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1997-2003 transactions:

December 31 - Assigned forwards Igor Radulov and Mikhail Yakubov to Norfolk (AHL).

December 20 - Recalled defenseman Johnathan Aitken from Norfolk (AHL).

December 12 - Recalled defenseman Burke Henry from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

December 9 - Recalled goaltender Steve Passmore from Norfolk (AHL); assigned goaltender Craig Anderson to Norfolk.

December 3 - Assigned defenseman Johnathan Aitken to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

November 28 - Recalled center Mikhail Yakubov from Norfolk (AHL).

November 17 - Acquired defenseman Stephane Robidas and a second-round pick in the 2004 draft from the Dallas Stars for defenseman Jon Klemm and a fourth-round pick in the 2004 draft.

Assigned right wing Pavel Vorobiev to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

November 13 - Named Troy Murray television color analyst.

November 10 - Recalled goaltender Craig Anderson from Norfolk (AHL).

November 8 - Assigned defenseman Lasse Kukkonen to Norfolk (AHL).

November 6 - Recalled forward Igor Korolev from Norfolk (AHL).

November 5 - Named Bob Pulford general manager.

Named Dale Tallon assistant general manager.

Fired director of player evaluation Marshall Johnston, assistant general manager Nick Beverley and director of amateur scouting Bill Lesuk.

October 31 - Signed free agent defenseman Bryan Berard.

October 24 - Fired general manager Mike Smith.

Named Bill Pulford interim general manager.

October 14 - Recalled center Brett McLean from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

October 8 - Signed defenseman Duncan Keith.

October 7 - Waived right wing Igor Korolev.

October 6 - Assigned goaltender Craig Andersson, defenseman Anton Babchuk and center Brett McLean to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

September 29 - Assigned goaltender Steve Passmore, defensemen Burke Henry, Marty Wilford, Johnathan Aitken, and Duncan Keith, and forwards Brandin Cote, Ajay Baines, Quintin Laing, Alexander Kojevnikov, Shawn Thornton to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

September 26 - Assigned defenseman Michal Barinska and Vladimir Gusev, and forwards Mikhail Yakubov, Rob Millar, Yorick Treille, Matt Keith, and Matt Ellison to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

September 22 - Assigned defensemen Scott Balan and Ryan Gaucher, left wing Nicolas Corbeil, center Jason Kostadine and right wing Dmitri Levinski to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

Assigned goaltenders Corey Crawford and Michael Brodeur and defenseman Brent Seabrook to their junior teams.

September 12 - Signed an affiliation agreement with Indianapolis of the Central Hockey League.

August 28 - Signed center-left wing Tuomo Ruutu.

August 25 - Re-signed center Tyler Arnason; signed right wing Matt Ellison.

August 18 - Signed an affiliation agreement with the Florence Pride of the East Coasy Hockey League for the 2003-04 season.

August 5 - Signed defenseman Deron Quint.

August 1 - Re-signed defenseman Steve McCarthy.

July 29 - Re-signed left wing Mark Bell.

Signed left wing Ville Nieminen, who had been with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

July 15 - Signed left wing Alexander Kojevnikov and defensemen Michal Barinka, Vladimir Gusev and Lasse Kukkonen.

July 2 - Re-signed defenseman Jason Strudwick.

July 1 - Signed center Scott Nichol, who had been with the Calgary Flames.

Re-signed left wing Shawn Thornton.

June 21 - Traded center Andrei Nikolishin to the Colorado Avalanche for future considerations.

June 16 - Re-signed Trent Yawney as coach of Norfok of the American Hockey League.

June 4 - Re-signed left wing Quintin Laing; extended their agreement with the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League through the 2003-04 season with an option for 2004-05.

June 2 - Signed right wing Pavel Vorobiev, the team's first-round pick in 2000.

April 4 - Recalled left wing Igor Radulov and defenseman Todd Gill from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

April 2 - Assigned left wing Igor Radulov and center Igor Korolev to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

April 1 - Recalled goaltender Michael Leighton from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

March 30 - Assigned goaltender Craig Andersson and defenseman Burke Henry to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

March 24 - Assigned defenseman Todd Gill to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

March 23 - Recalled left wing Igor Radulov from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

March 20 - Recalled goaltender Craig Andersson from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

Assigned left wing Garry Valk to Norfolk.

March 17 - Recalled defenseman Burke Henry from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

March 12 - Recalled defenseman Todd Gill from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

March 11 - Traded right wing Steve Thomas to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks for a fifth-round pick in the 2004 draft.

Traded defenseman Phil Housley to the Toronto Maple Leafs for a conditional 2004 draft pick.

Traded center Peter White to the Philadelphia Flyers for future considerations.

Traded left wing Sergei Berezin to the Washington Capitals for a 2004 fourth-round draft pick.

Recalled center Igor Korolev and right wing Garry Valk from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Burke Henry to Norfolk.

March 10 - Traded defenseman Lyle Odelein to the Dallas Stars for defenseman Sami Helenius and future considerations.

March 3 - Signed defenseman Todd Gill and assigned him to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

February 23 - Recalled right wing Ryan Vandenbussche from his conditioning stint at Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

February 19 - Reassigned goaltender Michael Garnett from Greenville of the East Coast Hockey League to Chicago of the American Hockey League.

