2003–04 Boston Bruins season explained

League:NHL
Season:2003–04
Year:2003
Team:Boston Bruins
Conferencerank:2nd
Divisionwin:Yes
Divisionrank:1st
Record:41–19–15–7
Homerecord:18–12–9–2
Roadrecord:23–7–6–5
Goalsfor:209
Goalsagainst:188
Attendance:15,133 (86.2%)
Goalsleader:Glen Murray (32)
Assistsleader:Joe Thornton (50)
Pointsleader:Joe Thornton (73)
Plusminusleader:Mike Knuble (+19)
Pimleader:Doug Doull (132)
Winsleader:Andrew Raycroft (29)
Gaaleader:Andrew Raycroft (2.05)

The 2003–04 Boston Bruins season was the team's 80th season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Off-season

Mike Sullivan was named the team’s new head coach on June 23, 2003.[1]

Regular season

The Bruins had the fewest power-play opportunities of any team in the League, with just 300.[2]

Final standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- align="center" |1||T||October 8, 2003||3–3 OT|| align="left"| New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||0–0–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|2||L||October 10, 2003||1–5 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||0–1–1–0 || |- align="center" |3||T||October 11, 2003||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||0–1–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |4||W||October 15, 2003||2–0 || align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) ||1–1–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |5||W||October 18, 2003||4–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) ||2–1–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |6||W||October 19, 2003||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) ||3–1–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |7||W||October 21, 2003||4–1 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) ||4–1–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|8||L||October 23, 2003||0–2 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||4–2–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |9||W||October 25, 2003||5–2 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||5–2–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |10||W||October 28, 2003||2–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) ||6–2–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|11||OTL||October 30, 2003||0–1 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) ||6–2–2–1 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|12||OTL||November 1, 2003||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||6–2–2–2 || |- align="center" |13||T||November 6, 2003||5–5 OT|| align="left"| San Jose Sharks (2003–04) ||6–2–3–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |14||W||November 8, 2003||4–1 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (2003–04) ||7–2–3–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |15||W||November 11, 2003||4–3 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) ||8–2–3–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |16||W||November 14, 2003||4–0 || align="left"| @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) ||9–2–3–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |17||W||November 15, 2003||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) ||10–2–3–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|18||OTL||November 19, 2003||4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||10–2–3–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |19||W||November 20, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||11–2–3–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|20||L||November 22, 2003||2–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||11–3–3–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|21||OTL||November 25, 2003||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) ||11–3–3–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|22||L||November 28, 2003||1–2 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (2003–04) ||11–4–3–4 || |- align="center" |23||T||November 30, 2003||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) ||11–4–4–4 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |24||W||December 3, 2003||6–4 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||12–4–4–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|25||L||December 4, 2003||0–6 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||12–5–4–4 || |- align="center" |26||T||December 6, 2003||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||12–5–5–4 || |- align="center" |27||T||December 8, 2003||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||12–5–6–4 || |- align="center" |28||T||December 10, 2003||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||12–5–7–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|29||L||December 11, 2003||5–6 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||12–6–7–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |30||W||December 13, 2003||3–2 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||13–6–7–4 || |- align="center" |31||T||December 16, 2003||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) ||13–6–8–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|32||L||December 18, 2003||0–5 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (2003–04) ||13–7–8–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|33||L||December 20, 2003||1–2 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||13–8–8–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|34||L||December 22, 2003||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2003–04) ||13–9–8–4 || |- align="center" |35||T||December 23, 2003||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||13–9–9–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|36||L||December 27, 2003||2–4 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||13–10–9–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |37||W||December 29, 2003||3–1 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||14–10–9–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|38||L||December 30, 2003||0–3 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||14–11–9–4 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |39||W||January 1, 2004||3–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||15–11–9–4 || |- align="center" |40||T||January 3, 2004||3–3 OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders (2003–04) ||15–11–10–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |41||W||January 7, 2004||3–0 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) ||16–11–10–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |42||W||January 8, 2004||3–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||17–11–10–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |43||W||January 10, 2004||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) ||18–11–10–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |44||W||January 12, 2004||4–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||19–11–10–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |45||W||January 15, 2004||1–0 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||20–11–10–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|46||L||January 17, 2004||0–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||20–12–10–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |47||W||January 19, 2004||5–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (2003–04) ||21–12–10–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |48||W||January 20, 2004||4–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2003–04) ||22–12–10–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|49||L||January 22, 2004||2–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||22–13–10–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|50||L||January 24, 2004||1–2 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||22–14–10–4 || |- align="center" |51||T||January 27, 2004||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2003–04) ||22–14–11–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |52||W||January 29, 2004||2–1 OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders (2003–04) ||23–14–11–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |53||W||January 31, 2004||1–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) ||24–14–11–4 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |54||W||February 1, 2004||4–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||25–14–11–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |55||W||February 3, 2004||5–4 || align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||26–14–11–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |56||W||February 5, 2004||6–2 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||27–14–11–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |57||W||February 10, 2004||6–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) ||28–14–11–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|58||OTL||February 12, 2004||2–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||28–14–11–5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|59||OTL||February 14, 2004||1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) ||28–14–11–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |60||W||February 17, 2004||5–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||29–14–11–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |61||W||February 19, 2004||4–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||30–14–11–6 || |- align="center" |62||T||February 21, 2004||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||30–14–12–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|63||L||February 23, 2004||0–2 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (2003–04) ||30–15–12–6 || |- align="center" |64||T||February 24, 2004||0–0 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2003–04) ||30–15–13–6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|65||OTL||February 26, 2004||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) ||30–15–13–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |66||W||February 28, 2004||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) ||31–15–13–7 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|67||L||March 2, 2004||2–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||31–16–13–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |68||W||March 4, 2004||3–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (2003–04) ||32–16–13–7 || |- align="center" |69||T||March 6, 2004||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) ||32–16–14–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |70||W||March 9, 2004||3–2 || align="left"| @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) ||33–16–14–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |71||W||March 11, 2004||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||34–16–14–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |72||W||March 13, 2004||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) ||35–16–14–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |73||W||March 16, 2004||2–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||36–16–14–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|74||L||March 18, 2004||0–2 || align="left"| Minnesota Wild (2003–04) ||36–17–14–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |75||W||March 20, 2004||5–4 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) ||37–17–14–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |76||W||March 23, 2004||4–2 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (2003–04) ||38–17–14–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|77||L||March 25, 2004||0–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) ||38–18–14–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |78||W||March 27, 2004||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) ||39–18–14–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |79||W||March 30, 2004||3–2 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) ||40–18–14–7 || |-|- align="center" |80||T||April 1, 2004||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Washington Capitals (2003–04) ||40–18–15–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|81||L||April 3, 2004||2–5 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||40–19–15–7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |82||W||April 4, 2004||3–1 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (2003–04) ||41–19–15–7 || |-|-| Legend:

