The Flyers' disappointing season ended Sunday night with a 4-3 shootout loss to Carolina that may have been meaningless to many of the participants.
Carolina's Bryan Bickell wasn't one of them. Neither was Robert Hagg, a defenseman who made his NHL debut for the Flyers.
Bickell scored in the shootout to help spark the win, which ended on Brock McGinn's goal.
It was the final game for Bickell, a 31-year-old left winger who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in November and recently decided to retire after this season.
As a tribute video of Bickell was shown during a break in the first period, players from both teams tapped their sticks in appreciation and the Wells Fargo Center fans gave him a long standing ovation.