# 2001–02 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 2001–02 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers 35th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers qualified for the playoffs, but lost in the first round.

## Off-season

In the off-season, the Flyers re-vamped their lineup by signing star center Jeremy Roenick and veteran defenseman Eric Weinrich. On August 20, 2001, they finally traded Eric Lindros to the New York Rangers for Kim Johnsson, Jan Hlavac, Pavel Brendl and a 2003 third-round draft pick. The Rangers would also receive a 2003 first-round draft pick if Lindros suffered a concussion in the pre-season or the first 50 games of the regular season and didn't return to action for at least 12 months.

## Pre-season

On September 20, 2001, in the middle of a 2–2 game between the Flyers and New York Rangers, the game was stopped. A message from United States President George W. Bush about the 9/11 attacks was broadcast on the arena video screen. After the message, the game did not resume and it was declared a 2–2 tie at the end of the 2nd period. Both teams took place in a handshake line following the game, a tradition normally reserved for the end of an elimination game in a Stanley Cup Playoff series.

## Regular season

The Flyers began 2001–02 with high expectations and with Roenick leading the team in scoring the Flyers finished with an Atlantic Division title.
Eric Desjardins stepped down as team captain eight games into the season and was replaced by Keith Primeau.
Lindros returned to Philly on January 12, a game which the Flyers took 4–2 in a brutal battle and saw Lindros held scoreless. Lindros did exact a measure of revenge, finishing off a hat trick within the first 22 minutes of a March 2 game at Madison Square Garden. Simon Gagne also scored three times but the Rangers held on for a 6–5 win.
The power play was one of the NHL's worst however and after their top two centermen, Jeremy Roenick and Primeau, suffered injuries the night before the trade deadline, the Flyers acquired Adam Oates from the Washington Capitals. While Oates was the third leading point-producer in the league at the time, the price to acquire him was high. The Flyers parted with top goalie prospect Maxime Ouellet and their first, second, and third-round draft picks in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

### Season standings

Atlantic Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 42 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 234 | 192 | 97 |
| 2 | 5 | New York Islanders | 82 | 42 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 239 | 220 | 96 |
| 3 | 6 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 41 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 205 | 187 | 95 |
| 4 | 11 | New York Rangers | 82 | 36 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 227 | 258 | 80 |
| 5 | 12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 28 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 198 | 249 | 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.
Eastern Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Z- Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 43 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 236 | 201 | 101 |
| 2 | Y- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 42 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 234 | 192 | 97 |
| 3 | Y- Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 35 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 217 | 217 | 91 |
| 4 | X- Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 249 | 207 | 100 |
| 5 | X- New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 42 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 239 | 220 | 96 |
| 6 | X- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 41 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 205 | 187 | 95 |
| 7 | X- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 39 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 243 | 208 | 94 |
| 8 | X- Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 36 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 207 | 209 | 87 |
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| 9 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 228 | 240 | 85 |
| 10 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 213 | 200 | 82 |
| 11 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 36 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 227 | 258 | 80 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 28 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 198 | 249 | 69 |
| 13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 178 | 219 | 69 |
| 14 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 22 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 180 | 250 | 60 |
| 15 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 19 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 187 | 288 | 54 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

## Playoffs

The Flyers set a record for fewest goals scored by a team in a five-game playoff series, scoring only two goals against the Ottawa Senators.
It turned out there was much discontent in the locker room, resulting in Bill Barber and his coaching staff being fired.

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

2001 preseason :
Preseason: 4–1–3 (home: 2–0–3; road: 2–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordRef
–September 15@ Washington Capitals
1September 18@ Washington Capitals6–11–0–0
2September 20New York Rangers2–21–0–1
3September 21New York Islanders5–5 OT1–0–2
4September 22New Jersey Devils2–2 OT1–0–3
5September 23@ New York Rangers1–21–1–3
6September 25Washington Capitals6–42–1–3
7September 28New York Islanders5–23–1–3
8September 29@ New Jersey Devils5–44–1–3
Notes:
$^a$ Game rescheduled to September 18 due to the September 11 attacks.
$^b$ Game declared a tie after two periods after President George W. Bush's speech regarding the September 11 attacks was shown in the arena during the second intermission.
$^c$ 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