February 16 - Recalled defenseman Burke Henry from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

February 12 - Assigned center Igor Korolev to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

Assigned right wing Ryan Vandenbussche to Norfolk for a two-week conditioning stint.

February 6 - Assigned right wing Matt Henderson to Norfolk of the the American Hockey League.

February 3 - Recalled right wing Matt Henderson from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

January 27 - Recalled goaltender Steve Passmore from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

Assigned goaltender Michael Leighton to Norfolk.

January 21 - Loaned right wing Yorick Treille to IFK Helsinki in Finland.

January 8 - Traded defenseman Boris Mironov to the New York Rangers for a fourth-round pick in the 2004 draft.

January 2, 2003 - Recalled goaltender Michael Leighton from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

2003

December 31, 2002 - Announced defenseman Boris Mironov has returned to the team following his walkout.

December 15 - Assigned center Brett McLean to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

December 11 - Claimed center Mike Eastwood off waivers from the St. Louis Blues.

Signed defenseman Burke Henry.

December 10 - Recalled center Brett McLean from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

Assigned center Peter White to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League.

December 9 - Recalled center Brett McLean from Norfolk of the American Hockey League and assigned center Peter White to Philadelphia of the AHL.

December 5 - Recalled defenseman Steve McCarthy from Norfolk in the American Hockey League.

December 4 - Assigned left wing Garry Valk to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

December 2 - Assigned defenseman Steve McCarthy to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

November 26 - Recalled center Peter White from Philadelphia and goaltender Craig Andersson from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

Assigned goaltender Steve Passmore to Norfolk.

November 24 - Recalled defenseman Steve McCarthy from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

November 16 - Announced that left wing Bob Probert will not play this season and has joined the radio broadcast team.

November 14 - Assigned left wing Shawn Thornton to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

November 13 - Assigned center Peter White to Philadelphia of the American Hockey League.

November 1 - Acquired center Andrei Nikolishin and left wing Chris Simon from the Washington Capitals in exchange for center Michael Nylander, a third-round draft pick in the 2003 NHL draft, and a conditional third-round draft pick in the 2004 draft.

Assigned forward Louie DeBrusk to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

October 21 - Signed right wing Matt Keith and left wing Travis Moen.

October 9 - Signed free agent right wing Garry Valk, who had been with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

October 8 - Released left wing Garry Valk, placed right wing Eric Daze and left wing Bob Probert on injured reserve.

October 7 - Assigned goaltender Michael Leighton and center Brett McLean to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

October 2 - Assigned center Mikhail Yakubov and left wing Igor Radulov to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

September 28 - Assigned goaltender Craig Andersson, forward Mike Peluso and defensemen Jeff Helperl, Dmitri Tolkunov and Scott Balan to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

September 22 - Assigned goaltender Sebastien La Plante, defenseman Johnathan Aitken, and forwards Mike Souza, Quintin Laing, Ajay Baines, Travis Moen, Yorick Treille, and Brandin Cote to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

September 18 - Returned goaltender Adam Munro, forward Miguel Delisle and defenseman Stephan Mokhov to their junior teams.

August 30 - Signed unrestricted free agent left wing Louie DeBrusk.

August 15 - Signed free agent right wing Theo Fleury, who had been with the San Jose Sharks.

August 13 - Signed defenseman Anton Babchuk, their first-round pick in the 2002 draft.

August 8 - Re-signed left wing Kyle Calder.

August 2 - Signed defenseman Boris Mironov to a one-year qualifying offer.

July 25 - Signed defenseman Dmitri Tolkunov.

July 23 - Signed free agent center Brett McLean, who had been with the Minnesota Wild.

July 16 - Announced an affiliation agreement with the Roanoke Express of the East Coast Hockey League; named Marshall Johnston director of player evaluation.

July 15 - Signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Jason Strudwick, who had been with the Vancouver Canucks.

July 12 - Signed free agent defenseman Nathan Dempsey, who had been with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

July 10 - Signed left wing Sergei Berezin.

July 2 - Re-signed goaltender Steve Passmore.

June 30 - Acquired left wing Sergei Berezin from the Montreal Canadiens for a 2004 fourth-round draft pick.

June 28 - Re-signed defenseman Phil Housley.

June 27 - Re-signed left wing Bob Probert and goaltending coach Vladislav Tretiak.

June 26 - Re-signed right wing Steve Thomas.

June 18 - Re-signed defenseman Steve Poapst.

June 5 - Reached an agreement to extend their affiliation with Norfolk of the American Hockey League through the 2002-03 season.

May 31 - Re-signed left wing Matt Henderson.

May 29 - Picked up the option on the contract of right wing Mike Peluso.

May 8 - Signed left wing Igor Radulov, right wing Yorick Treille and defenseman Scott Balan.

April 22 - Recalled goaltender Michael Leighton, defensemen Kent Huskins, Steve McCarthy and Dmitri Tolkunov, centers Peter White and Matt Henderson and Ajay Baines, right wing Mike Peluso and left wings Casey Hankinson and Igor Radulov from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

April 3 - Assigned left wing Casey Hankinson to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

March 19 - Acquired defenseman Lyle Odelein from the Columbus Blue Jackets for defenseman Jaroslav Spacek and a 2003 second-round draft pick.

