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2003–04 St. Louis Blues
Division2nd Central
Conference7th Western
2003–04 record39–30–11–2
Home record23–11–7–0
Road record16–19–4–2
Goals for191
Goals against198
Team information
General managerLarry Pleau
CoachJoel Quenneville (Oct.–Feb.)
Mike Kitchen (Feb.–Apr.)
CaptainAl MacInnis[a]
Alternate captainsScott Mellanby
Keith Tkachuk
Doug Weight
ArenaSavvis Center
Average attendance18,560
Minor league affiliate(s)Worcester IceCats
Peoria Rivermen
Team leaders
GoalsKeith Tkachuk (33)
AssistsDoug Weight (51)
PointsKeith Tkachuk (71)
Penalty minutesMike Danton (141)
Reed Low (141)
Plus/minusPetr Cajanek (+12)
WinsChris Osgood (31)
Goals against averageChris Osgood (2.24)

The 2003–04 St. Louis Blues season was the 37th for the franchise in St. Louis, Missouri. The Blues qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the 25th straight seasons, the team's final playoff appearance until 2009. After finishing the regular season with a record of 39 wins, 30 losses, 11 ties and two overtime losses, the Blues were eliminated in the Western Conference Quarterfinals in five games by the San Jose Sharks.

Off-season

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Chris Pronger resigned the team captaincy in favor of veteran defenseman Al MacInnis.[2]

Regular season

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On February 24, 2004, head coach Joel Quenneville was fired and replaced by assistant coach Mike Kitchen.[3]

Final standings

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Central Division[4]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Detroit Red Wings 82 48 21 11 2 255 189 109
2 7 St. Louis Blues 82 39 30 11 2 191 198 91
3 8 Nashville Predators 82 38 29 11 4 216 217 91
4 14 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 25 45 8 4 177 238 62
5 15 Chicago Blackhawks 82 20 43 11 8 188 259 59

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.

Western Conference[5]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Detroit Red Wings CE 82 48 21 11 2 255 189 109
2 Y- San Jose Sharks PA 82 43 21 12 6 255 183 104
3 Y- Vancouver Canucks NW 82 43 24 10 5 235 194 101
4 X- Colorado Avalanche NW 82 40 22 13 7 236 198 100
5 X- Dallas Stars PA 82 41 26 13 2 194 175 97
6 X- Calgary Flames NW 82 42 30 7 3 200 176 94
7 X- St. Louis Blues CE 82 39 30 11 2 191 198 91
8 X- Nashville Predators CE 82 38 29 11 4 216 217 91
8.5
9 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 36 29 12 5 221 208 89
10 Minnesota Wild NW 82 30 29 20 3 188 183 83
11 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 28 29 16 9 205 217 81
12 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PA 82 29 35 10 8 184 213 76
13 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 22 36 18 6 188 245 68
14 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 25 45 8 4 177 238 62
15 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 20 43 11 8 188 259 59

Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Schedule and results

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Regular season

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2003–04 regular season[6]
October: 6–2–0–1 (home: 2–0–0–0; road: 4–2–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 OTL October 10, 2003 1–2 OT @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 0–0–0–1 Recap
2 W October 12, 2003 2–1 @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 1–0–0–1 Recap
3 L October 16, 2003 1–4 @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 1–1–0–1 Recap
4 W October 18, 2003 4–1 Washington Capitals (2003–04) 2–1–0–1 Recap
5 W October 21, 2003 6–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 3–1–0–1 Recap
6 L October 22, 2003 2–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 3–2–0–1 Recap
7 W October 24, 2003 2–1 @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 4–2–0–1 Recap
8 W October 28, 2003 1–0 Nashville Predators (2003–04) 5–2–0–1 Recap
9 W October 29, 2003 6–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 6–2–0–1 Recap
November: 7–4–1–0 (home: 5–2–0–0; road: 2–2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
10 L November 1, 2003 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 6–3–0–1 Recap
11 W November 4, 2003 2–1 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 7–3–0–1 Recap
12 W November 6, 2003 3–2 Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 8–3–0–1 Recap
13 W November 8, 2003 2–0 Florida Panthers (2003–04) 9–3–0–1 Recap
14 W November 13, 2003 4–3 OT @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 10–3–0–1 Recap
15 W November 15, 2003 1–0 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 11–3–0–1 Recap
16 L November 16, 2003 3–4 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 11–4–0–1 Recap
17 L November 19, 2003 4–5 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 11–5–0–1 Recap
18 W November 22, 2003 2–1 Dallas Stars (2003–04) 12–5–0–1 Recap
19 W November 25, 2003 4–3 OT Boston Bruins (2003–04) 13–5–0–1 Recap
20 T November 28, 2003 2–2 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 13–5–1–1 Recap
21 L November 29, 2003 1–2 Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 13–6–1–1 Recap
December: 8–3–3–0 (home: 5–1–3–0; road: 3–2–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
22 W December 2, 2003 4–1 Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 14–6–1–1 Recap
23 T December 4, 2003 4–4 OT Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 14–6–2–1 Recap
24 W December 6, 2003 4–1 Nashville Predators (2003–04) 15–6–2–1 Recap
25 W December 9, 2003 3–2 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 16–6–2–1 Recap
26 W December 12, 2003 3–2 OT @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 17–6–2–1 Recap
27 W December 13, 2003 2–1 Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 18–6–2–1 Recap
28 W December 16, 2003 2–1 OT Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 19–6–2–1 Recap
29 W December 18, 2003 4–2 San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 20–6–2–1 Recap
30 T December 20, 2003 1–1 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 20–6–3–1 Recap
31 L December 22, 2003 1–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 20–7–3–1 Recap
32 L December 23, 2003 0–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 20–8–3–1 Recap
33 T December 26, 2003 3–3 OT Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 20–8–4–1 Recap
34 W December 29, 2003 3–2 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 21–8–4–1 Recap
35 L December 30, 2003 2–7 Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 21–9–4–1 Recap
January: 4–9–3–0 (home: 3–4–2–0; road: 1–5–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
36 W January 1, 2004 5–4 New York Rangers (2003–04) 22–9–4–1 Recap
37 L January 3, 2004 1–3 San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 22–10–4–1 Recap
38 T January 5, 2004 1–1 OT Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 22–10–5–1 Recap
39 L January 6, 2004 0–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 22–11–5–1 Recap
40 L January 10, 2004 1–3 @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 22–12–5–1 Recap
41 W January 12, 2004 7–4 Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 23–12–5–1 Recap
42 L January 13, 2004 2–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 23–13–5–1 Recap
43 W January 15, 2004 5–3 Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 24–13–5–1 Recap
44 T January 17, 2004 2–2 OT Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 24–13–6–1 Recap
45 W January 19, 2004 2–1 OT @ Florida Panthers (2003–04) 25–13–6–1 Recap
46 L January 21, 2004 1–3 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 25–14–6–1 Recap
47 L January 23, 2004 0–2 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 25–15–6–1 Recap
48 L January 24, 2004 2–3 Dallas Stars (2003–04) 25–16–6–1 Recap
49 T January 28, 2004 1–1 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 25–16–7–1 Recap
50 L January 29, 2004 2–4 Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 25–17–7–1 Recap
51 L January 31, 2004 1–4 New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 25–18–7–1 Recap
February: 4–7–1–1 (home: 3–1–0–0; road: 1–6–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
52 L February 2, 2004 0–4 @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 25–19–7–1 Recap
53 L February 4, 2004 3–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 25–20–7–1 Recap
54 W February 5, 2004 2–1 @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 26–20–7–1 Recap
55 L February 10, 2004 1–3 @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 26–21–7–1 Recap
56 L February 12, 2004 0–4 Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 26–22–7–1 Recap
57 W February 14, 2004 3–2 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 27–22–7–1 Recap
58 W February 16, 2004 4–2 Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 28–22–7–1 Recap
59 W February 19, 2004 4–3 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 29–22–7–1 Recap
60 L February 20, 2004 1–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 29–23–7–1 Recap
61 OTL February 22, 2004 2–3 OT @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 29–23–7–2 Recap
62 T February 26, 2004 2–2 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 29–23–8–2 Recap
63 L February 28, 2004 0–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 29–24–8–2 Recap
64 L February 29, 2004 0–1 @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 29–25–8–2 Recap
March: 9–3–3–0 (home: 5–2–2–0; road: 4–1–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
65 L March 2, 2004 2–4 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 29–26–8–2 Recap
66 T March 4, 2004 1–1 OT Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 29–26–9–2 Recap
67 W March 6, 2004 4–2 @ New York Islanders (2003–04) 30–26–9–2 Recap
68 W March 7, 2004 5–1 @ Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 31–26–9–2 Recap
69 W March 9, 2004 3–2 OT New York Islanders (2003–04) 32–26–9–2 Recap
70 T March 11, 2004 1–1 OT Nashville Predators (2003–04) 32–26–10–2 Recap
71 W March 13, 2004 5–3 Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 33–26–10–2 Recap
72 L March 14, 2004 0–3 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 33–27–10–2 Recap
73 W March 16, 2004 5–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 34–27–10–2 Recap
74 T March 17, 2004 1–1 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 34–27–11–2 Recap
75 L March 20, 2004 1–3 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 34–28–11–2 Recap
76 W March 25, 2004 3–2 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 35–28–11–2 Recap
77 W March 27, 2004 4–3 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 36–28–11–2 Recap
78 W March 28, 2004 3–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 37–28–11–2 Recap
79 W March 30, 2004 1–0 Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 38–28–11–2 Recap
April: 1–2–0–0 (home: 0–1–0–0; road: 1–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
80 L April 1, 2004 2–3 Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 38–29–11–2 Recap
81 W April 3, 2004 4–1 @ Nashville Predators (2003–04) 39–29–11–2 Recap
82 L April 4, 2004 0–3 @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 39–30–11–2 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

