2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning season

The 2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 12th National Hockey League season in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning won their first Stanley Cup over the Calgary Flames this season, after the Flames were attempting to be the first Canadian team to win a Stanley Cup since the 1993 Montreal Canadiens.

2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning
Stanley Cup champions
Eastern Conference champions
Southeast Division champions
Division1st Southeast
Conference1st Eastern
2003–04 record46–22–8–6
Home record24–10–4–3
Road record22–12–4–3
Goals for245
Goals against192
Team information
General managerJay Feaster
CoachJohn Tortorella
CaptainDave Andreychuk
Alternate captainsVincent Lecavalier
Fredrik Modin
ArenaSt. Pete Times Forum
Average attendance17,820 (92.79%)
Minor league affiliate(s)Hamilton Bulldogs
Hershey Bears
Pensacola Ice Pilots
Team leaders
GoalsMartin St. Louis (38)
AssistsMartin St. Louis (56)
PointsMartin St. Louis (94)
Penalty minutesChris Dingman (140)
Plus/minusMartin St. Louis (+35)
WinsNikolai Khabibulin (28)
Goals against averageJohn Grahame (2.06)

The Lightning's 1st Stanley Cup championship came just a year after their NFL (National Football League) counterparts, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, won Super Bowl XXXVII, also their 1st championship.

Offseason

The Lightning did not have a first-round pick. For their first pick, they chose Mike Egener in the second round, 35th overall.

Regular season

On Saturday, December 27, 2003, the Lightning scored three short-handed goals in a 4–2 win over the Boston Bruins.[1]

The Lightning finished the regular season having tied the Detroit Red Wings for the most short-handed goals scored, with 15.[2]

Season standings
Southeast Division[3]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA PTS
11Tampa Bay Lightning82462286245192106
210Atlanta Thrashers8233378421424378
311Carolina Hurricanes82283414617220976
412Florida Panthers82283515418822175
514Washington Capitals82234610318625359

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[4]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Tampa Bay LightningSE82462286245192106
2 Y- Boston BruinsNE824119157209188104
3 Y- Philadelphia FlyersAT824021156209188101
4 X- Toronto Maple LeafsNE824524103242204103
5 X- Ottawa SenatorsNE824323106262189102
6 X- New Jersey DevilsAT824325122213164100
7 X- Montreal CanadiensNE8241307420819293
8 X- New York IslandersAT82382911423721091
8.5
9 Buffalo SabresNE8237347422022185
10 Atlanta ThrashersSE8233378421424378
11 Carolina HurricanesSE82283414617220976
12 Florida PanthersSE82283515418822175
13 New York RangersAT8227407820625069
14 Washington CapitalsSE82234610318625359
15 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8223478419030358