Recalled left wing Casey Hankinson from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

March 18 - Assigned left winger Matt Henderson to Norfork of the American Hockey League; activated left wing Steve Thomas.

March 16 - Assigned center Peter White to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

March 12 - Acquired right wing Tom Fitzgerald from the Nashville Predators for a fourth-round pick in 2003 and future considerations.

Recalled defenseman Vladimir Chebaturkin from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

March 9 - Recalled left wing Matt Henderson from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

Reassigned forward Mike Peluso to Norfolk.

March 7 - Recalled right wing Aaron Downey from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

February 25 - Recalled center Tyler Arnason from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

February 10 - Recalled center Tyler Arnason from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

February 5 - Traded center Steve Dubinsky to the Nashville Predators for future considerations.

January 30 - Activated defenseman Chris McAlpine from injured reserve.

Placed defenseman Joe Reekie on injured reserve with a broken right foot.

January 21 - Assigned defenseman Vladimir Chebaturkin to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

January 16 - Acquired defenseman Joe Reekie from the Washington Capitals in exchange for 2002 fourth round pick.

January 12 - Recalled right wing Aaron Downey from a conditioning assignment with Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

Assigned forward Steve Dubinsky to Milwaukee.

January 9 - Recalled center Steve Dubinsky from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League.

January 1, 2002 - Recalled defenseman Vladimir Chebaturkin from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

2002

December 29 - Assigned right wing Jim Campbell to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

December 27 - Assigned right wing Aaron Downey to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

December 9 - Assigned left wing Valeri Zelepukin to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

December 2 - Recalled right wing Jim Campbell from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

November 26 - Placed defenseman Jaroslav Spacek on injured reserve with a broken finger on his right hand.

November 19 - Recalled right wing Mike Peluso from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

Signed right wing Jim Campbell.

November 11 - Recalled center Peter White from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

November 9 - Assigned goaltender Steve Passmore to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

November 4 - Recalled goaltender Michael Leighton from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

October 24 - Recalled defenseman Chris McAlpine from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

October 19 - Reassigned left wing Mike Peluso to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

October 17 - Recalled left wing Mike Peluso from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

October 16 - Assigned center Steve Dubinsky to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

October 11 - Assigned defenseman Steve McCarthy to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

October 10 - Assigned defenseman Kevin Dean to Milwaukee of the American Hockey League.

October 9 - Traded right wing Nathan Perrott to the Nashville Predators for future considerations.

October 3 - Assigned forward Valeri Zelepukin to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League.

September 13 - Signed forward Tyler Arnason.

September 5 - Signed defenseman Vladimir Chebaturkin, who had been with the St. Louis Blues.

Signed defenseman Kent Huskins.

August 22 - Signed center Igor Korolev.

August 7 - Re-signed right wing Steve Dubinsky, left wing Casey Hankinson and defenseman Nolan Baumgartner.

August 2 - Re-signed left wing Eric Daze.

August 1 - Signed right wing Mike Peluso and center Ajay Baines.

July 31 - Signed free agent left wing Pascal Rheaume, who had been with the St. Louis Blues.

Re-signed left wing Jean-Yves Leroux.

July 19 - Re-signed goaltender Jocelyn Thibault.

July 18 - Signed unrestricted free agent left wing Steve Thomas, who had been with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

July 16 - Signed center Mikhail Yaboubov.

July 5 - Re-signed center Alex Zhamnov and defenseman Chris McAlpine

July 1 - Signed unrestricted free agent defenseman Jon Klemm, who had been with the Colorado Avalanche.

June 23 - Acquired right wing Igor Korolev from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 2001 third-round draft pick.

Traded defenseman Stephane Quintal to the Montreal Canadiens for a 2001 fourth-round draft pick.

June 14 - Re-signed defenseman Steve Poapst.

June 1 - Signed goaltender Michael Leighton.

May 25 - Announced the resignation of assistant coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov.

May 3 - Named Brian Sutter coach.

March 27 - Announced that coach Alpo Suhonen will not finish the season because of medical reasons.

March 13 - Traded left wing Dean McAmmond to the Philadelphia Flyers for a 2001 third-round draft pick.

Recalled left wing Casey Hankinson from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

March 4 - Activated center Alexei Zhamnov from injured reserve.

March 2 - Assigned right wing Aaron Downey to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

March 1 - Recalled goaltender Steve Passmore from Chicago of the International Hockey League; assigned goaltender Robbie Tallas to Chicago.

February 28 - Acquired goaltender Steve Passmore from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2001 eighth-round draft pick.

February 20 - Assigned right wing Blair Atcheynum to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

February 15 - Signed center Steve Sullivan to a multi-year contract extension.

Recalled left wing Reto Von Arx from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Nolan Baumgartner and center Joseph Marha to Norfolk.

February 13 - Recalled defenseman Nolan Baumgartner from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

February 5 - Recalled goaltender Robbie Tallas and center Josef Marha from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

Assigned forward Reto Van Arx to Norfolk.

February 1 - Recalled goaltender Jeff Maund from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

January 30 - Recalled defenseman Steve McCarthy from a two-week conditioning assignment at Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

January 29 - Assigned defenseman Nolan Baumgartner to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

January 26 - Recalled right wing Blair Atcheynum from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

Assigned left wing Valeri Zelepuken to Norfolk.

