ATLANTA THRASHERS
Additions
Player	Pos.	Old team	Acquired via
Donald Audette	RW	Atlanta	Re-signed
Adam Burt	D	Philadelphia	Free agent
Petr Buzek	D	Atlanta	Re-signed
Brett Clark	D	Atlanta	Re-signed
Hnat Domenichelli	C	Atlanta	Re-signed
Shean Donovan	RW	Atlanta	Re-signed
Scott Fankhouser	G	Atlanta	Re-signed
Steve Guolla	F	Atlanta	Re-signed
David Harlock	D	Atlanta	Re-signed
Milan Hnilicka	G	N.Y. Rangers	Free agent
Andreas Karlsson	C	Atlanta	Re-signed
Denny Lambert	LW	Atlanta	Re-signed
Norm Maracle	G	Atlanta	Re-signed
Sean McCann	D	Phoenix	Free agent
Yves Sarault	LW	Ottawa	Free agent
Jarrod Skalde	F	San Jose	Free agent
Steve Staios	RW	Atlanta	Re-signed
Yannick Tremblay	D	Atlanta	Re-signed
Bryan Wesenberg	F	Atlanta	Re-signed
Subtractions
Player	Pos.	New team	Departed via
Chris McAlpine	D	Chicago	Free agent
Mike Stapleton	C	N.Y. Islanders	Free agent

BOSTON BRUINS
Additions
Player	Pos.	Old team	Acquired via
Elias Abrahmson	D	Boston	Re-signed
Shawn Bates	C	Boston	Re-signed
Paul Coffey	D	Carolina	Free agent
Mikko Eloranta	LW	Boston	Re-signed
John Grahame	G	Boston	Re-signed
Joe Hulbig	LW	Boston	Re-signed
Andrei Kovalenko	RW	Carolina	Free agent
Eric Manlow	C	Providence (AHL)	Free agent
Cameron Mann	RW	Boston	Re-signed
Eric Nickulas	RW	Boston	Re-signed
Peter Popovic	D	Pittsburgh	Free agent
Sergei Samsonov	LW	Boston	Re-signed
Sergei Samsonov	LW	Boston	Re-signed
Andre Savage	C	Boston	Re-signed
Joe Thornton	C	Boston	Re-signed
Don Sweeney	D	Boston	Re-signed
Joe Thornton	C	Boston	Re-signed
Kay Whitmore	G	Edmonton	Trade
Subtractions
Player	Pos.	New team	Departed via
Antti Laaksonen	LW	Minnesota	Free agent
Steve Heinze	RW	Columbus	Expansion
Mike Matteucci	D	Minnesota	Free agent
Joel Prpic	C	Colorado	Free agent
Rob Tallas	G	Chicago	Free agent
Mattias Timander	D	Columbus	Expansion
Landon Wilson	RW	Phoenix	Free agent

BUFFALO SABRES
Additions
Player	Pos.	Old team	Acquired via
Dave Andreychuk	LW	Colorado	Free agent
Jason Holland	D	Buffalo	Re-signed
James Patrick	D	Buffalo	Re-signed
Erik Rasmussen	F	Buffalo	Re-signed
Rob Ray	LW	Buffalo	Re-signed
Chris Taylor	C	Buffalo	Re-signed
Vladimir Tsyplakov	F	Buffalo	Re-signed
Jason Woolley	D	Buffalo	Re-signed
Alexei Zhitnik	D	Buffalo	Re-signed
Subtractions
Player	Pos.	New team	Departed via
Domenic Pittis	C	Edmonton	Free agent
Dwayne Roloson	G	Columbus	Expansion
Geoff Sanderson	LW	Columbus	Expansion

