# 2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 2000–01 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 34th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the first round to the Buffalo Sabres in six games.

## Off-season

Craig Ramsay retained the head coaching position as Roger Neilson was not asked to return.

## Regular season

Without Eric Lindros, who sat out the entire season awaiting a trade, while also suffering through John LeClair's 66-game absence and Brian Boucher's early erratic play in goal, the club went into an early tailspin. The team began the year 3–6–4 and at one point had six regulars out of the lineup. Keith Jones, who never fully recovered from the prior knee problems despite surgery last season, was forced to retire eight games into the schedule.
Not wanting to bank on the inexperience of Maxime Ouellet, the team recalled Roman Cechmanek, a former star goalie in the Czech Republic, from the Philadelphia Phantoms in early November and the move paid off as he recorded a pair of shutouts in his first three games. The Flyers won six in a row prior to Thanksgiving to climb above .500, but Ramsay's inability to rally the troops cost him his job. After being badly outplayed in early December losses to Ottawa (5–3) and Detroit (5–1), he was replaced by former Flyer great Bill Barber with the team sinking at 12–12–4.
Barber's high-energy, old-time hockey approach struck a chord, and the club went unbeaten in his first eight games behind the bench (5–0–3). Philly ran off an 8–2–1 stretch at the turn of the new year, then after a five-game win streak after the All-Star break found themselves atop the Atlantic Division.
Unfortunately, injuries and poor play followed. Simon Gagne was lost with a shoulder injury in a scoreless tie with the Tampa Bay Lightning in late February. In the middle of a 1–4–1 stretch in late March, Keith Primeau suffered a leg injury and missed the rest of the regular season. Despite faltering down the stretch, the Flyers finished with the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference.
Primeau led the team with 34 goals and Mark Recchi posted team-best 50 assists and 77 points. Dan McGillis and Eric Desjardins formed a potent offensive duo on the back line, combining for 29 goals and 97 points. Cechmanek recorded a franchise rookie record 10 shutouts and finished second in voting for the Vezina Trophy.
The Flyers were the most disciplined team in the League, with just 314 power-play opportunities against.

### Season standings

Atlantic Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 48 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 295 | 195 | 111 |
| 2 | 4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 43 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 240 | 207 | 100 |
| 3 | 6 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 42 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 281 | 256 | 96 |
| 4 | 10 | New York Rangers | 82 | 33 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 250 | 290 | 72 |
| 5 | 15 | New York Islanders | 82 | 21 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 185 | 268 | 52 |
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

The Flyers lost in the first round to the Buffalo Sabres in six games.

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

2000 preseason :
Preseason: 5–3–0 (home: 4–0–0; road: 1–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordRef
1September 14@ New York Islanders4–21–0–0
2September 15New York Islanders2–12–0–0
3September 16New York Rangers5–13–0–0
4September 19@ New York Rangers3–43–1–0
5September 21Washington Capitals3–24–1–0
6September 23@ New Jersey Devils2–44–2–0
7September 27New Jersey Devils4–15–2–0
8September 30@ Washington Capitals1–25–3–0
Notes:
$^a$ Game played at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey. :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