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

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Playoffs
See also: 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season
2003–04 regular season[5]
October: 6–0–1–0, 13 points (home: 4–0–1–0; road: 2–0–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 10Boston Bruins5–1KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum20,4541–0–0–02Recap
2October 16Phoenix Coyotes5–1KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum12,7842–0–0–04Recap
3October 18@ New Jersey Devils3–2KhabibulinContinental Airlines Arena15,5903–0–0–06Recap
4October 21Atlanta Thrashers3–2OTKhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum14,8224–0–0–08Recap
5October 23@ Columbus Blue Jackets1–0GrahameNationwide Arena16,5425–0–0–010Recap
6October 25Minnesota Wild3–2KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum16,2236–0–0–012Recap
7October 30San Jose Sharks2–2OTKhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum17,6096–0–1–013Recap
November: 5–4–3–1, 14 points (home: 4–2–1–1; road: 1–2–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
8November 1Carolina Hurricanes4–3KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum16,6167–0–1–015Recap
9November 4Washington Capitals1–5KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum14,3127–1–1–015Recap
10November 6Los Angeles Kings0–1OTGrahameSt. Pete Times Forum14,2877–1–1–116Recap
11November 8Pittsburgh Penguins9–0KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum18,2628–1–1–118Recap
12November 9@ Carolina Hurricanes1–1OTGrahameRBC Center9,8218–1–2–119Recap
13November 11@ Florida Panthers0–4KhabibulinOffice Depot Center13,2148–2–2–119Recap
14November 14@ Washington Capitals5–2GrahameMCI Center14,5369–2–2–121Recap
15November 20New York Islanders3–2KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum14,89810–2–2–123Recap
16November 22Buffalo Sabres2–1GrahameSt. Pete Times Forum20,11211–2–2–125Recap
17November 23@ Carolina Hurricanes0–0OTKhabibulinRBC Center10,39111–2–3–126Recap
18November 25New York Rangers0–2KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum16,03411–3–3–126Recap
19November 28St. Louis Blues2–2OTKhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum18,78711–3–4–127Recap
20November 28@ Atlanta Thrashers1–2GrahamePhilips Arena16,84711–4–4–127Recap
December: 4–9–2–0, 10 points (home: 1–4–1–0; road: 3–5–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
21December 2@ Montreal Canadiens2–3KhabibulinBell Centre19,85811–5–4–127Recap
22December 4Ottawa Senators1–4GrahameSt. Pete Times Forum15,22111–6–4–127Recap
23December 6@ Buffalo Sabres3–1KhabibulinHSBC Arena15,83312–6–4–129Recap
24December 7@ New York Rangers3–2GrahameMadison Square Garden18,20013–6–4–131Recap
25December 9@ New York Islanders2–5KhabibulinNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum10,86013–7–4–131Recap
26December 11@ Ottawa Senators2–3KhabibulinCorel Centre17,25613–8–4–131Recap
27December 13Montreal Canadiens2–5GrahameSt. Pete Times Forum17,22813–9–4–131Recap
28December 16@ Toronto Maple Leafs0–3KhabibulinAir Canada Centre19,33113–10–4–131Recap
29December 18@ Philadelphia Flyers5–4OTKhabibulinWachovia Center19,33214–10–4–133Recap
30December 20Dallas Stars1–2KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum16,23314–11–4–133Recap
31December 23@ Boston Bruins1–1OTKhabibulinFleetCenter13,26614–11–5–134Recap
32December 26@ Atlanta Thrashers1–3KhabibulinPhilips Arena18,54514–12–5–134Recap
33December 27Boston Bruins4–2GrahameSt. Pete Times Forum19,94215–12–5–136Recap
34December 29Mighty Ducks of Anaheim0–2KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum17,66215–13–5–136Recap
35December 31Florida Panthers2–2OTKhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum15,23415–13–6–137Recap
January: 11–3–0–2, 24 points (home: 4–1–0–1; road: 7–2–0–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
36January 2Columbus Blue Jackets0–2GrahameSt. Pete Times Forum13,60915–14–6–137Recap
37January 3Philadelphia Flyers6–1KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum19,24216–14–6–139Recap
38January 6@ Ottawa Senators2–5KhabibulinCorel Centre16,89016–15–6–139Recap
39January 8@ Montreal Canadiens4–1GrahameBell Centre20,70617–15–6–141Recap
40January 9@ New Jersey Devils4–1GrahameContinental Airlines Arena19,04018–15–6–143Recap
41January 11@ New York Rangers2–1OTGrahameMadison Square Garden18,20019–15–6–145Recap
42January 13@ Pittsburgh Penguins3–1GrahameMellon Arena10,03920–15–6–147Recap
43January 15Carolina Hurricanes5–4KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum19,90921–15–6–149Recap
44January 17@ Florida Panthers1–2GrahameOffice Depot Center19,25021–16–6–149Recap
45January 19Colorado Avalanche4–5OTKhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum19,21221–16–6–250Recap
46January 21@ Vancouver Canucks4–5OTKhabibulinGeneral Motors Place18,63021–16–6–351Recap
47January 22@ Edmonton Oilers3–2GrahameRexall Place16,83922–16–6–353Recap
48January 24@ Calgary Flames6–2GrahamePengrowth Saddledome17,10923–16–6–355Recap
49January 27@ Pittsburgh Penguins6–2GrahameMellon Arena9,93124–16–6–357Recap
50January 29Pittsburgh Penguins5–1KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum15,84725–16–6–359Recap
51January 31Atlanta Thrashers5–2GrahameSt. Pete Times Forum20,76226–16–6–361Recap
February: 9–1–1–2, 21 points (home: 5–0–1–0; road: 4–1–0–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
52February 2@ Philadelphia Flyers2–1KhabibulinWachovia Center19,04827–16–6–363Recap
53February 3@ Washington Capitals1–2KhabibulinMCI Center13,08527–17–6–363Recap
54February 5@ Nashville Predators5–2KhabibulinGaylord Entertainment Center9,87928–17–6–365Recap
All-Star Break (February 6–9)
55February 10Toronto Maple Leafs4–4OTKhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum17,22228–17–7–366Recap
56February 12Montreal Canadiens5–3GrahameSt. Pete Times Forum15,64429–17–7–368Recap
57February 14Florida Panthers3–2GrahameSt. Pete Times Forum18,88830–17–7–370Recap
58February 17Philadelphia Flyers5–2KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum17,54531–17–7–372Recap
59February 19@ St. Louis Blues3–4OTKhabibulinSavvis Center17,97331–17–7–473Recap
60February 20@ Buffalo Sabres3–4OTGrahameHSBC Arena18,12431–17–7–574Recap
61February 23@ Washington Capitals6–3KhabibulinMCI Center16,05132–17–7–576Recap
62February 25@ Atlanta Thrashers4–2KhabibulinPhilips Arena14,66733–17–7–578Recap
63February 26Toronto Maple Leafs4–3KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum19,90934–17–7–580Recap
64February 28Washington Capitals4–2KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum20,12435–17–7–582Recap
March: 10–4–1–1, 22 points (home: 5–2–0–1; road: 5–2–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
65March 1@ Colorado Avalanche3–0KhabibulinPepsi Center18,00736–17–7–584Recap
66March 3@ Chicago Blackhawks5–3KhabibulinUnited Center10,70237–17–7–586Recap
67March 5New Jersey Devils3–2OTKhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum20,23938–17–7–588Recap
68March 6@ Florida Panthers5–3KhabibulinOffice Depot Center17,50939–17–7–590Recap
69March 8@ Detroit Red Wings1–1OTKhabibulinJoe Louis Arena20,06639–17–8–591Recap
70March 10@ Carolina Hurricanes4–2GrahameRBC Center13,53140–17–8–593Recap
71March 12New York Rangers5–2KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum20,02641–17–8–595Recap
72March 13Carolina Hurricanes1–5GrahameSt. Pete Times Forum20,23741–18–8–595Recap
73March 16New York Islanders1–3KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum19,91441–19–8–595Recap
74March 18Buffalo Sabres1–3KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum19,94642–19–8–597Recap
75March 20@ Boston Bruins4–5KhabibulinFleetCenter17,56542–20–8–597Recap
76March 21@ New York Islanders0–3GrahameNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum14,44742–21–8–597Recap
77March 23@ Toronto Maple Leafs7–2GrahameAir Canada Centre19,45243–21–8–599Recap
78March 25New Jersey Devils2–1KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum19,01344–21–8–5101Recap
79March 27Washington Capitals4–1KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum18,81245–21–8–5103Recap
80March 29Ottawa Senators4–5OTKhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum19,84445–21–8–6104Recap
April: 1–1–0–0, 2 points (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 0–0–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
81April 1Florida Panthers4–3GrahameSt. Pete Times Forum17,72646–21–8–6106Recap
82April 3Atlanta Thrashers1–2KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum20,24446–22–8–6106Recap
Lightning score listed first;

