# 2001–02 St. Louis Blues season

The 2001–02 St. Louis Blues season was the 35th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues finished the regular-season with a record of 43 wins, 27 losses, 8 ties and 4 overtime losses, enough for 98 points. The Blues qualified for the playoffs for the 23rd consecutive season, and defeated the Chicago Blackhawks, four games to one, in the Western Conference Quarterfinals before losing the Western Conference Semifinals to the eventual Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings, also in five games.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Central Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 251 | 187 | 116 |
| 2 | 4 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 43 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 227 | 188 | 98 |
| 3 | 5 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 216 | 207 | 96 |
| 4 | 14 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 196 | 230 | 69 |
| 5 | 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 22 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 164 | 255 | 57 |
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 – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 251 | 187 | 116 |
| 2 | y – Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 45 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 212 | 169 | 99 |
| 3 | y – San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 44 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 248 | 199 | 99 |
| 4 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 43 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 227 | 188 | 98 |
| 5 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 216 | 207 | 96 |
| 6 | Phoenix Coyotes | PAC | 82 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 228 | 210 | 95 |
| 7 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 40 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 214 | 190 | 95 |
| 8 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 42 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 254 | 211 | 94 |
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| 9 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 205 | 182 | 92 |
| 10 | Dallas Stars | PAC | 82 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 215 | 213 | 90 |
| 11 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 201 | 220 | 79 |
| 12 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 195 | 238 | 73 |
| 13 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 175 | 198 | 69 |
| 14 | Nashville Predators | CEN | 82 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 196 | 230 | 69 |
| 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CEN | 82 | 22 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 164 | 255 | 57 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2001–02 regular season :
October: 5–3–3–0 (home: 2–2–1–0; road: 3–1–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1TOctober 4, 20013–3 OT@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)0–0–1–0Recap
2TOctober 6, 20012–2 OT@ Nashville Predators (2001–02)0–0–2–0Recap
3LOctober 11, 20015–6Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)0–1–2–0Recap
4WOctober 13, 20015–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)1–1–2–0Recap
5TOctober 17, 20012–2 OTDallas Stars (2001–02)1–1–3–0Recap
6WOctober 19, 20013–2 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2001–02)2–1–3–0Recap
7WOctober 20, 20012–1 OTPittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)3–1–3–0Recap
8LOctober 22, 20012–3Calgary Flames (2001–02)3–2–3–0Recap
9WOctober 25, 20015–1New York Rangers (2001–02)4–2–3–0Recap
10LOctober 27, 20011–4@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02)4–3–3–0Recap
11WOctober 31, 20011–0@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)5–3–3–0Recap :
November: 7–5–0–1 (home: 6–1–0–0; road: 1–4–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12WNovember 1, 20014–3Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)6–3–3–0Recap
13WNovember 3, 20014–1Washington Capitals (2001–02)7–3–3–0Recap
14LNovember 6, 20011–4San Jose Sharks (2001–02)7–4–3–0Recap
15WNovember 8, 20013–1Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)8–4–3–0Recap
16WNovember 10, 20014–1Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)9–4–3–0Recap
17OTLNovember 13, 20012–3 OT@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)9–4–3–1Recap
18LNovember 15, 20011–2@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)9–5–3–1Recap
19LNovember 17, 20010–2@ Calgary Flames (2001–02)9–6–3–1Recap
20LNovember 20, 20010–2@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)9–7–3–1Recap
21LNovember 23, 20011–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)9–8–3–1Recap
22WNovember 24, 20015–3Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)10–8–3–1Recap
23WNovember 27, 20014–2Ottawa Senators (2001–02)11–8–3–1Recap
24WNovember 29, 20013–1@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)12–8–3–1Recap :
