2001β02 Buffalo Sabres | |
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Division | 5th Northeast |
Conference | 10th Eastern |
2001β02 record | 35β35β11β1 |
Home record | 20β16β5β0 |
Road record | 15β19β6β1 |
Goals for | 213 |
Goals against | 200 |
Team information | |
General manager | Darcy Regier |
Coach | Lindy Ruff |
Captain | Stu Barnes |
Alternate captains |
Rob Ray Jason Woolley |
Arena | HSBC Arena |
Average attendance | 17,206 |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Rochester Americans South Carolina Stingrays |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Miroslav Satan (37) |
Assists | Miroslav Satan (36) |
Points | Miroslav Satan (73) |
Penalty minutes | Rob Ray (200) |
Plus/minus | Jay McKee (+18) |
Wins | Martin Biron (31) |
Goals against average | Martin Biron (2.22) |
The 2001-02 Buffalo Sabres season was the 32nd for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. [1] The Sabres finished in 5th place in the Northeast Division and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1996.
The Sabres traded both of their stars, Mike Peca, their former captain and Dominik Hasek in the offseason. Peca was sent to the Islanders for Tim Connolly and Taylor Pyatt. Forward Stu Barnes was named team captain. [2]
On October 7, 2001 the Sabres played the New York Rangers in the first pro sports game played in Manhattan after the September 11 attacks. In the game both teams wore special one time jerseys with "New York" written diagonally on the front of the jersey. The jerseys were later auctioned off to raise money for the 9/11 victims fund. The Sabres lost the game 5β4 in overtime. [3]
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 43 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 236 | 201 | 101 |
2 | 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 249 | 207 | 100 |
3 | 7 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 39 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 243 | 208 | 94 |
4 | 8 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 36 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 207 | 209 | 87 |
5 | 10 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 213 | 200 | 82 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Z- Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 43 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 236 | 201 | 101 |
2 | Y- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 42 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 234 | 192 | 97 |
3 | Y- Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 35 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 217 | 217 | 91 |
4 | X- Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 249 | 207 | 100 |
5 | X- New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 42 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 239 | 220 | 96 |
6 | X- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 41 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 205 | 187 | 95 |
7 | X- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 39 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 243 | 208 | 94 |
8 | X- Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 36 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 207 | 209 | 87 |
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9 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 228 | 240 | 85 |
10 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 213 | 200 | 82 |
11 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 36 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 227 | 258 | 80 |
12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 28 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 198 | 249 | 69 |
13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 178 | 219 | 69 |
14 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 22 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 180 | 250 | 60 |
15 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 19 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 187 | 288 | 54 |
Divisions: AT β Atlantic, NE β Northeast, SE β Southeast
Z β Clinched Conference; Y β Clinched Division; X β Clinched Playoff spot
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October: 5β6β1β1 (home: 4β4β1β0; road: 1β2β0β1)
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November: 6β7β1β0 (home: 4β2β1β0; road: 2β5β0β0)
