2001 NHL Waiver Draft

The 2001 NHL Waiver Draft was held September 28. The rules were as they had been in 1997: 18 skaters protected, two goalies protected, maximum of three players lost (including one goalie), etc.

Player	Picked by	Picked from	Player dropped from protected list	Cash or claim?
Round 1
Chris Osgood	New York Islanders	Detroit Red Wings	???	cash
Sebastian Bordeleau	Minnesota Wild	St. Louis Blues	???	cash
Kirk Muller	Columbus Blue Jackets	Dallas Stars	???	cash
Jamie Allison	Calgary Flames	Chicago Blackhawks	Phil Housley	claim
P.J. Stock	Boston Bruins	New York Rangers	???	cash
Round 2
Glen Metropolit	Tampa Bay Lightning	Washington Capitals	???	cash
Josh Holden	Carolina Hurricanes	Vancouver Canucks	???	cash
Martin Brochu	Vancouver Canucks	Minnesota Wild	???	cash

Chris Osgood was left exposed by the Detroit Red Wings because they had acquired Dominik Hasek from the Sabres in the off-season. Some suspected that his salary might scare off any takers but with the first selection the Islanders picked Osgood. Osgood helped the Islanders make the playoffs in 2002, the first time since 1994.

Kirk Muller was Blue Jackets property for mere minutes. Immediately after the draft he was traded back to the Stars for the rights to Evgeny Petrochinin, a Russian defenceman drafted by the Stars in 1994. Muller played two more seasons for the Stars and Petrochinin never left Russia.

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