December: 6–3–3–2 (home: 5–1–0–1; road: 1–2–3–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25WDecember 1, 20014–3Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)13–8–3–1Recap
26TDecember 2, 20014–4 OT@ Minnesota Wild (2001–02)13–8–4–1Recap
27LDecember 5, 20010–3@ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)13–9–4–1Recap
28TDecember 6, 20011–1 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)13–9–5–1Recap
29WDecember 8, 20012–0Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)14–9–5–1Recap
30TDecember 12, 20012–2 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)14–9–6–1Recap
31OTLDecember 13, 20013–4 OTToronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)14–9–6–2Recap
32WDecember 15, 20014–0Calgary Flames (2001–02)15–9–6–2Recap
33LDecember 18, 20013–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)15–10–6–2Recap
34OTLDecember 21, 20013–4 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)15–10–6–3Recap
35WDecember 22, 20012–0@ Florida Panthers (2001–02)16–10–6–3Recap
36LDecember 26, 20011–3Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)16–11–6–3Recap
37WDecember 28, 20013–0Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)17–11–6–3Recap
38WDecember 30, 20017–2Nashville Predators (2001–02)18–11–6–3Recap :
January: 11–4–0–0 (home: 5–2–0–0; road: 6–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
39LJanuary 1, 20021–2@ New Jersey Devils (2001–02)18–12–6–3Recap
40WJanuary 3, 20024–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)19–12–6–3Recap
41WJanuary 5, 20025–2Dallas Stars (2001–02)20–12–6–3Recap
42WJanuary 8, 20026–2@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)21–12–6–3Recap
43WJanuary 9, 20023–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)22–12–6–3Recap
44WJanuary 12, 20024–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)23–12–6–3Recap
45WJanuary 15, 20023–2Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)24–12–6–3Recap
46WJanuary 17, 20025–4Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)25–12–6–3Recap
47WJanuary 19, 20022–1 OTBoston Bruins (2001–02)26–12–6–3Recap
48WJanuary 21, 20024–3 OT@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)27–12–6–3Recap
49WJanuary 23, 20025–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)28–12–6–3Recap
50LJanuary 25, 20021–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)28–13–6–3Recap
51LJanuary 26, 20022–5Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)28–14–6–3Recap
52LJanuary 28, 20020–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)28–15–6–3Recap
53WJanuary 30, 20024–1@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)29–15–6–3Recap :
February: 2–4–1–0 (home: 2–1–0–0; road: 0–3–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
54LFebruary 5, 20023–4@ New York Islanders (2001–02)29–16–6–3Recap
55WFebruary 7, 20023–1Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)30–16–6–3Recap
56LFebruary 9, 20020–5Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)30–17–6–3Recap
57WFebruary 12, 20023–0Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)31–17–6–3Recap
58LFebruary 13, 20021–3@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)31–18–6–3Recap
59TFebruary 26, 20024–4 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)31–18–7–3Recap
60LFebruary 28, 20022–3@ Calgary Flames (2001–02)31–19–7–3Recap :
March: 6–6–1–1 (home: 3–4–0–0; road: 3–2–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
61TMarch 2, 20021–1 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)31–19–8–3Recap
62LMarch 7, 20020–3Minnesota Wild (2001–02)31–20–8–3Recap
63LMarch 9, 20022–5Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)31–21–8–3Recap
64LMarch 11, 20022–3Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)31–22–8–3Recap
65WMarch 13, 20022–0@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)32–22–8–3Recap
66LMarch 14, 20021–2@ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)32–23–8–3Recap
67WMarch 17, 20023–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)33–23–8–3Recap
68WMarch 19, 20025–1Nashville Predators (2001–02)34–23–8–3Recap
69LMarch 20, 20022–3@ Dallas Stars (2001–02)34–24–8–3Recap
70WMarch 22, 20023–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)35–24–8–3Recap
71OTLMarch 24, 20023–4 OT@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)35–24–8–4Recap
72LMarch 26, 20021–2Minnesota Wild (2001–02)35–25–8–4Recap
73WMarch 28, 20024–1Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)36–25–8–4Recap
74WMarch 30, 20024–2@ Nashville Predators (2001–02)37–25–8–4Recap :
April: 6–2–0–0 (home: 4–1–0–0; road: 2–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
75LApril 1, 20023–5@ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)37–26–8–4Recap
76WApril 3, 20022–1 OT@ Dallas Stars (2001–02)38–26–8–4Recap
77WApril 5, 20025–1Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)39–26–8–4Recap
78LApril 7, 20022–4Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)39–27–8–4Recap
79WApril 9, 20023–2Nashville Predators (2001–02)40–27–8–4Recap
80WApril 11, 20024–1San Jose Sharks (2001–02)41–27–8–4Recap
