# 2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning season

The 2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the Lightning's ninth season of operation. The club again failed to make the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

## Regular season

After 39 games, the Lightning fired coach Steve Ludzik and replaced him with John Tortorella. Ludzik finished with a record of 12–20–5–2 for the season. Tortorella would have a slightly worse record the rest of the way, finishing 12–27–1–3.

### Final standings

Southeast Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 41 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 233 | 211 | 96 |
| 2 | 8 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 38 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 212 | 225 | 88 |
| 3 | 12 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 200 | 246 | 66 |
| 4 | 13 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 211 | 289 | 60 |
| 5 | 14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 24 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 201 | 280 | 59 |
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: 2–6–1–1 (home: 1–2–1–0; road: 1–4–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1TOctober 6, 20003–3 OTNew York Islanders (2000–01)0–0–1–0Recap
2LOctober 8, 20004–5Vancouver Canucks (2000–01)0–1–1–0Recap
3LOctober 13, 20002–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)0–2–1–0Recap
4WOctober 15, 20005–2Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)1–2–1–0Recap
5LOctober 18, 20005–6@ Minnesota Wild (2000–01)1–3–1–0Recap
6LOctober 21, 20002–7@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)1–4–1–0Recap
7WOctober 22, 20004–2@ New York Rangers (2000–01)2–4–1–0Recap
8LOctober 25, 20001–5@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)2–5–1–0Recap
9LOctober 27, 20000–6Ottawa Senators (2000–01)2–6–1–0Recap
10OTLOctober 31, 20005–6 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)2–6–1–1Recap :
November: 6–5–1–1 (home: 5–1–0–0; road: 1–4–1–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
11LNovember 1, 20001–6@ New York Rangers (2000–01)2–7–1–1Recap
12WNovember 3, 20004–3 OTNew York Islanders (2000–01)3–7–1–1Recap
13WNovember 5, 20005–2Washington Capitals (2000–01)4–7–1–1Recap
14WNovember 10, 20003–1Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)5–7–1–1Recap
15LNovember 11, 20003–4Calgary Flames (2000–01)5–8–1–1Recap
16WNovember 14, 20001–0@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)6–8–1–1Recap
17TNovember 17, 20002–2 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)6–8–2–1Recap
18LNovember 20, 20002–6@ Dallas Stars (2000–01)6–9–2–1Recap
19WNovember 22, 20008–2Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)7–9–2–1Recap
20WNovember 24, 20002–1Florida Panthers (2000–01)8–9–2–1Recap
21OTLNovember 25, 20001–2 OT@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)8–9–2–2Recap
22LNovember 27, 20004–7@ New York Islanders (2000–01)8–10–2–2Recap
23LNovember 29, 20001–4@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)8–11–2–2Recap :
December: 4–7–3–0 (home: 3–3–2–0; road: 1–4–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
24LDecember 1, 20003–5@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)8–12–2–2Recap
25WDecember 2, 20003–0Detroit Red Wings (2000–01)9–12–2–2Recap
26LDecember 6, 20003–6@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)9–13–2–2Recap
27LDecember 8, 20000–2Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)9–14–2–2Recap
28TDecember 11, 20002–2 OT@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01)9–14–3–2Recap
29LDecember 14, 20002–3@ Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)9–15–3–2Recap
30WDecember 16, 20004–3@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01)10–15–3–2Recap
31LDecember 17, 20001–3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)10–16–3–2Recap
32TDecember 21, 20001–1 OTPittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)10–16–4–2Recap
33LDecember 23, 20001–5New Jersey Devils (2000–01)10–17–4–2Recap
34WDecember 26, 20003–2Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)11–17–4–2Recap
35WDecember 28, 20004–3Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)12–17–4–2Recap
36TDecember 30, 20001–1 OTBoston Bruins (2000–01)12–17–5–2Recap
37LDecember 31, 20002–3Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)12–18–5–2Recap :
January: 2–12–0–1 (home: 1–4–0–0; road: 1–8–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
38LJanuary 3, 20012–3@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)12–19–5–2Recap
39LJanuary 4, 20013–8@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)12–20–5–2Recap
40LJanuary 7, 20014–7@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01)12–21–5–2Recap
41WJanuary 10, 20013–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)13–21–5–2Recap
42LJanuary 12, 20010–3Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)13–22–5–2Recap
43LJanuary 14, 20012–3Dallas Stars (2000–01)13–23–5–2Recap
44LJanuary 16, 20011–3@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)13–24–5–2Recap
45LJanuary 18, 20011–3@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)13–25–5–2Recap
46LJanuary 20, 20010–3@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01)13–26–5–2Recap
47LJanuary 21, 20011–3@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)13–27–5–2Recap
48LJanuary 23, 20012–5Washington Capitals (2000–01)13–28–5–2Recap
49LJanuary 25, 20012–5Ottawa Senators (2000–01)13–29–5–2Recap
50OTLJanuary 27, 20012–3 OT@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)13–29–5–3Recap
51LJanuary 29, 20012–5@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)13–30–5–3Recap
52WJanuary 30, 20014–3Florida Panthers (2000–01)14–30–5–3Recap :
February: 2–8–1–0 (home: 2–4–0–0; road: 0–4–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
53WFebruary 1, 20014–2Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)15–30–5–3Recap
