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2001–02 Buffalo Sabres
Division5th Northeast
Conference10th Eastern
2001–02 record35–35–11–1
Home record20–16–5–0
Road record15–19–6–1
Goals for213
Goals against200
Team information
General managerDarcy Regier
CoachLindy Ruff
CaptainStu Barnes
Alternate captainsRob Ray
Jason Woolley
ArenaHSBC Arena
Average attendance17,206
Minor league affiliate(s)Rochester Americans
South Carolina Stingrays
Team leaders
GoalsMiroslav Satan (37)
AssistsMiroslav Satan (36)
PointsMiroslav Satan (73)
Penalty minutesRob Ray (200)
Plus/minusJay McKee (+18)
WinsMartin Biron (31)
Goals against averageMartin Biron (2.22)

The 2001-02 Buffalo Sabres season was the 32nd for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1] The Sabres finished in 5th place in the Northeast Division and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1996.

Offseason

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The Sabres traded both of their stars, Mike Peca, their former captain and Dominik Hasek in the offseason. Peca was sent to the Islanders for Tim Connolly and Taylor Pyatt. Forward Stu Barnes was named team captain.[2]

Regular season

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On October 7, 2001 the Sabres played the New York Rangers in the first pro sports game played in Manhattan after the September 11 attacks. In the game both teams wore special one time jerseys with "New York" written diagonally on the front of the jersey. The jerseys were later auctioned off to raise money for the 9/11 victims fund. The Sabres lost the game 5–4 in overtime.[3]

Final standings

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Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Boston Bruins 82 43 24 6 9 236 201 101
2 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 43 25 10 4 249 207 100
3 7 Ottawa Senators 82 39 27 9 7 243 208 94
4 8 Montreal Canadiens 82 36 31 12 3 207 209 87
5 10 Buffalo Sabres 82 35 35 11 1 213 200 82

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[4]
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
8.5
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