January 25 - Recalled center Mark Bell and defenseman Nolan Baumgartner from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

January 24 - Recalled forward Reto Von Arx and goaltender Michel Larocque from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

Assigned goaltender Jeff Maund to Norfolk.

January 18 - Loaned defenseman Steve McCarthy to Norfolk of the American Hockey League for conditioning purposes.

January 17 - Recalled defenseman Steve Poapst and center Mark Bell from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

Placed defenseman Jaroslav Spacek on injured reserve with a cracked bone in his left shoulder.

January 16 - Named Zinetula Bilyaletdinov developmental coach.

January 12 - Assigned defenseman Steve McCarthy to Norfolk of the American Hockey League on a two-week conditioning stint.

January 5 - Assigned defensemen Steve Poapst and Nolan Baumgartner to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

January 3 - Recalled defenseman Steve Poapst from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

January 2, 2001 - Recalled left wing Kyle Calder from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

2001

December 28, 2000 - Assigned goaltender Robbie Tallas to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

Recalled goaltender Michel Larocque.

December 23 - Recalled defensemen Nolan Baumgartner and Steve Poapst from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

December 13 - Assigned right wing Blair Atcheynum to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

December 12 - Assigned goaltender Michel Larocque to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

Loaned defenseman Steve McCarthy to the Canadian National Junior team.

December 10 - Recalled goaltender Michel Larocque and center Mark Bell from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

December 3 - Announced the retirement of left wing Kris King.

November 28 - Assigned goaltender Erasmo Saltarelli to Augusta of the East Coast Hockey League.

November 10 - Assigned right wing Steve Dubinsky and left wing Reto Von Arx to Norfolk of the International Hockey League.

Recalled left wing Chris Herperger and defenseman Chris McAlpine from Norfolk.

November 3 - Assigned center Josef Marha to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

November 1 - Recalled forward Steve Dubinsky from the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League.

Placed forward Josef Marha on waivers.

October 26 - Named Bill Lesuk director of amateur scouting.

October 25 - Fired assistant coach Don Jackson.

Named Al MacAdam assistant coach.

October 17 - Assigned forward Blair Atcheynum to Chicago of the International Hockey League.

October 9 - Signed left wing Kris King.

October 5 - Claimed defenseman Stephane Quintal off waivers from the New York Rangers.

Traded right wing Michal Grosek and defenseman Brad Brown to the New York Rangers for future considerations.

Recalled right wing Blair Atcheynum from Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

October 3 - Released forward Kris King.

Assigned forwards Blair Atcheynum, Mark Bell and Chris Herperger and defensemen Doug Zmolek, Nolan Baumgartner and Chris McAlpine to Norfolk.

October 2 - Acquired defenseman Alexander Karpovtsev from the Toronto Maple Leafs for defenseman Bryan McCabe and a 2001 fourth-round draft pick.

September 26 - Reassigned goaltender Jeff Maund, defensemen Dmitri Tolkunov and Arne Ramholt and forwards Ty Jones, Steve Dubinsky, Nathan Perrott, Kyle Calder and Aaron Downey to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

Returned forward Steve Larouche to Chicago of the International Hockey League.

Released forward Patrick Lebeau.

September 22 - Named Mike Smith general manager.

Assigned goaltender Erasmo Saltarelli, defensemen Marty Wilford, Steve Poapst and Jeff Paul and forwards Geoff Peters, Valentin Morosov, Colin Pepperall, Mike Souza, Brian McCullough and Casey Hankinson to Norfolk of the American Hockey League.

September 18 - Assigned forward Daniel Tessier to the Norfolk Admirals.

Released forward-defenseman Jason Hamilton.

September 15 - Signed right wing Nathan Perrott.

September 6 - Entered into an East Coast Hockey League affiliation with the Jackson Bandits.

August 25 - Signed unrestricted free agent center Steve Dubinsky, who had been with the Calgary Flames.

August 14 - Signed right wing Aaron Downey.

August 11 - Traded right wing David Ling to the Dallas Stars for future considerations.

August 4 - Signed forwards Mike Souza and Nathan Perrott.

July 31 - Signed unrestricted free agent goaltender Rob Tallas, who had been with the Boston Bruins.

Re-signed defenseman Nolan Baumgartner.

July 27 - Signed defensemen Chris McAlpine and Steven Poapst.

Re-signed forwards Dean McAmmond and Casey Hankinson and defenseman Marty Wilford.

July 24 - Re-signed restricted free agent left wing Michal Grosek.

July 21 - Acquired defenseman Nolan Baumgartner from the Washington Capitals for defenseman Remi Royer.

July 18 - Signed left wing Valeri Zelepukin, who had been with the Philadelphia Flyers.

July 17 - Re-signed center Michael Nylander and signed forward Reto Von Arx.

July 12 - Named Joe Yannetti director of pro scouting.

July 11 - Named Nick Beverley assistant general manager.

July 7 - Re-signed left wing Chris Herperger.

July 6 - Acquired center Mark Janssens on waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers.

July 3 - Named Denis Savard and Don Jackson assistant coaches.

June 27 - Re-signed defenseman Kevin Dean.

June 25 - Traded center Ben Simon to the Atlanta Thrashers for a 2000 ninth-round draft pick.