### Regular season

2000–01 regular season :
October: 3–5–3–0, 9 points (home: 2–3–2–0; road: 1–2–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
1October 5Vancouver Canucks6–31–0–0–02Recap
2October 7Boston Bruins1–51–1–0–02Recap
3October 11@ Minnesota Wild3–3 OT1–1–1–03Recap
4October 12@ Dallas Stars1–41–2–1–03Recap
5October 14@ Phoenix Coyotes3–61–3–1–03Recap
6October 17Ottawa Senators1–61–4–1–03Recap
7October 19Montreal Canadiens3–3 OT1–4–2–04Recap
8October 21Mighty Ducks of Anaheim3–41–5–2–04Recap
9October 24@ New York Rangers5–42–5–2–06Recap
10October 26New York Rangers3–03–5–2–08Recap
11October 29Washington Capitals1–1 OT3–5–3–09Recap :
November: 8–5–1–0, 17 points (home: 4–3–0–0; road: 4–2–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
12November 1@ New Jersey Devils1–1 OT3–5–4–010Recap
13November 2Nashville Predators1–33–6–4–010Recap
14November 4Buffalo Sabres3–04–6–4–012Recap
15November 8@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–54–7–4–012Recap
16November 9Edmonton Oilers2–05–7–4–014Recap
17November 11Ottawa Senators4–36–7–4–016Recap
18November 15@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–1 OT7–7–4–018Recap
19November 17@ Atlanta Thrashers3–2 OT8–7–4–020Recap
20November 18Washington Capitals5–39–7–4–022Recap
21November 22@ Buffalo Sabres3–110–7–4–024Recap
22November 24Pittsburgh Penguins0–110–8–4–024Recap
23November 26Phoenix Coyotes1–210–9–4–024Recap
24November 29@ Columbus Blue Jackets4–311–9–4–026Recap
25November 30@ Carolina Hurricanes0–211–10–4–026Recap :
December: 6–4–3–0, 15 points (home: 5–0–0–0; road: 1–4–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
26December 2@ Ottawa Senators3–511–11–4–026Recap
27December 6Tampa Bay Lightning6–312–11–4–028Recap
28December 8@ Detroit Red Wings1–512–12–4–028Recap
29December 10New York Islanders5–213–12–4–030Recap
30December 12@ Nashville Predators2–2 OT13–12–5–031Recap
31December 13@ Colorado Avalanche3–3 OT13–12–6–032Recap
32December 16New Jersey Devils6–314–12–6–034Recap
33December 19@ Boston Bruins4–4 OT14–12–7–035Recap
34December 21San Jose Sharks4–315–12–7–037Recap
35December 23Carolina Hurricanes2–1 OT16–12–7–039Recap
36December 27@ Florida Panthers5–217–12–7–041Recap
37December 28@ Tampa Bay Lightning3–417–13–7–041Recap
38December 30@ Washington Capitals3–617–14–7–041Recap :
January: 9–2–2–1, 21 points (home: 2–1–1–0; road: 7–1–1–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
39January 2@ New Jersey Devils1–1 OT17–14–8–042Recap
40January 5@ Atlanta Thrashers6–418–14–8–044Recap
41January 6Atlanta Thrashers2–2 OT18–14–9–045Recap
42January 8@ St. Louis Blues2–1 OT19–14–9–047Recap
43January 12@ Tampa Bay Lightning3–020–14–9–049Recap
44January 13@ Florida Panthers4–121–14–9–051Recap
45January 16@ New York Rangers3–4 OT21–14–9–152Recap
46January 18New Jersey Devils1–721–15–9–152Recap
47January 20Florida Panthers5–322–15–9–154Recap
48January 22Los Angeles Kings3–023–15–9–156Recap
49January 25@ Chicago Blackhawks5–124–15–9–158Recap
50January 27@ Carolina Hurricanes4–325–15–9–160Recap
51January 28@ Washington Capitals2–425–16–9–160Recap
52January 31@ Pittsburgh Penguins5–126–16–9–162Recap :
February: 7–3–1–1, 16 points (home: 5–1–1–0; road: 2–2–0–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
53February 1New York Islanders2–027–16–9–164Recap
54February 6@ Boston Bruins3–427–17–9–164Recap
55February 7@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–927–18–9–164Recap
56February 9@ New York Islanders5–228–18–9–166Recap
57February 14@ New York Islanders3–129–18–9–168Recap
58February 15Toronto Maple Leafs5–230–18–9–170Recap
59February 17Atlanta Thrashers5–131–18–9–172Recap
60February 19Carolina Hurricanes4–032–18–9–174Recap
61February 22@ New York Islanders3–4 OT32–18–9–275Recap
62February 24Tampa Bay Lightning0–0 OT32–18–10–276Recap
63February 25New York Rangers2–133–18–10–278Recap
64February 27Montreal Canadiens2–333–19–10–278Recap :
March: 8–5–1–0, 17 points (home: 7–2–0–0; road: 1–3–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
65March 1Buffalo Sabres2–034–19–10–280Recap
66March 3@ Montreal Canadiens1–334–20–10–280Recap
67March 5Boston Bruins6–435–20–10–282Recap
68March 8Calgary Flames5–236–20–10–284Recap
69March 10New Jersey Devils2–336–21–10–284Recap
70March 13St. Louis Blues5–237–21–10–286Recap
71March 15Minnesota Wild3–038–21–10–288Recap
72March 17New York Rangers2–139–21–10–290Recap
73March 19@ Edmonton Oilers4–240–21–10–292Recap
74March 22@ Calgary Flames1–340–22–10–292Recap
75March 24@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–540–23–10–292Recap
76March 26@ Ottawa Senators3–3 OT40–23–11–293Recap
77March 29Toronto Maple Leafs1–240–24–11–293Recap
78March 31Detroit Red Wings1–041–24–11–295Recap :
April: 2–1–0–1, 5 points (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 1–0–0–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
79April 3Florida Panthers1–241–25–11–295Recap
80April 5@ Montreal Canadiens2–3 OT41–25–11–396Recap
81April 7Pittsburgh Penguins4–3 OT42–25–11–398Recap
82April 8@ Buffalo Sabres2–143–25–11–3100Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2001 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo Sabres – Sabres win 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreSeriesRecap
1April 11Buffalo Sabres1–2Sabres lead 1–0Recap