54LFebruary 6, 20012–4Minnesota Wild (2000–01)15–31–5–3Recap
55LFebruary 8, 20011–4@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01)15–32–5–3Recap
56LFebruary 10, 20012–6@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)15–33–5–3Recap
57LFebruary 13, 20012–5Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01)15–34–5–3Recap
58LFebruary 15, 20013–6Boston Bruins (2000–01)15–35–5–3Recap
59LFebruary 17, 20014–5New York Rangers (2000–01)15–36–5–3Recap
60LFebruary 18, 20012–3@ Nashville Predators (2000–01)15–37–5–3Recap
61WFebruary 20, 20013–2St. Louis Blues (2000–01)16–37–5–3Recap
62TFebruary 24, 20010–0 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01)16–37–6–3Recap
63LFebruary 25, 20014–5@ Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)16–38–6–3Recap :
March: 8–6–0–1 (home: 5–4–0–1; road: 3–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
64LMarch 1, 20011–3@ Boston Bruins (2000–01)16–39–6–3Recap
65WMarch 3, 20016–0@ New York Islanders (2000–01)17–39–6–3Recap
66LMarch 4, 20010–6@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01)17–40–6–3Recap
67WMarch 6, 20012–1 OTSan Jose Sharks (2000–01)18–40–6–3Recap
68WMarch 8, 20011–0Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01)19–40–6–3Recap
69WMarch 10, 20014–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01)20–40–6–3Recap
70OTLMarch 13, 20014–5 OTEdmonton Oilers (2000–01)20–40–6–4Recap
71WMarch 15, 20013–2Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01)21–40–6–4Recap
72WMarch 17, 20015–1Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)22–40–6–4Recap
73WMarch 21, 20014–3@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)23–40–6–4Recap
74LMarch 22, 20010–2Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01)23–41–6–4Recap
75LMarch 24, 20012–3Washington Capitals (2000–01)23–42–6–4Recap
76LMarch 27, 20011–7New Jersey Devils (2000–01)23–43–6–4Recap
77LMarch 29, 20012–6Montreal Canadiens (2000–01)23–44–6–4Recap
78WMarch 30, 20014–2@ Florida Panthers (2000–01)24–44–6–4Recap :
April: 0–3–0–1 (home: 0–1–0–1; road: 0–2–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
79LApril 1, 20012–4Buffalo Sabres (2000–01)24–45–6–4Recap
80LApril 4, 20012–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01)24–46–6–4Recap
81OTLApril 5, 20013–4 OTNew York Rangers (2000–01)24–46–6–5Recap
82LApril 8, 20011–2@ Washington Capitals (2000–01)24–47–6–5Recap :
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 Lightning only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 19 | Brad Richards | C | 82 | 21 | 41 | 62 | −10 | 14 |
| 33 | Fredrik Modin | LW | 76 | 32 | 24 | 56 | −1 | 48 |
| 4 | Vincent Lecavalier | C | 68 | 23 | 28 | 51 | −26 | 66 |
| 26 | Martin St. Louis | RW | 78 | 18 | 22 | 40 | −4 | 12 |
| 10 | Mike Johnson‡ | RW | 64 | 11 | 27 | 38 | −10 | 38 |
| 9 | Brian Holzinger | C | 70 | 11 | 25 | 36 | −9 | 64 |
| 13 | Pavel Kubina | D | 70 | 11 | 19 | 30 | −14 | 103 |
| 14 | Alexander Kharitonov | LW | 66 | 7 | 15 | 22 | −9 | 8 |
| 8 | Todd Warriner | LW | 64 | 10 | 11 | 21 | −13 | 46 |
| 17 | Ryan Johnson | C | 80 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −20 | 44 |
| 28 | Nils Ekman | LW | 43 | 9 | 11 | 20 | −15 | 40 |
| 30 | Andrei Zyuzin | D | 64 | 4 | 16 | 20 | −8 | 76 |
| 2 | Paul Mara‡ | D | 46 | 6 | 10 | 16 | −17 | 40 |
| 22 | Wayne Primeau‡ | C | 47 | 2 | 13 | 15 | −17 | 77 |
| 6 | Adrian Aucoin† | D | 26 | 1 | 11 | 12 | −8 | 25 |
| 21 | Cory Sarich | D | 73 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −25 | 106 |
| 36 | Matthew Barnaby† | RW | 29 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −3 | 97 |
| 5 | Jassen Cullimore | D | 74 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −6 | 80 |
| 7 | Ben Clymer | RW | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6 | −7 | 21 |
| 20 | Stan Drulia | RW | 34 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −11 | 18 |
| 41 | Maxim Galanov†‡ | D | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −5 | 8 |
| 27 | Sheldon Keefe | RW | 49 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −13 | 38 |
| 57 | Kristian Kudroc | D | 22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 36 |
| 3 | Grant Ledyard†‡ | D | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −5 | 12 |
| 23 | Petr Svoboda | D | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −4 | 41 |
| 6 | Bryan Muir‡ | D | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −7 | 15 |
| 37 | Dmitry Afanasenkov | LW | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 62 | Kaspars Astashenko | D | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 4 |
| 10 | John Emmons† | C | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 27 | Steve Martins‡ | C | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −9 | 13 |
| 32 | Craig Millar†‡ | D | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −8 | 10 |
| 2 | Stan Neckar† | D | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 8 |
| 11 | Sergey Gusev | D | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 10 |
| 34 | Gordie Dwyer | LW | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −7 | 96 |
| 24 | Kyle Freadrich | LW | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 36 |
| 80 | Kevin Weekes | G | 61 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 4 |
| 39 | Dan Cloutier‡ | G | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 |
| 73 | Matt Elich | RW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 0 |
| 31 | Wade Flaherty† | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 35 | Nikolai Khabibulin† | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 35 | Dieter Kochan | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 1 | Evgeny Konstantinov | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 18 | Marek Posmyk | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 43 | Thomas Ziegler | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |

### Goaltending

* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning 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 |
| 80 | Kevin Weekes | 61 | 20 | 33 | 3 | 1742 | 177 | 3.15 | .898 | 4 | 3378 |
| 39 | Dan Cloutier‡ | 24 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 541 | 59 | 3.52 | .891 | 1 | 1005 |
| 35 | Nikolai Khabibulin† | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 6 | 2.92 | .913 | 0 | 123 |
| 31 | Wade Flaherty† | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 8 | 4.07 | .855 | 0 | 118 |
| 35 | Dieter Kochan | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 138 | 18 | 3.44 | .870 | 0 | 314 |
| 1 | Evgeny Konstantinov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | | 0 | 1 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | NHL All-Rookie Team | Brad Richards (Forward) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Fredrik Modin |
| League (in-season) | NHL Rookie of the Month | Brad Richards (October) |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Alexander Kharitonov | October 6, 2000 |
| First game | Brad Richards | October 6, 2000 |
| First game | Sheldon Keefe | October 18, 2000 |
| First game | Kristian Kudroc | November 27, 2000 |
| First game | Evgeny Konstantinov | December 8, 2000 |
| First game | Thomas Ziegler | February 6, 2001 |
| First game | Dmitri Afanasenkov | March 10, 2001 |

## Transactions

The Lightning 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 24, 2000 (2000-06-24) | To Tampa Bay Lightning Kevin WeekesRights to Kristian Kudroc2nd-round pick in 2001 | To New York Islanders 1st-round pick in 20004th-round pick in 2000Islanders’ 7th-round pick in 2000 |
| June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | To Tampa Bay Lightning 4th-round pick in 2000 | To Philadelphia Flyers 6th-round pick in 2000Montreal’s 7th-round pick in 2000Toronto’s 9th-round pick in 2000 |
| June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | To Tampa Bay Lightning 7th-round pick in 20019th-round pick in 2001 | To Buffalo Sabres 7th-round pick in 2000 |
| June 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) | To Tampa Bay Lightning 9th-round pick in 2000 | To New Jersey Devils 8th-round pick in 2001 |
| January 4, 2001 (2001-01-04) | To Tampa Bay Lightning Conditional draft pick in 2001 | To New York Islanders Steve Martins |
| January 23, 2001 (2001-01-23) | To Tampa Bay Lightning 8th-round pick in 2001 | To Colorado Avalanche Bryan Muir |
| February 1, 2001 (2001-02-01) | To Tampa Bay Lightning Matthew Barnaby | To Pittsburgh Penguins Wayne Primeau |
| February 7, 2001 (2001-02-07) | To Tampa Bay Lightning Adrian Aucoin2nd-round pick in 2001 | To Vancouver Canucks Dan Cloutier |
| February 16, 2001 (2001-02-16) | To Tampa Bay Lightning Wade Flaherty | To New York Islanders Conditional draft pick |
| February 20, 2001 (2001-02-20) | To Tampa Bay Lightning Konstantin Kalmikov | To Toronto Maple Leafs Maxim Galanov |
| March 5, 2001 (2001-03-05) | To Tampa Bay Lightning Stanislav NeckarRights to Nikolai Khabibulin | To Phoenix Coyotes Mike JohnsonPaul MaraRights to Ruslan ZainullinIslanders’ 2nd-round pick in 2001 |
| March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) | To Tampa Bay Lightning 7th-round pick in 2001 | To Dallas Stars Grant Ledyard |
| March 13, 2001 (2001-03-13) | To Tampa Bay Lightning John Emmons | To Ottawa Senators Craig Millar |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31) | Martin St. Louis | Calgary Flames | 2-year | Free agency |
| September 29, 2000 (2000-09-29) | Jason Podollan | Los Angeles Kings | | Waiver draft |
| October 25, 2000 (2000-10-25) | Craig Millar | Nashville Predators | | Waivers |
| November 3, 2000 (2000-11-03) | Maxim Galanov | Florida Panthers | | Waivers |
