# 2002–03 St. Louis Blues season

The 2002–03 St. Louis Blues season was the 36th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues finished the regular-season with a record of 41 wins, 24 losses, 11 overtime losses and 6 ties, good for 99 points, and the team qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the 24th consecutive season, only to lose in the Western Conference Quarterfinals to the Vancouver Canucks in seven games.
Captain Chris Pronger missed most of the regular season with an injured wrist. Al MacInnis filled in as interim captain and continued to serve in the role through the end of the season even after Pronger returned to the lineup.

## Regular season

* January 14, 2003: the Blues scored three short-handed goals in a 4–1 road win over the Phoenix Coyotes.
* April 6, 2003: In a game against the St. Louis Blues, Patrick Roy of the Colorado Avalanche played the last regular season game of his career. The Avalanche won the game by a score of 5–2. It was Roy's 1,029th game, and his 551st victory.

### Final standings

Central Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 48 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 269 | 203 | 110 |
| 2 | 5 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 41 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 253 | 222 | 99 |
| 3 | 9 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 30 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 207 | 226 | 79 |
| 4 | 13 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 183 | 206 | 74 |
| 5 | 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 213 | 263 | 69 |
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.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Z- Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 245 | 169 | 111 |
| 2 | Y- Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 48 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 269 | 203 | 110 |
| 3 | Y- Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 251 | 194 | 105 |
| 4 | X- Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 264 | 208 | 104 |
| 5 | X- St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 41 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 253 | 222 | 99 |
| 6 | X- Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 42 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 198 | 178 | 95 |
| 7 | X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PA | 82 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 203 | 193 | 95 |
| 8 | X- Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 231 | 230 | 92 |
| 8.5 |||||||||||
| 9 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 30 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 207 | 226 | 79 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 33 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 203 | 221 | 78 |
| 11 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 31 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 204 | 230 | 78 |
| 12 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 29 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 186 | 228 | 75 |
| 13 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 183 | 206 | 74 |
| 14 | San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 28 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 214 | 239 | 73 |
| 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 213 | 263 | 69 |
Divisions: PA – Pacific, CE – Central, NW – Northwest
Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2002–03 regular season :
October: 6–1–1–0 (home: 4–1–1–0; road: 2–0–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 10, 20023–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)0–1–0–0Recap
2TOctober 12, 20022–2 OTMinnesota Wild (2002–03)0–1–1–0Recap
3WOctober 15, 20022–1 OTCarolina Hurricanes (2002–03)1–1–1–0Recap
4WOctober 17, 20027–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)2–1–1–0Recap
5WOctober 19, 20025–3Dallas Stars (2002–03)3–1–1–0Recap
6WOctober 24, 20022–1@ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)4–1–1–0Recap
7WOctober 26, 20024–3 OT@ Calgary Flames (2002–03)5–1–1–0Recap
8WOctober 30, 20027–0Nashville Predators (2002–03)6–1–1–0Recap :
November: 7–6–1–1 (home: 3–3–0–1; road: 4–3–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
9WNovember 2, 20026–1@ New York Islanders (2002–03)7–1–1–0Recap
10WNovember 3, 20023–2@ New York Rangers (2002–03)8–1–1–0Recap
11WNovember 5, 20025–2@ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03)9–1–1–0Recap
12LNovember 7, 20022–5Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)9–2–1–0Recap
13WNovember 9, 20026–3Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03)10–2–1–0Recap
14LNovember 12, 20023–6@ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)10–3–1–0Recap
15LNovember 15, 20020–5@ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)10–4–1–0Recap
16WNovember 16, 20021–0@ Calgary Flames (2002–03)11–4–1–0Recap
17LNovember 20, 20022–3@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)11–5–1–0Recap
18WNovember 21, 20023–2 OTLos Angeles Kings (2002–03)12–5–1–0Recap
19LNovember 23, 20021–3Colorado Avalanche (2002–03)12–6–1–0Recap
20LNovember 25, 20021–4San Jose Sharks (2002–03)12–7–1–0Recap
21TNovember 27, 20024–4 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03)12–7–2–0Recap
22WNovember 29, 20027–2Calgary Flames (2002–03)13–7–2–0Recap
23OTLNovember 30, 20024–5 OTNew Jersey Devils (2002–03)13–7–2–1Recap :
December: 7–4–3–1 (home: 4–0–1–0; road: 3–4–2–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
24WDecember 3, 20024–0@ Boston Bruins (2002–03)14–7–2–1Recap
25TDecember 5, 20022–2 OTOttawa Senators (2002–03)14–7–3–1Recap
