2002–03 Buffalo Sabres season explained

The 2002–03 Buffalo Sabres season was the 33rd season of operation for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1] The Sabres failed to qualify for the playoffs for a second consecutive season. The 72 points accumulated in the regular season was the lowest total for the franchise since the 1986–87 season.

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|1||W||October 10, 2002||5–1 || align="left"| New York Islanders (2002–03) ||1–0–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|2||W||October 12, 2002||6–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) ||2–0–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|3||L||October 13, 2002||0–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) ||2–1–0–0 || |- align="center"|4||T||October 17, 2002||4–4 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (2002–03) ||2–1–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|5||L||October 19, 2002||2–3 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) ||2–2–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|6||W||October 22, 2002||2–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) ||3–2–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|7||L||October 25, 2002||1–2 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (2002–03) ||3–3–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|8||L||October 26, 2002||2–5 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) ||3–4–1–0 || |- align="center"|9||T||October 29, 2002||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) ||3–4–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|10||L||October 31, 2002||0–3 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) ||3–5–2–0 || |-|- align="center"|11||T||November 1, 2002||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) ||3–5–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|12||L||November 3, 2002||2–3 || align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) ||3–6–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|13||L||November 7, 2002||0–2 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) ||3–7–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|14||L||November 9, 2002||4–6 || align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) ||3–8–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|15||L||November 12, 2002||3–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (2002–03) ||3–9–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|16||L||November 15, 2002||2–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) ||3–10–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|17||L||November 16, 2002||1–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) ||3–11–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|18||OTL||November 19, 2002||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) ||3–11–3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|19||W||November 22, 2002||5–4 || align="left"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) ||4–11–3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|20||L||November 23, 2002||1–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) ||4–12–3–1 || |- align="center"|21||T||November 27, 2002||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) ||4–12–4–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|22||L||November 29, 2002||1–4 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) ||4–13–4–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|23||L||November 30, 2002||1–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) ||4–14–4–1 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|24||W||December 4, 2002||4–0 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) ||5–14–4–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|25||W||December 6, 2002||4–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2002–03) ||6–14–4–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|26||W||December 7, 2002||4–3 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (2002–03) ||7–14–4–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|27||L||December 10, 2002||2–4 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (2002–03) ||7–15–4–1 || |- align="center"|28||T||December 13, 2002||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) ||7–15–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|29||L||December 14, 2002||0–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) ||7–16–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|30||W||December 18, 2002||4–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (2002–03) ||8–16–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|31||L||December 20, 2002||0–3 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (2002–03) ||8–17–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|32||L||December 21, 2002||2–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) ||8–18–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|33||L||December 23, 2002||2–5 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) ||8–19–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|34||L||December 26, 2002||2–3 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (2002–03) ||8–20–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|35||L||December 28, 2002||3–4 || align="left"| Minnesota Wild (2002–03) ||8–21–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|36||L||December 30, 2002||3–4 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) ||8–22–5–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|37||OTL||December 31, 2002||0–1 OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders (2002–03) ||8–22–5–2 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|38||W||January 3, 2003||6–3 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) ||9–22–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|39||W||January 4, 2003||2–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) ||10–22–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|40||L||January 7, 2003||2–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) ||10–23–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|41||W||January 10, 2003||4–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (2002–03) ||11–23–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|42||W||January 11, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) ||12–23–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|43||W||January 14, 2003||1–0 || align="left"| @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) ||13–23–5–2 || |- align="center"|44||T||January 16, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) ||13–23–6–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|45||W||January 18, 2003||1–0 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) ||14–23–6–2 || |- align="center"|46||T||January 21, 2003||0–0 OT|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) ||14–23–7–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|47||W||January 24, 2003||4–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) ||15–23–7–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|48||OTL||January 25, 2003||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) ||15–23–7–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|49||L||January 27, 2003||1–5 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (2002–03) ||15–24–7–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|50||OTL||January 30, 2003||1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) ||15–24–7–4 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|51||L||February 4, 2003||1–4 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) ||15–25–7–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|52||L||February 7, 2003||2–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) ||15–26–7–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|53||L||February 8, 2003||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2002–03) ||15–27–7–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|54||L||February 11, 2003||2–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (2002–03) ||15–28–7–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|55||L||February 13, 2003||2–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) ||15–29–7–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|56||W||February 15, 2003||5–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (2002–03) ||16–29–7–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|57||OTL||February 17, 2003||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) ||16–29–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|58||W||February 19, 2003||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) ||17–29–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|59||L||February 21, 2003||1–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) ||17–30–7–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|60||W||February 23, 2003||4–1 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) ||18–30–7–5 || |- align="center"|61||T||February 24, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) ||18–30–8–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|62||L||February 26, 2003||2–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) ||18–31–8–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|63||W||February 28, 2003||5–3 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (2002–03) ||19–31–8–5 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|64||OTL||March 1, 2003||1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2002–03) ||19–31–8–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|65||L||March 4, 2003||1–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (2002–03) ||19–32–8–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|66||W||March 6, 2003||4–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) ||20–32–8–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|67||W||March 8, 2003||4–0 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) ||21–32–8–6 || |- align="center"|68||T||March 9, 2003||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) ||21–32–9–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|69||OTL||March 12, 2003||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) ||21–32–9–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|70||L||March 14, 2003||2–4 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) ||21–33–9–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|71||L||March 15, 2003||3–5 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) ||21–34–9–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|72||W||March 18, 2003||5–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) ||22–34–9–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|73||L||March 19, 2003||0–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2002–03) ||22–35–9–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|74||OTL||March 22, 2003||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) ||22–35–9–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|75||W||March 24, 2003||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) ||23–35–9–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|76||W||March 26, 2003||2–1 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (2002–03) ||24–35–9–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|77||W||March 28, 2003||4–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) ||25–35–9–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|78||W||March 29, 2003||3–1 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) ||26–35–9–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|79||L||March 31, 2003||0–3 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) ||26–36–9–8 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|80||W||April 2, 2003||4–3 || align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) ||27–36–9–8 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|81||L||April 5, 2003||5–8 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) ||27–37–9–8 || |- align="center"|82||T||April 6, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| New Jersey Devils (2002–03) ||27–37–10–8 || |-|-| Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