| February 1, 2001 (2001-02-01) | Grant Ledyard | Ottawa Senators | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| N/A | Pavel Torgaev | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (RSL) | Free agency (VI) |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Zac Bierk | Minnesota Wild | Expansion draft |
| June 23, 2000 (2000-06-23) | Bruce Gardiner | Columbus Blue Jackets | Expansion draft |
| July 1, 2000 (2000-07-01) | Daren Puppa | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) | Shawn Burr | | Retirement |
| July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) | Tim Thomas | AIK IF (SHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 27, 2000 (2000-07-27) | Robert Petrovicky | New York Islanders | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 8, 2000 (2000-08-08) | Xavier Delisle | Montreal Canadiens | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 24, 2000 (2000-08-24) | Reid Simpson | St. Louis Blues | Free agency (III) |
| September 7, 2000 (2000-09-07) | Andrei Skopintsev | Atlanta Thrashers | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 3, 2000 (2000-10-03) | Dwayne Hay | Calgary Flames | Waivers |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 2000 (2000-06) | Dan Kesa | 1-year | Re-signing |
| June 22, 2000 (2000-06-22) | Evgeny Konstantinov | 3-year | Entry-level |
| June 28, 2000 (2000-06-28) | Stan Drulia | 1-year | Option exercised |
| July 14, 2000 (2000-07-14) | Alexander Kharitonov | | Entry-level |
| July 14, 2000 (2000-07-14) | Thomas Ziegler | | Entry-level |
| July 17, 2000 (2000-07-17) | Fredrik Modin | multi-year | Re-signing |
| July 17, 2000 (2000-07-17) | Todd Warriner | multi-year | Re-signing |
| July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) | Dan Cloutier | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 26, 2000 (2000-07-26) | Dwayne Hay | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31) | Brian Holzinger | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2000 (2000-07-31) | Steve Martins | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 3, 2000 (2000-08-03) | Andrei Zyuzin | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 14, 2000 (2000-08-14) | Ryan Johnson | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 17, 2000 (2000-08-17) | Kaspars Astashenko | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 17, 2000 (2000-08-17) | Bryan Muir | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 28, 2000 (2000-08-28) | Wayne Primeau | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 31, 2000 (2000-08-31) | Pavel Kubina | 2-year | Re-signing |
| September 21, 2000 (2000-09-21) | Sheldon Keefe | 3-year | Entry-level |
| October 2, 2000 (2000-10-02) | Kristian Kudroc | 3-year | Entry-level |
| March 17, 2001 (2001-03-17) | Nikolai Khabibulin | multi-year | Re-signing |
| April 24, 2001 (2001-04-24) | Nikita Alexeev | 3-year | Entry-level |
| May 7, 2001 (2001-05-07) | Jassen Cullimore | multi-year | Extension |
| May 30, 2001 (2001-05-30) | Matthew Barnaby | 3-year | Extension |

## Draft picks

Tampa Bay'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 | 8 | Nikita Alexeev | Russia | Erie Otters (OHL) |
| 2 | 34 | Ruslan Zainullin | Russia | Ak Bars Kazan (Russia) |
| 3 | 81 | Alexander Kharitonov | Russia | Dynamo Moscow (Russia) |
| 4 | 126 | Johan Hagglund | Sweden | MODO Jr. (Sweden) |
| 5 | 161 | Pavel Sedov | Russia | Khimik Voskresensk (Russia) |
| 6 | 191 | Aaron Gionet | Canada | Kamloops Blazers (WHL) |
| 7 | 222 | Marek Priechodsky | Slovakia | Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) |
| 7 | 226 | Brian Eklund | United States | Brown University (NCAA) |
| 8 | 233 | Alexander Polukeyev | Russia | SKA St. Petersburg (Russia) |
| 9 | 263 | Thomas Ziegler | Switzerland | HC Ambrì-Piotta (Switzerland) |