# 2000–01 Ottawa Senators season

The 2000–01 Ottawa Senators season was the ninth season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). This season saw the Senators place first in the Northeast Division, with 109 points. The Senators made the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season but they were upset in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals by the Toronto Maple Leafs, being swept in four games.

## Regular season

Ottawa trailed only the Pittsburgh Penguins and New Jersey Devils with the most goals during the regular season (274).
Alexei Yashin played during the 2000–01 season, but was not restored as captain; the position remaining with Alfredsson. After the season, Yashin would be traded to the New York Islanders for Zdeno Chara, Bill Muckalt, and the Isles' first round draft pick (second overall), which the Sens used to draft Jason Spezza. Yashin would sign a ten-year contract with the Isles.
On Saturday, November 18, the Senators scored three short-handed goals in a 5–2 home win against the Florida Panthers.

### Final standings

Northeast Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 48 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 274 | 205 | 109 |
| 2 | 5 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 46 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 218 | 184 | 98 |
| 3 | 7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 232 | 207 | 90 |
| 4 | 9 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 36 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 227 | 249 | 88 |
| 5 | 11 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 28 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 206 | 232 | 70 |
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.
Eastern Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Z- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 48 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 295 | 195 | 111 |
| 2 | Y- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 48 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 274 | 205 | 109 |
| 3 | Y- Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 41 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 233 | 211 | 96 |
| 4 | X- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 43 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 240 | 207 | 100 |
| 5 | X- Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 46 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 218 | 184 | 98 |
| 6 | X- Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 42 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 281 | 256 | 96 |
| 7 | X- Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 37 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 232 | 207 | 90 |
| 8 | X- Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 38 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 212 | 225 | 88 |
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| 9 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 36 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 227 | 249 | 88 |
| 10 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 33 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 250 | 290 | 72 |
| 11 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 28 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 206 | 232 | 70 |
| 12 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 200 | 246 | 66 |
| 13 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 211 | 289 | 60 |
| 14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 24 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 201 | 280 | 59 |
| 15 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 21 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 185 | 268 | 52 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