26WDecember 7, 20023–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03)15–7–3–1Recap
27OTLDecember 8, 20023–4 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)15–7–3–2Recap
28LDecember 10, 20020–2@ New Jersey Devils (2002–03)15–8–3–2Recap
29TDecember 12, 20022–2 OT@ Nashville Predators (2002–03)15–8–4–2Recap
30WDecember 14, 20024–0Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)16–8–4–2Recap
31LDecember 17, 20022–6@ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)16–9–4–2Recap
32LDecember 18, 20022–5@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)16–10–4–2Recap
33TDecember 20, 20023–3 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03)16–10–5–2Recap
34WDecember 23, 20025–0Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)17–10–5–2Recap
35WDecember 26, 20023–2Colorado Avalanche (2002–03)18–10–5–2Recap
36WDecember 28, 20026–1@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)19–10–5–2Recap
37WDecember 29, 20025–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03)20–10–5–2Recap
38LDecember 31, 20021–5@ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)20–11–5–2Recap :
January: 8–4–1–2 (home: 3–2–0–1; road: 5–2–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
39LJanuary 2, 20031–4Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03)20–12–5–2Recap
40WJanuary 4, 20035–1Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03)21–12–5–2Recap
41OTLJanuary 7, 20031–2 OT@ Nashville Predators (2002–03)21–12–5–3Recap
42WJanuary 9, 20034–1@ San Jose Sharks (2002–03)22–12–5–3Recap
43WJanuary 11, 20032–1@ Los Angeles Kings (2002–03)23–12–5–3Recap
44LJanuary 12, 20031–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)23–13–5–3Recap
45WJanuary 14, 20034–1@ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03)24–13–5–3Recap
46OTLJanuary 16, 20032–3 OTNew York Islanders (2002–03)24–13–5–4Recap
47WJanuary 18, 20034–2Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03)25–13–5–4Recap
48WJanuary 20, 20035–3@ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03)26–13–5–4Recap
49LJanuary 21, 20034–8@ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03)26–14–5–4Recap
50TJanuary 23, 20033–3 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03)26–14–6–4Recap
51LJanuary 25, 20032–4Dallas Stars (2002–03)26–15–6–4Recap
52WJanuary 28, 20035–3@ Washington Capitals (2002–03)27–15–6–4Recap
53WJanuary 30, 20032–1 OTBuffalo Sabres (2002–03)28–15–6–4Recap :
February: 4–3–2–2 (home: 3–2–1–1; road: 1–1–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
54TFebruary 5, 20032–2 OT@ Dallas Stars (2002–03)28–15–7–4Recap
55TFebruary 6, 20034–4 OTNew York Rangers (2002–03)28–15–8–4Recap
56WFebruary 8, 20034–1San Jose Sharks (2002–03)29–15–8–4Recap
57WFebruary 11, 20033–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2002–03)30–15–8–4Recap
58OTLFebruary 13, 20033–4 OTPhiladelphia Flyers (2002–03)30–15–8–5Recap
59LFebruary 15, 20033–5Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03)30–16–8–5Recap
60WFebruary 17, 20035–3Calgary Flames (2002–03)31–16–8–5Recap
61LFebruary 20, 20032–4Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)31–17–8–5Recap
62OTLFebruary 22, 20031–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03)31–17–8–6Recap
63LFebruary 23, 20031–3@ Minnesota Wild (2002–03)31–18–8–6Recap
64WFebruary 27, 20034–1Edmonton Oilers (2002–03)32–18–8–6Recap :
March: 9–4–2–0 (home: 6–2–1–0; road: 3–2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
65WMarch 1, 20032–0Minnesota Wild (2002–03)33–18–8–6Recap
66WMarch 4, 20032–1 OTNashville Predators (2002–03)34–18–8–6Recap
67WMarch 6, 20036–3Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03)35–18–8–6Recap
68LMarch 7, 20032–7@ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)35–19–8–6Recap
69WMarch 11, 20034–2@ San Jose Sharks (2002–03)36–19–8–6Recap
70TMarch 13, 20034–4 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)36–19–9–6Recap
71WMarch 15, 20031–0@ Nashville Predators (2002–03)37–19–9–6Recap
72WMarch 18, 20036–4Vancouver Canucks (2002–03)38–19–9–6Recap
73WMarch 20, 20033–2 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03)39–19–9–6Recap
74LMarch 22, 20032–4Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)39–20–9–6Recap
75LMarch 23, 20031–3@ Dallas Stars (2002–03)39–21–9–6Recap
76WMarch 26, 20031–0@ Minnesota Wild (2002–03)40–21–9–6Recap
77WMarch 27, 20032–1Florida Panthers (2002–03)41–21–9–6Recap
78LMarch 29, 20032–6Detroit Red Wings (2002–03)41–22–9–6Recap
79TMarch 31, 20035–5 OTEdmonton Oilers (2002–03)41–22–10–6Recap :
April: 0–2–1–0 (home: 0–1–0–0; road: 0–1–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
80LApril 3, 20034–6Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03)41–23–10–6Recap
81TApril 4, 20032–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03)41–23–11–6Recap
82LApril 6, 20032–5@ Colorado Avalanche (2002–03)41–24–11–6Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2003 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Vancouver Canucks: Vancouver won 4–3
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 10St. Louis6–0VancouverOsgood18,514Blues lead 1–0Recap
2April 12St. Louis1–2VancouverOsgood18,514Series tied 1–1Recap
3April 14Vancouver1–3St. LouisOsgood19,699Blues lead 2–1Recap
4April 16Vancouver1–4St. LouisOsgood19,936Blues lead 3–1Recap
5April 18St. Louis3–5VancouverOsgood18,514Blues lead 3–2Recap
6April 20Vancouver4–3St. LouisOsgood19,522Series tied 3–3Recap
7April 22St. Louis1–4VancouverOsgood18,514Canucks win 4–3Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## 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 Blues only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues 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 |