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2001–02 regular season[5]
October: 5–6–1–1 (home: 4–4–1–0; road: 1–2–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 L October 4, 2001 1–2 Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 0–1–0–0 Recap
2 W October 6, 2001 3–2 Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 1–1–0–0 Recap
3 OTL October 7, 2001 4–5 OT @ New York Rangers (2001–02) 1–1–0–1 Recap
4 W October 10, 2001 2–1 Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 2–1–0–1 Recap
5 L October 12, 2001 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 2–2–0–1 Recap
6 W October 14, 2001 4–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 3–2–0–1 Recap
7 T October 16, 2001 3–3 OT Nashville Predators (2001–02) 3–2–1–1 Recap
8 L October 19, 2001 1–3 Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 3–3–1–1 Recap
9 W October 20, 2001 3–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 4–3–1–1 Recap
10 W October 23, 2001 4–1 San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 5–3–1–1 Recap
11 L October 26, 2001 2–5 Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 5–4–1–1 Recap
12 L October 27, 2001 1–3 @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 5–5–1–1 Recap
13 L October 30, 2001 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 5–6–1–1 Recap
November: 6–7–1–0 (home: 4–2–1–0; road: 2–5–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
14 W November 2, 2001 4–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 6–6–1–1 Recap
15 L November 3, 2001 0–3 @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 6–7–1–1 Recap
16 W November 8, 2001 8–0 Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 7–7–1–1 Recap
17 L November 10, 2001 2–4 New York Rangers (2001–02) 7–8–1–1 Recap
18 W November 12, 2001 5–3 @ Florida Panthers (2001–02) 8–8–1–1 Recap
19 L November 13, 2001 1–4 @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) 8–9–1–1 Recap
20 L November 16, 2001 0–2 Florida Panthers (2001–02) 8–10–1–1 Recap
21 L November 17, 2001 1–3 @ Boston Bruins (2001–02) 8–11–1–1 Recap
22 L November 19, 2001 2–3 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 8–12–1–1 Recap
23 W November 21, 2001 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 9–12–1–1 Recap
24 W November 23, 2001 5–2 Calgary Flames (2001–02) 10–12–1–1 Recap
25 L November 24, 2001 1–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 10–13–1–1 Recap
26 T November 27, 2001 2–2 OT New York Rangers (2001–02) 10–13–2–1 Recap
27 W November 28, 2001 5–2 @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) 11–13–2–1 Recap
December: 4–7–2–0 (home: 2–3–1–0; road: 2–4–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
28 W December 1, 2001 4–2 @ New York Islanders (2001–02) 12–13–2–1 Recap
29 W December 4, 2001 4–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 13–13–2–1 Recap
30 L December 7, 2001 1–4 Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) 13–14–2–1 Recap
31 L December 8, 2001 2–4 @ Boston Bruins (2001–02) 13–15–2–1 Recap
32 L December 12, 2001 3–4 @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) 13–16–2–1 Recap
33 W December 14, 2001 3–2 OT Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 14–16–2–1 Recap
34 L December 15, 2001 2–4 @ New York Rangers (2001–02) 14–17–2–1 Recap
35 L December 19, 2001 5–6 Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 14–18–2–1 Recap
36 T December 21, 2001 3–3 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 14–18–3–1 Recap
37 L December 22, 2001 2–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 14–19–3–1 Recap
38 W December 26, 2001 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 15–19–3–1 Recap
39 T December 29, 2001 2–2 OT @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 15–19–4–1 Recap
40 L December 31, 2001 4–5 Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 15–20–4–1 Recap
January: 7–5–1–0 (home: 3–2–0–0; road: 4–3–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
41 L January 3, 2002 1–3 @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) 15–21–4–1 Recap
42 W January 6, 2002 4–1 @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 16–21–4–1 Recap
43 W January 8, 2002 3–2 Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 17–21–4–1 Recap
44 L January 10, 2002 0–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 17–22–4–1 Recap
45 W January 12, 2002 2–1 New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 18–22–4–1 Recap
46 W January 16, 2002 3–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 19–22–4–1 Recap
47 L January 17, 2002 2–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 19–23–4–1 Recap
48 W January 19, 2002 3–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 20–23–4–1 Recap
49 L January 21, 2002 2–3 @ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02) 20–24–4–1 Recap
50 L January 23, 2002 2–5 St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 20–25–4–1 Recap
51 W January 25, 2002 4–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 21–25–4–1 Recap
52 W January 27, 2002 3–2 OT @ Washington Capitals (2001–02) 22–25–4–1 Recap
53 T January 29, 2002 2–2 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 22–25–5–1 Recap
February: 1–2–2–0 (home: 1–0–1–0; road: 0–2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
54 T February 5, 2002 2–2 OT @ Boston Bruins (2001–02) 22–25–6–1 Recap
55 W February 8, 2002 3–2 OT Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 23–25–6–1 Recap
56 L February 10, 2002 1–4 @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 23–26–6–1 Recap
57 T February 12, 2002 2–2 OT New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 23–26–7–1 Recap
58 L February 26, 2002 1–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 23–27–7–1 Recap
March: 8–7–2–0 (home: 4–4–0–0; road: 4–3–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
59 W March 1, 2002 4–3 Boston Bruins (2001–02) 24–27–7–1 Recap
60 T March 2, 2002 3–3 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 24–27–8–1 Recap
61 L March 4, 2002 0–3 Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 24–28–8–1 Recap
62 W March 7, 2002 5–0 @ New York Islanders (2001–02) 25–28–8–1 Recap
63 W March 8, 2002 3–0 Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 26–28–8–1 Recap
64 W March 10, 2002 5–1 Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 27–28–8–1 Recap
65 L March 12, 2002 0–3 New York Islanders (2001–02) 27–29–8–1 Recap
66 W March 14, 2002 3–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 28–29–8–1 Recap
67 L March 15, 2002 2–5 @ Florida Panthers (2001–02) 28–30–8–1 Recap
68 T March 17, 2002 2–2 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 28–30–9–1 Recap
69 W March 19, 2002 5–1 Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 29–30–9–1 Recap
70 L March 21, 2002 1–2 Boston Bruins (2001–02) 29–31–9–1 Recap
71 L March 23, 2002 0–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 29–32–9–1 Recap
72 W March 24, 2002 3–2 OT @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 30–32–9–1 Recap
73 L March 26, 2002 3–4 Washington Capitals (2001–02) 30–33–9–1 Recap
74 L March 28, 2002 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 30–34–9–1 Recap
75 W March 30, 2002 3–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 31–34–9–1 Recap
April: 4–1–2–0 (home: 2–1–1–0; road: 2–0–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
76 W April 1, 2002 3–1 Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 32–34–9–1 Recap
77 T April 3, 2002 1–1 OT New York Islanders (2001–02) 32–34–10–1 Recap
78 W April 5, 2002 3–1 Florida Panthers (2001–02) 33–34–10–1 Recap
79 W April 7, 2002 5–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 34–34–10–1 Recap
80 T April 10, 2002 4–4 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 34–34–11–1 Recap
81 L April 12, 2002 1–3 Washington Capitals (2001–02) 34–35–11–1 Recap
82 W April 13, 2002 3–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 35–35–11–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • 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 Sabres only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
81 Miroslav Satan LW 82 37 36 73 14 33
41 Stu Barnes C 68 17 31 48 6 26
18 Tim Connolly C 82 10 35 45 4 34
17 Jean-Pierre Dumont RW 76 23 21 44 −10 42
61 Maxim Afinogenov RW 81 21 19 40 −9 69
77 Chris Gratton C 82 15 24 39 0 75
37 Curtis Brown C 82 20 17 37 −4 32
44 Alexei Zhitnik D 82 1 33 34 −1 80
5 Jason Woolley D 59 8 20 28 −6 34
25 Vaclav Varada RW 76 7 16 23 −7 82
13 Vyacheslav Kozlov LW 38 9 13 22 0 16
24 Taylor Pyatt LW 48 10 10 20 4 35
9 Erik Rasmussen LW 69 8 11 19 −1 34
3 James Patrick D 56 5 8 13 3 16
45 Dmitri Kalinin D 58 2 11 13 −6 26
74 Jay McKee D 81 2 11 13 18 43
4 Rhett Warrener D 65 5 5 10 15 113
42 Richard Smehlik D 60 3 6 9 −9 22
55 Denis Hamel LW 61 2 6 8 −1 28
51 Brian Campbell D 29 3 3 6 0 12
26 Eric Boulton LW 35 2 3 5 −1 129
32 Rob Ray RW 71 2 3 5 −3 200
12[a] Ales Kotalik RW 13 1 3 4 −1 2
43 Martin Biron G 72 0 1 1 8
29 Bob Corkum† C 10 0 1 1 −2 4
19 Norm Milley RW 5 0 1 1 0 0
31 Bob Essensa G 9 0 0 0 0
8 Rory Fitzpatrick D 5 0 0 0 −2 4
35 Mika Noronen G 10 0 0 0 2
10 Henrik Tallinder D 2 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
43 Martin Biron 72 31 28 10 1781 151 2.22 .915 4 4085
35 Mika Noronen 10 4 3 1 217 23 2.66 .894 0 518
31 Bob Essensa 9 0 5 0 113 17 2.91 .850 0 350