Playoffs

|- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 1 || April 7 || Montreal || 3–0 || Boston || || Raycroft || 17,565 || Boston leads 1–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 2 || April 9 || Montreal || 2–1 || Boston || OT || Raycroft || 17,565 || Boston leads 2–0 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#FFBBBB;"| 3 || April 11 || Boston || 3–2 || Montreal || || Theodore || 21,273 || Boston leads 2–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#CCFFCC;"| 4 || April 13 || Boston || 3–4 || Montreal || OT || Raycroft || 21,273 || Boston leads 3–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#FFBBBB;"| 5 || April 15 || Montreal || 1–5 || Boston || || Theodore || 17,565 || Boston leads 3–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#FFBBBB;"| 6 || April 17 || Boston || 2–5 || Montreal || || Theodore || 21,273 || Series tied 3–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#FFBBBB;"| 7 || April 19 || Montreal || 2–0 || Boston || || Theodore || 17,565 || Montreal wins 4–3 || |-|-| Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

Regular seasonPlayoffs
Player
19 C 77 23 50 73 18 98 7 0 0 0 −6 14
27 RW 81 32 28 60 17 56 7 2 1 3 −2 8
12 C 82 19 29 48 9 40 7 1 0 1 −5 8
26 RW 82 21 25 46 19 32 7 2 0 2 −5 0
14 LW 58 17 23 40 12 4 7 2 5 7 2 0
37 C 71 16 23 39 5 22 7 1 3 4 5 0
44 D 81 6 24 30 17 98 7 0 2 2 1 2
6 D 80 5 23 28 −1 65 7 0 0 0 −3 2
20 RW 78 15 10 25 −5 67 7 0 0 0 −2 14
11 LW 68 6 14 20 2 42 7 0 0 0 −2 4
71 D 36 4 15 19 5 27 7 1 1 2 −1 0
39 C 64 11 5 16 −6 67 7 0 1 1 0 8
23 D 50 4 10 14 −1 35
92 C 15 1 11 12 3 14 6 3 3 6 2 0
40 LW 63 6 5 11 2 18 2 0 0 0 0 0
21 D 82 1 10 11 10 110 7 0 0 0 1 0
55 D 15 4 5 9 6 12 7 1 4 5 −4 4
17 LW 57 4 5 9 3 16 7 0 0 0 −1 0
25 D 82 2 7 9 16 99 7 0 1 1 −2 4
28 D 30 1 7 8 10 10
22 LW 33 3 2 5 1 33
18 D 35 1 4 5 3 28
10 RW 37 3 1 4 0 28
33 LW 18 0 3 3 0 8 1 0 0 0 10
52 C 12 2 0 2 2 0
16 C 18 2 0 2 1 9 5 1 0 1 0 0
1 G 57 0 2 2 0 7 0 0 0 2
56 LW 35 0 1 1 2 132
54 C 10 0 1 1 1 2
36 LW 7 0 0 0 −3 6
41 D 2 0 0 0 −1 0
55 RW 6 0 0 0 1 0
75 RW 1 0 0 0 −1 0
29 G 28 0 0 0 8
43 RW 6 0 0 0 −1 0
42 C 1 0 0 0 00
76 C 3 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltending

Regular seasonPlayoffs
Player
1 57 29 18 9 1586 117 2.05 .926 3 3420 7 3 4 210 16 2.15 .924 1 447
29 28 12 8 6 690 67 2.50 .903 4 1605

Awards and records

Awards

TypeAward/honorRecipientRef
League
(annual)
Calder Memorial TrophyAndrew Raycroft[3]
NHL All-Rookie TeamAndrew Raycroft (Goaltender)[4]
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selectionNick Boynton[5]
Glen Murray
Joe Thornton
NHL Defensive Player of the WeekAndrew Raycroft (February 2)[6]
NHL Offensive Player of the WeekGlen Murray (February 2)
NHL Rookie of the MonthAndrew Raycroft (January)[7]
NHL YoungStars Game selectionPatrice Bergeron[8]
Andrew Raycroft
TeamEddie Shore AwardAndrew Raycroft[9]
Elizabeth C. Dufresne TrophyAndrew Raycroft
John P. Bucyk AwardMartin Lapointe
Seventh Player AwardAndrew Raycroft[10]
Three Stars AwardsAndrew Raycroft (1st)[11]
Joe Thornton (2nd)
Glen Murray (3rd)

Transactions

The Bruins were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2003, the day after the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 7, 2004, the day of the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals.[12]

Trades

DateDetailsRef
June 20, 2003To Los Angeles Kings
Jozef Stumpel
7th-round pick in 2003
To Boston Bruins
Philadelphia’s 4th-round pick in 2003
Detroit’s 2nd-round pick in 2004
[13]
June 21, 2003To San Jose Sharks
1st-round pick in 2003
To Boston Bruins
1st-round pick in 2003
2nd-round pick in 2003
4th-round pick in 2003
[14]
October 3, 2003To Columbus Blue Jackets
6th-round pick in 2004
To Boston Bruins
Travis Green
[15]
October 5, 2003To Florida Panthers
Steve Shields
To Boston Bruins
Future considerations
[16]
January 17, 2004To Vancouver Canucks
Future considerations
To Boston Bruins
Jiri Slegr
[17]
March 3, 2004To Washington Capitals
Shaone Morrisonn
1st-round pick in 2004
2nd-round pick in 2004
To Boston Bruins
Sergei Gonchar
[18]
March 4, 2004To Washington Capitals
4th-round pick in 2005
Conditional draft pick in 2006
To Boston Bruins
Michael Nylander
[19] [20]
March 9, 2004To San Jose Sharks
Jeff Jillson
To Boston Bruins
Brad Boyes
[21]
March 9, 2004To San Jose Sharks
9th-round pick in 2005
To Boston Bruins
Andy Delmore

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
1-year Free agency [22]
1-year Free agency [23]
Providence Bruins (AHL) 1-year Free agency
Providence Bruins (AHL) 2-year Free agency
1-year Free agency [24]
New York Rangers 1-year Free agency [25]
1-year Free agency [26]
Waivers [27]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
Free agency (III) [28]
Contract expiration (UFA)
Free agency (III) [29]
Free agency (UFA) [30]
Free agency (VI)
Free agency [31]
Release (II)
Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) Free agency (VI) [32]
Waivers [33]
HC Karlovy Vary (ELH) Free agency [34]
Jokerit (Liiga) Free agency [35]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
2-year Re-signing [36]
1-year Option exercised
3-year Entry-level [37]
2-year Entry-level
2-year Re-signing [38]
1-year Re-signing [39]
1-year Re-signing
1-year Re-signing [40]
1-year Re-signing
1-year Re-signing
1-year Re-signing
1-year Arbitration award
1-year Re-signing [41]
Re-signing [42]
1-year Re-signing [43]
2-year Re-signing [44]
3-year Entry-level [45]

Draft picks

Boston's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[46]

RoundPlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
121Mark StuartColorado College (WCHA)
245Patrice BergeronAcadie–Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
266Masi MarjamakiRed Deer Rebels (WHL)
4107Byron BitzNanaimo Clippers (BCHL)
4118Frank RedikerWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
4129Patrik ValcakHC Vítkovice Jr. (Czech Republic)
5153Mike BrownSaginaw Spirit (OHL)
6183Nate ThompsonSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
8247Benoit MondouShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
9277Kevin ReganSaint Sebastian's School (USHS-MA)

