• Coach: Robbie Ftorek (second
season with Boston, 43-24-6-9; sixth NHL season overall, 196-129-36-9).
• 2001-02 record: 43-24-6-9, first
in division, first in conference.
• Last Stanley Cup: 1971-72.
• Last Stanley Cup Final: 1989-90.
• Playoffs past five seasons: Once.
Series record is 1-3; games record is 10-14.
• Remaining team leaders: RW Glen
Murray (41 goals, 30 assists); C Joe Thornton (22 goals, 46 assists); LW Sergei
Samsonov (29 goals, 41 assists).
• Top goalie: Steve Shields.
• New guys: Shields; G Michal
Grosek; LW Andy Hilbert.
• Gone: RW Bill Guerin, G Byron
Dafoe, RW Dennis Bonvie.
BUFFALO SABRES
• Coach: Lindy Ruff (sixth season
with Buffalo, 189-158-61-9).
• 2001-02 record: 35-35-11-1,
fifth in division, 10th in conference.
• Last Stanley Cup: None.
• Last Stanley Cup Final: 1998-99.
• Playoffs past five seasons: Four.
Series record, 6-4; games record, 32-22.
• Remaining team leaders: RW Miroslav
Satan (37 goals, 36 assists); C Stu Barnes (17 goals, 31 assists); LW J-P Dumont
(23 goals, 21 assists); G Martin Biron (31-28-10, 2.22 GAA, .915 save percentage).
• Top goalie: Biron.
• New guys: C Jochen Hecht; C
Adam Mair.
• Gone: RW Bob Corkum; LW Slava
Kozlov; D Richard Smehlik; LW Erik Rasmussen.
MONTREAL CANADIENS
• Coach: Michel Therrien (third
season with Montreal, 60-58-18-8).
• 2001-02 record: 36-31-12-3,
fourth in division, eighth in conference.
• Last Stanley Cup: 1992-93.
• Last Stanley Cup Final: 1992-93.
• Playoffs past five seasons: Twice.
Series record, 2-2; games record, 10-12.
• Remaining team leaders: C Yanic
Perreault (27 goals, 29 assists); LW Richard Zednik (22 goals, 22 assists);
G José Theodore (30-24-10, 2.11 GAA, .931 save percentage).
• Top goalie: Theodore.
• New guys: RW Randy McKay; D
Ron Hainsey; RW Mariusz Czerkawski.
• Gone: LW Sergei Berezin, C Shaun
Van Allen, RW Arron Asham.
OTTAWA SENATORS
• Coach: Jacques Martin (eighth
season with Ottawa, 246-204-78-13; 313-265-101-13 overall).
• 2001-02 record: 39-27-9-7, third
in division, sixth in conference.
• Last Stanley Cup: None.
• Last Stanley Cup Final: None.
• Playoffs past five seasons: Five.
Series record, 2-5; games record, 16-23.
• Remaining team leaders: RW Daniel
Alfredsson (37 goals, 34 assists); RW Marian Hossa (31 goals, 35 assists); D
Wade Redden (34 points, plus-22 rating); G Patrick Lalime (27-24-8, 2.48 GAA,
.903 save percentage).
• Top goalie: Lalime.
• New guys: C Jason Spezza; C
Shaun Van Allen.
• Gone: LW Shawn McEachern; C
Juha Ylonen; LW Benoit Brunet; RW Bill Muckalt; LW Jody Hull; D Ricard Persson.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
• Coach: Pat Quinn (fifth season
in Toronto, 170-111-35-12; 17th season overall, 527-399-137-12).
• 2001-02 record: 43-25-10-4,
second in division, second in conference.
• Last Stanley Cup: 1966-67.
• Last Stanley Cup Final: 1966-67.
• Playoffs past five seasons: Four.
Series record, 6-4; games record, 32-28.
• Remaining team leaders: C Mats
Sundin (41 goals, 39 assists); C Darcy Tucker (24 goals, 35 assists, plus-24);
D Bryan McCabe (43 points, plus-16 plus/minus).
• Top goalie: Ed Belfour.
• New guys: Belfour; G Trevor
Kidd; LW Tom Fitzgerald; D Robert Svehla.
• Gone: G Curtis Joseph; D Dmitry
Yushkevich; LW Garry Valk; D Cory Cross; G Corey Schwab.
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