2001–02 regular season :
October: 6–3–3–0, 15 points (home: 3–1–1–0; road: 3–2–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
1October 4Florida Panthers5–21–0–0–02Recap
2October 6Columbus Blue Jackets3–3 OT1–0–1–03Recap
3October 8@ Columbus Blue Jackets2–2 OT1–0–2–04Recap
4October 10@ Buffalo Sabres1–21–1–2–04Recap
5October 13@ Florida Panthers5–22–1–2–06Recap
6October 16@ Atlanta Thrashers3–3 OT2–1–3–07Recap
7October 18@ Detroit Red Wings2–32–2–3–07Recap
8October 20Washington Capitals6–33–2–3–09Recap
9October 25Ottawa Senators2–73–3–3–09Recap
10October 27@ Montreal Canadiens5–14–3–3–011Recap
11October 30@ Washington Capitals3–05–3–3–013Recap
12October 31Pittsburgh Penguins3–06–3–3–015Recap :
November: 4–4–2–1, 11 points (home: 1–2–1–1; road: 3–2–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
13November 3New York Islanders1–26–4–3–015Recap
14November 6@ Chicago Blackhawks1–26–5–3–015Recap
15November 8@ Tampa Bay Lightning2–17–5–3–017Recap
16November 10@ Florida Panthers3–2 OT8–5–3–019Recap
17November 14@ New York Rangers2–48–6–3–019Recap
18November 15Washington Capitals5–09–6–3–021Recap
19November 17@ New Jersey Devils3–110–6–3–023Recap
20November 20New Jersey Devils3–3 OT10–6–4–024Recap
21November 23@ Dallas Stars3–3 OT10–6–5–025Recap
22November 25Vancouver Canucks1–410–7–5–025Recap
23November 29Boston Bruins2–3 OT10–7–5–126Recap :
December: 11–4–0–0, 22 points (home: 5–2–0–0; road: 6–2–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
24December 1Tampa Bay Lightning2–011–7–5–128Recap
25December 4@ New York Islanders3–212–7–5–130Recap
26December 6New York Islanders0–212–8–5–130Recap
27December 8Minnesota Wild5–113–8–5–132Recap
28December 10@ Atlanta Thrashers3–114–8–5–134Recap
29December 13Montreal Canadiens2–314–9–5–134Recap
30December 15@ Boston Bruins5–215–9–5–136Recap
31December 16Edmonton Oilers2–315–10–5–136Recap
32December 18St. Louis Blues6–316–10–5–138Recap
33December 20Dallas Stars2–117–10–5–140Recap
34December 22Carolina Hurricanes4–3 OT18–10–5–142Recap
35December 26@ Washington Capitals4–119–10–5–144Recap
36December 28@ Phoenix Coyotes2–419–11–5–144Recap
37December 29@ Colorado Avalanche5–220–11–5–146Recap
38December 31@ Vancouver Canucks2–121–11–5–148Recap :
January: 10–3–1–1, 22 points (home: 6–0–1–1; road: 4–3–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
39January 2@ San Jose Sharks2–521–12–5–148Recap
40January 6@ Carolina Hurricanes4–322–12–5–150Recap
41January 8Atlanta Thrashers7–423–12–5–152Recap
42January 10New Jersey Devils3–224–12–5–154Recap
43January 12New York Rangers4–225–12–5–156Recap
44January 14@ Montreal Canadiens5–326–12–5–158Recap
45January 15@ Ottawa Senators4–127–12–5–160Recap
46January 17Atlanta Thrashers6–328–12–5–162Recap
47January 19@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–029–12–5–164Recap
48January 21@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–529–13–5–164Recap
49January 22Ottawa Senators1–1 OT29–13–6–165Recap
50January 24Nashville Predators2–3 OT29–13–6–266Recap
51January 26Carolina Hurricanes4–230–13–6–268Recap
52January 29Pittsburgh Penguins3–2 OT31–13–6–270Recap
53January 30@ Ottawa Senators1–331–14–6–270Recap :
February: 4–1–0–1, 9 points (home: 1–0–0–1; road: 3–1–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
54February 4@ Los Angeles Kings3–132–14–6–272Recap
55February 6@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim4–532–15–6–272Recap
56February 9@ St. Louis Blues5–033–15–6–274Recap
57February 12New York Islanders0–1 OT33–15–6–375Recap
58February 26Chicago Blackhawks5–434–15–6–377Recap
59February 27@ New Jersey Devils1–035–15–6–379Recap :
March: 5–7–3–0, 13 points (home: 2–5–1–0; road: 3–2–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
60March 2@ New York Rangers5–635–16–6–379Recap
61March 4@ Boston Bruins4–136–17–6–381Recap
62March 7Calgary Flames2–436–18–6–381Recap
63March 8@ Tampa Bay Lightning4–237–18–6–383Recap
64March 10Toronto Maple Leafs1–337–19–6–383Recap
65March 12@ Toronto Maple Leafs1–1 OT37–18–7–384Recap
66March 14Buffalo Sabres1–337–19–7–384Recap
67March 16Colorado Avalanche1–237–20–7–384Recap
68March 18Tampa Bay Lightning3–3 OT37–20–8–385Recap
69March 21Mighty Ducks of Anaheim2–138–20–8–387Recap
70March 23@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–4 OT38–20–9–388Recap
71March 25Toronto Maple Leafs4–139–20–9–390Recap
72March 27@ New York Rangers4–240–20–9–392Recap
73March 28@ Carolina Hurricanes1–440–21–9–392Recap
74March 30Buffalo Sabres1–340–22–9–392Recap :
April: 2–5–1–0, 5 points (home: 2–2–1–0; road: 0–3–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
75April 1@ Buffalo Sabres1–340–23–9–392Recap
76April 2Boston Bruins2–440–24–9–392Recap
77April 4Montreal Canadiens1–340–25–9–392Recap
78April 6Pittsburgh Penguins3–141–25–9–394Recap
79April 8Florida Panthers4–4 OT41–25–10–395Recap
80April 10@ New Jersey Devils0–141–26–10–395Recap
81April 13New York Rangers2–142–26–10–397Recap
