, ▁signed ▁to ▁entry ▁level ▁contract s . ▁Two - way ▁contract s ▁are ▁marked ▁with ▁an ▁a ster isk ▁(* ). ▁ ▁Wa ivers ▁The ▁Fly ers ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁wa ivers ▁transactions . ▁ ▁Depart ures ▁The ▁following ▁players ▁left ▁the ▁team ▁via ▁free ▁ag ency , ▁release , ▁or ▁ret irement . ▁Play ers ▁who ▁were ▁under ▁contract ▁and ▁left ▁the ▁team ▁during ▁the ▁season ▁are ▁marked ▁with ▁an ▁a ster isk ▁(* ). ▁ ▁D raft ▁pick s ▁ ▁Philadelphia ' s ▁pick s ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁N HL ▁Entry ▁D raft , ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁Scot i ab ank ▁Place ▁in ▁Ott awa , ▁Ontario ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 0 – 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁Fly ers ▁trad ed ▁their ▁originally ▁all otted ▁second , ▁third , ▁fifth , ▁and ▁sevent h - round ▁pick s ▁in ▁four ▁separate ▁tr ades . ▁ ▁Farm ▁teams ▁American ▁Hockey ▁League ▁– ▁Philadelphia ▁Ph ant oms ▁( Stand ings ) ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season ▁was ▁the ▁Ph ant oms ' ▁last ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁W ach ov ia ▁Spect rum ▁and ▁means ▁they ▁will ▁move ▁following ▁the ▁season . ▁Com cast ▁Spect ac or ▁sold ▁the ▁Ph ant oms ▁to ▁the ▁Bro oks ▁Group ▁of ▁Pitts burgh ▁on ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁ownership ▁has ▁expressed ▁interest ▁in ▁eventually ▁moving ▁the ▁Ph ant oms