Playerscope=colgroup colspan=6 Regular season
81 LW 79 26 49 75 −3 20
77 C 66 15 29 44 −5 86
12 RW 68 21 14 35 −2 30
17 RW 76 14 21 35 −14 44
41 C 68 11 21 32 −13 20
37 C 74 15 16 31 4 40
24 LW 78 14 14 28 −8 38
71 LW 49 10 16 26 4 30
18 C 80 12 13 25 −28 32
45 D 65 8 13 21 −7 57
44 D 70 3 18 21 −5 85
51 D 65 2 17 19 −8 20
22 C 79 6 11 17 −4 146
3 D 69 4 12 16 −3 26
10 D 46 3 10 13 −3 28
48 C 14 7 5 12 1 12
25 RW 44 7 4 11 −2 23
61 RW 35 5 6 11 −12 21
4 D 50 0 9 9 1 63
26 LW 58 1 5 6 1 178
28 LW 17 1 4 5 1 14
74 D 59 0 5 5 −16 49
8 D 36 1 3 4 −7 16
16 C 11 1 3 4 −1 2
5 D 14 0 3 3 −1 29
55 LW 25 2 0 2 −4 17
19 RW 8 0 2 2 −2 6
15 RW 3 1 0 1 0 0
43 G 54 0 1 1 12
60 C 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 D 14 0 0 0 0 2
6 D 1 0 0 0 −2 2
33 D 6 0 0 0 1 2
29 RW 6 0 0 0 −2 4
23 LW 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 G 15 0 0 0 0
35 G 16 0 0 0 0
32 RW 41 0 0 0 −5 92

Goaltending

Playerscope=colgroup colspan=10 Regular season
43 54 17 28 6 1468 135 2.56 .908 4 3170
30 15 6 8 1 410 40 2.63 .902 1 912
35 16 4 9 3 411 36 2.42 .912 1 891

Awards and records

Awards

TypeAward/honorRecipientRef
League
(in-season)		NHL All-Star Game selectionMiroslav Satan[2]
NHL Player of the WeekMiroslav Satan (December 9)[3]
NHL Rookie of the MonthAles Kotalik (January)[4]
NHL YoungStars Game selectionRyan Miller[5]
Taylor Pyatt
Henrik Tallinder

Milestones

MilestonePlayerDateRef
First gameRyan MillerNovember 19, 2002[6]
Radoslav HeclNovember 30, 2002
Jaroslav KristekJanuary 10, 2003
Doug JanikMarch 14, 2003
Sean McMorrowMarch 22, 2003
Paul GaustadMarch 24, 2003
Milan BartovicApril 2, 2003