82April 14@ New York Islanders1–342–27–10–397Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2002 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Ottawa Senators – Senators win 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreSeriesRecap
1April 17Ottawa Senators1–0 OTFlyers lead 1–0Recap
2April 20Ottawa Senators0–3Series tied 1–1Recap
3April 22@ Ottawa Senators0–3Senators lead 2–1Recap
4April 24@ Ottawa Senators0–3Senators lead 3–1Recap
5April 26Ottawa Senators1–2 OTSenators 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 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 |
| 97 | Jeremy Roenick | C | 75 | 21 | 46 | 67 | 32 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 14 |
| 12 | Simon Gagne | LW | 79 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 31 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
| 8 | Mark Recchi | RW | 80 | 22 | 42 | 64 | 5 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| 10 | John LeClair | LW | 82 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| 25 | Keith Primeau | C | 75 | 19 | 29 | 48 | −3 | 128 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 6 |
| 5 | Kim Johnsson | D | 82 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 12 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| 14 | Justin Williams | RW | 75 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 11 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 |
| 39 | Marty Murray | C | 74 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| 20 | Jiri Dopita | C | 52 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Eric Desjardins | D | 65 | 6 | 19 | 25 | −1 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 2 |
| 26 | Ruslan Fedotenko | RW | 65 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Eric Weinrich | D | 80 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Dan McGillis | D | 75 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 8 |
| 87 | Donald Brashear† | LW | 50 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 109 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 19 |
| 6 | Chris Therien | D | 77 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
| 27 | Jan Hlavac‡ | LW | 31 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 77 | Adam Oates† | C | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| 19 | Paul Ranheim | RW | 79 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| 22 | Luke Richardson | D | 72 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 102 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
| 29 | Todd Fedoruk | LW | 55 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −2 | 141 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Kent Manderville‡ | C | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Chris McAllister | D | 42 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −7 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 92 | Rick Tocchet | RW | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | Pavel Brendl | RW | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Tomas Divisek | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Billy Tibbetts†‡ | RW | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Brian Boucher | G | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 21 | Jesse Boulerice‡ | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Roman Cechmanek | G | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 23 | Guillaume Lefebvre | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Neil Little | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Vaclav Pletka | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Jarrod Skalde† | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | John Slaney | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 42 | Bruno St. Jacques | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### 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 | 46 | 43 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 1131 | 89 | 2.05 | .921 | 4 | 2,603 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 109 | 7 | 1.85 | .936 | 1 | 227 |
| 33 | Brian Boucher | 41 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 972 | 92 | 2.41 | .905 | 2 | 2,295 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1.37 | .939 | 0 | 88 |
| 35 | Neil Little | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 4.00 | .862 | 0 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Jeremy Roenick |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Brian Boucher (November 5) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Roman Cechmanek (January 21) |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Justin Williams |
| Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Kim Johnsson |
| Team | Bobby Clarke Trophy | Jeremy Roenick |
| Team | Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy | Justin Williams |
| Team | Toyota Cup | Simon Gagne |
| Team | Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award | Jeremy Roenick |