CAROLINA HURRICANES
Additions
Player	Pos.	Old team	Acquired via
Bates Battaglia	LW	Carolina	Re-signed
Jeff Daniels	LW	Carolina	Re-signed
Rob DiMaio	F	N.Y. Rangers	Trade
Steve Halko	D	Carolina	Re-signed
Kevin Hatcher	D	N.Y. Rangers	Free agent
David Karpa	D	Carolina	Re-signed
Greg Koehler	C	Carolina	Re-signed
Darren Langdon	F	N.Y. Rangers	Trade
Ian MacNeil	C	Carolina	Re-signed
Tyler Moss	G	Pittsburgh	Free agent
Sandis Ozolinsh	D	Colorado	Trade/re-signed
Byron Ritchie	C	Carolina	Re-signed
Subtractions
Player	Pos.	New team	Departed via
Steve Bancroft	D	San Jose	Free agent
Paul Coffey	D	Boston	Free agent
Sean Hill	D	St. Louis	Free agent
Andrei Kovalenko	RW	Boston	Free agent
Robert Kron	RW	Columbus	Expansion
Curtis Leschyshyn	D	Minnesota	Expansion
Sandy McCarthy	RW	N.Y. Rangers	Trade
Nolan Pratt	D	Colorado	Trade
Gary Roberts	LW	Toronto	Free agent

FLORIDA PANTHERS
Additions
Player	Pos.	Old team	Acquired via
Igor Larionov	C	Detroit	Free agent
Rob Niedermayer	C	Florida	Re-signed
Ray Whitney	RW	Florida	Re-signed
Peter Worrell	LW	Florida	Re-signed
Subtractions
Player	Pos.	New team	Departed via
Cam Stewart	LW	Minnesota	Expansion
Mike Vernon	G	Minnesota	Expansion

MONTREAL CANADIENS
Additions
Player	Pos.	Old team	Acquired via
Andrei Bashkirov	LW	Montreal	Re-signed
Eric Bertrand	LW	Nashville	Free agent
Sylvain Blouin	LW	St. Louis	Free agent
Jim Campbell	RW	St. Louis	Free agent
Craig Darby	C	Montreal	Re-signed
Xavier Delisle	C	Tampa Bay	Re-signed
Matt Higgins	C	Montreal	Re-signed
Saku Koivu	C	Montreal	Re-signed
Eric Landry	C	San Jose	Free agent
Mike McBain	D	Montreal	Re-signed
Patrick Poulin	C	Montreal	Re-signed
Martin Rucinsky	LW	Montreal	Re-signed
Brian Savage	RW	Montreal	Re-signed
Darryl Shannon	D	Calgary	Free agent
Sheldon Souray	D	Montreal	Re-signed
P.J. Stock	C	N.Y. Rangers	Free agent
Dainius Zubrus	RW	Montreal	Re-signed
Subtractions
Player	Pos.	New team	Departed via
Jesse Belanger	C	N.Y. Islanders	Free agent
Frederic Chabot	G	Columbus	Expansion
Shayne Corson	LW	Toronto	Free agent
Jim Cummins	RW	Anaheim	Free agent
Scott Lachance	D	Vancouver	Free agent
Turner Stevenson	RW	Columbus	Expansion

NEW JERSEY DEVILS
Additions
Player	Pos.	Old team	Acquired via
Mike Commodore	D	N. Dakota (NCAA)	Free agent
Jim McKenzie	LW	Washington	Free agent
Jay Pandolfo	LW	New Jersey	Re-signed
Robert Skrlac	LW	New Jersey	Re-signed
Turner Stevenson	RW	Columbus	Trade
Chris Terreri	G	Minnesota	Trade
Subtractions
Player	Pos.	New team	Departed via
Brad Bombardir	D	Minnesota	Trade
Steve Brule	C	Detroit	Free agent
Vladimir Malakhov	D	N.Y. Rangers	Free agent
Krzysztof Oliwa	RW	Columbus	Trade
Mike Van Ryn	D	St. Louis	Free agent
Jeff Williams	F	Columbus	Expansion

NEW YORK ISLANDERS
Additions
Player	Pos.	Old team	Acquired via
Jesse Belanger	C	Montreal	Free agent
Aris Brimanis	D	N.Y. Islanders	Re-signed
Zdeno Chara	D	N.Y. Islanders	Re-signed
Garry Galley	D	Los Angeles	Free agent
Kevin Haller	D	Anaheim	Free agent
Roman Hamrlik	D	N.Y. Islanders	Re-signed
Brad Isbister	LW	N.Y. Islanders	Re-signed
Kenny Jonsson	D	N.Y. Islanders	Re-signed
Robert Petrovicky	LW	Tampa Bay	Free agent
Ray Schultz	D	N.Y. Islanders	Re-signed
Mike Stapleton	C	Atlanta	Free agent
Dan Trebil	D	Pittsburgh	Free agent
Jeff Toms	LW	Washington	Free agent
Subtractions
Player	Pos.	New team	Departed via
Johan Davidsson	C	Vancouver	Free agent
Ted Drury	C	Columbus	Expansion
Dallas Eakins	D	Calgary	Free agent
Ian Herbers	D	Minnesota	Expansion

