2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning season
The 2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the Lightning's ninth season of operation. The club again failed to make the playoffs.Off-season
Regular season
After 39 games, the Lightning fired coach Steve Ludzik and replaced him with John Tortorella. Ludzik finished with a record of 12–20–5–2 for the season. Tortorella would have a slightly worse record the rest of the way, finishing 12–27–1–3.Final standings
Game log
Playoffs
Player stats
Awards and records
2001 NHL All-Star Game Super Skills:
Roster
Draft picks
Tampa Bay's draft picks at the 2000 NHL Entry Draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 8 | Nikita Alexeev | | Erie Otters |
| 2 | 34 | Ruslan Zainullin | | Ak Bars Kazan |
| 3 | 81 | Alexander Kharitonov | | Dynamo Moscow |
| 4 | 126 | Johan Hagglund | | MODO Jr. |
| 5 | 161 | Pavel Sedov | | Khimik Voskresensk |
| 6 | 191 | Aaron Gionet | | Kamloops Blazers |
| 7 | 222 | Marek Priechodsky | | Slovan Bratislava |
| 7 | 226 | Brian Eklund | | Brown University |
| 8 | 233 | Alexander Polukeyev | | SKA St. Petersburg |
| 9 | 263 | Thomas Ziegler | | HC Ambrì-Piotta |