## Playoffs

In their Eastern Conference Quarterfinals matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Senators were swept in four games with losses of 1-0 (in overtime), 2-0, 3-2 (in overtime), and 3-1. The Senators did not score a single goal in either of their two playoff games in Ottawa.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2000–01 regular season :
October: 7–1–3–0 (home: 3–0–2–0; road: 4–1–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
1TOctober 5, 20004–4 OT@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)0–0–1–013,686Recap
2WOctober 7, 20003–1Dallas Stars (2000–01)1–0–1–018,500Recap
3WOctober 13, 20003–1New Jersey Devils (2000–01)2–0–1–016,764Recap
4WOctober 14, 20004–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)3–0–1–019,234Recap
5WOctober 17, 20006–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)4–0–1–019,238Recap
6TOctober 19, 20003–3 OTPittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)4–0–2–017,679Recap
7TOctober 21, 20006–6 OTAtlanta Thrashers (2000–01)4–0–3–014,709Recap
8WOctober 25, 20003–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)5–0–3–015,823Recap
9WOctober 27, 20006–0@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)6–0–3–015,413Recap
10LOctober 28, 20001–3@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)6–1–3–014,501Recap
11WOctober 31, 20004–3Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)7–1–3–018,500Recap :
November: 6–6–1–0 (home: 4–2–1–0; road: 2–4–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
12WNovember 2, 20006–5New York Rangers (2000–01)8–1–3–016,209Recap
13TNovember 4, 20002–2 OTColumbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)8–1–4–016,401Recap
14WNovember 6, 20003–2@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)9–1–4–012,109Recap
15LNovember 9, 20001–2@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)9–2–4–013,522Recap
16LNovember 11, 20003–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)9–3–4–019,497Recap
17LNovember 12, 20000–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)9–4–4–012,003Recap
18LNovember 16, 20000–1Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)9–5–4–015,211Recap
19WNovember 18, 20005–2Florida Panthers (2000–01)10–5–4–018,204Recap
20WNovember 21, 20002–1Boston Bruins (2000–01)11–5–4–017,260Recap
21LNovember 23, 20003–5Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)11–6–4–018,087Recap
22WNovember 25, 20004–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)12–6–4–019,373Recap
23LNovember 26, 20002–3@ New York Rangers (2000–01)12–7–4–018,200Recap
24WNovember 28, 20003–1Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)13–7–4–016,390Recap :
December: 6–5–2–0 (home: 4–3–0–0; road: 2–2–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
25WDecember 2, 20005–3Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)14–7–4–018,500Recap
26WDecember 3, 20002–0@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)15–7–4–011,360Recap
27LDecember 5, 20002–4Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)15–8–4–017,422Recap
28WDecember 8, 20001–0Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)16–8–4–018,500Recap
29WDecember 9, 20004–2@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)17–8–4–020,448Recap
30WDecember 14, 20004–2Calgary Flames (2000–01)18–8–4–016,060Recap
31WDecember 16, 20006–0New York Islanders (2000–01)19–8–4–017,359Recap
32TDecember 20, 20002–2 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)19–8–5–018,064Recap
33TDecember 21, 20003–3 OT@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)19–8–6–018,136Recap
34LDecember 23, 20002–3Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)19–9–6–018,279Recap
35LDecember 27, 20001–5Washington Capitals (2000–01)19–10–6–017,469Recap
36LDecember 29, 20000–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)19–11–6–018,690Recap
37LDecember 30, 20003–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)19–12–6–017,148Recap :
January: 10–2–1–1 (home: 5–0–0–1; road: 5–2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
38WJanuary 2, 20013–1St. Louis Blues (2000–01)20–12–6–018,119Recap
39WJanuary 4, 20018–3Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)21–12–6–017,026Recap
40WJanuary 6, 20014–3Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)22–12–6–018,500Recap
41WJanuary 10, 20015–1@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)23–12–6–018,422Recap
42WJanuary 13, 20015–2@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)24–12–6–017,139Recap
43LJanuary 14, 20011–4@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)24–13–6–016,362Recap
44OTLJanuary 16, 20016–7 OTLos Angeles Kings (2000–01)24–13–6–118,264Recap
45WJanuary 18, 20015–4Washington Capitals (2000–01)25–13–6–117,826Recap
46WJanuary 20, 20013–0Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)26–13–6–118,211Recap
47WJanuary 23, 20013–2@ New York Islanders (2000–01)27–13–6–110,893Recap
48WJanuary 25, 20015–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)28–13–6–113,389Recap
49WJanuary 26, 20015–4 OT@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)29–13–6–112,958Recap
50LJanuary 28, 20011–4@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)29–14–6–120,021Recap
51TJanuary 30, 20011–1 OT@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)29–14–7–114,049Recap :
February: 7–3–1–1 (home: 5–1–1–1; road: 2–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
52LFebruary 6, 20012–4@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)29–15–7–119,995Recap
53TFebruary 8, 20014–4 OTNew Jersey Devils (2000–01)29–15–8–118,500Recap
54OTLFebruary 10, 20011–2 OTBuffalo Sabres (2000–01)29–15–8–218,500Recap
55WFebruary 12, 20013–1New York Islanders (2000–01)30–15–8–218,500Recap
56WFebruary 14, 20013–2@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)31–15–8–216,291Recap
57WFebruary 15, 20014–1Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)32–15–8–218,500Recap
58WFebruary 18, 20014–0Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)33–15–8–218,500Recap
59LFebruary 19, 20010–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)33–16–8–218,690Recap
60WFebruary 22, 20014–2Florida Panthers (2000–01)34–16–8–218,500Recap
61WFebruary 24, 20013–0Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)35–16–8–218,500Recap
62WFebruary 26, 20013–2@ New York Rangers (2000–01)36–16–8–218,200Recap
63LFebruary 27, 20011–4Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)36–17–8–217,178Recap :
March: 10–3–1–1 (home: 4–1–1–0; road: 6–2–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
64WMarch 1, 20018–4San Jose Sharks (2000–01)37–17–8–218,146Recap
65WMarch 3, 20013–2 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)38–17–8–219,367Recap
