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Scott Hartnell arrived via trade from the Nashville Predators, and it was a match made in heaven.  The Flyers fans always love gritty power forwards (does the new mascot Gritty kind of resemble Hartnell?), and Hartnell was no different. His fun-loving personality endeared him even more to the city.  Recording most of his goals by crowding the net, Hartnell was a two-time 30-goal scorer and an All-Star in 2012.

A former captain of the Philadelphia Flyers, Mike Richards, was a late 1st Round pick in the 2003 Draft who would impress everyone with his two-way skills.  The former Centre would have four straight 60 Point seasons (including an 80 Point one) from 2007-08 to 2010-11, where he also received Frank J. Selke Award votes each season.  This included a runner-up campaign, which coincided with the 80 Point season mentioned earlier.

Wayne Simmonds became a Philadelphia Flyer after playing his first three years in Los Angeles.  

Proving to be more than a solid player, Simmonds has had two 60 Point seasons for Philadelphia, and he had back-to-back 30 Goal seasons in 2015-16 & 2016-17.  In that latter campaign, he would be named an NHL All-Star.  Despite his skill, the struggling Flyers traded Simmonds to Nashville during the 2018/19 Season, and he won the Mark Messier Leadership Award that year.  

With the Flyers, Simmonds had 378 Points.
A member of the Philadelphia Flyers for their two Stanley Cup wins in the 1970s, Tom Bladon was known for his devastating slapshot and for becoming the first Defenseman to score eight points in a game, which he did in 1977 against the Cleveland Barons.  He would also set a record of +10 in that game, a record that has yet to be equaled.  As a Flyer, Bladon had 270 Points over his career with a very strong Plus/Minus of 186 and two All-Star Game appearances.