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs
2004 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. New York Islanders (8) – Tampa Bay wins series 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 8New York Islanders3–0KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum18,536Lightning lead 1–0Recap
2April 10New York Islanders0–3KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum19,982Series tied 1–1Recap
3April 12@ New York Islanders3–0KhabibulinNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum16,234Lightning lead 2–1Recap
4April 14@ New York Islanders3–0KhabibulinNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum16,234Lightning lead 3–1Recap
5April 16New York Islanders3–24:07 OTKhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum20,927Lightning win 4–1Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens (7) – Tampa Bay wins series 4–0
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 23Montreal Canadiens4–0KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum18,904Lightning lead 1–0Recap
2April 25Montreal Canadiens3–1KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum19,435Lightning lead 2–0Recap
3April 27@ Montreal Canadiens3–21:05 OTKhabibulinBell Centre21,273Lightning lead 3–0Recap
4April 29@ Montreal Canadiens3–1KhabibulinBell Centre21,273Lightning win 4–0Recap
Eastern Conference Finals vs. Philadelphia Flyers (3) – Tampa Bay wins series 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 8Philadelphia Flyers3–1KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum21,425Lightning lead 1–0Recap
2May 10Philadelphia Flyers2–6KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum21,314Series tied 1–1Recap
3May 13@ Philadelphia Flyers4–1KhabibulinWachovia Center19,897Lightning lead 2–1Recap
4May 15@ Philadelphia Flyers2–3KhabibulinWachovia Center19,872Series tied 2–2Recap
5May 18Philadelphia Flyers4–2KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum21,517Lightning lead 3–2Recap
6May 20@ Philadelphia Flyers4–518:18 OTKhabibulinWachovia Center19,910Series tied 3–3Recap
7May 22Philadelphia Flyers2–1KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum22,117Lightning win 4–3Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. Calgary Flames (6W) – Tampa Bay wins series 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 25Calgary Flames1–4KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum21,674Flames lead 1–0Recap
2May 27Calgary Flames4–1KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum22,222Series tied 1–1Recap
3May 29@ Calgary Flames0–3KhabibulinPengrowth Saddledome19,221Flames lead 2–1Recap
4May 31@ Calgary Flames1–0KhabibulinPengrowth Saddledome19,221Series tied 2–2Recap
5June 3Calgary Flames2–314:40 OTKhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum22,426Flames lead 3–2Recap
6June 5@ Calgary Flames3–20:33 2OTKhabibulinPengrowth Saddledome19,221Series tied 3–3Recap
7June 7Calgary Flames2–1KhabibulinSt. Pete Times Forum22,717Lightning win 4–3Recap
Lightning score listed first;