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Alexei Zhitnik [6]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Tim Connolly [7]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Ales Kotalik November 12, 2001 [8]
Norm Milley January 25, 2002
Henrik Tallinder April 12, 2002

Transactions

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The Sabres 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.[9]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) To Buffalo Sabres
  • 5th-round pick in 2001
  • 8th-round pick in 2001
  • 9th-round pick in 2001
 To San Jose Sharks
  • 5th-round pick in 2001
 [9]
To Buffalo Sabres
To New York Islanders
[10]
June 30, 2001 (2001-06-30) To Buffalo Sabres
To Detroit Red Wings
[11]
March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) To Buffalo Sabres
To Atlanta Thrashers
  • 5th-round pick in 2002
 [12]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) Christian Matte Minnesota Wild Free agency [13]
August 3, 2001 (2001-08-03) Bob Essensa Vancouver Canucks Free agency [14]
August 9, 2001 (2001-08-09) Tom Askey Rochester Americans (AHL) Free agency [15]
Mario Larocque Tampa Bay Lightning Free agency [15]
August 14, 2001 (2001-08-14) Rory Fitzpatrick Edmonton Oilers Free agency [16]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[b] Ref
N/A Vladimir Tsyplakov Ak Bars Kazan (RSL) Free agency (III) [18]
July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) Donald Audette Dallas Stars Free agency (III) [19]
July 4, 2001 (2001-07-04) Steve Heinze Los Angeles Kings Free agency (III) [20]
July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) Dave Andreychuk Tampa Bay Lightning Free agency (III) [21]
August 23, 2001 (2001-08-23) Jason Holland Los Angeles Kings Free agency (VI) [22]
October 6, 2001 (2001-10-06) Doug Gilmour Montreal Canadiens Free agency (III) [23]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 26, 2001 (2001-06-26) Stu Barnes 1-year Option exercised [24]
James Patrick 1-year Re-signing [24]
June 28, 2001 (2001-06-28) Richard Smehlik 1-year Option exercised [25]
Vaclav Varada 1-year Option exercised [25]
June 30, 2001 (2001-06-30) Dominik Hasek 1-year Option exercised [11]
July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03) Rob Ray 1-year Re-signing [26]
July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16) Ales Kotalik Entry-level [27]
Henrik Tallinder Entry-level [27]
July 23, 2001 (2001-07-23) Doug Janik Entry-level [28]
July 30, 2001 (2001-07-30) Chris Taylor multi-year Re-signing [29]
July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) Rhett Warrener 1-year Re-signing [30]
August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) Doug Houda Re-signing [13]
August 8, 2001 (2001-08-08) Miroslav Satan 2-year Arbitration award [31]
August 20, 2001 (2001-08-20) Eric Boulton multi-year Re-signing [32]
September 6, 2001 (2001-09-06) Jean-Pierre Dumont 3-year Re-signing [33]
September 7, 2001 (2001-09-07) Denis Hamel 2-year Re-signing [34]
September 11, 2001 (2001-09-11) Alexei Zhitnik 2-year[c] Re-signing [35]
October 2, 2001 (2001-10-02) Erik Rasmussen 2-year[d] Re-signing [36]
January 15, 2002 (2002-01-15) Stu Barnes 3-year Extension [37]
June 1, 2002 (2002-06-01) Paul Gaustad 3-year Entry-level [38]
Sean McMorrow 3-year Entry-level [38]