June 24 - Acquired 2000 second- and third-round draft picks from the San Jose Sharks for a 2000 second-round pick.

June 14 - Re-signed right wing Ryan VandenBussche.

June 12 - Traded center Mark Janssens to the Philadelphia Flyers for a 2000 ninth-round draft pick.

June 8 - Named Phil Walker assistant coach, strength and conditioning.

June 7 - Signed goaltender Erasmo Saltarelli.

May 22 - Named Alpo Suhonen coach.

May 9 - Fired associate coach Lorne Molleken.

May 1 - Traded goaltender Steve Passmore to the Los Angeles Kings for a fourth-round pick in either the 2000 or 2001 draft.

March 10 - Acquired left wing Michal Grosek from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for center Doug Gilmour and right wing J.P. Dumont.

March 8 - Re-assigned goaltender Michel Larocque to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League.

March 5 - Recalled left wing Chris Herperger from Cleveland in the International Hockey League.

Activated right wing Ed Olczyk from injured reserve.

Placed right wing Ryan Vandenbussche and left wing Jean-Yves Leroux on injured reserve.

March 3 - Acquired defenseman Dallas Eakins from the New York Islanders for future considerations.

March 1 - Exercised an option to take the Vancouver Canucks first-round pick in the 2000 draft.

February 28 - Recalled center Derek Plante from Chicago of the International Hockey League.

Assigned left wing Kyle Calder to Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

February 18 - Loaned defenseman Michel Larocque to Saint John of the American Hockey League.

Placed right wing Ed Olczyk on waivers.

February 17 - Recalled center Derek Plante from Chicago of the International Hockey League and center-left wing Kyle Calder from Cleveland of the IHL.

Assigned right wing Jean-Pierre Dumont to Cleveland.

Re-assigned goaltender Michel Larocque to the St. Louis Flames of the American Hockey League.

February 8 - Traded defenseman Sylvain Cote and Dave Manson to the Dallas Stars for defenseman Kevin Dean, center Derek Plante and a second round draft choice in 2001.

January 26, 2000 - Traded center Todd White to the Philadelphia Flyers for future considerations.

2000

December 30, 1999 - Named Saraki Pietila European scout.

December 12 - Named Mike Smith manager of hockey operations.

December 2 - Fired general manager Bob Murray.

Demoted coach Lorne Molleken to associate coach.

Named Bob Pulford general manager and coach.

November 30 - Recalled left wing Chris Herperger from Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

November 29 - Recalled goaltender Steve Passmore and right wing Jean-Pierre Dumont from Cleveland in the International Hockey League.

November 15 - Assigned right wing Ty Jones to Florida of the East Coast Hockey League.

November 13 - Signed defenseman Boris Mironov to a three-year contract.

November 12 - Acquired center Michael Nylander from the Tampa Bay Lightning for defenseman Bryan Muir and forward Reid Simpson.

Signed center Mark Bell.

Recalled center Todd White from Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

Assigned forward Ryan VandenBussche to Cleveland.

October 23 - Claimed center Steve Sullivan off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Assigned center Kyle Calder to Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

October 21 - Recalled center Kyle Calder from Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

October 18 - Returned defenseman Steve McCarthy to his junior team.

October 14 - Assigned defenseman Jason Feil to Trenton of the East Coast Hockey League.

October 8 - Acquired defenseman Sylvain Cote from the Toronto Maple Leafs for a second-round pick in 2001 and future considerations.

October 1 - Signed forward Ed Olczyk.

September 30 - Signed forward Blair Atcheynum and defenseman Steve McCarthy, the team's first-round selection in the 1999 NHL Draft.

Re-assigned goaltender Marc Lamothe, forward Ty Jones and defensemen Radim Bicanek and Todd Rohloff to Cleveland of the International Hockey League, goaltender Michel Laraocque to Florida of the East Coast Hockey League and forward Mark Bell to his junior team.

September 29 - Assigned Chris Fell and Rob Mara to Florida of the East Coast Hockey League.

September 22 - Re-signed restricted free agent defensemen Anders Eriksson to a one-year contract.

September 15 - Re-assigned forwards Kyle Calder, Chris Herperger, Casey Hankinson, Jeff Daw, Geoff Peters and Shawn McNeil and defensemen Remi Royer, Dmitri Tolkunov and Kevin Dahl.

September 11 - Traded right wing Craig Mills to the Phoenix Coyotes for future considerations.

Re-assigned the following players to Cleveland of the International Hockey League: forwards Jeff Christian, Steve Tardif, Rhett Trombley and Colin Pepperall; defensemen Chris Feil, Ted Crowley, Jeff Paul, Marty Wilford and Andy Johnson; and goaltender Jeff Maund.

September 4 - Assigned forwards Rob Marra and Jason Hamilton to Cleveland of the International Hockey League.

September 1 - Re-signed goaltender Jocelyn Thibault and defensemen Brad Brown and Jamie Allison to multi-year contracts.

August 23 - Re-signed center Josef Marha and left wing Jean-Yves Leroux to multi-year contracts.

Acquired goaltender Michel Larocque from the San Jose Sharks for a fifth-round pick in 2000.

August 2 - Signed unrestricted free agent left wing Wendel Clark, who had been with the Detroit Red Wings, to a one-year contract with an option for a second season.

