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As always the regular saw several surprises. The San Jose Sharks who many felt would be one of the elite teams in the west stumbled early and badly and disassembled much of the team. The two year old Minnesota Wild, on the other hand, got out to an early start and held onto their first ever playoff berth throughout the season, winning coach Jacques Lemaire the Jack Adams Award.
The elite teams of previous years such as the Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues , Colorado Avalanche and New Jersey Devils, were joined by two younger Canadian teams the Ottawa Senators and Vancouver Canucks. The Dallas Stars which had missed the playoffs the year before returned as a major power backed by the record setting goaltending of Marty Turco.
The most surprising team was perhaps the Tampa Bay LightningThe Tampa Bay Lightning are a National Hockey League team based in Tampa, Florida. Founded 1992- 1993 (awarded December 20, 1991) Formerly Known As Arena St. Pete Times Forum (formerly known as Ice Palace) Uniform colors Black, White, Blue, and Silver Log, which many had predicted to finish last, contested for the Southeast Division title and made the playoffs. The most disappointing teams other than the sharks were the New York RangersThe New York Rangers are a National Hockey League team based in New York City. Founded: 1926- 1927 (awarded May 15, 1926) :Arena: Madison Square Garden (capacity 18,200) :Uniform colors: blue, red, white :Logo design: a shield with "NEW YORK" across the t who finished out of the playoffs again despite the leagues leading payroll and the Carolina HurricanesThe Carolina Hurricanes are a National Hockey League team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded: 1972- 1973 (awarded November 1971) :Former Leagues: World Hockey Association ( 1972- 1979) :Formerly Known As: New England Whalers ( 1972- 1979), Hartford who finished last overall after a surprise run to the Stanley CupThe Stanley Cup originally titled the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup is awarded each year by the National Hockey League to the champion of its playoff tournament. History The Stanley Cup, originally a decorative bowl purchased from a London silversmith wor finals the year before.
At the mid-point of the season the Canucks lead the western conference and Ottawa lead the east. Vancouver stumbled somewhat over the stretch and lost the Northwest Division title to Colorado and the Western conference one to Dallas. Ottawa continued to dominate, having the best season in franchise history and winning both the Eastern Conference and the Presidents Trophy.
The season was also marred by financial difficulties. Despite their success the Ottawa Senators were in bankruptcy protection for almost all of 2003, and at one point could not pay the players. Owner Rod Bryden tried a variety of innovative financing strategies, but these all failed and the team was purchased by billionaire Eugene Melnyk . The Buffalo SabresThe Buffalo Sabres are a National Hockey League team based in Buffalo, New York. Founded: 1970- 1971 :Arena: HSBC Arena (capacity 18,690) :Uniform colors: black, red, silver, white :Logo design: a buffalo's head :Mascot: Sabretooth : Stanley Cup final app also entered bankruptcy protection before being saved by New York businessman Tom GolisanoThomas Golisano is the billionaire founder of Paychex, the United States' second-largest payroll processor, and owner of the Buffalo Sabres. He ran for governor of New York in 1998 and 2002 as the candidate of the Independence Party of New York. He lost b. The financial struggles of the Pittsburgh PenguinsThe Pittsburgh Penguins are a National Hockey League team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded 1967- 1968 Arena Mellon Arena (capacity 17,537), formerly known as the Civic Arena Current Coach Ed Olczyk Uniform colors Black, white, vegas gold, grey. continued as the team continued to unload most of its most expensive players.
The season was marked by a great number of coaches being fired from Bob Hartley in Colorado to Darryl Sutter in San Jose and Brian Trottier of the New York Rangers.
Worries over the decline in scoring and the neutral zone trap continued. The season began with an attempted crack down on obstruction and interference, but by the mid point of the season this effort had petered out. The expansion teams in the Southern United States began to suffer financially as many empty seats were found in each arena. Most teams slot money on the season. The one bright spot was the increasing value of the Canadian dollar that made the six Canadian teams more competitive than they had been in years.
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