# 2000–01 Boston Bruins season

The 2000–01 Boston Bruins season was the club's 78th season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team finished ninth in the Eastern Conference that year, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive year, which was also the first time the team missed out on the playoffs in consecutive years since the 1960s. It was also the first full season the Bruins were without longtime team captain Ray Bourque since the 1979–80 season, who would win the Stanley Cup as a member of the Colorado Avalanche at season's end and subsequently retire from the NHL.
The Bruins tied the Carolina Hurricanes in points for the regular season at 88. However, Carolina had two more wins than the Bruins, leaving the Bruins in the ninth position in the conference, narrowly missing the playoffs. Boston was without starting goaltender Byron Dafoe for much of the season, and the Bruins had to use five goaltenders throughout the season. The good news is that the Bruins saw some of their young core mature further, as Joe Thornton set a then-career high in goals with 37, and Jason Allison once again broke the 30-goal plateau.

## Regular season

Head coach Pat Burns was fired on October 25 and replaced by Mike Keenan.
Jason Allison was named Ray Bourque’s replacement as team captain on November 8.

### 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

## Schedule and results

2000–01 regular season :
October: 4–6–1–1 (home: 2–0–1–1; road: 2–6–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1TOctober 5, 20004–4 OTOttawa Senators (2000–01)0–0–1–0Recap
2WOctober 7, 20005–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)1–0–1–0Recap
3WOctober 9, 20004–2Florida Panthers (2000–01)2–0–1–0Recap
4WOctober 11, 20003–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)3–0–1–0Recap
5LOctober 13, 20000–5@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)3–1–1–0Recap
6LOctober 14, 20002–5@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)3–2–1–0Recap
7LOctober 17, 20001–6@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)3–3–1–0Recap
8LOctober 20, 20002–3@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)3–4–1–0Recap
9WOctober 26, 20004–1Washington Capitals (2000–01)4–4–1–0Recap
10OTLOctober 28, 20001–2 OTToronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)4–4–1–1Recap
11LOctober 29, 20001–5@ New York Rangers (2000–01)4–5–1–1Recap
12LOctober 31, 20002–4@ New York Islanders (2000–01)4–6–1–1Recap :
November: 4–5–2–1 (home: 3–3–2–1; road: 1–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
13WNovember 2, 20005–4Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)5–6–1–1Recap
14LNovember 4, 20003–8Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)5–7–1–1Recap
15LNovember 5, 20001–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)5–8–1–1Recap
16WNovember 9, 20002–1Ottawa Senators (2000–01)6–8–1–1Recap
17TNovember 11, 20002–2 OTNashville Predators (2000–01)6–8–2–1Recap
18OTLNovember 16, 20002–3 OTNew Jersey Devils (2000–01)6–8–2–2Recap
19LNovember 18, 20001–6Minnesota Wild (2000–01)6–9–2–2Recap
20LNovember 21, 20001–2@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)6–10–2–2Recap
21WNovember 22, 20005–4@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)7–10–2–2Recap
22LNovember 24, 20001–3Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)7–11–2–2Recap
23TNovember 26, 20004–4 OTLos Angeles Kings (2000–01)7–11–3–2Recap
24WNovember 28, 20003–1Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)8–11–3–2Recap :
December: 5–5–2–2 (home: 3–2–1–1; road: 2–3–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25LDecember 1, 20002–3@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)8–12–3–2Recap
26LDecember 2, 20000–2Washington Capitals (2000–01)8–13–3–2Recap
27LDecember 4, 20004–5@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)8–14–3–2Recap
28WDecember 6, 20003–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)9–14–3–2Recap
29OTLDecember 8, 20002–3 OT@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)9–14–3–3Recap
30WDecember 9, 20006–4New York Rangers (2000–01)10–14–3–3Recap
31LDecember 12, 20000–3Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)10–15–3–3Recap
32WDecember 16, 20004–1Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)11–15–3–3Recap
33TDecember 19, 20004–4 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2000–01)11–15–4–3Recap
34WDecember 21, 20004–0Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)12–15–4–3Recap
35OTLDecember 23, 20001–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (2000–01)12–15–4–4Recap
36WDecember 27, 20005–2@ New York Islanders (2000–01)13–15–4–4Recap
37LDecember 29, 20000–3@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)13–16–4–4Recap
38TDecember 30, 20001–1 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)13–16–5–4Recap :
January: 9–3–1–1 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 5–1–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
39WJanuary 1, 20014–3@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)14–16–5–4Recap
40TJanuary 5, 20011–1 OT@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)14–16–6–4Recap
41LJanuary 6, 20010–4Dallas Stars (2000–01)14–17–6–4Recap
42WJanuary 9, 20015–2Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)15–17–6–4Recap
43WJanuary 10, 20012–1@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)16–17–6–4Recap
44WJanuary 13, 20014–1New York Rangers (2000–01)17–17–6–4Recap
45WJanuary 16, 20015–4@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)18–17–6–4Recap
46LJanuary 18, 20012–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)18–18–6–4Recap
47OTLJanuary 19, 20010–1 OT@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)18–18–6–5Recap
48LJanuary 22, 20012–3Florida Panthers (2000–01)18–19–6–5Recap
49WJanuary 24, 20012–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)19–19–6–5Recap
50WJanuary 26, 20012–1@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)20–19–6–5Recap
51WJanuary 27, 20014–3 OTNew Jersey Devils (2000–01)21–19–6–5Recap
52WJanuary 30, 20015–1St. Louis Blues (2000–01)22–19–6–5Recap :
February: 4–5–0–2 (home: 3–1–0–0; road: 1–4–0–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