July 8 - Signed free agent goaltender Steve Passmore, who had been with the Edmonton Oilers, to a multi-year contract.

June 26 - Acquired defenseman Bryan McCabe and a 2000 first-round draft pick from the Vancouver Canucks for the fourth overall pick in the 1999 draft.

June 2 - Signed defenseman Chris Feil and center Kyle Calder to multi-year contracts.

April 20 - Assigned left wing Jean-Yves Leroux and right wing Jean-Pierre Dumont to Chicago of the International Hockey League.

April 14 - Signed free agent goaltender Jeff Maund.

April 3 - Recalled defenseman Radim Bicanek from Grand Rapids of the International Hockey League.

March 27 - Recalled center Sylvain Cloutier from Indianapolis of the International Hockey League.

March 25 - Recalled right wing Ryan Vandenbussche from Portland of the American Hockey League.

March 23 - Traded defenseman Chris Chelios to the Detroit Red Wings for defenseman Anders Eriksson and first-round draft picks in 1999 and 2001.

Traded right wing Nelson Emerson to the Ottawa Senators for right wing Chris Murray.

March 20 - Traded center Chad Kilger, left wings Ethan Moreau and Daniel Cleary and defenseman Christian Laflamme to the Edmonton Oilers for defensemen Boris Mironov and Jonas Elofsson and left wing Dean McAmmond.

March 19 - Assigned defenseman Radim Bicanek to Grand Rapids of the International Hockey League.

March 14 - Recalled defenseman Radim Bicanek from Grand Rapids of the International Hockey League.

March 12 - Acquired defenseman Radim Bicanek from the Ottawa Senators for a sixth-round pick in the 1999 draft.

March 9 - Recalled center Sylvain Cloutier from Indianapolis of the International Hockey League.

Re-assigned center Todd White to Chicago of the IHL.

Loaned center Geoff Peters to Portland of the American Hockey League.

March 2 - Recalled right wing Jean-Pierre Dumont and center Josef Marha from Portland of the American Hockey League.

February 26 - Assigned goaltender Kirk Daubenspeck to Chesapeake of the East Coast Hockey League.

February 2 - Re-assigned head coach Dirk Graham to another post within the organization.

Named Lorne Molleken interim head coach and Trent Yawney assistant coach.

Re-assigned left wing Frank Bialowas to Indianapolis of the International Hockey League.

February 16 - Recalled defenseman Bryan Muir on loan from Portland of the American Hockey League.

January 29 - Recalled left wing Dan Cleary from Portland of the American Hockey League.

January 28 - Acquired center Josef Marha from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for future considerations.

Recalled center Todd White from Chicago of the International Hockey League.

January 27 - Reached a five-year affiliation agreement with the Hampton Roads Admirals of the East Coast Hockey League.

January 19 - Assigned center Todd White to Chicago of the International Hockey League.

January 15 - Recalled forward Marko Makinen from Greenville of the East Coast Hockey League.

January 12 - Returned right wing Craig Mills to Portland of the American Hockey League.

January 8, 1999 - Traded right wing Dennis Bonvie to the Philadelphia Flyers for left wing Frank Bialowas.

Assigned Bialowas to Portland of the American Hockey League.

1999

December 29, 1998 - Traded goaltender Andrei Trefilov to the Calgary Flames for future considerations.

Traded defenseman Paul Coffey to the Carolina Hurricanes for right wing Nelson Emerson.

Loaned left wing Ryan Vandenbussche to Portland of the American Hockey League.

December 22 - Recalled center Todd White from Chicago of the International Hockey League.

December 21 - Recalled defenseman Christian Laflamme from Portland of the American Hockey League.

December 19 - Assigned right wing Jean-Pierre Dumont to Portland of the American Hockey League.

Recalled right wing Craig Mills from Portland.

December 15 - Recalled left wing Jean-Pierre Dumont from Portland of the American Hockey League.

Assigned left wing Dan Cleary and defenseman Christian Laflamme to Portland.

December 14 - Loaned defenseman Christian LaFlamme and left wing Dan Cleary to Portland.

December 10 - Recalled forward Jean-Pierre Dumont from Portland of the American Hockey League.

December 7 - Recalled defenseman Andy Johnson from Greenville of the East Coast Hockey League.

December 3 - Placed right wing Dennis Bonvie on waivers.

November 23 - Recalled center-left wing Ed Olczyk from the Chicago Wolves (IHL).

Re-assigned right wing Jean-Pierre Dumont to the Portland Pirates (AHL) and defenseman Remi Royer to the Indianapolis Ice (IHL).

November 17 - Traded center Roman Vopat to the Philadelphia Flyers for left wing Mike Maneluk.

November 15 - Traded goaltender Jeff Hackett, defensemen Eric Weinrich and Alain Nasreddine and future considerations to the Montreal Canadiens for goaltender Jocelyn Thibault and defensemen Dave Manson and Brad Brown.

November 13 - Acquired defenseman Bryan Muir from the New Jersey Devils for a conditional draft pick.

Placed defenseman Chris Chelios on the injured reserve list with a pulled groin muscle.

November 11 - Recalled defenseman Alain Nasreddine and left wing Jean-Pierre Dumont from Portland of the American Hockey League.