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December: 4β7β2β0 (home: 2β3β1β0; road: 2β4β1β0)
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January: 7β5β1β0 (home: 3β2β0β0; road: 4β3β1β0)
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February: 1β2β2β0 (home: 1β0β1β0; road: 0β2β1β0)
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March: 8β7β2β0 (home: 4β4β0β0; road: 4β3β2β0)
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April: 4β1β2β0 (home: 2β1β1β0; road: 2β0β1β0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
Regular season | ||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
81 | Miroslav Satan | LW | 82 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 14 | 33 |
41 | Stu Barnes | C | 68 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 6 | 26 |
18 | Tim Connolly | C | 82 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 4 | 34 |
17 | Jean-Pierre Dumont | RW | 76 | 23 | 21 | 44 | β10 | 42 |
61 | Maxim Afinogenov | RW | 81 | 21 | 19 | 40 | β9 | 69 |
77 | Chris Gratton | C | 82 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 0 | 75 |
37 | Curtis Brown | C | 82 | 20 | 17 | 37 | β4 | 32 |
44 | Alexei Zhitnik | D | 82 | 1 | 33 | 34 | β1 | 80 |
5 | Jason Woolley | D | 59 | 8 | 20 | 28 | β6 | 34 |
25 | Vaclav Varada | RW | 76 | 7 | 16 | 23 | β7 | 82 |
13 | Vyacheslav Kozlov | LW | 38 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 16 |
24 | Taylor Pyatt | LW | 48 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 35 |
9 | Erik Rasmussen | LW | 69 | 8 | 11 | 19 | β1 | 34 |
3 | James Patrick | D | 56 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
45 | Dmitri Kalinin | D | 58 | 2 | 11 | 13 | β6 | 26 |
74 | Jay McKee | D | 81 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 43 |
4 | Rhett Warrener | D | 65 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 113 |
42 | Richard Smehlik | D | 60 | 3 | 6 | 9 | β9 | 22 |
55 | Denis Hamel | LW | 61 | 2 | 6 | 8 | β1 | 28 |
51 | Brian Campbell | D | 29 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
26 | Eric Boulton | LW | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | β1 | 129 |
32 | Rob Ray | RW | 71 | 2 | 3 | 5 | β3 | 200 |
12 [a] | Ales Kotalik | RW | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | β1 | 2 |
43 | Martin Biron | G | 72 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
29 | Bob Corkumβ | C | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β2 | 4 |
19 | Norm Milley | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
31 | Bob Essensa | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Rory Fitzpatrick | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 4 |
35 | Mika Noronen | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | Henrik Tallinder | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 |
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
43 | Martin Biron | 72 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 1781 | 151 | 2.22 | .915 | 4 | 4085 |
35 | Mika Noronen | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 217 | 23 | 2.66 | .894 | 0 | 518 |
31 | Bob Essensa | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 113 | 17 | 2.91 | .850 | 0 | 350 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Alexei Zhitnik | [6] |
NHL YoungStars Game selection | Tim Connolly | [7] |
The Sabres were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2001, the day after the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 13, 2002, the day of the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals. [8]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 24, 2001 | To Buffalo Sabres 5th-round pick in 2001 8th-round pick in 2001 9th-round pick in 2001 |
To
San Jose Sharks 5th-round pick in 2001 |
[8] |
June 24, 2001 | To Buffalo Sabres Tim Connolly Taylor Pyatt |
To
New York Islanders Rights to Michael Peca |
[9] |
June 30, 2001 | To Buffalo Sabres Vyacheslav Kozlov 1st-round pick in 2002 Future considerations |
To
Detroit Red Wings Dominik Hasek |
[10] |
March 19, 2002 | To Buffalo Sabres Bob Corkum |
To
Atlanta Thrashers 5th-round pick in 2002 |
[11] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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August 2, 2001 | Christian Matte | Minnesota Wild | Free agency | [12] | |