66OTLMarch 6, 20012–3 OT@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)38–17–8–313,456Recap
67WMarch 8, 20015–3@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)39–17–8–314,663Recap
68LMarch 10, 20012–3New York Rangers (2000–01)39–18–8–318,500Recap
69LMarch 11, 20015–6@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)39–19–8–318,672Recap
70WMarch 14, 20018–1Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)40–19–8–318,242Recap
71WMarch 16, 20014–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)41–19–8–318,500Recap
72LMarch 18, 20011–5@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)41–20–8–317,001Recap
73WMarch 21, 20015–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)42–20–8–313,872Recap
74WMarch 22, 20012–1@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)43–20–8–317,496Recap
75WMarch 24, 20014–0@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)44–20–8–317,113Recap
76TMarch 26, 20013–3 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2000–01)44–20–9–318,500Recap
77WMarch 28, 20015–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)45–20–9–313,045Recap
78WMarch 30, 20015–4 OTBoston Bruins (2000–01)46–20–9–318,500Recap :
April: 2–1–0–1 (home: 1–0–0–1; road: 1–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordAttendanceRecap
79OTLApril 1, 20012–3 OTCarolina Hurricanes (2000–01)46–20–9–418,500Recap
80LApril 3, 20012–5@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)46–21–9–417,440Recap
81WApril 6, 20014–3@ New York Islanders (2000–01)47–21–9–413,822Recap
82WApril 7, 20015–3Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)48–21–9–418,500Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2001 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) Toronto Maple Leafs – Maple Leafs win 4–0
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesAttendanceRecap
1LApril 13, 20010–1 OTToronto Maple LeafsMaple Leafs lead 1–018,500Recap
2LApril 14, 20010–3Toronto Maple LeafsMaple Leafs lead 2–018,500Recap
3LApril 16, 20012–3 OT@ Toronto Maple LeafsMaple Leafs lead 3–019,404Recap
4LApril 18, 20011–3@ Toronto Maple LeafsMaple Leafs win 4–019,445Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 19 | Alexei Yashin | C | 82 | 40 | 48 | 88 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Marian Hossa | RW | 81 | 32 | 43 | 75 | 19 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Shawn McEachern | RW | 82 | 32 | 40 | 72 | 10 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Daniel Alfredsson | RW | 68 | 24 | 46 | 70 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Radek Bonk | C | 74 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 27 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| 6 | Wade Redden | D | 78 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 22 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| 9 | Martin Havlat | RW | 73 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 |
| 7 | Rob Zamuner | LW | 79 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 7 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 6 |
| 20 | Magnus Arvedson | LW | 51 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Karel Rachunek | D | 71 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 17 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 |
| 10 | Andreas Dackell | RW | 81 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Jason York | D | 74 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Mike Fisher | C | 60 | 7 | 12 | 19 | −1 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
| 5 | Sami Salo | D | 31 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Chris Phillips | D | 73 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Vaclav Prospal‡ | C | 40 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Ricard Persson | D | 33 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Andre Roy | RW | 64 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 169 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Mike Sillinger† | C | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
| 22 | Jamie Rivers† | D | 45 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | Igor Kravchuk‡ | D | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Todd White | C | 16 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Shane Hnidy | D | 52 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 16 | Petr Schastlivy | LW | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Curtis Leschyshyn† | D | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 48 | Ivan Ciernik | RW | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | John Emmons‡ | C | 41 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −5 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Joel Kwiatkowski | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Colin Forbes‡ | C | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Eric Lacroix† | LW | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Patrick Lalime | G | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 30 | Mike Fountain | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Sean Gagnon | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Jani Hurme | G | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | David Oliver | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 40 | Patrick Lalime | 60 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 1640 | 141 | 2.35 | .914 | 7 | 3607 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 99 | 10 | 2.39 | .899 | 0 | 251 |
| 35 | Jani Hurme | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 563 | 54 | 2.50 | .904 | 2 | 1296 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Mike Fountain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 3.05 | .880 | 0 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honour | Recipient |
| League (annual) | NHL All-Rookie Team | Martin Havlat (Forward) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Radek Bonk |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Marian Hossa |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Jacques Martin (coach) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Patrick Lalime (December 4) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Patrick Lalime (February 19) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Rookie of the Month | Karel Rachunek (January) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Rookie of the Month | Martin Havlat (March) |
| Team | Molson Cup | Patrick Lalime |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Martin Havlat | October 5, 2000 |
| First game | Shane Hnidy | October 5, 2000 |
| First game | Joel Kwiatkowski | February 19, 2001 |

