# 2000–01 Dallas Stars season

The 2000–01 Dallas Stars season was the Stars' eighth season as the Dallas Stars and 34th overall of the franchise. The Stars qualified for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. They beat the Oilers in six games in the Western Conference quarterfinals but they were upset in the ensuing round by the St. Louis Blues, being swept with losses of 4–2, 2–1, 3–2 (in double overtime), and 4–1.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Pacific Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 241 | 187 | 106 |
| 2 | 5 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 192 | 95 |
| 3 | 7 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 252 | 228 | 92 |
| 4 | 9 | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 214 | 212 | 90 |
| 5 | 15 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 82 | 25 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 188 | 245 | 66 |
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 | p – Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 270 | 192 | 118 |
| 2 | y – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 253 | 202 | 111 |
| 3 | y – Dallas Stars | PAC | 82 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 241 | 187 | 106 |
| 4 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 43 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 249 | 195 | 103 |
| 5 | San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 217 | 192 | 95 |
| 6 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 243 | 222 | 93 |
| 7 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 252 | 228 | 92 |
| 8 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 239 | 238 | 90 |
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| 9 | Phoenix Coyotes | PAC | 82 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 214 | 212 | 90 |
| 10 | Nashville Predators | CEN | 82 | 34 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 186 | 200 | 80 |
| 11 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 197 | 236 | 73 |
| 12 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 29 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 210 | 246 | 71 |
| 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CEN | 82 | 28 | 39 | 9 | 6 | 190 | 233 | 71 |
| 14 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 25 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 168 | 210 | 68 |
| 15 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 25 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 188 | 245 | 66 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2000–01 regular season :
October: 6–4–1–1 (home: 4–2–1–0; road: 2–2–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1TOctober 4, 20002–2 OTColorado Avalanche (2000–01)0–0–1–0Recap
2LOctober 7, 20001–3@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)0–1–1–0Recap
3WOctober 9, 20003–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)1–1–1–0Recap
4LOctober 10, 20002–5@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)1–2–1–0Recap
5WOctober 12, 20004–1Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)2–2–1–0Recap
6WOctober 14, 20003–0Washington Capitals (2000–01)3–2–1–0Recap
7WOctober 18, 20002–1San Jose Sharks (2000–01)4–2–1–0Recap
8WOctober 20, 20005–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)5–2–1–0Recap
9WOctober 21, 20004–3Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)6–2–1–0Recap
10LOctober 25, 20002–6Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)6–3–1–0Recap
11LOctober 27, 20002–4Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)6–4–1–0Recap
12OTLOctober 28, 20003–4 OT@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)6–4–1–1Recap :
November: 7–2–2–0 (home: 4–1–0–0; road: 3–1–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
13WNovember 1, 20004–0Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)7–4–1–1Recap
14TNovember 3, 20002–2 OT@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)7–4–2–1Recap
15WNovember 11, 20002–0Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)8–4–2–1Recap
16LNovember 14, 20002–3@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)8–5–2–1Recap
17TNovember 15, 20002–2 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)8–5–3–1Recap
18WNovember 17, 20001–0@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)9–5–3–1Recap
19WNovember 20, 20006–2Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)10–5–3–1Recap
20WNovember 22, 20001–0@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)11–5–3–1Recap
21WNovember 24, 20003–0Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)12–5–3–1Recap
22WNovember 25, 20004–2@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)13–5–3–1Recap
23LNovember 29, 20003–4Calgary Flames (2000–01)13–6–3–1Recap :
December: 8–5–1–0 (home: 4–1–0–0; road: 4–4–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
24LDecember 1, 20002–4@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)13–7–3–1Recap
25WDecember 2, 20005–2@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)14–7–3–1Recap