NEW YORK RANGERS
Additions
Player	Pos.	Old team	Acquired via
Derek Armstrong	F	N.Y. Rangers	Re-signed
Drew Bannister	D	N.Y. Rangers	Re-signed
Jason Dawe	F	N.Y. Rangers	Re-signed
Vladimir Malakhov	D	New Jersey	Free agent
Sandy McCarthy	LW	Carolina	Trade
Mark Messier	C	Vancouver	Free agent
Dale Purinton	D	N.Y. Rangers	Re-signed
Martin Richter	D	Saipa (Finland)	Free agent
Jeff Ulmer	RW	Houston (IHL)	Free agent
Johan Witehall	F	N.Y. Rangers	Re-signed
Subtractions
Player	Pos.	New team	Departed via
Jeff Beukeboom	D		Retired
Rob DiMaio	LW	Carolina	Trade
Kevin Hatcher	D	Carolina	Free agent
Milan Hnilicka	G	Atlanta	Free agent
Darren Langdon	LW	Carolina	Trade
Mathieu Schneider	D	Columbus	Expansion
Kevin Stevens	LW	Philadelphia	Free agent
P.J. Stock	LW	Montreal	Free agent
Dmitri Subbotin	LW	Columbus	Expansion draft
Alexei Vasiliev	D	Nashville	Trade
Chris Wells	C	Dallas	Free agent

OTTAWA SENATORS
Additions
Player	Pos.	Old team	Acquired via
Magnus Arvedson	LW	Ottawa	Re-signed
Radek Bonk	F	Ottawa	Re-signed
Ivan Ciernik	RW	Ottawa	Re-signed
John Emmons	C	Ottawa	Re-signed
Sean Gagnon	D	Phoenix	Free agent
John Gruden	D	Ottawa	Re-signed
Shane Hnidy	D	Ottawa	Re-signed
Derek King	F	St. Louis	Free agent
Ricard Persson	D	St. Louis	Free agent
Chris Phillips	D	Ottawa	Re-signed
Todd White	C	Philadelphia	Free agent
Jason York	D	Ottawa	Re-signed
Subtractions
Player	Pos.	New team	Departed via
Kevin Dineen	RW	Columbus	Expansion draft
Joe Juneau	C/LW	Minnesota	Expansion draft
Yves Sarault	LW	Atlanta	Free agent
Patrick Traverse	D	Anaheim	Trade
Shaun Van Allen	C	Dallas	Free agent

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
Additions
Player	Pos.	Old team	Acquired via
Brian Boucher	G	Philadelphia	Re-signed
Jesse Boulerice	RW	Philadelphia	Re-signed
Andy Delmore	D	Philadelphia	Re-signed
Jody Hull	RW	Philadelphia	Re-signed
John LeClair	LW	Philadelphia	Re-signed
Rob Murray	C	Edmonton	Free agent
Chris McAllister	D	Toronto	Trade
Maxime Ouellet	G	Philadelphia	Re-signed
Michel Picard	LW	Edmonton	Free agent
Derek Plante	C	Chicago	Free agent
Kevin Stevens	LW	N.Y. Rangers	Free agent
Michal Sykora	D	Tampa Bay	Free agent
Chris Therien	D	Philadelphia	Re-signed
Brad Tiley	D	Phoenix	Free agent
Rick Tocchet	RW	Philadelphia	Re-signed
Subtractions
Player	Pos.	New team	Departed via
Artem Anisimov	D	Minnesota	Expansion
Craig Berube	LW	Washington	Free agent
Adam Burt	D	Atlanta	Free agent
Mark Janssens	C	Chicago	Free agent
Jim Montgomery	C	San Jose	Free agent
Martin Streit	LW	Columbus	Expansion
Jeff Tory	D	Dallas	Free agent
Todd White	C	Ottawa	Free agent
Valeri Zelepukin	LW	Chicago	Free agent

