Cika wannan jumla: A lokacin da aka daina wasa, Flyers sun sake sabunta jerin su ta hanyar sanya hannu kan Jeremy Roenick kuma a karshe sun yi musayar Lindros ga Rangers don Kim Johnsson, Jan Hlavac, Pavel Brendl da kuma
Zaɓin zagaye na uku na zagaye na 2003 (Stefan Ruzicka). Desjardins ya sauka a matsayin kyaftin din kungiyar wasanni takwas a cikin kakar kuma Primeau ya maye gurbinsa. Flyers sun fara 2001 <unk> 02 tare da babban fata kuma tare da Roenick ya jagoranci ƙungiyar a cikin zira kwallaye, Flyers sun gama da taken Rukunin Atlantic. Wasan iko na ɗaya daga cikin mafi munin NHL duk da haka, don haka Adam Oates, na uku mai samar da maki a cikin League a lokacin, an samo shi daga Washington a ranar ƙarshe na NHL. Koyaya, ba shi da fa'ida kamar yadda Flyers ba za su iya yin laifi da yawa ba, suna zira kwallaye biyu ne kawai a wasanninsu biyar, zagaye na farko na wasan da suka yi wa Ottawa Senators. Ya bayyana cewa akwai rashin jin daɗi a cikin dakin gyaran tufafi yayin da aka kori Bill Barber. Flyers sun dauki mai nasara da aka tabbatar lokacin da suka juya zuwa tsohon Dallas Stars da kuma kocin kocin Stanley Cup Ken Hitchcock.