| 38 | Pavol Demitra | LW | 78 | 36 | 57 | 93 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Al MacInnis | D | 80 | 16 | 52 | 68 | 22 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Cory Stillman | LW | 79 | 24 | 43 | 67 | 12 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 39 | Doug Weight | C | 70 | 15 | 52 | 67 | −6 | 52 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Scott Mellanby | RW | 80 | 26 | 31 | 57 | 1 | 176 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Keith Tkachuk | LW | 56 | 31 | 24 | 55 | 1 | 139 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 14 |
| 33 | Eric Boguniecki | C | 80 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 22 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| 26 | Petr Cajanek | RW | 51 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| 29 | Alexander Khavanov | D | 81 | 8 | 25 | 33 | −1 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Dallas Drake | RW | 80 | 20 | 10 | 30 | −7 | 66 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
| 22 | Martin Rucinsky† | LW | 61 | 16 | 14 | 30 | −1 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −3 | 4 |
| 5 | Barret Jackman | D | 82 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 190 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 14 |
| 25 | Shjon Podein | LW | 68 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 27 | Bryce Salvador | D | 71 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 95 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Tyson Nash | LW | 66 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 114 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 46 | Christian Laflamme | D | 47 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
| 21 | Jamal Mayers | RW | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Steve Martins† | C | 28 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Tom Koivisto | D | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Reed Low | RW | 79 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 234 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Steve Dubinsky | C | 28 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Mike Eastwood‡ | C | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Jeff Finley | D | 64 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −2 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 44 | Chris Pronger | D | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 63 | Justin Papineau‡ | C | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Mike Van Ryn‡ | D | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Valeri Bure† | RW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 15 | Peter Sejna† | LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Brent Johnson | G | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Eric Nickulas | RW | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Matt Walker | D | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | Christian Backman | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Tom Barrasso†‡ | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Fred Brathwaite‡ | G | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Daniel Corso | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | Reinhard Divis | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Ryan Johnson† | C | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 30 | Chris Osgood† | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 |
| 45 | Cody Rudkowsky | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | Curtis Sanford | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Sergei Varlamov | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
| 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 |
| 35 | Brent Johnson | 38 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 844 | 84 | 2.47 | .900 | 2 | 2042 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Fred Brathwaite‡ | 30 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 631 | 74 | 2.75 | .883 | 2 | 2042 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | Curtis Sanford | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 13 | 1.96 | .912 | 1 | 397 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Chris Osgood† | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 241 | 27 | 3.05 | .888 | 2 | 532 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 183 | 17 | 2.45 | .907 | 1 | 417 |
| 50 | Reinhard Divis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0.72 | .971 | 0 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Tom Barrasso†‡ | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 132 | 16 | 3.28 | .879 | 1 | 293 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Cody Rudkowsky | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | Calder Memorial Trophy | Barret Jackman |
| League (annual) | NHL All-Rookie Team | Barret Jackman (Defense) |
| League (annual) | NHL First All-Star Team | Al MacInnis (Defense) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Al MacInnis |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Doug Weight |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Brent Johnson (December 30) |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Barret Jackman |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Petr Cajanek | October 10, 2002 |
| First game | Tom Koivisto | October 10, 2002 |
| First game | Curtis Sanford | October 17, 2002 |
| First game | Cody Rudkowsky | October 24, 2002 |
| First game | Matt Walker | December 10, 2002 |
| First game | Christian Backman | February 11, 2003 |
| First game | Peter Sejna | April 6, 2003 |
| 500th game played | Chris Osgood | April 3, 2003 |

