2002–03 Washington Capitals season

2002–03 Washington Capitals
Division2nd Southeast
Conference6th Eastern
2002–03 record39–29–8–6
Home record24–13–2–2
Road record15–16–6–4
Goals for224
Goals against220
Team information
General managerGeorge McPhee
CoachBruce Cassidy
CaptainSteve Konowalchuk
Alternate captainsPeter Bondra
Jaromir Jagr
Calle Johansson
Brendan Witt
ArenaMCI Center
Average attendance15,787
Minor league affiliate(s)Portland Pirates
Richmond Renegades
Team leaders
GoalsJaromir Jagr (36)
AssistsSergei Gonchar (49)
PointsJaromir Jagr (77)
Penalty minutesJason Doig (108)
Plus/minusKen Klee (+22)
WinsOlaf Kolzig (33)
Goals against averageOlaf Kolzig (2.40)

The 2002–03 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 29th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Off-season

Head coach Ron Wilson was fired on May 10.[1] The Capitals named Bruce Cassidy their new head coach on June 25.[2] Steve Konowalchuk was named the team’s lone captain while Brendan Witt, who was co-captain of the team in 2001–02 with Konowalchuk, remained one of four alternate captains.[3]

Regular season

The Capitals tied the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings and New Jersey Devils for the fewest short-handed goals allowed, with just four.[4]

On January 11, 2003, the Capitals defeated the Florida Panthers at home by a score of 12–2.[5] Jaromir Jagr had seven points in the game (three goals, four assists). It was the first time that an NHL team had scored ten goals in a game since March 30, 2002, when the San Jose Sharks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets at home by a score of 10–2.[6] Furthermore, it was the first time that the Capitals had scored ten goals in a regular-season game since February 3, 1999, when they defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning at home by a score of 10–1.[7]

Final standings

Southeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 3 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 36 25 16 5 219 210 93
2 6 82 39 29 8 6 224 220 92
3 11 Atlanta Thrashers 82 31 39 7 5 226 284 74
4 13 Florida Panthers 82 24 36 13 9 176 237 70
5 15 Carolina Hurricanes 82 22 43 11 6 171 240 61

[8]

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[9]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Ottawa Senators NE 82 52 21 8 1 263 182 113
2 Y- New Jersey Devils AT 82 46 20 10 6 216 166 108
3 Y- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 36 25 16 5 219 210 93
4 X- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 20 13 4 211 166 107
5 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 44 28 7 3 236 208 98
6 X- SE 82 39 29 8 6 224 220 92
7 X- Boston Bruins NE 82 36 31 11 4 245 237 87
8 X- New York Islanders AT 82 35 34 11 2 224 231 83
8.5
9 New York Rangers AT 82 32 36 10 4 210 231 78
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 30 35 8 9 206 234 77
11 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 31 39 7 5 226 284 74
12 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 27 37 10 8 190 219 72
13 Florida Panthers SE 82 24 36 13 9 176 237 70
14 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 27 44 6 5 189 255 65
15 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 22 43 11 6 171 240 61

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched division; X – Clinched playoff spot


Playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point) OTL Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2003 Stanley Cup playoffs[10]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (3) – Lightning win 4–2
Game Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 April 10, 2003 3–0 @ Tampa Bay Lightning Capitals lead 1–0 W
2 April 12, 2003 6–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning Capitals lead 2–0 W
3 April 15, 2003 3–4 OT Tampa Bay Lightning Capitals lead 2–1 L
4 April 16, 2003 1–3 Tampa Bay Lightning Series tied 2–2 L
5 April 18, 2003 1–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning Lightning lead 3–2 L
6 April 20, 2003 1–2 3OT Tampa Bay Lightning Lightning win 4–2 L