August 3, 2001 | Bob Essensa | Vancouver Canucks | Free agency | [13] | |
August 9, 2001 | Tom Askey | Rochester Americans ( AHL) | Free agency | [14] | |
Mario Larocque | Tampa Bay Lightning | Free agency | [14] | ||
August 14, 2001 | Rory Fitzpatrick | Edmonton Oilers | Free agency | [15] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [b] | Ref |
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N/A | Vladimir Tsyplakov | Ak Bars Kazan ( RSL) | Free agency (III) | [17] |
July 2, 2001 | Donald Audette | Dallas Stars | Free agency (III) | [18] |
July 4, 2001 | Steve Heinze | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency (III) | [19] |
July 13, 2001 | Dave Andreychuk | Tampa Bay Lightning | Free agency (III) | [20] |
August 23, 2001 | Jason Holland | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency (VI) | [21] |
October 6, 2001 | Doug Gilmour | Montreal Canadiens | Free agency (III) | [22] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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June 26, 2001 | Stu Barnes | 1-year | Option exercised | [23] |
James Patrick | 1-year | Re-signing | [23] | |
June 28, 2001 | Richard Smehlik | 1-year | Option exercised | [24] |
Vaclav Varada | 1-year | Option exercised | [24] | |
June 30, 2001 | Dominik Hasek | 1-year | Option exercised | [10] |
July 3, 2001 | Rob Ray | 1-year | Re-signing | [25] |
July 16, 2001 | Ales Kotalik | Entry-level | [26] | |
Henrik Tallinder | Entry-level | [26] | ||
July 23, 2001 | Doug Janik | Entry-level | [27] | |
July 30, 2001 | Chris Taylor | multi-year | Re-signing | [28] |
July 31, 2001 | Rhett Warrener | 1-year | Re-signing | [29] |
August 2, 2001 | Doug Houda | Re-signing | [12] | |
August 8, 2001 | Miroslav Satan | 2-year | Arbitration award | [30] |
August 20, 2001 | Eric Boulton | multi-year | Re-signing | [31] |
September 6, 2001 | Jean-Pierre Dumont | 3-year | Re-signing | [32] |
September 7, 2001 | Denis Hamel | 2-year | Re-signing | [33] |
September 11, 2001 | Alexei Zhitnik | 2-year [c] | Re-signing | [34] |
October 2, 2001 | Erik Rasmussen | 2-year [d] | Re-signing | [35] |
January 15, 2002 | Stu Barnes | 3-year | Extension | [36] |
June 1, 2002 | Paul Gaustad | 3-year | Entry-level | [37] |
Sean McMorrow | 3-year | Entry-level | [37] |
Buffalo's draft picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida. [38]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 22 | Jiri Novotny | Czech Republic | HC ΔeskΓ© BudΔjovice (Czech Republic) |
2 | 32 | Derek Roy | Canada | Kitchener Rangers ( OHL) |
2 | 50 | Chris Thorburn | Canada | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
2 | 55 | Jason Pominville | United States | Shawinigan Cataractes ( QMJHL) |
5 | 155 | Michal Vondrka | Czech Republic | HC ΔeskΓ© BudΔjovice (Czech Republic) |
8 | 234 | Carl Aslund | Sweden | Huddinge IK (Sweden) |
8 | 247 | Marek Dubec | Slovakia | VsetΓn HC (Czech Republic) |
9 | 279 | Ryan Jorde | Canada | Tri-City Americans ( WHL) |
Buffalo Sabres -- Signed goaltender Tom Askey and defenseman Mario Larocque.
Buffalo Sabres signed defenceman Rory Fitzpatrick.
LOS ANGELES KINGS--Signed D Jason Holland.
BUFFALO SABRES--Agreed to terms with C Chris Taylor on a multiyear contract.
Buffalo Sabres -- Agreed to terms with left wing Eric Boulton.
2001β02 Buffalo Sabres | |
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Division | 5th Northeast |
Conference | 10th Eastern |
2001β02 record | 35β35β11β1 |
Home record | 20β16β5β0 |
Road record | 15β19β6β1 |
Goals for | 213 |
Goals against | 200 |
Team information | |
General manager | Darcy Regier |
Coach | Lindy Ruff |
Captain | Stu Barnes |
Alternate captains |
Rob Ray Jason Woolley |
Arena | HSBC Arena |
Average attendance | 17,206 |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Rochester Americans South Carolina Stingrays |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Miroslav Satan (37) |
Assists | Miroslav Satan (36) |
Points | Miroslav Satan (73) |
Penalty minutes | Rob Ray (200) |
Plus/minus | Jay McKee (+18) |
Wins | Martin Biron (31) |
Goals against average | Martin Biron (2.22) |
The 2001-02 Buffalo Sabres season was the 32nd for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970. [1] The Sabres finished in 5th place in the Northeast Division and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1996.