26TDecember 6, 20002–2 OT@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)14–7–4–1Recap
27LDecember 7, 20002–5@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)14–8–4–1Recap
28WDecember 10, 20001–0@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)15–8–4–1Recap
29WDecember 13, 20005–2Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)16–8–4–1Recap
30WDecember 15, 20004–1Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)17–8–4–1Recap
31LDecember 17, 20000–6@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)17–9–4–1Recap
32LDecember 20, 20001–4@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)17–10–4–1Recap
33WDecember 21, 20003–1@ New York Islanders (2000–01)18–10–4–1Recap
34WDecember 23, 20008–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)19–10–4–1Recap
35WDecember 27, 20003–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)20–10–4–1Recap
36LDecember 29, 20001–4Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)20–11–4–1Recap
37WDecember 31, 20006–1New York Rangers (2000–01)21–11–4–1Recap :
January: 7–7–0–0 (home: 3–3–0–0; road: 4–4–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
38LJanuary 4, 20012–4@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)21–12–4–1Recap
39WJanuary 6, 20014–0@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)22–12–4–1Recap
40WJanuary 8, 20012–1@ New York Rangers (2000–01)23–12–4–1Recap
41WJanuary 10, 20013–2@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)24–12–4–1Recap
42LJanuary 12, 20012–3Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)24–13–4–1Recap
43WJanuary 14, 20013–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01)25–13–4–1Recap
44LJanuary 15, 20010–2@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)25–14–4–1Recap
45WJanuary 17, 20014–3 OTNashville Predators (2000–01)26–14–4–1Recap
46WJanuary 19, 20016–5 OTPittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)27–14–4–1Recap
47LJanuary 21, 20012–5@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)27–15–4–1Recap
48WJanuary 22, 20012–1Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)28–15–4–1Recap
49LJanuary 24, 20011–4New Jersey Devils (2000–01)28–16–4–1Recap
50LJanuary 26, 20011–2San Jose Sharks (2000–01)28–17–4–1Recap
51LJanuary 30, 20010–8@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)28–18–4–1Recap :
February: 7–4–1–1 (home: 5–2–1–0; road: 2–2–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
52WFebruary 1, 20014–2@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)29–18–4–1Recap
53WFebruary 7, 20013–2Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)30–18–4–1Recap
54LFebruary 9, 20011–2Minnesota Wild (2000–01)30–19–4–1Recap
55TFebruary 11, 20013–3 OTSt. Louis Blues (2000–01)30–19–5–1Recap
56WFebruary 13, 20012–1@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)31–19–5–1Recap
57WFebruary 14, 20014–2Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)32–19–5–1Recap
58WFebruary 16, 20013–2 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)33–19–5–1Recap
59LFebruary 18, 20011–2Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)33–20–5–1Recap
60WFebruary 21, 20016–2Minnesota Wild (2000–01)34–20–5–1Recap
61WFebruary 23, 20015–4 OTBoston Bruins (2000–01)35–20–5–1Recap
62OTLFebruary 25, 20012–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)35–20–5–2Recap
63LFebruary 26, 20012–3@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)35–21–5–2Recap
64LFebruary 28, 20014–5@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)35–22–5–2Recap :
March: 11–2–2–0 (home: 5–1–2–0; road: 6–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
65WMarch 2, 20015–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)36–22–5–2Recap
66WMarch 4, 20014–1Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)37–22–5–2Recap
67LMarch 7, 20011–4Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)37–23–5–2Recap
68WMarch 10, 20013–2 OTColorado Avalanche (2000–01)38–23–5–2Recap
69LMarch 11, 20012–3@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)38–24–5–2Recap
70WMarch 13, 20013–0@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)39–24–5–2Recap
71TMarch 16, 20011–1 OTPhoenix Coyotes (2000–01)39–24–6–2Recap
72WMarch 18, 20015–1Ottawa Senators (2000–01)40–24–6–2Recap
73WMarch 19, 20014–1@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)41–24–6–2Recap
74WMarch 21, 20018–0Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)42–24–6–2Recap
75WMarch 23, 20012–1New York Islanders (2000–01)43–24–6–2Recap
76TMarch 25, 20011–1 OTSt. Louis Blues (2000–01)43–24–7–2Recap
77WMarch 28, 20013–1@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)44–24–7–2Recap
78WMarch 30, 20015–4@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01)45–24–7–2Recap
79WMarch 31, 20012–0@ Calgary Flames (2000–01)46–24–7–2Recap :
April: 2–0–1–0 (home: 1–0–1–0; road: 1–0–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
80TApril 2, 20014–4 OTCalgary Flames (2000–01)46–24–8–2Recap
81WApril 4, 20015–1Nashville Predators (2000–01)47–24–8–2Recap