2April 14Buffalo Sabres3–4 OTSabres lead 2–0Recap
3April 16@ Buffalo Sabres3–2Sabres lead 2–1Recap
4April 17@ Buffalo Sabres3–4 OTSabres lead 3–1Recap
5April 19Buffalo Sabres1–3Sabres lead 3–2Recap
6April 21@ Buffalo Sabres0–8Sabres win 4–2Recap :
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 Flyers only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers 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 |
| 8 | Mark Recchi | RW | 69 | 27 | 50 | 77 | 15 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
| 25 | Keith Primeau | C | 71 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 17 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −3 | 8 |
| 12 | Simon Gagne | LW | 69 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
| 18 | Daymond Langkow | C | 71 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 12 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
| 3 | Dan McGillis | D | 82 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 13 | 86 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 6 |
| 37 | Eric Desjardins | D | 79 | 15 | 33 | 48 | −3 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| 26 | Ruslan Fedotenko | LW | 74 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 8 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 4 |
| 92 | Rick Tocchet | RW | 60 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 10 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 6 |
| 14 | Justin Williams | RW | 63 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Peter White | C | 77 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 19 | Paul Ranheim | LW | 80 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Michal Sykora | D | 49 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Jody Hull | RW | 71 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | Kent Manderville | C | 82 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −2 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Andy Delmore | D | 66 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| 6 | Chris Therien | D | 73 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 8 |
| 10 | John LeClair | LW | 16 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| 29 | Todd Fedoruk | RW | 53 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 17 | Kevin Stevens‡ | LW | 23 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Luke Richardson | D | 82 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 131 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 |
| 42 | Michel Picard | LW | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Chris McAllister | D | 60 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Gino Odjick‡ | LW | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | P. J. Stock† | C | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −2 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| 38 | Derek Plante | C | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| 9 | Mark Greig | RW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Dean McAmmond† | LW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Petr Hubacek | C | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Roman Cechmanek | G | 59 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 33 | Brian Boucher | G | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 20 | Tomas Divisek | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Keith Jones‡ | RW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | Kirby Law | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Maxime Ouellet | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Brad Tiley | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Steve Washburn† | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | 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 | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | GP | GS | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | GS | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 32 | Roman Cechmanek | 59 | 57 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 1464 | 115 | 2.01 | .921 | 10 | 3,431 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 165 | 18 | 3.12 | .891 | 0 | 347 |
| 33 | Brian Boucher | 27 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 644 | 80 | 3.27 | .876 | 1 | 1,470 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4.92 | .824 | 0 | 37 |
| 49 | Maxime Ouellet | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 2.38 | .889 | 0 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | Jack Adams Award | Bill Barber |
| League (annual) | NHL second All-Star team | Roman Cechmanek (Goaltender) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Roman Cechmanek |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Simon Gagne |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Roman Cechmanek (January 15) |
| Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Dan McGillis |
| Team | Bobby Clarke Trophy | Roman Cechmanek |
| Team | Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy | Simon Gagne |
| Team | Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy | Dan McGillis |
| Team | Toyota Cup | Roman Cechmanek |
| Team | Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award | Keith Primeau |