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Additions
Player	Pos.	Old team	Acquired via
Jean-Sebastien Aubin	G	Pittsburgh	Re-signed
Matthew Barnaby	LW	Pittsburgh	Re-signed
Josef Beranek	C	Pittsburgh	Re-signed
Dennis Bonvie	F	Pittsburgh	Re-signed
Rene Corbet	LW	Pittsburgh	Re-signed
Trent Cull	D	Springfield	Free agent
Janne Laukkanen	D	Pittsburgh	Re-signed
Kip Miller	C	Anaheim	Free agent
Aleksey Morozov	F	Pittsburgh	Re-signed
Rich Parent	G	Tampa Bay	Free agent
Toby Petersen	C	Colorado Coll. (NCAA)	Free agent
Billy Tibbetts	F	Johnstown (ECHL)	Free agent
Subtractions
Player	Pos.	New team	Departed via
Jonas Andersson-Junkka	D	Columbus	Expansion
Tyler Moss	G	Carolina	Free agent
Peter Popovic	D	Boston	Free agent
Dan Trebil	D	N.Y. Islanders	Free agent
Ron Tugnutt	G	Columbus	Free agent
Tyler Wright	F	Columbus	Expansion

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Additions
Player	Pos.	Old team	Acquired via
Dan Cloutier	G	Tampa Bay	Re-signed
Dwayne Hay	LW	Tampa Bay	Re-signed
Brian Holzinger	C	Tampa Bay	Re-signed
Ryan Johnson	C	Tampa Bay	Re-signed
Pavel Kubina	D	Tampa Bay	Re-signed
Steve Martins	C	Tampa Bay	Re-signed
Frederik Modin	LW	Tampa Bay	Re-signed
Wayne Primeau	C	Tampa Bay	Re-signed
Martin St. Louis	RW	Calgary	Free agent
Todd Warriner	LW	Tampa Bay	Re-signed
Andrei Zyuzin	D	Tampa Bay	Re-signed
Subtractions
Player	Pos.	New team	Departed via
Zac Bierk	G	Minnesota	Expansion
Bruce Gardiner	F	Columbus	Expansion
Rich Parent	G	Pittsburgh	Free agent
Robert Petrovicky	LW	NY Islanders	Free agent
Reid Simpson	LW	St. Louis	Free agent
Michal Sykora	D	Philadelphia	Free agent

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
Additions
Player	Pos.	Old team	Acquired via
Shayne Corson	LW	Montreal	Free agent
Glenn Healy	G	Toronto	Re-signed
Jonas Hoglund	LW	Toronto	Re-signed
Dave Manson	D	Dallas	Free agent
Danny Markov	D	Toronto	Re-signed
Alyn McCauley	C	Toronto	Re-signed
Yanic Perreault	C	Toronto	Re-signed
Gary Roberts	LW	Carolina	Free agent
D.J. Smith	D	Toronto	Re-signed
Subtractions
Player	Pos.	New team	Departed via
Greg Andrusak	D	San Jose	Free agent
Wendel Clark	LW		Retired
Chris McAllister	D	Philadelphia	Trade
Tommi Rajamaki	D	Columbus	Expansion
Terran Sandwith	D	Edmonton	Free agent
Kevyn Adams	F	Columbus	Expansion

WASHINGTON CAPITALS
Additions
Player	Pos.	Old team	Acquired via
Craig Berube	LW	Philadelphia	Free agent
Craig Billington	G	Washington	Re-signed
Jan Bulis	C	Washington	Re-signed
Sebastien Charpentier	G	Washington	Re-signed
Matt Herr	C	Washington	Re-signed
Sylvain Cote	D	Dallas	Free agent
Ken Klee	D	Washington	Re-signed
Joe Murphy	RW	Washington	Re-signed
Andrei Nikolishin	C	Washington	Re-signed
Mike Peluso	F	Washington	Re-signed
Todd Rohloff	D	Chicago	Free agent
Remi Royer	D	Chicago	Trade
Brendan Witt	D	Washington	Re-signed
Rob Zettler	D	Washington	Re-signed
Subtractions
Player	Pos.	New team	Departed via
Nolan Baumgartner	D	Chicago	Trade
Martin Brochu	G	Calgary	Free agent
Jim McKenzie	LW	New Jersey	Free agent
Barrie Moore	D	Columbus	Expansion
Greg Orekhovsky	D	Minnesota	Expansion
Steve Poapst	D	Chicago	Free agent
Stephane Richer	RW		Retired
Jeff Toms	LW	N.Y. Islanders	Free agent