Legend: W Win L Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • 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 Capitals only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
68 Jaromir Jagr RW 75 36 41 77 5 38 6 2 5 7 2 2
20 Robert Lang C 82 22 47 69 12 22 6 2 1 3 3 2
55 Sergei Gonchar D 82 18 49 67 13 52 6 0 5 5 2 4
12 Peter Bondra RW 76 30 26 56 −3 52 6 4 2 6 2 8
92 Michael Nylander† C 71 17 39 56 3 36 6 3 2 5 0 8
14 Kip Miller C 72 12 38 50 −1 18 5 0 2 2 0 2
9 Dainius Zubrus C 63 13 22 35 15 43 6 2 2 4 −2 4
11 Jeff Halpern C 82 13 21 34 6 88 6 0 1 1 −2 2
25 Mike Grier RW 82 15 17 32 −14 36 6 1 1 2 0 2
22 Steve Konowalchuk LW 77 15 15 30 3 71 6 0 0 0 −3 6
27 Ivan Ciernik RW 47 8 10 18 6 24 2 0 1 1 1 6
2 Ken Klee D 70 1 16 17 22 89 6 0 0 0 2 6
6 Calle Johansson D 82 3 12 15 9 22 6 0 1 1 −4 0
46 Brian Sutherby C 72 2 9 11 7 93 5 0 0 0 0 10
19 Brendan Witt D 69 2 9 11 12 106 6 1 0 1 −1 0
94 Sergei Berezin† LW 9 5 4 9 10 4 6 0 1 1 −2 0
54 Jason Doig D 55 3 5 8 −3 108 6 0 1 1 1 6
21 Glen Metropolit C 23 2 3 5 4 6 — — — — — —
16 Andreas Salomonsson† RW 32 1 4 5 −1 14 — — — — — —
4 Rick Berry D 43 2 1 3 −3 87 — — — — — —
8 Josh Green† LW 21 1 2 3 1 7 — — — — — —
29 Joel Kwiatkowski† D 34 0 3 3 1 12 6 0 0 0 1 2
23 Trent Whitfield C 14 1 1 2 1 6 6 0 0 0 1 10
44 Steve Eminger D 17 0 2 2 −3 24 — — — — — —
17 Chris Simon‡ LW 10 0 2 2 −3 23 — — — — — —
39 Josef Boumedienne† D 6 1 0 1 −1 0 — — — — — —
51 Stephen Peat RW 27 1 0 1 −3 57 — — — — — —
58 Jean-Francois Fortin D 33 0 1 1 −3 22 — — — — — —
1 Craig Billington‡ G 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
35 Sebastien Charpentier G 17 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
3 Sylvain Cote‡ D 1 0 0 0 0 4 — — — — — —
41 Mike Farrell RW 4 0 0 0 1 2 — — — — — —
36 Colin Forbes C 5 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — — —
45 Alex Henry† D 38 0 0 0 −4 80 — — — — — —
37 Olaf Kolzig G 66 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 4
18 Matt Pettinger LW 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
37 Olaf Kolzig 66 33 25 6 1925 156 2.40 .919 4 3894 6 2 4 192 14 2.08 .927 1 404
35 Sebastien Charpentier 17 5 7 1 426 40 2.79 .906 0 859 — — — — — — — — —
1 Craig Billington‡ 5 1 3 1 96 17 4.70 .823 0 217 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL Second All-Star Team Sergei Gonchar (Defense) [11]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Sergei Gonchar [12]
Jaromir Jagr[a]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Brian Sutherby [14]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Steve Eminger October 11, 2002 [15]

