL 4 September 23 3–1 @ Detroit Red Wings Bobrovsky 14,310 2–1–1 W 5 September 26 5–3 New York Rangers Bryzgalov 19,657 3–1–1 W 6 September 29 2–1 New Jersey Devils Bobrovsky 19,722 4–1–1 W 7 October 1 1–2 @ New Jersey Devils Bryzgalov 12,729 4–2–1 L Notes: a Game played at John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario.
Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) OTL Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Regular season

2011–12 regular season[6]
October: 6–4–1, 13 points (home: 3–3–1; road: 3–1–0) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 6 2–1 @ Boston Bruins Bryzgalov 17,565 1–0–0 2 W 2 October 8 3–0 @ New Jersey Devils Bryzgalov 17,625 2–0–0 4 W 3 October 12 5–4 Vancouver Canucks Bryzgalov 19,632 3–0–0 6 W 4 October 15 2–3 (OT) Los Angeles Kings Bryzgalov 19,644 3–0–1 7 OTL 5 October 18 7–2 @ Ottawa Senators Bobrovsky 18,059 4–0–1 9 W 6 October 20 2–5 Washington Capitals Bryzgalov 19,658 4–1–1 9 L 7 October 22 2–4 St. Louis Blues Bryzgalov 19,593 4–2–1 9 L 8 October 24 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs Bobrovsky 19,569 5–2–1 11 W 9 October 26 1–5 @ Montreal Canadiens Bryzgalov 21,273 5–3–1 11 L 10 October 27 8–9 Winnipeg Jets Bryzgalov 19,588 5–4–1 11 L 11 October 29 5–1 Carolina Hurricanes Bryzgalov 19,683 6–4–1 13 W
November: 7–3–2, 16 points (home: 3–1–1; road: 4–2–1) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 12 November 2 3–2 @ Buffalo Sabres Bryzgalov 18,299 7–4–1 15 W 13 November 3 3–4 (SO) New Jersey Devils Bobrovsky 19,667 7–4–2 16 OTL 14 November 5 9–2 Columbus Blue Jackets Bryzgalov 19,784 8–4–2 18 W 15 November 9 1–2 (OT) @ Tampa Bay Lightning Bryzgalov 19,204 8–4–3 19 OTL 16 November 13 3–2 @ Florida Panthers Bryzgalov 15,215 9–4–3 21 W 17 November 14 5–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes Bobrovsky 14,491 10–4–3 23 W 18 November 17 2–1 Phoenix Coyotes Bryzgalov 19,610 11–4–3 25 W 19 November 19 4–6 @ Winnipeg Jets Bobrovsky 15,004 11–5–3 25 L 20 November 21 2–4 Carolina Hurricanes Bryzgalov 19,632 11–6–3 25 L 21 November 23 4–3 (OT) @ New York Islanders Bobrovsky 11,086 12–6–3 27 W 22 November 25 3–1 Montreal Canadiens Bobrovsky 19,991 13–6–3 29 W 23 November 26 0–2 @ New York Rangers Bobrovsky 18,200 13–7–3 29 L
December: 9–3–1, 19 points (home: 2–1–0; road: 7–2–1) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 24 December 2 4–3 (OT) @ Anaheim Ducks Bryzgalov 15,975 14–7–3 31 W 25 December 3 4–2 @ Phoenix Coyotes Bryzgalov 14,913 15–7–3 33 W 26 December 7 5–4 (OT) @ Buffalo Sabres Bryzgalov 18,690 16–7–3 35 W 27 December 8 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryzgalov 19,936 17–7–3 37 W 28 December 10 5–2 Tampa Bay Lightning Bryzgalov 19,772 18–7–3 39 W 29 December 13 5–1 @ Washington Capitals Bryzgalov 18,506 19–7–3 41 W 30 December 15 4–3 @ Montreal Canadiens Bobrovsky 21,273 20–7–3 43 W 31 December 17 0–6 Boston Bruins Bryzgalov 19,948 20–8–3 43 L 32 December 19 2–3 (SO) @ Colorado Avalanche Bryzgalov 14,889 20–8–4 44 OTL 33 December 21 4–1 @ Dallas Stars Bobrovsky 15,061 21–8–4 46 W 34 December 23 2–4 @ New York Rangers Bryzgalov 18,200 21–9–4 46 L 35 December 27 1–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning Bryzgalov 19,204 21–10–4 46 L 36 December 29 4–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Bobrovsky 18,602 22–10–4 48 W
January: 7–4–2, 16 points (home: 3–2–2; road: 4–2–0) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 37[b] January 2 2–3 New York Rangers Bobrovsky 46,967 22–11–4 48 L 38 January 5 5–4 Chicago Blackhawks Bryzgalov 19,877 23–11–4 50 W 39 January 7 3–2 (OT) Ottawa Senators Bryzgalov 19,792 24–11–4 52 W 40 January 8 4–6 @ Ottawa Senators Bryzgalov 20,028 24–12–4 52 L 41 January 10 2–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes Bobrovsky 14,511 25–12–4 54 W 42 January 12 3–2 @ New York Islanders Bobrovsky 11,751 26–12–4 56 W 43 January 14 2–4 @ Nashville Predators Bryzgalov 17,113 26–13–4 56 L 44 January 17 5–1 Minnesota Wild Bryzgalov 19,787 27–13–4 58 W 45 January 19 1–4 New York Islanders Bobrovsky 19,796 27–14–4 58 L 46 January 21 4–1 @ New Jersey Devils Bryzgalov 16,251 28–14–4 60 W 47 January 22 5–6 (SO) Boston Bruins Bryzgalov 19,851 28–14–5 61 OTL 48 January 24 3–2 (SO) @ Florida Panthers Bobrovsky 17,737 29–14–5 63 W 49 January 31 1–2 (SO) Winnipeg Jets Bryzgalov 19,874 29–14–6 64 OTL Notes: b 2012 NHL Winter Classic played at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