53LFebruary 1, 20010–3Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)22–20–6–5Recap
54WFebruary 6, 20014–3Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)23–20–6–5Recap
55LFebruary 9, 20011–5@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)23–21–6–5Recap
56WFebruary 10, 20016–2Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)24–21–6–5Recap
57WFebruary 15, 20016–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)25–21–6–5Recap
58LFebruary 16, 20011–2@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)25–22–6–5Recap
59LFebruary 18, 20014–5@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)25–23–6–5Recap
60LFebruary 21, 20012–8@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)25–24–6–5Recap
61OTLFebruary 23, 20014–5 OT@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)25–24–6–6Recap
62OTLFebruary 24, 20012–3 OT@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)25–24–6–7Recap
63WFebruary 27, 20017–4Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)26–24–6–7Recap :
March: 7–5–2–1 (home: 4–4–1–0; road: 3–1–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
64WMarch 1, 20013–1Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)27–24–6–7Recap
65WMarch 3, 20013–2San Jose Sharks (2000–01)28–24–6–7Recap
66LMarch 5, 20014–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)28–25–6–7Recap
67LMarch 6, 20011–3Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)28–26–6–7Recap
68LMarch 8, 20013–5Ottawa Senators (2000–01)28–27–6–7Recap
69LMarch 10, 20015–7Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)28–28–6–7Recap
70TMarch 15, 20012–2 OTVancouver Canucks (2000–01)28–28–7–7Recap
71WMarch 17, 20013–2@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)29–28–7–7Recap
72TMarch 20, 20012–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)29–28–8–7Recap
73WMarch 22, 20013–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (2000–01)30–28–8–7Recap
74LMarch 24, 20012–4Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)30–29–8–7Recap
75WMarch 25, 20013–2@ New York Rangers (2000–01)31–29–8–7Recap
76WMarch 28, 20013–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)32–29–8–7Recap
77OTLMarch 30, 20014–5 OT@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)32–29–8–8Recap
78WMarch 31, 20014–2New York Islanders (2000–01)33–29–8–8Recap :
April: 3–1–0–0 (home: 2–0–0–0; road: 1–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
79WApril 2, 20013–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (2000–01)34–29–8–8Recap
80WApril 4, 20013–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)35–29–8–8Recap
81LApril 6, 20012–5@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)35–30–8–8Recap
82WApril 7, 20014–2New York Islanders (2000–01)36–30–8–8Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; 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 Bruins only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 41 | Jason Allison | C | 82 | 36 | 59 | 95 | −8 | 85 |
| 14 | Sergei Samsonov | LW | 82 | 29 | 46 | 75 | 6 | 18 |
| 19 | Joe Thornton | C | 72 | 37 | 34 | 71 | −4 | 107 |
| 13 | Bill Guerin† | RW | 64 | 28 | 35 | 63 | −4 | 122 |
| 12 | Brian Rolston | LW | 77 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 6 | 28 |
| 51 | Andrei Kovalenko | RW | 76 | 16 | 21 | 37 | −14 | 27 |
| 22 | Mikko Eloranta | LW | 62 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 38 |
| 11 | P. J. Axelsson | LW | 81 | 8 | 15 | 23 | −12 | 27 |
| 26 | Mike Knuble | RW | 82 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 37 |
| 29 | Dixon Ward† | RW | 63 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −1 | 65 |
| 18 | Kyle McLaren | D | 58 | 5 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 53 |
| 55 | Jonathan Girard | D | 31 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 14 |
| 20 | Darren Van Impe | D | 31 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −9 | 41 |
| 32 | Don Sweeney | D | 72 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −1 | 26 |
| 25 | Hal Gill | D | 80 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −2 | 71 |
| 64 | Jarno Kultanen | D | 62 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −3 | 26 |
| 63 | Patrick Traverse†‡ | D | 37 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| 23 | Peter Popovic | D | 60 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −5 | 48 |
| 27 | Eric Weinrich† | D | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −8 | 10 |
| 17 | Shawn Bates | C | 45 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −12 | 26 |
| 62 | Andrei Nazarov† | LW | 63 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −14 | 200 |
| 16 | Ken Belanger | LW | 40 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −6 | 121 |
| 10 | Cameron Mann | RW | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 74 | Paul Coffey‡ | D | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −6 | 30 |
| 37 | Lee Goren | RW | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −3 | 7 |
| 27 | Samuel Pahlsson‡ | C | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −5 | 6 |
| 34 | Byron Dafoe | G | 45 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 6 |
| 39 | Zdenek Kutlak | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 4 |
| 53 | Brandon Smith | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 57 | Eric Manlow | C | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 44 | Nick Boynton | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 47 | John Grahame | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 38 | Jay Henderson | LW | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 26 |
| 48 | Joe Hulbig | LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 |
| 72 | Pavel Kolarik | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |
| 61 | Marquis Mathieu | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Eric Nickulas | RW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |
| 1 | Andrew Raycroft | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 28 | Andre Savage | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Peter Skudra† | G | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 31 | Kay Whitmore | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |

### Goaltending

* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Bruins only.
| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 34 | Byron Dafoe | 45 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1076 | 101 | 2.39 | .906 | 2 | 2536 |
| 35 | Peter Skudra† | 25 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 511 | 62 | 3.33 | .879 | 0 | 1116 |
| 1 | Andrew Raycroft | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 291 | 32 | 2.96 | .890 | 0 | 649 |
| 47 | John Grahame | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 211 | 28 | 3.57 | .867 | 0 | 471 |
| 31 | Kay Whitmore | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 18 | 5.32 | .809 | 0 | 203 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Jason Allison |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Bill Guerin |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Sergei Samsonov |
| Team | Elizabeth C. Dufresne Trophy | Jason Allison |
| Team | John P. Bucyk Award | Don Sweeney |
| Team | Seventh Player Award | Bill Guerin |
| Team | Three Stars Awards | Jason Allison (1st) |
| Team | Three Stars Awards | Bill Guerin (2nd) |
| Team | Three Stars Awards | Joe Thornton (3rd) |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Jarno Kultanen | October 5, 2000 |
| First game | Samuel Pahlsson | October 5, 2000 |
| First game | Andrew Raycroft | October 7, 2000 |
| First game | Zdenek Kutlak | November 5, 2000 |
| First game | Pavel Kolarik | November 9, 2000 |
| First game | Lee Goren | December 2, 2000 |
| First game | Eric Manlow | December 19, 2000 |