November 10 - Acquired center Roman Vopat and a 1999 sixth-round draft pick from the Colorado Avalanche for defenseman Cam Russell.

November 5 - Signed goaltender Andrei Trefilov and assigned him to Indianapolis of the International Hockey League.

November 2 - Assigned center Ed Olczyk to Chicago of the International Hockey League.

October 31 - Reassigned defenseman Alain Nasreddine to Portland of the American Hockey League and right wing Ty Jones to Spokane of the Western Hockey League.

October 29 - Recalled forward Todd White from Chicago of the International Hockey League.

October 27 - Traded centers Jeff Shantz and Steve Dubinsky to the Calgary Flames for defenseman Jamie Allison and centers Marty McInnis and Erik Andersson.

Traded McInnis to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for an undisclosed future draft pick.

October 26 - Recalled right wing Craig Mills and right wing-defenseman Dennis Bonvie from Portland of the American Hockey League.

October 23 - Activated center Todd White from the injured reserve list and re-assigned him to Chicago of the International Hockey League.

October 21 - Signed right wing Dennis Bonvie to a one-year contract and assigned him to Portland of the American Hockey League for conditioning.

October 20 - Loaned right wing Dennis Bonvie and defenseman Jason Hamilton to Portland of the American Hockey League.

October 15 - Traded center-left wing James Black to the Washington Capitals for future considerations.

Re-assigned right wing Craig Mills to Chicago of the International Hockey League.

October 7 - Assigned left wing James Black to Chicago of the International Hockey League.

October 6 - Re-assigned goaltender Marc Lamothe, defenseman Rob Mara and right wing Ryan Vandenbussche to Indianapolis of the International Hockey League.

October 2 - Re-assigned defenseman Justin Hocking to Indianapolis of the International Hockey League.

October 1 - Signed defenseman Dimitri Tolkunov to a multi-year contract.

September 29 - Re-assigned right wing Jean-Pierre Dumont and defenseman Todd Rohloff to Portland of the American Hockey League.

September 25 - Returned centers Jeremy Reich and Kyle Calder to their junior teams.

Assigned defenseman Bryan Fogarty to Indianapolis of the International Hockey League.

Assigned left wing Casey Hankinson to Portland of the American Hockey League.

September 21 - Assigned center Mark Bell to Ottawa of the Ontario Hockey League.

Assigned center Geoff Peters to the Canadian National Team.

September 20 - Re-signed restricted free agent right wing Eric Daze to a multi-year contract.

September 17 - Re-assigned the following 18 players: defensemen Jeff Paul and Andy Johnson, centers Sylvain Cloutier and Steve Tardif and left wing Colin Pepperall to Portland of the American Hockey League.

Right wings Nathan Perrott and Marko Makinen, left wing Chris Herperger and defensemen Marty Wilford and Andrei Kozyrev to Indianapolis of the International Hockey League.

And defensemen Dmitri Tolkunov, Chris Feil, Sean Griffin and Jerad Smith, goaltenders Jason Flick and Jonathan Pelletier and left wings Jason Spence and Alexandre Couture to their respective junior teams.

September 13 - Re-signed restricted free agent right wing Ethan Moreau to a multi-year contract.

September 7 - Named Dale Tallon director of player personnel.

September 3 - Acquired defenseman Doug Zmolek from the Los Angeles Kings for a 1999 third-round draft pick.

September 2 - Re-signed center-left wing James Black.

Signed defenseman Bryan Fogarty and right wings Chris Herperger and Marki Makinen.

August 26 - Signed free agent right wing Eddie Olczyk.

August 25 - Traded goaltender Chris Terreri to the New Jersey Devils for a conditional 1999 draft pick.

Signed the following restricted free agents: centers Jeff Shantz and Chad Kilger, defenseman Cam Russell and goaltender Mark Fitzpatrick.

Signed defensemen Alain Nasreddine and Andrei Kozyrev.

July 17 - Traded defenseman Michal Sykora to the Tampa Bay Lightning for goaltender Mark Fitzpatrick and a 1999 fourth-round draft pick.

July 3 - Signed unrestricted free agent centers Doug Gilmour, who had been with the New Jersey Devils, and Mark Janssens, who had been with the Phoenix Coyotes, to multi-year contracts.

June 29 - Named Dirk Graham head coach and Denis Savard and Lorne Molleken assistant coaches.

June 27 - Acquired the eighth and 94th picks in today's draft from the Toronto Maple Leafs for the 10th, 69th and 126th picks.

Acquired defenseman Paul Coffey from the Philadelphia Flyers for a fifth-round pick in today's NHL draft.

June 26 - Traded right wing Sergei Krivokrasov to the Nashville Predators for future considerations.

June 18 - Signed right wing Ryan Vandenbussche, right wing Ty Jones and defenseman Jason Hamilton.

Released forwards Ryan Huska, Andy MacIntyre and Eric Manlow, defensemen Marc Hussey and Steve McLaren.

June 2 - Acquired left wing Colin Pepperall from the New York Rangers for future considerations and signed him to a three-year contract.

Signed defensemen Andy Johnson and Jeff Paul and center Geoff Peters to three-year contracts.

May 30 - Acquired left wing Jean-Pierre Dumont and a 1998 fifth-round pick from the New York Islanders for center/left wing Dmitri Nabakov.