81WApril 13, 20023–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (2001–02)42–27–8–4Recap
82WApril 14, 20025–3@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)43–27–8–4Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2002 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) Chicago Blackhawks: Blues win 4–1
GameResultDateScoreOpponentAttendanceSeriesRecap
1LApril 18, 20021–2Chicago Blackhawks18,807Blackhawks lead 1–0Recap
2WApril 20, 20022–0Chicago Blackhawks19,143Series tied 1–1Recap
3WApril 21, 20024–0@ Chicago Blackhawks20,532Blues lead 2–1Recap
4WApril 23, 20021–0@ Chicago Blackhawks18,019Blues lead 3–1Recap
5WApril 25, 20025–3Chicago Blackhawks19,999Blues win 4–1Recap :
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings: Red Wings win 4–1
GameResultDateScoreOpponentAttendanceSeriesRecap
1LMay 2, 20020–2@ Detroit Red Wings20,058Red Wings lead 1–0Recap
2LMay 4, 20022–3@ Detroit Red Wings20,058Red Wings lead 2–0Recap
3WMay 7, 20026–1Detroit Red Wings19,107Red Wings lead 2–1Recap
4LMay 9, 20023–4Detroit Red Wings19,999Red Wings lead 3–1Recap
5LMay 11, 20020–4@ Detroit Red Wings20,058Red Wings win 4–1Recap :
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 | 82 | 35 | 43 | 78 | 13 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Keith Tkachuk | LW | 73 | 38 | 37 | 75 | 21 | 117 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 18 |
| 39 | Doug Weight | C | 61 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 20 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 44 | Chris Pronger | D | 78 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 23 | 120 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 2 | Al MacInnis | D | 71 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 3 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 61 | Cory Stillman | LW | 80 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 8 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| 48 | Scott Young | RW | 67 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| 19 | Scott Mellanby | RW | 64 | 15 | 26 | 41 | −5 | 93 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Dallas Drake | RW | 80 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 87 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 29 | Alexander Khavanov | D | 81 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Jamal Mayers | RW | 77 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 99 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| 32 | Mike Eastwood | C | 71 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −2 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 |
| 9 | Tyson Nash | LW | 64 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 100 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| 27 | Bryce Salvador | D | 66 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 78 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
| 17 | Sergei Varlamov | LW | 52 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Daniel Corso | C | 41 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ray Ferraro† | C | 15 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −2 | 4 |
| 12 | Mike Keane‡ | RW | 56 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −2 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Mike Van Ryn | D | 48 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| 25 | Shjon Podein† | LW | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 37 | Jeff Finley | D | 78 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 8 |
| 34 | Reed Low | RW | 58 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −3 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Brent Johnson | G | 58 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 |
| 4 | Marc Bergevin† | D | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Sean Hill‡ | D | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Mark Rycroft | RW | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | Rich Pilon | D | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Eric Boguniecki | C | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Christian Laflamme | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Fred Brathwaite | G | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 30 | Reinhard Divis | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Ted Donato†‡ | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Barret Jackman | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Justin Papineau | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 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 |
| 35 | Brent Johnson | 58 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 1293 | 127 | 2.18 | .902 | 5 | 3491 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 252 | 18 | 1.83 | .929 | 3 | 590 |
| 40 | Fred Brathwaite | 25 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 543 | 54 | 2.24 | .901 | 2 | 1446 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Reinhard Divis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 0 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | Lester Patrick Trophy | Larry Pleau |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Pavol Demitra |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Chris Pronger |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Mark Rycroft | October 4, 2001 |