Transactions

The Sabres were involved in the following transactions from June 14, 2002, the day after the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2003, the day of the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals.[7]

Trades

DateDetailsRef
To Buffalo Sabres
To Columbus Blue Jackets
[8]
To Buffalo Sabres
To Atlanta Thrashers
To Buffalo Sabres
To Nashville Predators
To Buffalo Sabres
To Edmonton Oilers
To Buffalo Sabres
To Los Angeles Kings
[9]
To Buffalo Sabres
To Detroit Red Wings
[10]
To Buffalo Sabres
To Ottawa Senators
[11]
To Buffalo Sabres
To Ottawa Senators
[12]
To Buffalo Sabres
To Dallas Stars
[13]
To Buffalo Sabres
To Phoenix Coyotes
[14]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
Free agency[15]
Free agency[16]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
ZSC Lions (NLA) Free agency (VI) [17]
Free agency (III) [18]
Free agency (UFA) [19]
Retirement (III) [20]
Retirement (VI) [21]
Retirement (III) [22]
N/AWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [23]
Luc Theoret Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs (CHL) Free agency (UFA) [24]
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) Free agency (II) [25]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
1-year Option exercised [26]
1-year Option exercised
1-year Re-signing [27]
multi-year Re-signing [28]
2-year Re-signing [29]
1-year Re-signing [30]
Re-signing [31]
Re-signing
Re-signing
Re-signing
2-year Re-signing [32]
Entry-level [33]
Entry-level
Re-signing
2-year Entry-level [34]
multi-year Re-signing [35]
multi-year Entry-level [36]
Re-signing [37]
Entry-level [38]
Entry-level

Draft picks

Buffalo's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[39]

RoundPlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
111Keith BallardUniversity of Minnesota (WCHA)
120Daniel PailleGuelph Storm (OHL)
376Michael TessierAcadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
382John AdamsBoston College (Hockey East)
4108Jakub HulvaHC Vitkovice Jr. (Czech Republic)
4121Marty MagersOmaha Lancers (USHL)
6178Maxim ShchevyevElemash Elektrostal (Russia)
7208Radoslav HeclSlovan Bratislava (Slovakia)
8241Dennis WidemanLondon Knights (OHL)
9271Martin CizekSlavia Prague Jr. (Czech Republic)