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sullivan takes the helm . Boston Bruins . August 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040314180350/http://www.bostonbruins.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=846 . March 14, 2004 . June 23, 2003.
  2. Web site: 2003-04 NHL Summary.
  3. Web site: Calder Memorial Trophy . records.nhl.com . August 8, 2022.
  4. Web site: Postseason All-Star Teams . records.nhl.com . August 8, 2022.
  5. Web site: NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2004 . NHL.com . August 8, 2022.
  6. Web site: Scully . Brian J. . Daily Scoop (2/2/04) . Boston Bruins . August 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040613170521/http://www.bostonbruins.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=1143 . June 13, 2004 . February 2, 2004.
  7. Web site: Raycroft NHL Rookie of the Month . Boston Bruins . August 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040613170648/http://www.bostonbruins.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=1146 . June 13, 2004 . February 4, 2004.
  8. Web site: 2004 YoungStars Game rosters . ESPN.com . August 10, 2022 . January 24, 2004.
  9. Web site: Scully . Brian J. . Devils beat Bruins, 5-2 . Boston Bruins . August 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040606073055/http://www.bostonbruins.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=1214 . June 6, 2004 . April 3, 2004.
  10. Boston Bruins 2014–15 Guide & Record Book, p.239
  11. Boston Bruins 2014–15 Guide & Record Book, p. 239–40
  12. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results . Pro Sports Transactions . May 8, 2022.
  13. Web site: Bruins trade Stumpel . Boston Bruins . May 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040314151016/http://www.bostonbruins.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=838 . March 14, 2004 . June 20, 2003.
  14. Web site: Meet Mark Stuart . Boston Bruins . May 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040312071720/http://www.bostonbruins.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?ID=839 . March 12, 2004 . June 21, 2003.
  15. Web site: Bruins acquire Green . Boston Bruins . May 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031010053908/http://www.bostonbruins.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?ID=960 . October 10, 2003 . October 3, 2003.
  16. Web site: Bruins trade Shields to Panthers . Boston Bruins . May 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031010054159/http://www.bostonbruins.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?ID=964 . October 10, 2003 . October 5, 2003.
  17. Web site: Bruins acquire Jiri Slegr . Boston Bruins . May 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040314063800/http://www.bostonbruins.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=1116 . March 14, 2004 . January 17, 2004.
  18. Web site: Gonchar trade press release . Boston Bruins . May 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040613053103/http://www.bostonbruins.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=1172 . June 13, 2004 . March 3, 2004.
  19. Web site: Bruins acquire Nylander . Boston Bruins . May 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040613053437/http://www.bostonbruins.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=1175 . June 13, 2004 . March 4, 2004.
  20. News: LaCanfora . Jason . Nylander Becomes Latest Former Capital . Washington Post . May 10, 2022 . March 5, 2004.
  21. Web site: Bruins acquire Boyes, Delmore . Boston Bruins . May 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040613052533/http://www.bostonbruins.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=1184 . June 13, 2004 . March 9, 2004.
  22. Web site: Bruins sign Ted Donato . Boston Bruins . May 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040314043651/http://www.bostonbruins.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=856 . March 14, 2004 . July 22, 2003.
  23. Web site: Bruins agree to terms with Ian Moran, Robert Liscak, Doug Doull and Pat Leahy . Boston Bruins . May 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040314071356/http://www.bostonbruins.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=864 . March 14, 2004 . July 28, 2003.
  24. Web site: Bruins Agree to Terms with Raycroft, Kutlak and Campbell . Boston Bruins . May 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040109201058/http://www.bostonbruins.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=868 . January 9, 2004 . July 31, 2003.
  25. Web site: Bruins Exercise 'Walk-Away' Option on Berard; Agree with Rolston and McCarthy . Boston Bruins . May 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040314113116/http://www.bostonbruins.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=874 . March 14, 2004 . August 12, 2003.
  26. Web site: Bruins acquire Felix Potvin . Boston Bruins . May 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031010063007/http://www.bostonbruins.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=882 . October 10, 2003 . September 3, 2003.
  27. Web site: Bruins claim MacDonald off waivers . Boston Bruins . May 10, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040314075833/http://www.bostonbruins.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=1120 . March 14, 2004 . January 20, 2004.
  28. Web site: Flyers ink Jeff Hackett . UPI . May 10, 2022 . July 1, 2003.
  29. Web site: Monday roundup: With Hatcher gone, Stars sign Sweeney . ESPN.com . May 10, 2022 . July 14, 2003.
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