Draft picks

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Buffalo's draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.[39]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 22 Jiri Novotny  Czech Republic HC České Budějovice (Czech Republic)
2 32 Derek Roy  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
2 50 Chris Thorburn  Canada North Bay Centennials (OHL)
2 55 Jason Pominville  United States Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
5 155 Michal Vondrka  Czech Republic HC České Budějovice (Czech Republic)
8 234 Carl Aslund  Sweden Huddinge IK (Sweden)
8 247 Marek Dubec  Slovakia Vsetín HC (Czech Republic)
9 279 Ryan Jorde  Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Kotalik wore number 20 in his first game.
  2. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[17]
  3. ^ Club option for a third year.
  4. ^ Option for a third year.

References

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  • "2001-02 Buffalo Sabres Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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  11. ^ a b "Sabres Trade Dominik Hasek to the Red Wings". Buffalo Sabres. July 1, 2001. Archived from the original on August 10, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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  20. ^ "Heinze signs with Kings - UPI Archives". UPI. July 4, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  21. ^ "Tampa Bay adds Andreychuk, Ledyard - UPI Archives". UPI. July 13, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  22. ^ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. August 24, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2023. LOS ANGELES KINGS--Signed D Jason Holland.
  23. ^ "HOCKEY; Montreal Gets Gilmour". The New York Times. October 7, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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  26. ^ "SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH ROB RAY". Buffalo Sabres. July 3, 2001. Archived from the original on August 5, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  27. ^ a b "SABRES SIGN HENRIK TALLINDER AND ALES KOTALIK". Buffalo Sabres. July 16, 2001. Archived from the original on August 8, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  28. ^ "SABRES SIGN DOUG JANIK". Buffalo Sabres. July 23, 2001. Archived from the original on August 5, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  29. ^ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. July 31, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2023. BUFFALO SABRES--Agreed to terms with C Chris Taylor on a multiyear contract.
  30. ^ "SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH RHETT WARRENER". Buffalo Sabres. July 31, 2001. Archived from the original on August 5, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  31. ^ "Miroslav Satan awarded two-year contract - UPI Archives". UPI. August 8, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  32. ^ "SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 20+ - UPI Archives". UPI. August 20, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2023. Buffalo Sabres -- Agreed to terms with left wing Eric Boulton.
  33. ^ "SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH J.P. DUMONT". Buffalo Sabres. September 6, 2001. Archived from the original on October 7, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  34. ^ "SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH DENIS HAMEL". Buffalo Sabres. September 7, 2001. Archived from the original on October 7, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  35. ^ "SABRES AGREE TO TERMS WITH ALEXEI ZHITNIK". Buffalo Sabres. September 11, 2001. Archived from the original on October 7, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  36. ^ "Sabres agree to terms with Rasmussen". Buffalo Sabres. October 2, 2001. Archived from the original on August 9, 2002. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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  38. ^ a b "Sabres Sign Two Prospects". Buffalo Sabres. June 1, 2002. Archived from the original on December 20, 2002. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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