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. 2010 . Triumph Books . 27. 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. Web site: 2003 NHL All-Star Game Rosters . Hockey-Reference.com . August 29, 2024.
  3. Web site: Sabres Satan Named Player of the Week . Buffalo Sabres . December 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031010232955/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/12.09.02.html . October 10, 2003 . December 9, 2002.
  4. Web site: Sabres Kotalik Named Rookie of the Month . Buffalo Sabres . December 22, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030811090041/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/01.31.03.html . August 11, 2003 . January 31, 2003.
  5. Web site: NHL - 2003 YoungStars Rosters . ESPN.com . December 21, 2022 . January 18, 2003.
  6. Web site: 2002-03 NHL Debuts . Hockey-Reference.com . October 13, 2024.
  7. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results . www.prosportstransactions.com . November 25, 2022.
  8. Web site: Schultz . Janet . Sabres Trade Kozlov Acquire Jochen Hecht . Buffalo Sabres . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030819221922/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/06.22.02.html . August 19, 2003 . June 22, 2002.
  9. Web site: Sabres Acquire Adam Mair From The LA Kings For Erik Rasmussen . Buffalo Sabres . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031014015230/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/07.24.02.mair.html . October 14, 2003 . July 24, 2002.
  10. Web site: Sabres Trade Jason Woolley to Detroit . Buffalo Sabres . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031010232407/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/11.16.02.html . October 10, 2003 . November 16, 2002.
  11. Web site: Sabres Acquire Jakub Klepis from Ottawa Senators for Vaclav Varada . Buffalo Sabres . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031010222955/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/02.25.03.html . October 10, 2003 . February 25, 2003.
  12. Web site: Sabres Trade Rob Ray to the Ottawa Senators . Buffalo Sabres . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031010224306/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/03.10.03ray.html . October 10, 2003 . March 10, 2003.
  13. Web site: Sabres Acquire Mike Ryan and Second Round Selection from Dallas in Exchange for Stu Barnes . Buffalo Sabres . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031010223412/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/03.10.03barnes.html . October 10, 2003 . March 10, 2003.
  14. Web site: Sabres Acquire Daniel Briere From Phoenix in Exchange for Chris Gratton . Buffalo Sabres . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031010224337/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/03.11.03.html . October 10, 2003 . March 11, 2003.
  15. Web site: Sabres Sign Fitzpatrick and Ratchuk . Buffalo Sabres . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031014110723/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/08.07.02.html . October 14, 2003 . August 7, 2002.
  16. Web site: Sabres Sign Jason Botterill and Francois Methot . Buffalo Sabres . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031014111046/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/08.08.02_2.html . October 14, 2003 . August 8, 2002.
  17. , retrieved November 28, 2022
  18. Web site: +SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 10+ . UPI . November 28, 2022 . July 10, 2002 . Atlanta Thrashers -- Signed free agent defenseman Richard Smehlik..
  19. Web site: Bruins Re-Sign P.J. Axelsson and Sign Darren Van Oene . Boston Bruins . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040314052840/http://www.bostonbruins.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=715 . March 14, 2004 . July 29, 2002.
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  23. Web site: PENGUINS OPEN TRAINING CAMP TOMORROW AT THE FIRST UNION ARENA AT CASEY PLAZA . Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030217150808/http://www.wbspenguins.com/Newsroom/TeamNews/Documents/09222002b%20Wilkes-Barre%20Camp%20Starts%20Monday.asp . February 17, 2003 . September 22, 2002.
  24. Web site: Mudbugs Announce Affiliation with AHL's Rochester Americans . OurSports Central . November 28, 2022 . October 2, 2002.
  25. Web site: Sound Tigers Sign Adduono . OurSports Central . November 28, 2022 . en . December 3, 2002.
  26. Web site: Sabres Pick Up Contract Options and Extend Qualifying Offers . Buffalo Sabres . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031014013947/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/06.27.02.html . October 14, 2003 . June 27, 2002.
  27. Web site: Sabres Agree To Terms With Rob Ray . Buffalo Sabres . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031014014317/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/07.03.02.html . October 14, 2003 . July 3, 2002.
  28. Web site: Sabres Agree To Terms With Goaltender Mika Noronen . Buffalo Sabres . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031014014933/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/07.12.02.html . October 14, 2003 . July 12, 2002.
  29. Web site: Sabres Agree to Terms with James Patrick . Buffalo Sabres . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030819220614/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/07.25.02.html . August 19, 2003 . July 25, 2002.
  30. Web site: Sabres Agree to Terms with Tim Connolly . Buffalo Sabres . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031014111025/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/07.30.02.connolly.html . October 14, 2003 . July 30, 2002.
  31. Web site: Sabres Sign Warrener, Gratton, Campbell . Buffalo Sabres . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030819220709/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/07.31.02_warrener_grat_cam.html . August 19, 2003 . July 31, 2002.
  32. Web site: Sabres Sign Goaltender Martin Biron . Buffalo Sabres . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031014111147/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/08.08.02_3.html . October 14, 2003 . August 8, 2002.
  33. Web site: Sabres Sign Jason Pominville And Radoslav Hecl . Buffalo Sabres . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031014111307/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/08.08.02.html . October 14, 2003 . August 7, 2002.
  34. Web site: Sabres Sign Ryan Miller . Buffalo Sabers . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031010230436/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/08.26.02.html . October 10, 2003 . August 26, 2002.
  35. Web site: Sabres Agree To Terms with Maxim Afinogenov . Buffalo Sabres . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030721003840/http://sabres.com/news/archives02/09.04.02.html . July 21, 2003 . September 4, 2002.
  36. Web site: Sabres Sign 2001 1st Round Draft Pick . Buffalo Sabres . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031010231859/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/09.18.02.html . October 10, 2003 . September 18, 2002.
  37. Web site: Sabres Agree To Terms With Vaclav Varada . Buffalo Sabres . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031010231124/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives02/10.08.02.html . October 10, 2003 . October 4, 2002.
  38. Web site: BUFFALO SABRES SIGN MEMORIAL CUP MVP DEREK ROY . Buffalo Sabres . November 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030811081731/http://www.sabres.com/news/archives/05.28.03.html . August 11, 2003 . May 28, 2003.
  39. Web site: 2002 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com . hockeyDB.com . December 23, 2022.

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