February: 5–7–1, 11 points (home: 3–3–1; road: 2–4–0) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 50 February 2 4–1 Nashville Predators Bryzgalov 19,823 30–14–6 66 W 51 February 4 4–6 New Jersey Devils Bobrovsky 19,862 30–15–6 66 L 52 February 5 2–5 @ New York Rangers Bryzgalov 18,200 30–16–6 66 L 53 February 7 0–1 (SO) New York Islanders Bryzgalov 19,614 30–16–7 67 OTL 54 February 9 4–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Bobrovsky 19,684 31–16–7 69 W 55 February 11 2–5 New York Rangers Bobrovsky 19,915 31–17–7 69 L 56 February 12 3–4 @ Detroit Red Wings Bobrovsky 20,066 31–18–7 69 L 57 February 16 7–2 Buffalo Sabres Bryzgalov 19,725 32–18–7 71 W 58 February 18 4–6 Pittsburgh Penguins Bobrovsky 19,958 32–19–7 71 L 59 February 21 5–4 (OT) @ Winnipeg Jets Bryzgalov 15,004 33–19–7 73 W 60 February 23 0–2 @ Edmonton Oilers Bryzgalov 16,839 33–20–7 73 L 61 February 25 5–4 (SO) @ Calgary Flames Bryzgalov 19,289 34–20–7 75 W 62 February 28 0–1 @ San Jose Sharks Bryzgalov 17,562 34–21–7 75 L
March: 11–3–2, 24 points (home: 7–2–1; road: 4–1–1) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 63 March 1 6–3 New York Islanders Bryzgalov 19,674 35–21–7 77 W 64 March 4 1–0 @ Washington Capitals Bryzgalov 18,506 36–21–7 79 W 65 March 6 3–2 Detroit Red Wings Bryzgalov 19,892 37–21–7 81 W 66 March 8 5–0 Florida Panthers Bryzgalov 19,675 38–21–7 83 W 67 March 10 1–0 (SO) @ Toronto Maple Leafs Bryzgalov 19,559 39–21–7 85 W 68 March 11 1–4 @ New Jersey Devils Bobrovsky 15,107 39–22–7 85 L 69 March 13 3–0 New Jersey Devils Bryzgalov 19,724 40–22–7 87 W 70 March 15 3–2 @ New York Islanders Bryzgalov 13,827 41–22–7 89 W 71 March 17 2–3 (SO) @ Boston Bruins Bryzgalov 17,565 41–22–8 90 OTL 72 March 18 3–2 (OT) Pittsburgh Penguins Bryzgalov 19,927 42–22–8 92 W 73 March 20 1–2 Florida Panthers Bryzgalov 19,568 42–23–8 92 L 74 March 22 2–1 (SO) Washington Capitals Bryzgalov 19,948 43–23–8 94 W 75 March 24 4–1 Montreal Canadiens Bryzgalov 19,931 44–23–8 96 W 76 March 26 3–5 Tampa Bay Lightning Bryzgalov 19,590 44–24–8 96 L 77 March 29 7–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs Bobrovsky 19,415 45–24–8 98 W 78 March 31 3–4 (SO) Ottawa Senators Bobrovsky 19,822 45–24–9 99 OTL
April: 2–2–0, 4 points (home: 1–1–0; road: 1–1–0) Game Date Score Opponent Decision Attendance Record Points Recap 79 April 1 6–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Bobrovsky 18,601 46–24–9 101 W 80 April 3 3–5 New York Rangers Bryzgalov 19,898 46–25–9 101 L 81 April 5 2–1 Buffalo Sabres Bryzgalov 19,873 47–25–9 103 W 82 April 7 2–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Bobrovsky 18,616 47–26–9 103 L
Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) OTL Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2012 Stanley Cup playoffs[6]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins – Flyers win 4–2 Game Date Score Opponent Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 11 4–3 (OT) @ Pittsburgh Penguins Bryzgalov 18,565 Flyers lead 1–0 W 2 April 13 8–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Bryzgalov 18,626 Flyers lead 2–0 W 3 April 15 8–4 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryzgalov 20,092 Flyers lead 3–0 W 4 April 18 3–10 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryzgalov 20,172 Flyers lead 3–1 L 5 April 20 2–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins Bryzgalov 18,628 Flyers lead 3–2 L 6 April 22 5–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryzgalov 20,127 Flyers win 4–2 W
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–1 Game Date Score Opponent Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 29 4–3 (OT) New Jersey Devils Bryzgalov 19,972 Flyers lead 1–0 W 2 May 1 1–4 New Jersey Devils Bryzgalov 20,131 Series tied 1–1 L 3 May 3 3–4 (OT) @ New Jersey Devils Bryzgalov 17,625 Devils lead 2–1 L 4 May 6 2–4 @ New Jersey Devils Bryzgalov 17,625 Devils lead 3–1 L 5 May 8 1–3 New Jersey Devils Bryzgalov 19,818 Devils win 4–1 L
Legend: W Win L Loss