The Sabres traded both of their stars, Mike Peca, their former captain and Dominik Hasek in the offseason. Peca was sent to the Islanders for Tim Connolly and Taylor Pyatt. Forward Stu Barnes was named team captain. [2]
On October 7, 2001 the Sabres played the New York Rangers in the first pro sports game played in Manhattan after the September 11 attacks. In the game both teams wore special one time jerseys with "New York" written diagonally on the front of the jersey. The jerseys were later auctioned off to raise money for the 9/11 victims fund. The Sabres lost the game 5β4 in overtime. [3]
No. | CR | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 43 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 236 | 201 | 101 |
2 | 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 249 | 207 | 100 |
3 | 7 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 39 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 243 | 208 | 94 |
4 | 8 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 36 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 207 | 209 | 87 |
5 | 10 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 213 | 200 | 82 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Z- Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 43 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 236 | 201 | 101 |
2 | Y- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 42 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 234 | 192 | 97 |
3 | Y- Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 35 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 217 | 217 | 91 |
4 | X- Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 249 | 207 | 100 |
5 | X- New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 42 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 239 | 220 | 96 |
6 | X- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 41 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 205 | 187 | 95 |
7 | X- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 39 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 243 | 208 | 94 |
8 | X- Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 36 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 207 | 209 | 87 |
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9 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 228 | 240 | 85 |
10 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 213 | 200 | 82 |
11 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 36 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 227 | 258 | 80 |
12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 28 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 198 | 249 | 69 |
13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 178 | 219 | 69 |
14 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 22 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 180 | 250 | 60 |
15 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 19 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 187 | 288 | 54 |
Divisions: AT β Atlantic, NE β Northeast, SE β Southeast
Z β Clinched Conference; Y β Clinched Division; X β Clinched Playoff spot
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October: 5β6β1β1 (home: 4β4β1β0; road: 1β2β0β1)
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November: 6β7β1β0 (home: 4β2β1β0; road: 2β5β0β0)
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December: 4β7β2β0 (home: 2β3β1β0; road: 2β4β1β0)
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January: 7β5β1β0 (home: 3β2β0β0; road: 4β3β1β0)
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February: 1β2β2β0 (home: 1β0β1β0; road: 0β2β1β0)
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March: 8β7β2β0 (home: 4β4β0β0; road: 4β3β2β0)
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April: 4β1β2β0 (home: 2β1β1β0; road: 2β0β1β0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) Overtime loss (1 point) |
Regular season | ||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
81 | Miroslav Satan | LW | 82 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 14 | 33 |
41 | Stu Barnes | C | 68 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 6 | 26 |
18 | Tim Connolly | C | 82 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 4 | 34 |
17 | Jean-Pierre Dumont | RW | 76 | 23 | 21 | 44 | β10 | 42 |
61 | Maxim Afinogenov | RW | 81 | 21 | 19 | 40 | β9 | 69 |
77 | Chris Gratton | C | 82 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 0 | 75 |
37 | Curtis Brown | C | 82 | 20 | 17 | 37 | β4 | 32 |
44 | Alexei Zhitnik | D | 82 | 1 | 33 | 34 | β1 | 80 |
5 | Jason Woolley | D | 59 | 8 | 20 | 28 | β6 | 34 |
25 | Vaclav Varada | RW | 76 | 7 | 16 | 23 | β7 | 82 |
13 | Vyacheslav Kozlov | LW | 38 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 16 |
24 | Taylor Pyatt | LW | 48 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 35 |
9 | Erik Rasmussen | LW | 69 | 8 | 11 | 19 | β1 | 34 |
3 | James Patrick | D | 56 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
45 | Dmitri Kalinin | D | 58 | 2 | 11 | 13 | β6 | 26 |
74 | Jay McKee | D | 81 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 43 |
4 | Rhett Warrener | D | 65 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 113 |
42 | Richard Smehlik | D | 60 | 3 | 6 | 9 | β9 | 22 |
55 | Denis Hamel | LW | 61 | 2 | 6 | 8 | β1 | 28 |
51 | Brian Campbell | D | 29 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
26 | Eric Boulton | LW | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | β1 | 129 |