Transactions

The Capitals 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.[16]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22) To Washington Capitals
To Nashville Predators
  • Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2003
 [17]
October 7, 2002 (2002-10-07) To Washington Capitals
To Edmonton Oilers
  • 2nd-round pick in 2003
  • 3rd-round pick in 2003
 [18]
November 1, 2002 (2002-11-01) To Washington Capitals
To Chicago Blackhawks
[19]
December 16, 2002 (2002-12-16) To Washington Capitals
To Ottawa Senators
[20]
January 15, 2003 (2003-01-15) To Washington Capitals
To Ottawa Senators
  • Future considerations[b]
 [21]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) To Washington Capitals
To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 4th-round pick in 2004
 [22]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2002 (2002-07-01) Robert Lang Pittsburgh Penguins 5-year Free agency [23]
July 9, 2002 (2002-07-09) Kip Miller New York Islanders 2-year Free agency [24]
Dwayne Zinger Detroit Red Wings 1-year[c] Free agency [24]
July 23, 2002 (2002-07-23) Chris Hajt Edmonton Oilers 1-year[c] Free agency [25]
September 13, 2002 (2002-09-13) Jason Doig Ottawa Senators 1-year Free agency [26]
October 4, 2002 (2002-10-04) Rick Berry Pittsburgh Penguins Waiver draft [27]
October 15, 2002 (2002-10-15) Andreas Salomonsson New Jersey Devils Waivers [28]
October 24, 2002 (2002-10-24) Alex Henry Edmonton Oilers Waivers [29]
January 15, 2003 (2003-01-15) Josh Green New York Rangers Waivers [30]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[d] Ref
N/A Dmitri Khristich Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL) Free agency (III) [32]
July 1, 2002 (2002-07-01) Martin Hlinka[e] Contract expiration (UFA) [31]
Dmitri Mironov[f] Contract expiration (III) [31]
August 5, 2002 (2002-08-05) Patrick Boileau Detroit Red Wings Free agency (VI) [35]
August 11, 2002 (2002-08-11) Benoit Hogue Retirement (III) [36]
August 13, 2002 (2002-08-13) Ulf Dahlen Dallas Stars Free agency (III) [37]
August 14, 2002 (2002-08-14) Corey Hirsch Dallas Stars Free agency (UFA) [38]
August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27) Rob Zettler Retirement (III) [39]
October 10, 2002 (2002-10-10) Mike Siklenka Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [40]
November 12, 2002 (2002-11-12) Sylvain Cote[g] Release [42]
November 13, 2002 (2002-11-13) Curtis Cruickshank San Diego Gulls (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [43]
January 2, 2003 (2003-01-02) Joe Sacco Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) Free agency (III) [44]
December 16, 2002 (2002-12-16) Craig Billington[h] Buyout [46]
April 22, 2003 (2003-04-22) Glen Metropolit Jokerit (Liiga) Free agency[i] [48]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 23, 2002 (2002-07-23) Ivan Ciernik 1-year Re-signing [25]
Mark Murphy 1-year Re-signing [25]
Trent Whitfield 1-year Re-signing [25]
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) Chris Simon 1-year Re-signing [49]
July 30, 2002 (2002-07-30) Jean-Francois Fortin 1-year Re-signing [50]
July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31) Colin Forbes 1-year Re-signing [51]
Glen Metropolit 1-year Re-signing [51]
September 6, 2002 (2002-09-06) Chris Ferraro 1-year Re-signing [52]
Peter Ferraro 1-year Re-signing [52]
September 13, 2002 (2002-09-13) Owen Fussey 3-year Entry-level [26]
October 7, 2002 (2002-10-07) Steve Eminger 3-year Entry-level [53]
October 8, 2002 (2002-10-08) Dainius Zubrus 2-year Re-signing [54]
March 20, 2003 (2003-03-20) Sebastien Charpentier 1-year[c] Extension [55]
May 15, 2003 (2003-05-15) Josef Boumedienne 1-year Extension [56]

Draft picks

Washington's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[57]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 12 Steve Eminger  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
1 13 Alexander Semin  Russia Traktor Chelyabinsk Jrs. (Russia)
1 17 Boyd Gordon  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
2 59 Maxime Daigneault  Canada Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
3 77 Patrick Wellar  Canada Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
3 92 Derek Krestanovich  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
4 109 Jevon Desautels  Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
4 118 Petr Dvorak  Czech Republic Havirov Femax HC (Czech Republic)
5 145 Robert Gherson  Canada Sarnia Sting (OHL)
6 179 Marian Havel  Czech Republic Vancouver Giants (WHL)
7 209 Joni Lindlof  Finland Tappara Jr. (Finland)
8 242 Igor Ignatushkin  Russia Elemash Elektrosal (Russia)
9 272 Patric Blomdahl  Sweden AIK IF Jr. (Sweden)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Jagr was voted to the starting lineup.[13]
  2. ^ 9th-round pick in 2003
  3. ^ a b c Club option for a second year.
  4. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[31]
  5. ^ Hlinka was inactive during the 2002–03 season.[33]
  6. ^ Mironov, who last played during the 2000–01 season, retired.[34]
  7. ^ Cote retired.[41]
  8. ^ Billington retired and was named a goaltending coach with the Colorado Avalanche on January 7, 2003.[45]
  9. ^ Washington retained Metropolit’s NHL rights until they were claimed in the NHL Waiver Draft by the Ottawa Senators on October 3, 2003.[47]

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