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.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
			GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
28	Claude Giroux	C	77	28	65	93	6	29	10	8	9	17	2	13
19	Scott Hartnell	LW	82	37	30	67	19	136	11	3	5	8	−7	15
68	Jaromir Jagr	RW	73	19	35	54	5	30	11	1	7	8	−5	2
17	Wayne Simmonds	RW	82	28	21	49	−1	114	11	1	5	6	−6	38
93	Jakub Voracek	RW	78	18	31	49	11	32	11	2	8	10	0	8
48	Danny Briere	C	70	16	33	49	5	69	11	8	5	13	−6	4
24	Matt Read	RW	79	24	23	47	13	12	11	3	2	5	0	4
44	Kimmo Timonen	D	76	4	39	43	8	46	11	1	3	4	1	23
25	Matt Carle	D	82	4	34	38	4	36	11	2	4	6	−3	6
27	Maxime Talbot	C	81	19	15	34	5	59	11	4	2	6	5	10
14	Sean Couturier	C	77	13	14	27	18	14	11	3	1	4	2	2
41	Andrej Meszaros	D	62	7	18	25	6	38	1	0	0	0	0	0
21	James van Riemsdyk	LW	43	11	13	24	−1	24	7	1	1	2	−2	4
5	Braydon Coburn	D	81	4	20	24	10	56	11	0	4	4	0	8
10	Brayden Schenn	C	54	12	6	18	−7	34	11	3	6	9	−3	8
20	Chris Pronger	D	13	1	11	12	1	10	—	—	—	—	—	—
47	Eric Wellwood	LW	24	5	4	9	12	2	11	0	0	0	−1	2
36	Zac Rinaldo	C	66	2	7	9	−1	232	5	0	0	0	−2	48
43	Marc-Andre Bourdon	D	45	4	3	7	4	52	1	0	0	0	0	0
29	Harry Zolnierczyk	LW	37	3	3	6	−11	35	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	Nicklas Grossmann†	D	22	0	6	6	5	10	9	0	1	1	0	8
6	Andreas Lilja	D	46	0	6	6	9	34	10	0	0	0	−5	6
26	Erik Gustafsson	D	30	1	4	5	12	2	7	1	1	2	4	2
13	Pavel Kubina†	D	17	0	4	4	−3	15	5	0	1	1	−3	12
30	Ilya Bryzgalov	G	59	0	2	2		4	11	0	0	0		0
15	Andreas Nodl‡	RW	12	0	1	1	−1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	Tom Sestito	LW	14	0	1	1	−3	83	—	—	—	—	—	—
45	Jody Shelley	LW	30	0	1	1	−6	64	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Sergei Bobrovsky	G	29	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	0		0
22	Ben Holmstrom	C	5	0	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	Brandon Manning	D	4	0	0	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
46	Kevin Marshall‡	D	10	0	0	0	−1	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
8	Matt Walker	D	4	0	0	0	−2	16	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season											Playoffs
		GP	GS	W	L	OT	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	GS	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
30	Ilya Bryzgalov	59	57	33	16	7	1554	141	2.48	.909	6	3,415	11	11	5	6	326	37	3.46	.887	0	642
35	Sergei Bobrovsky	29	25	14	10	2	769	78	3.02	.899	0	1,550	1	0	0	0	18	5	8.13	.722	0	37

