# 2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning season

The 2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the franchise's tenth season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Lightning failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.

## Regular season

On February 10, general manager Rick Dudley resigned and was replaced by assistant general manager Jay Feaster.

### Final standings

Southeast Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 3 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 35 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 217 | 217 | 91 |
| 2 | 9 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 36 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 228 | 240 | 85 |
| 3 | 13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 178 | 219 | 69 |
| 4 | 14 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 22 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 180 | 250 | 60 |
| 5 | 15 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 19 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 187 | 288 | 54 |
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

## Schedule and results

2001–02 regular season :
October: 4–6–1–0 (home: 2–2–1–0; road: 2–4–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 5, 20012–3New York Islanders (2001–02)0–1–0–0Recap
2LOctober 7, 20010–5Florida Panthers (2001–02)0–2–0–0Recap
3LOctober 11, 20013–4@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)0–3–0–0Recap
4WOctober 13, 20011–0@ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)1–3–0–0Recap
5WOctober 14, 20013–2@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)2–3–0–0Recap
6LOctober 16, 20011–2@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)2–4–0–0Recap
7WOctober 20, 20015–2New York Rangers (2001–02)3–4–0–0Recap
8TOctober 23, 20011–1 OTWashington Capitals (2001–02)3–4–1–0Recap
9WOctober 25, 20013–0Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)4–4–1–0Recap
10LOctober 27, 20013–4@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)4–5–1–0Recap
11LOctober 30, 20012–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)4–6–1–0Recap :
November: 6–6–0–1 (home: 5–2–0–0; road: 1–4–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
12LNovember 2, 20011–4@ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)4–7–1–0Recap
13OTLNovember 3, 20011–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)4–7–1–1Recap
14LNovember 6, 20010–3@ New York Islanders (2001–02)4–8–1–1Recap
15LNovember 8, 20011–2Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)4–9–1–1Recap
16WNovember 10, 20013–2 OTPittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)5–9–1–1Recap
17LNovember 15, 20012–3Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)5–10–1–1Recap
18WNovember 17, 20012–0Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)6–10–1–1Recap
19WNovember 20, 20013–2Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)7–10–1–1Recap
20LNovember 21, 20012–3@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)7–11–1–1Recap
21WNovember 23, 20012–0New Jersey Devils (2001–02)8–11–1–1Recap
22WNovember 25, 20014–0@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)9–11–1–1Recap
23LNovember 27, 20013–6@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)9–12–1–1Recap
24WNovember 29, 20015–2Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)10–12–1–1Recap :
December: 5–6–2–1 (home: 2–2–0–1; road: 3–4–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
25LDecember 1, 20010–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)10–13–1–1Recap
26LDecember 2, 20010–1@ New York Rangers (2001–02)10–14–1–1Recap
27TDecember 4, 20011–1 OT@ New Jersey Devils (2001–02)10–14–2–1Recap
28WDecember 6, 20011–0Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)11–14–2–1Recap
29LDecember 8, 20012–5@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02)11–15–2–1Recap
30TDecember 10, 20011–1 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)11–15–3–1Recap
31WDecember 12, 20013–1@ Calgary Flames (2001–02)12–15–3–1Recap
32LDecember 14, 20011–2@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)12–16–3–1Recap
33WDecember 17, 20014–3@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)13–16–3–1Recap
34WDecember 21, 20014–3 OTSt. Louis Blues (2001–02)14–16–3–1Recap
35WDecember 26, 20011–0@ Nashville Predators (2001–02)15–16–3–1Recap
36LDecember 27, 20012–3Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)15–17–3–1Recap
37OTLDecember 29, 20014–5 OTBoston Bruins (2001–02)15–17–3–2Recap
38LDecember 31, 20011–4Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)15–18–3–2Recap :
January: 4–9–2–0 (home: 1–4–1–0; road: 3–5–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
39LJanuary 2, 20020–2@ Minnesota Wild (2001–02)15–19–3–2Recap
40LJanuary 4, 20020–2@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)15–20–3–2Recap
41WJanuary 6, 20023–0@ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)16–20–3–2Recap
42LJanuary 8, 20021–2Dallas Stars (2001–02)16–21–3–2Recap
43LJanuary 12, 20021–2Ottawa Senators (2001–02)16–22–3–2Recap
44TJanuary 13, 20022–2 OT@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)16–22–4–2Recap
45WJanuary 15, 20025–4 OT@ New Jersey Devils (2001–02)17–22–4–2Recap
46TJanuary 18, 20022–2 OTChicago Blackhawks (2001–02)17–22–5–2Recap
47LJanuary 19, 20021–5Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)17–23–5–2Recap
48WJanuary 21, 20023–2New Jersey Devils (2001–02)18–23–5–2Recap
49LJanuary 23, 20021–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)18–24–5–2Recap
50LJanuary 25, 20021–4@ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)18–25–5–2Recap
51LJanuary 26, 20022–6@ New York Islanders (2001–02)18–26–5–2Recap
