2008–09 Philadelphia Flyers season
Date Player New team ( league ) Via
July 3 , 2008 Rory Fitzpatrick Florida Panthers Free agency
July 3 , 2008 Stefan Ruzicka Spartak Moscow ( KHL ) Free agency
July 8 , 2008 Jason Smith Ottawa Senators Free agency
July 14 , 2008 Patrick Thoresen HC Lugano ( NLA ) Free agency
July 25 , 2008 Martin Grenier Traktor Chelyabinsk ( KHL ) Free agency
July 31 , 2008 Jaroslav Modry HC Liberec ( Czech Extraliga ) Free agency
August 21 , 2008 Rejean Beauchemin Idaho Steelheads ( ECHL ) Free agency
August 28 , 2008 Darren Reid Hershey Bears ( AHL ) Free agency
October 22 , 2008 Martin Houle Las Vegas Wranglers ( ECHL ) Free agency
November 8 , 2008 Jesse Boulerice Colorado Avalanche Free agency
November 17 , 2008 Frederik Cabana * - Release
April 7 , 2009 Jim Dowd - Retirement
Transactions -- Departures
The following players left the team via free agency , release , or retirement . Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk ( * ) .
The 2008-09 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 42nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games.