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Claude Giroux	[7]
		Scott Hartnell
		Kimmo Timonen
	NHL First Star of the Month	Ilya Bryzgalov (March)	[8]
	NHL First Star of the Week	Ilya Bryzgalov (March 12)	[9]
		Ilya Bryzgalov (March 19)	[10]
		Wayne Simmonds (April 2)	[11]
	NHL Second Star of the Week	Scott Hartnell (January 23)	[12]
	NHL Third Star of the Week	Jaromir Jagr (October 31)	[13]
		Matt Read (November 21)	[14]
Team	Barry Ashbee Trophy	Kimmo Timonen	[15]
	Bobby Clarke Trophy	Claude Giroux	[15]
	Gene Hart Memorial Award	Wayne Simmonds	[15]
	Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy	Scott Hartnell	[15]
	Toyota Cup	Claude Giroux	[15]
	Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award	Jaromir Jagr	[15]

Records

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

Claude Giroux, pictured here during game two of the Flyers’ 2012 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series, set a team record for most points in a single playoff game.

Among the team records set during the 2011–12 season was Scott Hartnell tying the team record for most goals in a single period (3) on January 22.^[16] From March 6 to March 15, goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov set the team record for longest shutout sequence (249 minutes and 43 seconds) and his three consecutive shutouts from March 8 to March 13 tied the team record.^[17][18] On March 18, Hartnell scored the latest regular season overtime goal in team history at 4:59 of the period.^[19] The Flyers won 25 times on the road for the second consecutive season, tying the team record.^[20]

A number of franchise playoff records were set during the Flyers conference quarterfinals series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. In game two, Claude Giroux set a single playoff game team record for most points (6) and Sean Couturier tied one for most points by a rookie (4).^[21][22] The Flyers two shorthanded goals during the game also tied a team record.^[23] In game three, the Flyers scored four powerplay goals, tying a team record.^[24] During game four, the Flyers tied two team records for most powerplay goals scored during a single playoff period (3) and most goals allowed during a playoff game (10).^[25][26] The twelve powerplay goals the Flyers scored during the series is a franchise single series high.^[27]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Sean Couturier	October 6, 2011	[28]
	Matt Read
	Harry Zolnierczyk	October 18, 2011
	Marc-Andre Bourdon	November 21, 2011
	Kevin Marshall
	Brandon Manning	March 8, 2012
1,600th point	Jaromir Jagr	October 6, 2011	[29]
25th shutout	Ilya Bryzgalov	February 7, 2012	[30]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 16, 2011, the day after the deciding game of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 11, 2012, the day of the deciding game of the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals.^[31]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 23, 2011 (2011-06-23)	To Los Angeles Kings Rob Bordson Mike Richards	To Philadelphia Flyers Brayden Schenn Wayne Simmonds 2nd-round pick in 2012	[32]
	To Columbus Blue Jackets Jeff Carter	To Philadelphia Flyers Jakub Voracek 1st-round pick in 2011 3rd-round pick in 2011	[33]
June 27, 2011 (2011-06-27)	To Minnesota Wild Darroll Powe	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2013	[34]