April 28 - Fired head coach Craig Hartsburg and assistant coaches Lorne Henning and Newell Brown.

April 8 - Assigned defenseman Remi Royer and center Todd White to Indianapolis of the International Hockey League.

April 7 - Signed center Steve Dubinsky to a two-year contract and defenseman Remi Royer to a three-year contract.

April 4 - Activated left wing Bob Probert from injury reserve.

March 24 - Acquired right wing Ryan Vandenbussche from the New York Rangers for defenseman Ryan Risidore.

March 16 - Assigned left wing/center Brian Felsner to Milwaukee of the International Hockey League.

March 4 - Traded defenseman Keith Carney and right wing Jim Cummins to the Phoenix Coyotes for defenseman Jay More and center Chad Kilger.

February 12 - Reclaimed center Jarrod Skalde off waivers from the Dallas Stars.

January 22 - Signed left wing Bob Probert to a three-year contract extension.

January 8 - Claimed center Jarrod Skalde off waivers from the San Jose Sharks.

Acquired left wing Reid Simpson from the New Jersey Devils for a fourth-round draft pick in 1998 and future considerations.

January 5, 1998 - Recalled left wing Ryan Huska from Indianapolis of the International Hockey League.

1998

December 17, 1997 - Reassigned forward Dan Cleary to Belleville of the Ontario Hockey League.

December 3 - Named Denis Savard assistant coach.

November 12 - Acquired goaltender Andrei Trefilov from the Buffalo Sabres for a conditional draft pick.

Recalled goaltender Kirk Daubenspeck from Indianapolis of the International Hockey League.

Assigned right wing Kevin Miller to Indianapolis.

November 10 - Assigned left wing Dan Cleary to Indianapolis of the International Hockey League for conditioning purposes.

October 30 - Recalled right wing Kevin Miller and center Todd White from Indianapolis of the International Hockey League.

October 23 - Reassigned right wing Craig Mills to Indianapolis of the International Hockey League.

Assigned defenseman Michal Sykora to Indianapolis for conditioning purposes.

October 22 - Acquired center Greg Johnson from the Pittsburgh Penguins for defenseman Tuomas Gronman.

October 18 - Recalled right wing Martin Gendron from Indianapolis of the International Hockey League.

October 16 - Reassigned center Todd White to Indianapolis of the International Hockey League.

October 10 - Acquired right wing Martin Gendron and a sixth-round pick in the 1998 entry draft from the Washington Capitals for a fifth-round pick in the 1998 entry draft.

October 8 - Signed defenseman Eric Weinrich to a multi-year contract.

October 6 - Recalled goaltender Kirk Daubenspeck from Indianapolis of the International Hockey League.

September 30 - Assigned right wing Kevin Miller to Indianapolis of the International Hockey League.

September 29 - Signed forward Daniel Cleary, their first-round draft pick, to a three-year contract.

Assigned left wing Ulf Dahlen to Indianapolis of the International Hockey League.

September 25 - Signed free agent defenseman Trent Yawney.

September 24 - Acquired goaltender Kirk Daubenspeck from the Ottawa Senators for a 1998 sixth-round draft pick and future considerations.

Assigned Daubenspeck, defenseman Ryan Risidore and forwards Ryan Huska and Steve McLaren to Indianapolis of the International Hockey League.

September 18 - Reassigned forwards Steve Tardif, Eric Manlow, Brian Felsner, Petri Varis, Nathan Perrott, Ryan Huska, Steve McLaren and Eric Lecompte, defensemen Marc Hussey, Ryan Risidore and Marty Wilford and goaltender Marc Lamothe to Indianapolis of the International Hockey League.

September 12 - Re-signed free agent defenseman Michal Sykora to a multi-year contract.

Reassigned center Alfie Turcotte to Indianapolis of the International Hockey League.

Returned goaltender Lars Weibel to Lugano of the Swiss Elite League.

Sent forwards Brett Gibson, Tom Kostopoulos, Larry Paleczny and Geoff Peters and defensemen Jerad Smith, Chris Twerdun and Mike Vellinga to their respective junior teams.

September 11 - Re-signed free agent center Steve Dubinsky to a one-year contract.

August 27 - Signed forward Brian Felsner and right wing Nathan Perrott.

Re-signed goaltender Jimmy Waite.

August 15 - Announced the retirement of defenseman Steve Smith.

August 6 - Signed left wing Petri Varis and center Todd White.

August 4 - Re-signed restricted free agents right wing Jim Cummins and defenseman Eric Weinrich.

July 29 - Signed Group II free agent right wing Tony Amonte to a five-year contract.

July 25 - Traded defenseman Enrico Ciccone to the Carolina Hurricanes for defenseman Ryan Risidore and a 1998 fifth-round draft pick.

Traded forward Murray Craven to the San Jose Sharks for left wing Petri Varis and sixth-round draft pick in 1998.

July 3 - Announced senior vice president Bob Pulford is stepping down as general manager.

Named Bob Murray general manager.

July 2 - Named Dirk Graham and Steve Richmond scouts.

June 26 - Center Denis Savard announced his retirement and will remain with the organization as both a developmental coach and in a community relations capacity.

June 5 - Extended the contract of head coach Craig Hartsburg two years through the 1999-2000 season.