## Transactions

The Bruins 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 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | To Boston Bruins Future considerations | To Columbus Blue Jackets 5th-round pick in 2001 |
| June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | To Boston Bruins 9th-round pick in 2000 | To Edmonton Oilers 9th-round pick in 2001 |
| July 20, 2000 (2000-07-20) | To Boston Bruins Kay Whitmore | To Edmonton Oilers Future considerations |
| November 15, 2000 (2000-11-15) | To Boston Bruins Bill Guerin | To Edmonton Oilers Rights to Anson CarterOption to switch 1st-round picks in 2001 or 20022nd-round pick in 2001Future considerations |
| November 18, 2000 (2000-11-18) | To Boston Bruins Andrei NazarovPatrick Traverse | To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Samuel Pahlsson |
| December 5, 2000 (2000-12-05) | To Boston Bruins Future considerations | To New York Islanders Sean Pronger |
| February 13, 2001 (2001-02-13) | To Boston Bruins 9th-round pick in 2001 | To Philadelphia Flyers Rights to Matt Zultek |
| February 21, 2001 (2001-02-21) | To Boston Bruins Eric Weinrich | To Montreal Canadiens Patrick Traverse |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 2, 2000 (2000-07-02) | Peter Popovic | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 11, 2000 (2000-07-11) | Eric Manlow | Providence Bruins (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2000 (2000-07-13) | Paul Coffey | Carolina Hurricanes | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 25, 2000 (2000-07-25) | Andrei Kovalenko | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 3, 2000 (2000-10-03) | Peter Skudra | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency |
| November 3, 2000 (2000-11-03) | Dixon Ward | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency |
| November 14, 2000 (2000-11-14) | Peter Skudra | Buffalo Sabres | | Waivers |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Steve Heinze | Columbus Blue Jackets | Expansion draft |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Mattias Timander | Columbus Blue Jackets | Expansion draft |
| July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07) | Landon Wilson | Phoenix Coyotes | Free agency |
| July 20, 2000 (2000-07-20) | Antti Laaksonen | Minnesota Wild | Free agency (VI) |
| July 20, 2000 (2000-07-20) | Mike Matteucci | Minnesota Wild | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31) | Rob Tallas | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 14, 2000 (2000-08-14) | Aaron Downey | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency (VI) |
| August 29, 2000 (2000-08-29) | Joel Prpic | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency (VI) |
| October 6, 2000 (2000-10-06) | Peter Skudra | Buffalo Sabres | Waivers |
| December 15, 2000 (2000-12-15) | Paul Coffey | | Buyout |
| February 10, 2001 (2001-02-10) | Marty McSorley | Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL) | Free agency (III) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 27, 2000 (2000-06-27) | Lee Goren | 2-year | Entry-level |
| July 3, 2000 (2000-07-03) | Don Sweeney | 3-year | Re-signing |
| July 11, 2000 (2000-07-11) | Pavel Kolarik | 1-year | Entry-level |
| July 11, 2000 (2000-07-11) | Jarno Kultanen | 1-year | Entry-level |
| July 20, 2000 (2000-07-20) | Mattias Karlin | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 20, 2000 (2000-07-20) | Zdenek Kutlak | 3-year | Entry-level |
| August 2, 2000 (2000-08-02) | Elias Abrahamsson | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2000 (2000-08-02) | Shawn Bates | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2000 (2000-08-02) | Mikko Eloranta | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2000 (2000-08-02) | Cameron Mann | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2000 (2000-08-02) | Eric Nickulas | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 2, 2000 (2000-08-02) | Andre Savage | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 3, 2000 (2000-08-03) | John Grahame | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 25, 2000 (2000-08-25) | Joe Hulbig | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 26, 2000 (2000-09-26) | Sergei Samsonov | 3-year | Re-signing |
| September 26, 2000 (2000-09-26) | Joe Thornton | 3-year | Re-signing |
| October 3, 2000 (2000-10-03) | Ivan Huml | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Boston's draft picks at the 2000 NHL entry draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 7 | Lars Jonsson | Sweden | Leksands IF Jr. (Sweden) |
| 1 | 27 | Martin Samuelsson | Sweden | Modo Hockey Jr. (Sweden) |
| 2 | 37 | Andy Hilbert | United States | University of Michigan (CCHA) |
| 2 | 59 | Ivan Huml | Czech Republic | Langley Chiefs (BCHL) |
| 3 | 66 | Tuukka Makela | Finland | HIFK (Finland) |
| 3 | 73 | Sergei Zinovjev | Russia | Metallurg Novokuznetsk (Russia) |
| 4 | 103 | Brett Nowak | United States | Harvard University (ECAC) |
| 6 | 174 | Jarno Kultanen | Finland | HIFK (Finland) |
| 7 | 204 | Chris Berti | Canada | Sarnia Sting (OHL) |
| 8 | 237 | Zdenek Kultak | Czech Republic | HC České Budějovice (Czech Republic) |
| 9 | 268 | Pavel Kolarik | Czech Republic | Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) |
| 9 | 279 | Andreas Lindstrom | Sweden | Luleå HF (Sweden) |