July 1, 2011 (2011-07-01)	To Florida Panthers Kris Versteeg	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2012 2nd-round pick in 2012 or 2013[a]	[35]
October 12, 2011 (2011-10-12)	To Los Angeles Kings Stefan Legein 6th-round pick in 2012	To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations	[36]
February 2, 2012 (2012-02-02)	To Washington Capitals Kevin Marshall	To Philadelphia Flyers Matthew Ford	[37]
February 16, 2012 (2012-02-16)	To Dallas Stars 2nd-round pick in 2012 3rd-round pick in 2013	To Philadelphia Flyers Nicklas Grossmann	[38]
February 18, 2012 (2012-02-18)	To Tampa Bay Lightning Jon Kalinski 2nd-round pick in 2012 4th-round pick in 2013	To Philadelphia Flyers Pavel Kubina	[39]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2011 (2011-07-01)	Jaromir Jagr	Avangard Omsk (KHL)	1-year	Free agency	[40]
	Andreas Lilja	Anaheim Ducks	2-year	Free agency	[41]
	Maxime Talbot	Pittsburgh Penguins	5-year	Free agency	[42]
July 19, 2011 (2011-07-19)	Jason Bacashihua	Colorado Avalanche	1-year	Free agency	[43]
September 14, 2011 (2011-09-14)	Blake Kessel	University of New Hampshire (HE)	2-year	Free agency	[44]
March 6, 2012 (2012-03-06)	Cal Heeter	Ohio State University (CCHA)	2-year	Free agency	[45]
April 2, 2012 (2012-04-02)	Matt Konan	Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)	3-year	Free agency	[46]
	Matt Mangene	University of Maine (HE)	2-year	Free agency	[46]
May 21, 2012 (2012-05-21)	Andrew Johnston	Humboldt Broncos (SJHL)	3-year	Free agency	[47]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via[b]	Ref
July 1, 2011 (2011-07-01)	Brian Boucher	Carolina Hurricanes	Free agency (III)	[49]
	Nick Boynton[c]		Contract expiration (III)	[48]
	Daniel Carcillo	Chicago Blackhawks	Free agency (UFA)	[51]
	Ville Leino	Buffalo Sabres	Free agency (III)	[52]
	Sean O'Donnell	Chicago Blackhawks	Free agency (III)	[53]
August 3, 2011 (2011-08-03)	Garrett Klotz	Adirondack Phantoms (AHL)	Free agency (UFA)	[54]
	Nikolay Zherdev	Atlant Mytishchi (KHL)	Free agency (III)	[55]
August 8, 2011 (2011-08-08)	Danny Syvret	St. Louis Blues	Free agency (VI)	[56]
August 9, 2011 (2011-08-09)	Michael Ryan	Buffalo Sabres	Free agency (III)	[57]
September 14, 2011 (2011-09-14)	Joonas Lehtivuori	Modo Hockey (SHL)[d]	Release	[59]
September 16, 2011 (2011-09-16)	Brian Stewart	Binghamton Senators (AHL)	Free agency (UFA)	[60]
October 5, 2011 (2011-10-05)	Blair Betts	Montreal Canadiens	Waivers[e]	[61]
November 29, 2011 (2011-11-29)	Andreas Nodl	Carolina Hurricanes	Waivers	[62]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
June 23, 2011 (2011-06-23)	Ilya Bryzgalov	9-year	Re-signing	[63]
June 27, 2011 (2011-06-27)	Andreas Nodl	2-year	Re-signing	[64]
	Tom Sestito	1-year	Re-signing	[64]
July 1, 2011 (2011-07-01)	Jakub Voracek	1-year	Re-signing	[41]
July 7, 2011 (2011-07-07)	Wayne Simmonds	2-year	Re-signing	[65]
July 14, 2011 (2011-07-14)	Tye McGinn	3-year	Entry-level	[66]
July 19, 2011 (2011-07-19)	Jon Kalinski	1-year	Re-signing	[43]
	Marcel Noebels	3-year	Entry-level	[43]
August 30, 2011 (2011-08-30)	James van Riemsdyk	6-year	Extension	[67]
September 21, 2011 (2011-09-21)	Sean Couturier	3-year	Entry-level	[68]
November 9, 2011 (2011-11-09)	Braydon Coburn	4-year	Extension	[69]
March 27, 2012 (2012-03-27)	Nick Cousins	3-year	Entry-level	[70]
April 4, 2012 (2012-04-04)	Matthew Ford	1-year	Extension	[71]
April 6, 2012 (2012-04-06)	Nicklas Grossmann	4-year	Extension	[72]
May 21, 2012 (2012-05-21)	Derek Mathers	3-year	Entry-level	[47]