### Records

Among the team records set during the 2001–02 season was Jiri Dopita scoring four goals against the Atlanta Thrashers on January 8, tying the team record for most goals in a single game. The Flyers recorded three overtime losses for the third consecutive season, tying the franchise mark for fewest. The 40 powerplay goals allowed by the Flyers is also the franchise record for fewest in a season. The two goals the Flyers scored during their conference quarterfinals series against the Ottawa Senators is both the fewest in a playoff year and series in franchise history, and is also the NHL record for fewest goals scored in a five-game playoff series.

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Pavel Brendl | October 4, 2001 |
| First game | Jiri Dopita | October 4, 2001 |
| First game | Jesse Boulerice | October 6, 2001 |
| First game | Vaclav Pletka | October 20, 2001 |
| First game | Bruno St. Jacques | October 31, 2001 |
| First game | Neil Little | March 28, 2002 |
| First game | Guillaume Lefebvre | March 30, 2002 |
| 400th goal | Mark Recchi | December 18, 2001 |
| 1,000th point | Jeremy Roenick | January 30, 2002 |
| 1,000th game played | Mark Recchi | March 23, 2002 |

## Transactions

The Flyers 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 Philadelphia Flyers Rights to Jiri Dopita | To Florida Panthers 2nd-round pick in 2001 |
| June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) | To Philadelphia Flyers 1st-round pick in 20017th-round pick in 2001Tampa Bay's 2nd-round pick in 2002 | To Ottawa Senators 1st-round pick in 2001 |
| June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) | To Philadelphia Flyers 4th-round pick in 20015th-round pick in 20017th-round pick in 2001 | To Nashville Predators NY Islanders' 4th-round pick in 2001 |
| June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) | To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2002 | To Carolina Hurricanes Nashville's 4th-round pick in 2001 |
| June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) | To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2002 | To Tampa Bay Lightning 4th-round pick in 20015th-round pick in 20017th-round pick in 2001 |
| June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) | To Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 2002 | To Tampa Bay Lightning 8th-round pick in 20019th-round pick in 2002 |
| June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) | To Philadelphia Flyers 4th-round pick in 2002 | To Calgary Flames Dean McAmmond |
| July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) | To Philadelphia Flyers Choice of 1st and 2nd-round picks | To Phoenix Coyotes Daymond Langkow |
| July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2002 | To Nashville Predators Andy Delmore |
| August 20, 2001 (2001-08-20) | To Philadelphia Flyers Pavel BrendlJan HlavacKim Johnsson3rd-round pick in 2003 | To New York Rangers Rights to Eric LindrosConditional 1st-round pick in 2003 |
| December 17, 2001 (2001-12-17) | To Philadelphia Flyers Donald Brashear6th-round pick in 2002 | To Vancouver Canucks Jan HlavacTampa Bay's 3rd-round pick in 2002 |
| January 11, 2002 (2002-01-11) | To Philadelphia Flyers Yves SaraultConditional draft pick in 2003 | To Nashville Predators Jason BeckettPetr Hubacek |
| February 13, 2002 (2002-02-13) | To Philadelphia Flyers Greg Koehler | To Carolina Hurricanes Jesse Boulerice |
| March 5, 2002 (2002-03-05) | To Philadelphia Flyers Jarrod Skalde | To Atlanta Thrashers Joe DiPenta |
| March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15) | To Philadelphia Flyers David Harlock3rd-round pick in 20037th-round pick in 2003 | To Atlanta Thrashers Francis Lessard |
| March 17, 2002 (2002-03-17) | To Philadelphia Flyers Billy Tibbetts | To Pittsburgh Penguins Kent Manderville |
| March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) | To Philadelphia Flyers Adam Oates | To Washington Capitals Maxime Ouellet1st-round pick in 20022nd-round pick in 20023rd-round pick in 2002 |