32 | Rob Ray | RW | 71 | 2 | 3 | 5 | β3 | 200 |
12 [a] | Ales Kotalik | RW | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | β1 | 2 |
43 | Martin Biron | G | 72 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
29 | Bob Corkumβ | C | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β2 | 4 |
19 | Norm Milley | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
31 | Bob Essensa | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Rory Fitzpatrick | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 4 |
35 | Mika Noronen | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | Henrik Tallinder | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 |
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
43 | Martin Biron | 72 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 1781 | 151 | 2.22 | .915 | 4 | 4085 |
35 | Mika Noronen | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 217 | 23 | 2.66 | .894 | 0 | 518 |
31 | Bob Essensa | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 113 | 17 | 2.91 | .850 | 0 | 350 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL All-Star Game selection | Alexei Zhitnik | [6] |
NHL YoungStars Game selection | Tim Connolly | [7] |
The Sabres were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2001, the day after the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 13, 2002, the day of the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals. [8]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 24, 2001 | To Buffalo Sabres 5th-round pick in 2001 8th-round pick in 2001 9th-round pick in 2001 |
To
San Jose Sharks 5th-round pick in 2001 |
[8] |
June 24, 2001 | To Buffalo Sabres Tim Connolly Taylor Pyatt |
To
New York Islanders Rights to Michael Peca |
[9] |
June 30, 2001 | To Buffalo Sabres Vyacheslav Kozlov 1st-round pick in 2002 Future considerations |
To
Detroit Red Wings Dominik Hasek |
[10] |
March 19, 2002 | To Buffalo Sabres Bob Corkum |
To
Atlanta Thrashers 5th-round pick in 2002 |
[11] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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August 2, 2001 | Christian Matte | Minnesota Wild | Free agency | [12] | |
August 3, 2001 | Bob Essensa | Vancouver Canucks | Free agency | [13] | |
August 9, 2001 | Tom Askey | Rochester Americans ( AHL) | Free agency | [14] | |
Mario Larocque | Tampa Bay Lightning | Free agency | [14] | ||
August 14, 2001 | Rory Fitzpatrick | Edmonton Oilers | Free agency | [15] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [b] | Ref |
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N/A | Vladimir Tsyplakov | Ak Bars Kazan ( RSL) | Free agency (III) | [17] |
July 2, 2001 | Donald Audette | Dallas Stars | Free agency (III) | [18] |
July 4, 2001 | Steve Heinze | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency (III) | [19] |
July 13, 2001 | Dave Andreychuk | Tampa Bay Lightning | Free agency (III) | [20] |
August 23, 2001 | Jason Holland | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency (VI) | [21] |
October 6, 2001 | Doug Gilmour | Montreal Canadiens | Free agency (III) | [22] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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June 26, 2001 | Stu Barnes | 1-year | Option exercised | [23] |
James Patrick | 1-year | Re-signing | [23] | |
June 28, 2001 | Richard Smehlik | 1-year | Option exercised | [24] |
Vaclav Varada | 1-year | Option exercised | [24] | |
June 30, 2001 | Dominik Hasek | 1-year | Option exercised | [10] |
July 3, 2001 | Rob Ray | 1-year | Re-signing | [25] |
July 16, 2001 | Ales Kotalik | Entry-level | [26] | |
Henrik Tallinder | Entry-level | [26] | ||
July 23, 2001 | Doug Janik | Entry-level | [27] | |
July 30, 2001 | Chris Taylor | multi-year | Re-signing | [28] |
July 31, 2001 | Rhett Warrener | 1-year | Re-signing | [29] |
August 2, 2001 | Doug Houda | Re-signing | [12] | |
August 8, 2001 | Miroslav Satan | 2-year | Arbitration award | [30] |
August 20, 2001 | Eric Boulton | multi-year | Re-signing | [31] |
September 6, 2001 | Jean-Pierre Dumont | 3-year | Re-signing | [32] |
September 7, 2001 | Denis Hamel | 2-year | Re-signing | [33] |
September 11, 2001 | Alexei Zhitnik | 2-year [c] | Re-signing | [34] |
October 2, 2001 | Erik Rasmussen | 2-year [d] | Re-signing | [35] |
January 15, 2002 | Stu Barnes | 3-year | Extension | [36] |
June 1, 2002 | Paul Gaustad | 3-year | Entry-level | [37] |
Sean McMorrow | 3-year | Entry-level | [37] |
Buffalo's draft picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida. [38]
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 22 | Jiri Novotny | Czech Republic | HC ΔeskΓ© BudΔjovice (Czech Republic) |
2 | 32 | Derek Roy | Canada | Kitchener Rangers ( OHL) |
2 | 50 | Chris Thorburn | Canada | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
2 | 55 | Jason Pominville | United States | Shawinigan Cataractes ( QMJHL) |
5 | 155 | Michal Vondrka | Czech Republic | HC ΔeskΓ© BudΔjovice (Czech Republic) |
8 | 234 | Carl Aslund | Sweden | Huddinge IK (Sweden) |
8 | 247 | Marek Dubec | Slovakia | VsetΓn HC (Czech Republic) |
9 | 279 | Ryan Jorde | Canada | Tri-City Americans ( WHL) |
Buffalo Sabres -- Signed goaltender Tom Askey and defenseman Mario Larocque.
Buffalo Sabres signed defenceman Rory Fitzpatrick.
LOS ANGELES KINGS--Signed D Jason Holland.
BUFFALO SABRES--Agreed to terms with C Chris Taylor on a multiyear contract.
Buffalo Sabres -- Agreed to terms with left wing Eric Boulton.