52WJanuary 28, 20021–0@ New York Rangers (2001–02)19–26–5–2Recap
53LJanuary 30, 20021–3Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)19–27–5–2Recap :
February: 1–3–1–1 (home: 0–2–1–1; road: 1–1–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
54TFebruary 4, 20024–4 OTOttawa Senators (2001–02)19–27–6–2Recap
55WFebruary 6, 20023–2@ Florida Panthers (2001–02)20–27–6–2Recap
56LFebruary 7, 20021–3Florida Panthers (2001–02)20–28–6–2Recap
57LFebruary 9, 20022–4Washington Capitals (2001–02)20–29–6–2Recap
58LFebruary 11, 20021–3@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)20–30–6–2Recap
59OTLFebruary 26, 20023–4 OTDetroit Red Wings (2001–02)20–30–6–3Recap :
March: 5–5–4–1 (home: 5–2–2–1; road: 0–3–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
60WMarch 1, 20024–2San Jose Sharks (2001–02)21–30–6–3Recap
61WMarch 2, 20023–2Florida Panthers (2001–02)22–30–6–3Recap
62LMarch 6, 20022–3Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)22–31–6–3Recap
63LMarch 8, 20022–4Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)22–32–6–3Recap
64WMarch 10, 20025–1Nashville Predators (2001–02)23–32–6–3Recap
65TMarch 12, 20024–4 OT@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)23–32–7–3Recap
66WMarch 14, 20023–2Calgary Flames (2001–02)24–32–7–3Recap
67TMarch 17, 20022–2 OTBuffalo Sabres (2001–02)24–32–8–3Recap
68TMarch 18, 20023–3 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)24–32–9–3Recap
69WMarch 20, 20024–2Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)25–32–9–3Recap
70TMarch 22, 20023–3 OTMontreal Canadiens (2001–02)25–32–10–3Recap
71OTLMarch 24, 20023–4 OTBoston Bruins (2001–02)25–32–10–4Recap
72LMarch 26, 20022–7@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)25–33–10–4Recap
73LMarch 28, 20021–2@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)25–34–10–4Recap
74LMarch 30, 20021–3@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02)25–35–10–4Recap :
April: 2–5–1–0 (home: 1–3–0–0; road: 1–2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
75LApril 1, 20024–6New York Rangers (2001–02)25–36–10–4Recap
76LApril 3, 20021–4@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)25–37–10–4Recap
77WApril 4, 20024–2Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)26–37–10–4Recap
78LApril 7, 20023–5Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)26–38–10–4Recap
79TApril 9, 20022–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)26–38–11–4Recap
80LApril 10, 20022–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)26–39–11–4Recap
81LApril 12, 20021–3New York Islanders (2001–02)26–40–11–4Recap
82WApril 14, 20023–2 OT@ Florida Panthers (2001–02)27–40–11–4Recap :
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 | 20 | 42 | 62 | −18 | 13 |
| 20 | Vaclav Prospal | C | 81 | 18 | 37 | 55 | −11 | 38 |
| 25 | Dave Andreychuk | LW | 82 | 21 | 17 | 38 | −12 | 109 |
| 4 | Vincent Lecavalier | C | 76 | 20 | 17 | 37 | −18 | 61 |
| 26 | Martin St. Louis | RW | 53 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Ben Clymer | RW | 81 | 14 | 20 | 34 | −10 | 36 |
| 13 | Pavel Kubina | D | 82 | 11 | 23 | 34 | −22 | 106 |
| 33 | Fredrik Modin | LW | 54 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 27 |
| 22 | Dan Boyle† | D | 41 | 5 | 15 | 20 | −15 | 27 |
| 41 | Jimmie Olvestad | LW | 74 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| 28 | Sheldon Keefe | RW | 39 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −11 | 16 |
| 5 | Jassen Cullimore | D | 78 | 4 | 9 | 13 | −1 | 58 |
| 16 | Juha Ylonen‡ | C | 65 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −10 | 8 |
| 18 | Zdeno Ciger†‡ | LW | 27 | 6 | 6 | 12 | −12 | 10 |
| 21 | Cory Sarich | D | 72 | 0 | 11 | 11 | −4 | 105 |
| 15 | Nikita Alexeev | RW | 44 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −9 | 8 |
| 27 | Tim Taylor | C | 48 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −2 | 25 |
| 2 | Stan Neckar | D | 77 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −18 | 24 |
| 24 | Shane Willis† | RW | 21 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 46 | Martin Cibak | C | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −6 | 8 |
| 3 | Grant Ledyard | D | 53 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −5 | 12 |
| 11 | Chris Dingman† | LW | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −8 | 26 |
| 9 | Brian Holzinger | C | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −4 | 4 |
| 44 | Nolan Pratt | D | 46 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −4 | 51 |
| 36 | Andre Roy† | RW | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −5 | 63 |
| 34 | Gordie Dwyer | LW | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 60 |
| 35 | Nikolai Khabibulin | G | 70 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 6 |
| 30 | Andrei Zyuzin‡ | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −6 | 6 |
| 29 | Dmitry Afanasenkov | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 36 | Matthew Barnaby‡ | RW | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | 70 |
| 43 | Mathieu Biron | D | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | 12 |
| 55 | Josef Boumedienne† | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
| 6 | Sascha Goc† | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Dieter Kochan | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 11 | Kristian Kudroc | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Glen Metropolit‡ | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| 54 | Gaetan Royer† | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| 17 | Ryan Tobler | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 5 |
| 80 | Kevin Weekes‡ | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |

### Goaltending

* ‡ = 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 |
| 35 | Nikolai Khabibulin | 70 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 1914 | 153 | 2.36 | .920 | 7 | 3896 |
| 80 | Kevin Weekes‡ | 19 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 470 | 40 | 2.89 | .915 | 2 | 830 |
| 31 | Dieter Kochan | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 129 | 16 | 4.05 | .876 | 0 | 237 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Nikolai Khabibulin |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | Nikolai Khabibulin (November 26) |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Brad Richards |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Jimmie Olvestad | October 5, 2001 |
| First game | Nikita Alexeev | October 7, 2001 |
| First game | Ryan Tobler | October 7, 2001 |
| First game | Martin Cibak | February 9, 2002 |
| First game | Gaetan Royer | April 1, 2002 |
| 25th shutout | Nikolai Khabibulin | November 25, 2001 |
| 1,000th game played | Grant Ledyard | December 12, 2001 |

## Transactions

The Lightning 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 18, 2001 (2001-06-18) | To Tampa Bay Lightning Juha Ylonen | To Phoenix Coyotes Todd Warriner |
| June 22, 2001 (2001-06-22) | To Tampa Bay Lightning Mathieu Biron2nd-round pick in 2002 | To New York Islanders Adrian AucoinAlexander Kharitonov |
| June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) | To Tampa Bay Lightning New Jersey’s 2nd-round pick in 2001 | To Washington Capitals 2nd-round pick in 2002 |
| June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) | To Tampa Bay Lightning New Jersey’s 3rd-round pick in 2001 | To Ottawa Senators 4th-round pick in 2001Buffalo’s 7th-round pick in 2001 |
| June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) | To Tampa Bay Lightning 4th-round pick in 20015th-round pick in 20017th-round pick in 2001 | To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2002 |
| June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) | To Tampa Bay Lightning 6th-round pick in 2001Buffalo’s 6th-round pick in 2001 | To Los Angeles Kings Toronto’s 5th-round pick in 2001 |
| June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) | To Tampa Bay Lightning Nolan Pratt | To Colorado Avalanche Los Angeles’ 6th-round pick in 2001 |
| June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) | To Tampa Bay Lightning 8th-round pick in 20019th-round pick in 2002 | To Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 2002 |
| June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) | To Tampa Bay Lightning 9th-round pick in 2001 | To Colorado Avalanche 9th-round pick in 2002 |
| June 30, 2001 (2001-06-30) | To Tampa Bay Lightning Tim Taylor | To New York Rangers Nils EkmanKyle Freadrich |
| July 10, 2001 (2001-07-10) | To Tampa Bay Lightning Vaclav Prospal | To Florida Panthers Ryan Johnson6th-round pick in 2003 |
| November 9, 2001 (2001-11-09) | To Tampa Bay Lightning Josef BoumedienneSascha GocRights to Anton But | To New Jersey Devils Andrei Zyuzin |
| December 12, 2001 (2001-12-12) | To Tampa Bay Lightning Zdeno Ciger | To New York Rangers Matthew Barnaby |
| December 28, 2001 (2001-12-28) | To Tampa Bay Lightning Harlan Pratt | To Carolina Hurricanes Kaspars Astashenko |
| January 7, 2002 (2002-01-07) | To Tampa Bay Lightning Dan Boyle | To Florida Panthers 5th-round pick in 2003 |
| March 5, 2002 (2002-03-05) | To Tampa Bay Lightning Chris DingmanShane Willis | To Carolina Hurricanes Kevin Weekes |
| March 15, 2002 (2002-03-15) | To Tampa Bay Lightning Andre Roy6th-round pick in 2002 | To Ottawa Senators Juha Ylonen |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) | Dave Andreychuk | Buffalo Sabres | | Free agency |
| July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) | Grant Ledyard | Dallas Stars | | Free agency |
| August 21, 2001 (2001-08-21) | Ryan Tobler | New York Rangers | | Free agency |