| June 12, 2002 (2002-06-12) | To Philadelphia Flyers Robert EscheMichal Handzus | To Phoenix Coyotes Brian BoucherNashville's 3rd-round pick in 2002 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| June 11, 2001 (2001-06-11) | Mike Lephart | Boston College (HE) | 1-year | Free agency |
| June 14, 2001 (2001-06-14) | James Chalmers | University of Nebraska Omaha (CCHA) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) | Jeremy Roenick | Phoenix Coyotes | 5-year | Free agency |
| July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05) | Eric Weinrich | Boston Bruins | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 6, 2001 (2001-07-06) | Pete Vandermeer | Providence Bruins (AHL) | | Free agency |
| July 9, 2001 (2001-07-09) | Marty Murray | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency |
| May 20, 2002 (2002-05-20) | Wade Skolney | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | 3-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16) | Steve McLaren | St. Louis Blues | Free agency (VI) |
| August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) | Rob Murray | Calgary Flames | Free agency |
| August 6, 2001 (2001-08-06) | Derek Plante | Munich Barons (DEL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 21, 2001 (2001-08-21) | Matt Herr | Florida Panthers | Free agency (VI) |
| August 23, 2001 (2001-08-23) | P. J. Stock | New York Rangers | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 10, 2001 (2001-09-10) | Peter White | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 19, 2001 (2001-09-19) | Brian Regan | Missouri River Otters (UHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| N/A | Steve Washburn | Iserlohn Roosters (DEL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| January 24, 2002 (2002-01-24) | Jody Hull | Ottawa Senators | Free agency (III) |
| March 21, 2002 (2002-03-21) | Jarrod Skalde | Lausanne HC (NLA) | Free agency |
| April 8, 2002 (2002-04-08) | Billy Tibbetts | | Release |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 14, 2001 (2001-06-14) | John LeClair | 5-year | Re-signing |
| July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03) | Jiri Dopita | 2-year | Signing |
| July 6, 2001 (2001-07-06) | Dan McGillis | 3-year | Re-signing |
| August 27, 2001 (2001-08-27) | Kim Johnsson | 3-year | Re-signing |
| September 4, 2001 (2001-09-04) | Jan Hlavac | 2-year | Re-signing |
| January 10, 2002 (2002-01-10) | Roman Cechmanek | 3-year | Extension |
| January 26, 2002 (2002-01-26) | Marty Murray | 3-year | Extension |
| May 21, 2002 (2002-05-21) | Patrick Sharp | 3-year | Entry-level |
| June 12, 2002 (2002-06-12) | Antero Niittymaki | 2-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft, which was held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida, on June 23–24, 2001. The Flyers traded eight of the nine draft picks originally allotted to them, retaining only their fifth-round pick, 158th overall, and trading the others in seven different trades.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
| 1 | 27 | Jeff Woywitka | Defense | Canada | Red Deer Rebels (WHL) |
| 3 | 95 | Patrick Sharp | Center | Canada | University of Vermont (Hockey East) |
| 5 | 146 | Jussi Timonen | Defense | Finland | KalPa (SM-liiga) |
| 5 | 150 | Bernd Bruckler | Goaltender | Austria | Tri-City Storm (USHL) |
| 5 | 158 | Roman Malek | Goaltender | Czech Republic | Slavia Prague (CZE) |
| 6 | 172 | Dennis Seidenberg | Defense | Germany | Adler Mannheim (DEL) |
| 6 | 177 | Andrei Razin | Center | Russia | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RUS) |
| 7 | 208 | Thierry Douville | Defense | Canada | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 225 | David Printz | Defense | Sweden | Great Falls Americans (AWHL) |

## Farm teams

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