## Transactions

The Blues were involved in the following transactions from June 14, 2002, the day after the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2003, the day of the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22) | To St. Louis Blues 2nd-round pick in 20025th-round pick in 2002 | To Boston Bruins 2nd-round pick in 2002 |
| December 5, 2002 (2002-12-05) | To St. Louis Blues Conditional draft pick | To Colorado Avalanche Dale Clarke |
| March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) | To St. Louis Blues Valeri BureConditional 5th-round pick in 2004 | To Florida Panthers Mike Van Ryn |
| March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) | To St. Louis Blues Chris Osgood3rd-round pick in 2003 | To New York Islanders Justin Papineau2nd-round pick in 2003 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Via |
| July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) | Steve Bancroft | San Jose Sharks | Free agency |
| July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) | Steve Dubinsky | Nashville Predators | Free agency |
| July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) | Eric Nickulas | Worcester IceCats (AHL) | Free agency |
| July 23, 2002 (2002-07-23) | Jason Dawe | New York Rangers | Free agency |
| August 9, 2002 (2002-08-09) | Aris Brimanis | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | Free agency |
| October 7, 2002 (2002-10-07) | Mike Stuart | Colorado College (WCHA) | Free agency |
| October 30, 2002 (2002-10-30) | Martin Rucinsky | New York Rangers | Free agency |
| November 4, 2002 (2002-11-04) | Tom Barrasso | Toronto Maple Leafs | Free agency |
| January 15, 2003 (2003-01-15) | Steve Martins | Ottawa Senators | Waivers |
| February 19, 2003 (2003-02-19) | Ryan Johnson | Florida Panthers | Waivers |
| March 20, 2003 (2003-03-20) | Greg Black | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | Free agency |
| April 5, 2003 (2003-04-05) | Peter Sejna | Colorado College (WCHA) | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| N/A | Steven Halko | Carolina Hurricanes | Buyout |
| July 5, 2002 (2002-07-05) | Scott Young | Dallas Stars | Free agency (III) |
| July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) | Tyler Rennette | Peoria Rivermen (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18) | Marc Bergevin | Pittsburgh Penguins | Free agency (III) |
| August 2, 2002 (2002-08-02) | Ray Ferraro | | Retirement (III) |
| August 5, 2002 (2002-08-05) | Ed Campbell | Detroit Red Wings | Free agency (VI) |
| December 11, 2002 (2002-12-11) | Mike Eastwood | Chicago Blackhawks | Waivers |
| December 28, 2002 (2002-12-28) | Tom Barrasso | | Mutual release |
| March 18, 2003 (2003-03-18) | Fred Brathwaite | | Mutual release |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 27, 2002 (2002-06-27) | Eric Boguniecki | 1-year | Option exercised |
| June 27, 2002 (2002-06-27) | Mike Eastwood | 1-year | Option exercised |
| June 27, 2002 (2002-06-27) | Brent Johnson | 1-year | Option exercised |
| June 27, 2002 (2002-06-27) | Reed Low | 1-year | Option exercised |
| July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03) | Petr Cajanek | | Entry-level |
| July 10, 2002 (2002-07-10) | Jeff Finley | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 10, 2002 (2002-07-10) | Tom Koivisto | | Entry-level |
| July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) | Christian Backman | | Entry-level |
| July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15) | Fred Brathwaite | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15) | Keith Tkachuk | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19) | Alexander Khavanov | | Re-signing |
| July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19) | Christian Laflamme | | Re-signing |
| July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) | Daniel Corso | | Re-signing |
| July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) | Jamal Mayers | | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31) | Marc Brown | | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31) | Dale Clarke | | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31) | Cody Rudkowsky | | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31) | Mark Rycroft | | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31) | Cory Stillman | | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31) | Daniel Tkaczuk | | Re-signing |
| September 5, 2002 (2002-09-05) | Steve McLaren | | Re-signing |
| September 12, 2002 (2002-09-12) | Keith Tkachuk | 5-year | Re-signing |
| September 21, 2002 (2002-09-21) | Jame Pollock | | Re-signing |
| October 30, 2002 (2002-10-30) | Eric Boguniecki | | Extension |
| February 14, 2003 (2003-02-14) | Jay McClement | | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

St. Louis's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 2 | 48 | Aleksei Shkotov | Russia | Elemash Elektrostal (Russia) |
| 2 | 62 | Andriy Mikhnov | Ukraine | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) |
| 3 | 89 | Tomas Troliga | Slovakia | HK Spišská Nová Ves (Slovakia) |
| 4 | 120 | Robin Jonsson | Sweden | Bofors IK (Sweden) |
| 5 | 165 | Justin Maiser | United States | Boston University (Hockey East) |
| 6 | 190 | D. J. King | Canada | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
| 7 | 221 | Jonas Johnson | Sweden | Västra Frölunda HC (Sweden) |
| 8 | 253 | Tom Koivisto | Finland | Jokerit (Finland) |
| 9 | 284 | Ryan MacMurchy | Canada | Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) |