  Win   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 Lightning only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
26Martin St. LouisRW8238569435242391524614
61Cory StillmanLW81255580183621257215
19Brad RichardsC8226537914122312142654
4Vincent LecavalierC813234662352239716−225
33Fredrik ModinLW8229285731322381119710
25Dave AndreychukRW82211839−9422311314−214
17Ruslan FedotenkoLW7717223914302212214014
22Dan BoyleD78930392360232810716
13Pavel KubinaD8117183598522044050
27Tim TaylorC8271522−52523235−231
37Brad LukowichD795141929241802246
21Cory SarichD823161958923022125
29Dmitry AfanasenkovRW7161016−41223123−36
7Ben ClymerRW662810550500000
8Martin CibakC63279−130601100
5Jassen CullimoreD792578581102276
55Darryl Sydor†D311673623066−49
11Chris DingmanLW74156−914023112163
24Shane WillisRW1206612——————
44Nolan PrattD5813411422000008
16Alexander Svitov‡C1103304——————
36Andre RoyRW33112−57821123361
9Eric PerrinC4000−101201106
38Darren RumbleD5000−22——————
35Nikolai KhabibulinG5502212230000
47John GrahameG29000410000
2Stan Neckar†D——————200010

Goaltending
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
35Nikolai Khabibulin552819714141272.33.9103327423167598401.71.93351401
47John Grahame291891664582.06.913116881001723.53.882034

Awards and records

Awards
Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 Art Ross Trophy Martin St. Louis [6]
Conn Smythe Trophy Brad Richards [7]
Hart Memorial Trophy Martin St. Louis [8]
Jack Adams Award John Tortorella [9]
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Brad Richards [10]
Lester B. Pearson Award Martin St. Louis [11]
NHL First All-Star Team Martin St. Louis (Right wing) [12]
NHL Plus-Minus Award Martin St. Louis[lower-alpha 1] [13]
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Pavel Kubina[lower-alpha 2] [15]
Martin St. Louis
NHL Defensive Player of the Month Nikolai Khabibulin (October) [16]
NHL Defensive Player of the Week Jassen Cullimore & Cory Sarich (November 24) [17]
Nikolai Khabibulin (March 8) [18]
NHL Offensive Player of the Month Martin St. Louis (January) [19]
Martin St. Louis (February) [20]
NHL Offensive Player of the Week Vincent Lecavalier (February 16) [21]

Transactions

The Lightning were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2003, the day after the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 7, 2004, the day of the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals.[22]

Trades
Date Details Ref
June 21, 2003 To Florida Panthers
1st-round pick in 2003		 To Tampa Bay Lightning
2nd-round pick in 2003
2nd-round pick in 2003
6th-round pick in 2003		 [23]
June 21, 2003 To St. Louis Blues
2nd-round pick in 2003		 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Cory Stillman		 [24]
June 22, 2003 To Philadelphia Flyers
7th-round pick in 2004
9th-round pick in 2004		 To Tampa Bay Lightning
8th-round pick in 2003
9th-round pick in 2003		 [25]
October 27, 2003 To St. Louis Blues
Erkki Rajamaki		 To Tampa Bay Lightning
8th-round pick in 2004		 [26]
January 27, 2004 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Alexander Svitov
3rd-round pick in 2004		 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Darryl Sydor
4th-round pick in 2004		 [27]
February 25, 2004 To Nashville Predators
8th-round pick in 2004		 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Timo Helbling		 [28]
March 9, 2004 To Nashville Predators
6th-round pick in 2004		 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Stan Neckar		 [29]