| September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28) | Glen Metropolit | Washington Capitals | | Waiver draft |
| October 23, 2001 (2001-10-23) | Gaetan Royer | Saint John Flames (AHL) | | Free agency |
| May 29, 2002 (2002-05-29) | Kevin Hodson | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Stan Drulia | | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Dale Rominski | | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) | Wade Flaherty | Florida Panthers | Free agency (III) |
| August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) | Dan Kesa | Avangard Omsk (RSL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 8, 2001 (2001-08-08) | John Emmons | Boston Bruins | Free agency (VI) |
| August 9, 2001 (2001-08-09) | Mario Larocque | Buffalo Sabres | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 12, 2001 (2001-08-12) | Marek Posmyk | HC Zlin (ELH) | Free agency (II) |
| August 24, 2001 (2001-08-24) | Jason Podollan | New York Islanders | Free agency (VI) |
| October 9, 2001 (2001-10-09) | Konstantin Kalmikov | Louisiana IceGators (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 20, 2001 (2001-10-20) | Glen Metropolit | Washington Capitals | Waivers |
| March 8, 2002 (2002-03-08) | Zdeno Ciger | | Release |
| May 1, 2002 (2002-05-01) | Petr Svoboda | | Retirement |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 9, 2001 (2001-07-09) | Brian Holzinger | multi-year | Re-signing |
| July 11, 2001 (2001-07-11) | Kevin Weekes | multi-year | Re-signing |
| July 12, 2001 (2001-07-12) | Michal Lanicek | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 12, 2001 (2001-07-12) | Alexander Polukeyev | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 12, 2001 (2001-07-12) | Marek Priechodsky | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16) | Jimmie Olvestad | 3-year | Entry-level |
| July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16) | Stan Neckar | multi-year | Re-signing |
| July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18) | Nolan Pratt | | Re-signing |
| July 26, 2001 (2001-07-26) | Gordie Dwyer | | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | Andrei Zyuzin | multi-year | Re-signing |
| August 6, 2001 (2001-08-06) | Mike Jones | | Re-signing |
| August 6, 2001 (2001-08-06) | Cory Sarich | | Re-signing |
| August 21, 2001 (2001-08-21) | Mikko Kuparinen | | Re-signing |
| October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05) | Vincent Lecavalier | multi-year | Re-signing |
| May 21, 2002 (2002-05-21) | Nolan Pratt | 1-year | Option exercised |
| May 21, 2002 (2002-05-21) | Martin St. Louis | multi-year | Extension |
| May 29, 2002 (2002-05-29) | Brian Eklund | 2-year | Entry-level |
| June 6, 2002 (2002-06-06) | Ryan Tobler | 1-year | Option exercised |

## Draft picks

Tampa Bay'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) |
| 1 | 3 | Alexander Svitov | Russia | Avangard Omsk (Russia) |
| 2 | 47 | Alexander Polushin | Russia | THK Tver (Russia) |
| 2 | 61 | Andreas Holmqvist | Sweden | Hammarby IF (Sweden) |
| 3 | 94 | Evgeny Artyukhin | Russia | HC Podolsk (Russia) |
| 4 | 123 | Aaron Lobb | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 5 | 138 | Paul Lynch | United States | Valley Jr. Warriors (EJHL) |
| 6 | 188 | Art Femenella | United States | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) |
| 7 | 219 | Dennis Packard | United States | Harvard University (NCAA) |
| 7 | 222 | Jeremy Van Hoof | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
| 8 | 252 | Jean-Francois Soucy | Canada | Montreal Rocket (QMJHL) |
| 8 | 259 | Dmitri Bezrukov | Russia | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (Russia) |
| 9 | 261 | Vitali Smolyaninov | Kazakhstan | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (Russia) |
| 9 | 281 | Ilya Solaryov | Kazakhstan | Molot-Prikamye Perm (Russia) |
| 9 | 289 | Henrik Bergfors | Sweden | Sodertalje SK Jr. (Sweden) |