2001–02 Philadelphia Flyers season

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Division 1st Atlantic 2001–02 record 42–27–10–3 Road record 22–14–5–0		Conference 2nd Eastern Home record 20–13–5–3 Goals for 234

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.

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

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.

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.

Skaters

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.

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

Trade notes

^a The Flyers had the option of receiving either the St. Louis Blues first-round pick in 2002 and a second-round pick in 2003, or a second-round pick in 2002 and a first-round pick in 2003. The Flyers chose the 2002 second-round pick and 2003 first-round pick.

^b Condition not met. The Rangers would have received a 2003 first-round draft pick if Lindros suffered a concussion in the pre-season or the first fifty games of the regular season and didn't return to action for at least twelve months.

^c Condition not met. The Flyers would have received the draft pick if either Beckett or Hubacek played in the NHL for the Predators during the 2001–02 or 2002–03 season.

Free agency

The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).

Re-signed

The following players were re-signed by the Flyers. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).

Entry level contracts

The following players — Flyers draft picks, undrafted free agents, and the unsigned draft picks of other teams — were signed by the Flyers to entry level contracts.

NHL Waiver Draft

The 2001 NHL Waiver Draft was held on September 28, 2001. Each NHL team placed 18 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the other teams could not select. First-year professional players were exempt. The Flyers were not involved in any selections during the draft.

The Flyers protected the following players: goaltenders Brian Boucher and Roman Cechmanek, defensemen Eric Desjardins, Kim Johnsson, Chris McAllister, Dan McGillis, Luke Richardson, Chris Therien, and Eric Weinrich, and forwards Todd Fedoruk, Ruslan Fedotenko, Simon Gagne, Jan Hlavac, John LeClair, Kent Manderville, Keith Primeau, Paul Ranheim, Mark Recchi, Jeremy Roenick, and Rick Tocchet.

The Flyers left the following players unprotected: goaltenders Neil Little and Dan Murphy, defensemen John Slaney, Michal Sykora, and Brad Tiley, and forwards Mark Greig, Marty Murray, and Mike Watt.

Departures

The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).

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.

Draft notes

^a The Flyers traded their first-round pick, 23rd overall, to the Ottawa Senators for the Senators' first and seventh-round picks and the Tampa Bay Lightning's 2002 second-round pick on June 23, 2001.

The Flyers traded their second-round pick, 56th overall, to the Florida Panthers for the rights to Jiri Dopita on June 23, 2001.

The Flyers traded their third-round pick, 88th overall, to the Chicago Blackhawks for Dean McAmmond on March 13, 2001.

^b The Flyers acquired the Detroit Red Wings' third-round pick, 95th overall, from the Nashville Predators for Mark Eaton on September 29, 2000.

^c The Flyers traded John Vanbiesbrouck to the New York Islanders for the Islanders' fourth-round pick, 95th overall, on June 25, 2000. That pick was traded to the Nashville Predators for the Predators' fourth, fifth, and seventh-round picks on June 23, 2001. The Predators fourth-round pick was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes for the Hurricanes' 2002 third-round pick on June 24, 2001.

The Flyers traded their fourth and seventh-round picks as well as a fifth-round compensatory pick (received for losing Adam Burt in free agency) to the Tampa Bay Lightning for the Lightning's 2002 third-round pick on June 24, 2001.

^d The Flyers received a fifth-round pick, 150th overall, as compensation for losing Valeri Zelepukin in free agency.

^e The Flyers traded Gino Odjick to the Montreal Canadiens for P. J. Stock and the Canadiens' sixth-round pick, 172nd overall, on December 7, 2000.

^f The Flyers traded Marc Bureau to the Calgary Flames for Travis Brigley and the Flames' sixth-round pick, 177th overall, on March 6, 2000.

The Flyers traded their sixth-round pick, 189th overall, and the Vancouver Canucks' 2000 sixth-round pick to the Atlanta Thrashers for Kirby Law on March 14, 2000.

The Flyers traded their eight-round pick, 252nd overall, and their 2002 ninth-round pick to the Tampa Bay Lightning for the Lightning's 2002 seventh-round pick on June 24, 2001.

The Flyers traded their ninth-round pick, 282nd overall, to the Boston Bruins for the rights to Matt Zultek on February 13, 2001.

Farm teams

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

References

2001–02 Philadelphia Flyers season Wikipedia

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