Players acquired
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
June 19, 2003 (2003-06-19)Eric PerrinJYP (Liiga)Free agency[30]
July 23, 2003 (2003-07-23)Pascal TrepanierFlorida PanthersFree agency[31]
October 17, 2003 (2003-10-17)Dwayne HaySt. John's Maple Leafs (AHL)Free agency[32]
October 24, 2003 (2003-10-24)Sheldon KeefeNew York RangersWaivers[33]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamVia[lower-alpha 3]Ref
July 3, 2003 (2003-07-03)Kristian KudrocFlorida PanthersFree agency (UFA)[35]
July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14)Boyd KanePhiladelphia FlyersFree agency (VI)[36]
July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17)Vaclav ProspalAnaheim Mighty DucksFree agency (V)[37]
September 1, 2003 (2003-09-01)Ryan ToblerColorado Eagles (CHL)Free agency (VI)[38]
September 29, 2003 (2003-09-29)Corey FosterSt. Jean Mission (QSPHL)Free agency (VI)[39]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03)Sheldon KeefeNew York RangersWaiver draft[40]
October 5, 2003 (2003-10-05)Matt ElichPensacola Ice Pilots (ECHL)Free agency (UFA)[41]
Kenton SmithColumbus Cottonmouths (ECHL)Free agency (UFA)[41]
October 19, 2003 (2003-10-19)Harlan PrattHC TPS (Liiga)Free agency (UFA)[42]
October 31, 2003 (2003-10-31)Janne Laukkanen[lower-alpha 4]Buyout[44]
November 26, 2003 (2003-11-26)Stan NeckarNashville PredatorsFree agency (UFA)[45]

Signings
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 26, 2003 (2003-06-26)Dave AndreychukRe-signing[46]
July 2, 2003 (2003-07-02)Gerard Dicaire3-yearEntry-level[47]
July 10, 2003 (2003-07-10)Ryan CraigEntry-level[48]
Andreas HolmqvistEntry-level[48]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15)Evgeny Artyukhin3-yearEntry-level[49]
Brad Lukowichmulti-yearRe-signing[49]
Andre Roymulti-yearRe-signing[49]
Darren Rumble1-yearRe-signing[49]
July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17)Fredrik Modin1-yearRe-signing[50]
July 18, 2003 (2003-07-18)John Grahame3-yearRe-signing[51][52]
July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22)Ben Clymer1-yearRe-signing[53]
July 29, 2003 (2003-07-29)Dmitri AfanasenkovRe-signing[54]
Martin CibakRe-signing[54]
July 30, 2003 (2003-07-30)Sheldon KeefeRe-signing[55]
Shane WillisRe-signing[55]
August 8, 2003 (2003-08-08)Janne Laukkanen1-yearRe-signing[56]
August 13, 2003 (2003-08-13)Cory Stillman1-yearRe-signing[57]
August 16, 2003 (2003-08-16)Nolan Pratt1-yearRe-signing[58]
August 20, 2003 (2003-08-20)Dan Boylemulti-yearRe-signing[59]
August 27, 2003 (2003-08-27)Brad Richardsmulti-yearRe-signing[60]
June 1, 2004 (2004-06-01)Adam HenrichEntry-level[61]
Paul RangerEntry-level[61]
Darren ReidEntry-level[61]

Draft picks

Tampa Bay's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[62]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team
2 34 Mike Egener Defense  Germany Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
2 41 Matt Smaby Defense  United States Shattuck-Saint Mary's (Midget Major AAA)
3 96 Jonathan Boutin Goalie  Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
6 192 Doug O'Brien Defense  Canada Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
7 224 Gerald Coleman Goalie  United States London Knights (OHL)
7 227 Jay Rosehill Left wing  Canada Olds Grizzlys (AJHL)
8 255 Raimonds Danilics Forward  Latvia Stalkers (LHL)
8 256 Brady Greco Defense  United States Chicago Steel (USHL)
9 273 Albert Vishnyakov Left wing  Russia Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)
9 286 Zbynek Hrdel Center  Czech Republic Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
9 287 Nick Tarnasky Center  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)

See also

Notes
  1. Shared with Marek Malik of the Vancouver Canucks.
  2. Kubina replaced an injured Wade Redden of the Ottawa Senators.[14]
  3. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[34]
  4. Laukkanen retired.[43]

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