Algab NHL-i hooaeg
Mullune finalist Anaheim jäi ilma Paul Kariyast, kuid sai endale Sergei Feodorovi ja Vaclav Prospali.
Olulisemad mängijate liikumised kahe hooaja vahel:
Sergei Feodorov — uus klubi Anaheim (mullu Detroit)
Paul Kariya — Colorado (Anaheim)
Teemu Selänne — Colorado (San Jose)
Vaclav Prospal — Anaheim (Tampa Bay)
Dominik Hašek — Detroit (ei mänginud)
Felix Potvin — Boston (Los Angeles)
Steve Reinprecht — Calgary (Colorado)
Chris Drury — Buffalo (Calgary)
Andy Delmore — Buffalo (Nashville)
Rhett Warrener — Calgary (Buffalo)
Danny Markov — Carolina (Phoenix)
Glen Wesley — Carolina (Toronto)
David Tanabe — Phoenix (Carolina)
Andrei Nikolišin — Colorado (Chicago)
Karlis Skratstinš — Colorado (Nashville)
Ville Nieminen — Chicago (Pittsburgh)
Peter Worrell — Colorado (Florida)
Todd Marchant — Columbus (Edmonton)
Darryl Sydor — Columbus (Dallas)
Mike Sillinger — Dallas (Columbus)
Fred Brathwaite — Columbus (St.Louis)
Don Sweeney — Dallas (Boston)
Teppo Numminen — Dallas (Phoenix)
Derian Hatcher — Detroit (Dallas)
Ray Whitney — Dallas (Columbus)
Valeri Bure — Florida (St.Louis)
Lyle Odelein — Florida (Dallas)
Jozef Stumpel — Los Angeles (Boston)
Luc Robitaille — Los Angeles (Detroit)
Igor Larionov — New Jersey (Detroit)
Mariusz Czerkawski — Islanders (Montreal)
Greg DeVries — Rangers (Colorado)
Chris Simon — Rangers (Chicago)
Martin Rucinsky — Rangers (St.Louis)
Jan Hlavac — Rangers (Vancouver)
Jeff Hackett — Philadelphia (Boston)
Cale Hulse — Phoenix (Nashville)
Kelly Buchberger — Pittsburgh (Phoenix)
Drake Berehowsky — Pittsburgh (Phoenix)
Cory Stillman — Tampa Bay (St.Louis)
Joe Nieuwendyk — Toronto (New Jersey)
Bryan Marchment — Toronto (Colorado)
Klen Klee — Toronto (Washington)
Jiri Šlegr — Vancouver (Euroopa)
Magnus Arvedsson — Vancouver (Ottawa)
NB.
Paari päeva jooksul ootaks ka ettepanekuid tänavuse põhiturniiri ennustuse osas.