82WApril 7, 20015–4 OT@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01)48–24–8–2Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2001 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (6) Edmonton Oilers: Stars win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WApril 11, 20012–1 OTEdmonton OilersStars lead 1–0Recap
2LApril 14, 20013–4Edmonton OilersSeries tied 1–1Recap
3WApril 15, 20013–2 OT@ Edmonton OilersStars lead 2–1Recap
4LApril 17, 20011–2 OT@ Edmonton OilersSeries tied 2–2Recap
5WApril 19, 20014–3 OTEdmonton OilersStars lead 3–2Recap
6WApril 21, 20013–1@ Edmonton OilersStars win 4–2Recap :
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (4) St. Louis Blues: Blues win 4–0
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1LApril 27, 20012–4St. Louis BluesBlues lead 1–0Recap
2LApril 29, 20011–2St. Louis BluesBlues lead 2–0Recap
3LMay 1, 20012–3 2OT@ St. Louis BluesBlues lead 3–0Recap
4LMay 3, 20011–4@ St. Louis BluesBlues win 4–0Recap :
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 Stars only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Stars 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 |
| 9 | Mike Modano | C | 81 | 33 | 51 | 84 | 26 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Brett Hull | RW | 79 | 39 | 40 | 79 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −1 | 6 |
| 25 | Joe Nieuwendyk | C | 69 | 29 | 23 | 52 | 5 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −2 | 4 |
| 56 | Sergei Zubov | D | 79 | 10 | 41 | 51 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Darryl Sydor | D | 81 | 10 | 37 | 47 | 5 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
| 26 | Jere Lehtinen | RW | 74 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 2 |
| 10 | Brenden Morrow | LW | 82 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 18 | 128 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 29 | Grant Marshall | RW | 75 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 1 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 15 | Jamie Langenbrunner | RW | 53 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 57 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 | Ted Donato | LW | 65 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Mike Keane | RW | 67 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | Shaun Van Allen | C | 59 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Derian Hatcher | D | 80 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 5 | 77 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −7 | 16 |
| 24 | Richard Matvichuk | D | 78 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 14 |
| 37 | Brad Lukowich | D | 80 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 76 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 33 | Benoit Hogue† | C | 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −1 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 6 |
| 22 | Kirk Muller | LW | 55 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −4 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 36 | Roman Lyashenko | C | 60 | 6 | 3 | 9 | −1 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Tyler Bouck | C | 48 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −3 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | John MacLean† | RW | 28 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −3 | 6 |
| 11 | Blake Sloan‡ | RW | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Sami Helenius | D | 57 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Jon Sim | LW | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Jamie Wright | LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Ed Belfour | G | 63 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6 |
| 18 | Grant Ledyard† | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerald Diduck† | D | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Steve Gainey | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Ric Jackman | D | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Greg Leeb | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Marty Turco | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Mark Wotton | D | 1 | 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 | 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 |
| 20 | Ed Belfour | 63 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 1508 | 144 | 2.34 | .905 | 8 | 3687 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 277 | 25 | 2.23 | .910 | 0 | 671 |
| 35 | Marty Turco | 26 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 532 | 40 | 1.90 | .925 | 3 | 1266 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Brett Hull | |
| Team | Star of the Game Award | Mike Modano | |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Tyler Bouck | October 4, 2000 |
| First game | Marty Turco | October 10, 2000 |
| First game | Greg Leeb | October 12, 2000 |
| First game | Steve Gainey | February 1, 2001 |
| 1,000th game played | Brett Hull | February 25, 2001 |

