June 1, 2002 : The Buffalo Sabres lost the rights to goaltender Ghyslain Rousseau

April 9, 2002 : The Buffalo Sabres assigned goaltender Mika Noronen to the Rochester Americans of the AHL

March 13, 2002 : The Buffalo Sabres recalled goaltender Mika Noronen from the Rochester Americans of the AHL

January 2, 2002 : The Buffalo Sabres assigned goaltender Mika Noronen to Rochester Americans of the AHL

December 11, 2001 : The Buffalo Sabres recalled goaltender Mika Noronen from the Rochester Americans of the AHL

September 28, 2001 : The Buffalo Sabres assigned goaltender Mikka Noronan to the Rochester Americans of the AHL

September 17, 2001 : The Buffalo Sabres returned goaltender Ghyslain Rousseau to his junior team

August 7, 2001 : The Buffalo Sabres signed goaltender Tom Askey. As club policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.

August 4, 2001 : The Buffalo Sabres agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent Bob Essensa. Terms of the deal were not disclosed

June 30, 2001 : The Buffalo Sabres traded Dominik Hasek to the Detroit Red wings for Viacheslav Kozlov, a 2002 1st round draft pick and future considerations