### Records

Among the team records set during the 2000–01 season was the Flyers taking two minutes and nineteen seconds to score the fastest three goals from the start of a period in team history on January 5 against the Atlanta Thrashers. The Flyers three overtime losses during the season tied the mark for fewest set during the previous season.

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Petr Hubacek | October 5, 2000 |
| First game | Justin Williams | October 5, 2000 |
| First game | Maxime Ouellet | October 7, 2000 |
| First game | Roman Cechmanek | October 17, 2000 |
| First game | Ruslan Fedotenko | October 24, 2000 |
| First game | Todd Fedoruk | November 1, 2000 |
| First game | Tomas Divisek | February 24, 2001 |
| First game | Kirby Law | March 5, 2001 |
| 600th assist | Mark Recchi | January 31, 2001 |
| 1000th game played | Luke Richardson | February 1, 2001 |
| 1000th point | Mark Recchi | March 13, 2001 |

## Transactions

The Flyers 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 Philadelphia Flyers Mark Janssens | To Chicago Blackhawks 9th-round pick in 2000 |
| June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | To Philadelphia Flyers 6th-round pick in 2000Montreal's 7th-round pick in 2000Toronto's 9th-round pick in 2000 | To Tampa Bay Lightning 4th-round pick in 2000 |
| June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | To Philadelphia Flyers 4th-round pick in 2001 | To New York Islanders John Vanbiesbrouck |
| September 26, 2000 (2000-09-26) | To Philadelphia Flyers Chris McAllister | To Toronto Maple Leafs Rights to Regan Kelly |
| September 29, 2000 (2000-09-29) | To Philadelphia Flyers Detroit's 3rd-round pick in 2001 | To Nashville Predators Mark Eaton |
| December 7, 2000 (2000-12-07) | To Philadelphia Flyers P. J. Stock6th-round pick in 2001 | To Montreal Canadiens Gino Odjick |
| January 14, 2001 (2001-01-14) | To Philadelphia Flyers John Slaney | To Pittsburgh Penguins Kevin Stevens |
| February 13, 2001 (2001-02-13) | To Philadelphia Flyers Rights to Matt Zultek | To Boston Bruins 9th-round pick in 2001 |
| March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) | To Philadelphia Flyers Dean McAmmond | To Chicago Blackhawks 3rd-round pick in 2001 |
| March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) | To Philadelphia Flyers Matt Herr | To Washington Capitals Dean Melanson |
| May 24, 2001 (2001-05-24) | To Philadelphia Flyers Mike Watt | To Nashville Predators Mikhail Chernov |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 6, 2000 (2000-07-06) | Michal Sykora | HC Sparta Praha (ELH) | multi-year | Free agency |
| July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07) | Kevin Stevens | New York Rangers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 12, 2000 (2000-07-12) | Joe DiPenta | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) | | Free agency |
| July 14, 2000 (2000-07-14) | Brad Tiley | Phoenix Coyotes | multi-year | Free agency |
| July 24, 2000 (2000-07-24) | Rob Murray | Edmonton Oilers | multi-year | Free agency |
| July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) | Derek Plante | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 14, 2000 (2000-08-14) | Michel Picard | Edmonton Oilers | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 25, 2000 (2000-08-25) | Brian Regan | Missouri River Otters (UHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| November 21, 2000 (2000-11-21) | Steve Washburn | Kloten Flyers (NLA) | 1-year | Free agency |
| December 21, 2000 (2000-12-21) | Jim Vandermeer | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | 3-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Artem Anisimov | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Martin Streit | Columbus Blue Jackets | Expansion draft |
| July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01) | Jeff Lank | | Contract expiration (VI) |
| July 6, 2000 (2000-07-06) | Mark Janssens | Chicago Blackhawks | Waivers |
| July 7, 2000 (2000-07-07) | Craig Berube | Washington Capitals | Free agency (III) |
| July 12, 2000 (2000-07-12) | Todd White | Ottawa Senators | Free agency (VI) |
| July 14, 2000 (2000-07-14) | Adam Burt | Atlanta Thrashers | Free agency (III) |
| July 18, 2000 (2000-07-18) | Valeri Zelepukin | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency (III) |
| July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) | Jeff Tory | Dallas Stars | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) | Steve Washburn | Kloten Flyers (NLA) | Free agency (II) |
| August 15, 2000 (2000-08-15) | Jim Montgomery | San Jose Sharks | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 21, 2000 (2000-08-21) | Bujar Amidovski | Carolina Hurricanes | Free agency |
| August 24, 2000 (2000-08-24) | Mike Maneluk | Columbus Blue Jackets | Free agency (VI) |
| August 29, 2000 (2000-08-29) | Ulf Samuelsson | | Buyout |
| N/A | Matt Henderson | Norfolk Admirals (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 5, 2000 (2000-10-05) | Ryan Bast | Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| November 3, 2000 (2000-11-03) | Travis Brigley | Cardiff Devils (BISL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| November 8, 2000 (2000-11-08) | Zarley Zalapski | Houston Aeros (IHL) | Free agency |
| November 21, 2000 (2000-11-21) | Keith Jones | | Retirement |
| November 27, 2000 (2000-11-27) | Chris Albert | Fresno Falcons (WCHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| December 2, 2000 (2000-12-02) | Francis Belanger | Quebec Citadelles (AHL) | Release |
| December 29, 2000 (2000-12-29) | Sean O'Brien | Tappara (Liiga) | Free agency (VI) |
| May 15, 2001 (2001-05-15) | Michel Picard | Adler Mannheim (DEL) | Free agency |
| June 5, 2001 (2001-06-05) | Michal Sykora | HC Pardubice (ELH) | Release |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 6, 2000 (2000-07-06) | Rick Tocchet | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 13, 2000 (2000-07-13) | Jody Hull | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 17, 2000 (2000-07-17) | Roman Cechmanek | 2-year | Signing |
| July 25, 2000 (2000-07-25) | Andy Delmore | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 11, 2000 (2000-08-11) | John LeClair | 1-year | Arbitration award |
| August 31, 2000 (2000-08-31) | Brian Boucher | 2-year | Re-signing |
| September 9, 2000 (2000-09-09) | Chris Therien | 4-year | Re-signing |
| September 13, 2000 (2000-09-13) | Maxime Ouellet | 3-year | Entry-level |
| September 23, 2000 (2000-09-23) | Justin Williams | 3-year | Entry-level |
| March 6, 2001 (2001-03-06) | Paul Ranheim | 2-year | Extension |
| June 5, 2001 (2001-06-05) | Chris McAllister | 3-year | Extension |

## Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2000 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Canadian Airlines Saddledome in Calgary on June 24–25, 2000. The Flyers traded their second-round pick, 63rd overall, Rod Brind'Amour, and Jean-Marc Pelletier to the Carolina Hurricanes for Keith Primeau and the Hurricanes' fifth-round pick, 148th overall, on January 23, 2000. They also traded their fifth-round pick, 165th overall, and Dave Babych to the Los Angeles Kings for Steve Duchesne on March 23, 1999, and their ninth-round pick, 291st overall, to the Chicago Blackhawks for Mark Janssens on June 12, 2000.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
| 1 | 28 | Justin Williams | Right wing | Canada | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) |
| 3 | 94 | Alexander Drozdetsky | Right wing | Russia | SKA Saint Petersburg (RUS) |
| 6 | 171 | Roman Cechmanek | Goaltender | Czech Republic | HC Vsetin (CZE) |
| 6 | 195 | Colin Shields | Forward | United Kingdom | Cleveland Jr. Barons (NAHL) |
| 7 | 210 | John Eichelberger | Forward | United States | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
| 7 | 227 | Guillaume Lefebvre | Left wing | Canada | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) |
| 8 | 259 | Regan Kelly | Defense | Canada | Nipawin Hawks (SJHL) |
| 9 | 287 | Milan Kopecky | Forward | Czech Republic | Slavia Prague Jr. (CZE) |

## Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.