## Transactions

The Senators were involved in the following transactions from June 11, 2000, the day after the deciding game of the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2001, the day of the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 12, 2000 (2000-06-12) | To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Patrick Traverse | To Ottawa Senators Joel Kwiatkowski |
| June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | To Los Angeles Kings 4th-round pick in 2000 | To Ottawa Senators 5th-round pick in 20005th-round pick in 2000 |
| June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | To Detroit Red Wings8th-round pick 2000 | To Ottawa SenatorsShane Hnidy |
| January 21, 2001 (2001-01-21) | To Florida PanthersVaclav Prospal | To Ottawa SenatorsChoice of a 3rd or 4th-round pick |
| March 1, 2001 (2001-03-01) | To New York RangersColin Forbes | To Ottawa SenatorsEric Lacroix |
| March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) | To Tampa Bay LightningJohn Emmons | To Ottawa SenatorsCraig Millar |
| March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) | To Minnesota Wild3rd-round pick in 2001 | To Ottawa SenatorsCurtis Leschyshyn |
| March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) | To Florida PanthersReturned draft options | To Ottawa SenatorsMike Sillinger |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07) | Sean Gagnon | Phoenix Coyotes | multi-year | Free agency |
| July 12, 2000 (2000-07-12) | Ricard Persson | St. Louis Blues | multi-year | Free agency |
| July 12, 2000 (2000-07-12) | Todd White | Philadelphia Flyers | multi-year | Free agency |
| August 2, 2000 (2000-08-02) | David Oliver | Phoenix Coyotes | multi-year | Free agency |
| August 10, 2000 (2000-08-10) | Derek King | St. Louis Blues | multi-year | Free agency |
| November 10, 2000 (2000-11-10) | Jamie Rivers | Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) | multi-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| N/A | Erich Goldmann | Essen Mosquitoes (DEL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Kevin Dineen | Columbus Blue Jackets | Expansion draft |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Joe Juneau | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft |
| July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01) | Tom Barrasso | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 12, 2000 (2000-07-12) | Shaun Van Allen | Dallas Stars | Free agency (III) |
| July 20, 2000 (2000-07-20) | Yves Sarault | Atlanta Thrashers | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) | Kevin Miller | HC Davos (NLA) | Free agency (III) |
| August 22, 2000 (2000-08-22) | David Van Drunen | Mobile Mysticks (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 23, 2000 (2000-08-23) | Jeff Shevalier | Phoenix Mustangs (WCHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| September 19, 2000 (2000-09-19) | Rich Parent | Pittsburgh Penguins | Free agency |
| November 10, 2000 (2000-11-10) | Igor Kravchuk | Calgary Flames | Waivers |
| February 1, 2001 (2001-02-01) | Grant Ledyard | Tampa Bay Lightning | Free agency (III) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 5, 2000 (2000-07-05) | Mathieu Chouinard | multi-year | Entry-level |
| July 6, 2000 (2000-07-06) | Martin Havlat | multi-year | Entry-level |
| July 28, 2000 (2000-07-28) | John Gruden | multi-year | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01) | Magnus Arvedson | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01) | Ivan Ciernik | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01) | John Emmons | multi-year | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01) | Shane Hnidy | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01) | Chris Phillips | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 10, 2000 (2000-08-10) | Jason York | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 18, 2000 (2000-08-18) | Radek Bonk | multi-year | Arbitration award |
| October 1, 2000 (2000-10-01) | Andreas Dackell | multi-year | Re-signing |
| December 5, 2000 (2000-12-05) | Alexandre Giroux | multi-year | Entry-level |
| December 7, 2000 (2000-12-07) | Jani Hurme | multi-year | Extension |
| February 20, 2001 (2001-02-20) | Shane Hnidy | multi-year | Extension |
| April 20, 2001 (2001-04-20) | Ricard Persson | 1-year | Option exercised |
| April 20, 2001 (2001-04-20) | Jamie Rivers | 1-year | Option exercised |
| April 20, 2001 (2001-04-20) | Todd White | 1-year | Option exercised |
| June 1, 2001 (2001-06-01) | Simon Lajeunesse | multi-year | Entry-level |
| June 2, 2001 (2001-06-02) | Chris Kelly | multi-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks from the 2000 NHL entry draft held on June 24 and June 25, 2000 at the Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 21 | Anton Volchenkov | Russia | Krylya Sovetov (Vysshaya Liga (Russia)) |
| 2 | 45 | Mathieu Chouinard | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 55 | Antoine Vermette | Canada | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 87 | Jan Bohac | Czech Republic | Slavia Praha (Czech Extraliga) |
| 4 | 122 | Derrick Byfuglien | United States | Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks (USHL) |
| 5 | 156 | Greg Zanon | Canada | University of Nebraska Omaha (NCHC) |
| 5 | 157 | Grant Potulny | United States | Lincoln Stars (USHL) |
| 5 | 158 | Sean Connolly | United States | Northern Michigan University (WCHA) |
| 6 | 188 | Jason Maleyko | Canada | Brampton Battalion (OHL) |
| 9 | 283 | James DeMone | Canada | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |

## Farm teams

* Grand Rapids Griffins (International Hockey League)
* Mobile Mysticks (East Coast Hockey League)