| First game | Justin Papineau | March 7, 2002 |
| First game | Reinhard Divis | April 7, 2002 |
| First game | Barret Jackman | April 14, 2002 |
| 1,000th game played | Mike Keane | January 17, 2002 |

## Transactions

The Blues were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2001, the day after the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 13, 2002, the day of the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) | To St. Louis Blues Fred BrathwaiteDaniel TkaczukSergei Varlamov9th-round pick in 2001 | To Calgary Flames Roman Turek4th-round pick in 2001 |
| June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) | To St. Louis Blues 4th-round pick in 2001 | To Atlanta Thrashers Lubos Bartecko |
| June 30, 2001 (2001-06-30) | To St. Louis Blues Michel RiesenDoug Weight | To Edmonton Oilers Jochen HechtJan HoracekMarty Reasoner |
| December 5, 2001 (2001-12-05) | To St. Louis Blues Steven Halko4th-round pick in 2002 | To Carolina Hurricanes Sean Hill |
| February 11, 2002 (2002-02-11) | To St. Louis Blues Shjon Podein | To Colorado Avalanche Mike Keane |
| March 18, 2002 (2002-03-18) | To St. Louis Blues Ray Ferraro | To Atlanta Thrashers 4th-round pick in 2002 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05) | Mike Keane | Dallas Stars | multi-year | Free agency |
| July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05) | Rich Pilon | San Jose Sharks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16) | Steve McLaren | Philadelphia Flyers | | Free agency |
| July 17, 2001 (2001-07-17) | Ed Campbell | Worcester IceCats (AHL) | | Free agency |
| July 26, 2001 (2001-07-26) | Jamie Thompson | Worcester IceCats (AHL) | | Free agency |
| August 21, 2001 (2001-08-21) | Christian Laflamme | Montreal Canadiens | | Free agency |
| November 6, 2001 (2001-11-06) | Marc Bergevin | Pittsburgh Penguins | | Free agency |
| March 6, 2002 (2002-03-06) | Ted Donato | Los Angeles Kings | | Waivers |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Alexei Gusarov | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Pierre Turgeon | Dallas Stars | Free agency (III) |
| July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) | Dwayne Roloson | Minnesota Wild | Free agency (III) |
| July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16) | Todd Reirden | Atlanta Thrashers | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | Pascal Rheaume | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) | Mike Peluso | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency (VI) |
| August 7, 2001 (2001-08-07) | Chris Murray | Toronto Maple Leafs | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 9, 2001 (2001-08-09) | Jaroslav Obsut | Colorado Avalanche | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 5, 2001 (2001-09-05) | Vladimir Chebaturkin | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency |
| September 10, 2001 (2001-09-10) | Reid Simpson | Montreal Canadiens | Free agency (III) |
| September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) | Sebastien Bordeleau | Minnesota Wild | Waiver draft |
| October 2, 2001 (2001-10-02) | Michel Riesen | HC Davos (NLA) | Free agency |
| October 12, 2001 (2001-10-12) | Dan Trebil | Hammarby IF (Allsvenskan) | Free agency (UFA) |
| March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) | Ted Donato | Los Angeles Kings | Waivers |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 29, 2001 (2001-06-29) | Alexander Khavanov | 1-year | Option exercised |
| June 29, 2001 (2001-06-29) | Jamal Mayers | 1-year | Option exercised |
| June 30, 2001 (2001-06-30) | Scott Mellanby | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Doug Weight | multi-year | Re-signing |
| July 12, 2001 (2001-07-12) | Keith Tkachuk | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18) | Darren Rumble | | Re-signing |
| July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18) | Cory Stillman | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 18, 2001 (2001-08-18) | Pavol Demitra | 2-year | Arbitration award |
| August 29, 2001 (2001-08-29) | Eric Boguniecki | multi-year | Re-signing |
| October 15, 2001 (2001-10-15) | Al MacInnis | 2-year | Extension |

## Draft picks

St. Louis's draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 2 | 57 | Jay McClement | Canada | Brampton Battalion (OHL) |
| 3 | 89 | Tuomas Nissinen | Finland | KalPa (Finland) |
| 4 | 122 | Igor Valeev | Russia | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
| 5 | 159 | Dmitri Semin | Russia | Spartak Moscow (Russia) |
| 6 | 190 | Brett Scheffelmaier | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL) |
| 8 | 253 | Petr Cajanek | Czech Republic | RI OKNA Zlín (Czech Republic) |
| 9 | 270 | Grant Jacobsen | Canada | Regina Pats (WHL) |
| 9 | 283 | Simon Skoog | Sweden | Mörrums GoIS IK Jr. (Sweden) |