## Transactions

The Stars 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 Dallas Stars 3rd-round pick in 20004th-round pick in 2002 | To Minnesota Wild Manny FernandezBrad Lukowich |
| June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | To Dallas Stars Brad Lukowich3rd-round pick in 20019th-round pick in 2001 | To Minnesota Wild Aaron GaveyPavel Patera8th-round pick in 2000Minnesota’s 4th-round pick in 2002 |
| August 11, 2000 (2000-08-11) | To Dallas Stars David Ling | To Chicago Blackhawks Future considerations |
| October 29, 2000 (2000-10-29) | To Dallas Stars Gerald Diduck | To Toronto Maple Leafs Future considerations |
| February 5, 2001 (2001-02-05) | To Dallas Stars John MacLean | To New York Rangers Future considerations |
| March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) | To Dallas Stars Grant Ledyard | To Tampa Bay Lightning Future considerations |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| June 12, 2000 (2000-06-12) | Chad Alban | Mobile Mysticks (ECHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 12, 2000 (2000-07-12) | Sami Helenius | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 12, 2000 (2000-07-12) | Rick Tabaracci | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 12, 2000 (2000-07-12) | Shaun Van Allen | Ottawa Senators | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) | Jeff Tory | Philadelphia Flyers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2000 (2000-07-28) | Eric Houde | Phoenix Coyotes | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2000 (2000-07-28) | Chris Wells | New York Rangers | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 17, 2000 (2000-08-17) | Ted Donato | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | 1-year | Free agency |
| January 5, 2001 (2001-01-05) | Benoit Hogue | Phoenix Coyotes | 2-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| N/A | Keith Aldridge | Frankfurt Lions (DEL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Sergei Luchinkin | Columbus Blue Jackets | Expansion draft |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Jamie Pushor | Columbus Blue Jackets | Expansion draft |
| June 29, 2000 (2000-06-29) | Guy Carbonneau | | Retirement |
| July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01) | Shawn Chambers | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01) | Scott Thornton | San Jose Sharks | Free agency (V) |
| July 6, 2000 (2000-07-06) | Sylvain Cote | Washington Capitals | Free agency (III) |
| July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) | Chris Murray | St. Louis Blues | Free agency |
| August 16, 2000 (2000-08-16) | Dave Manson | Toronto Maple Leafs | Free agency (III) |
| August 29, 2000 (2000-08-29) | Kelly Fairchild | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency (VI) |
| August 31, 2000 (2000-08-31) | Joel Bouchard | Phoenix Coyotes | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 2000 (2000-09) | Brian Skrudland | | Retirement (III) |
| September 1, 2000 (2000-09-01) | Mel Angelstad | Manitoba Moose (IHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 28, 2000 (2000-09-28) | Frederic Bouchard | Fort Wayne Komets (UHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| November 1, 2000 (2000-11-01) | Matt Martin | Idaho Steelheads (WCHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) | Blake Sloan | Columbus Blue Jackets | Waivers |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 12, 2000 (2000-07-12) | Mike Bales | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) | Brad Lukowich | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) | Marty Turco | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 28, 2000 (2000-07-28) | Jamie Wright | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31) | Jamie Langenbrunner | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 8, 2000 (2000-08-08) | Jere Lehtinen | 4-year | Re-signing |
| August 17, 2000 (2000-08-17) | Blake Sloan | 1-year | Arbitration award |
| October 5, 2000 (2000-10-05) | Marty Turco | 2-year | Extension |
| November 6, 2000 (2000-11-06) | Dan Jancevski | 3-year | Entry-level |
| February 19, 2001 (2001-02-19) | Justin Cox | 3-year | Entry-level |
| June 4, 2001 (2001-06-04) | Jeff Bateman | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Dallas'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 | 25 | Steve Ott | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 2 | 60 | Dan Ellis | Canada | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
| 3 | 68 | Joel Lundqvist | Sweden | Frolunda HC (Sweden) |
| 3 | 91 | Alexei Tereshchenko | Russia | Dynamo Moscow (Russia) |
| 4 | 123 | Vadim Khomitsky | Russia | HC Moscow (Russia) |
| 5 | 139 | Ruslan Bernikov | Russia | Amur Khabarovsk (Russia) |
| 5 | 162 | Artyom Chernov | Russia | Metallurg Novokuznetsk (Russia) |
| 6 | 192 | Ladislav Vlcek | Czech Republic | Rabat Kladno Jr. (Czech Republic) |
| 7 | 219 | Marco Tuokko | Finland | TPS Jr. (Finland) |
| 7 | 224 | Antti Miettinen | Finland | HPK (Finland) |