Draft picks

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2011 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on June 24–25, 2011.^[73] The Flyers traded their first-round pick, 25th overall, and their third-round pick, 85th overall, to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Kris Versteeg on February 14, 2011.^[74] They also traded their original second and fifth-round picks in two different trades.^[74]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	Notes
1	8	Sean Couturier	Center	Canada	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)	[f]
3	68	Nick Cousins	Center	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)	[f]
4	116	Colin Suellentrop	Defense	United States	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
	118	Marcel Noebels	Left wing	Germany	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)	[g]
6	176	Petr Placek	Right wing	Czech Republic	Hotchkiss School (USHS-CT)
7	206	Derek Mathers	Right wing	Canada	Peterborough Petes (OHL)

Farm teams

American Hockey League – Adirondack Phantoms^[75][76] (Standings)

ECHL – Trenton Titans^[77]

Notes

1. Florida elected to trade 2012 pick.
2. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.^[48]
3. Boynton retired.^[50]
4. Lehtivuori signed with Modo on August 18, 2011.^[58]
5. The waiver claim was reversed on October 9 after Betts failed his physical.^[61]
6. The Flyers traded Jeff Carter to the Columbus Blue Jackets for the Blue Jackets' first-round pick, eighth overall, the Blue Jackets' third-round pick, 68th overall, and Jakub Voracek on June 23, 2011.^[74]
7. The Flyers traded Simon Gagne to the Tampa Bay Lightning for the Lightning's fourth-round pick, 118th overall, and Matt Walker on July 19, 2010.^[74]