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2004 Stanley Cup playoffs[6]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) San Jose Sharks: San Jose won 4–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 8 St. Louis 0–1 San Jose OT Osgood 17,496 Sharks lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 10 St. Louis 1–3 San Jose Osgood 17,496 Sharks lead 2–0 Recap
3 April 12 San Jose 1–4 St. Louis Osgood 19,023 Sharks lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 13 San Jose 4–3 St. Louis Osgood 19,452 Sharks lead 3–1 Recap
5 April 15 St. Louis 1–3 San Jose Osgood 17,496 Sharks win 4–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • 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 Blues only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
7 Keith Tkachuk LW 75 33 38 71 8 83 5 0 2 2 −1 10
39 Doug Weight C 75 14 51 65 −3 37 5 2 1 3 −4 6
38 Pavol Demitra LW 68 23 35 58 1 18 5 1 0 1 1 4
44 Chris Pronger D 80 14 40 54 −1 88 5 0 1 1 1 16
10 Dallas Drake RW 79 13 22 35 10 65 5 1 1 2 −1 2
19 Scott Mellanby RW 68 14 17 31 −7 76 4 0 1 1 −4 2
26 Petr Cajanek RW 70 12 14 26 12 16 5 0 2 2 3 2
42 Mark Rycroft RW 71 9 12 21 2 32 3 0 0 0 −1 2
20 Eric Nickulas‡ RW 44 7 11 18 −2 44 — — — — — —
55 Christian Backman D 66 5 13 18 3 16 5 0 2 2 2 4
22 Mike Danton C 68 7 5 12 −8 141 5 1 0 1 1 2
21 Jamal Mayers RW 80 6 5 11 −19 91 5 0 0 0 1 0
17 Ryan Johnson C 69 4 7 11 −2 8 3 0 0 0 0 0
33 Eric Boguniecki C 27 6 4 10 −1 20 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 Mike Sillinger† C 16 5 5 10 4 14 5 3 1 4 5 6
29 Alexander Khavanov D 48 3 7 10 2 18 — — — — — —
6 Eric Weinrich† D 26 2 8 10 1 14 5 0 1 1 −1 0
27 Bryce Salvador D 69 3 5 8 −4 47 5 0 0 0 −2 2
49 Brian Savage† LW 13 4 3 7 −3 2 5 1 1 2 −3 0
23 Murray Baron D 80 1 5 6 −6 61 5 0 0 0 0 6
15 Peter Sejna LW 20 2 2 4 −9 4 — — — — — —
25 Pascal Rheaume† C 25 1 3 4 −3 4 3 0 0 0 −1 2
9 Jeff Heerema‡ RW 22 1 2 3 −5 4 — — — — — —
5 Barret Jackman D 15 1 2 3 −1 41 — — — — — —
34 Reed Low RW 57 0 2 2 −6 141 — — — — — —
2 Al MacInnis D 3 0 2 2 −1 6 — — — — — —
12 Steve Martins C 25 1 0 1 −7 22 1 0 0 0 −1 0
37 Jeff Finley D 53 0 1 1 −9 34 1 0 0 0 0 2
46 Christian Laflamme D 16 0 1 1 −3 20 — — — — — —
28 Matt Walker D 14 0 1 1 0 25 4 0 0 0 −2 0
32 Aris Brimanis D 13 0 0 0 0 4 — — — — — —
50 Reinhard Divis G 13 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
35 Brent Johnson‡ G 10 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
80 Steve McLaren D 6 0 0 0 0 25 — — — — — —
30 Chris Osgood G 67 0 0 0 10 5 0 1 1 0
18 Scott Pellerin† LW 2 0 0 0 −3 2 — — — — — —
25 John Pohl C 1 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — — —
9 Jame Pollock D 9 0 0 0 −1 6 — — — — — —
43 Mike Stuart D 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
70 Jeremy Yablonski†‡ LW 1 0 0 0 −1 5 — — — — — —

Goaltending

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  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Blues only.
No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
30 Chris Osgood 67 31 25 8 1604 144 2.24 .910 3 3861 5 1 4 109 12 2.51 .890 0 287
50 Reinhard Divis 13 4 4 2 291 29 2.77 .900 0 629 1 0 0 8 0 0.00 1.000 0 18
35 Brent Johnson‡ 10 4 3 1 203 20 2.43 .901 1 493 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL Second All-Star Team Chris Pronger (Defense) [7]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Chris Pronger [8]
Keith Tkachuk
NHL Defensive Player of the Month Chris Osgood (March) [9]
NHL Defensive Player of the Week Chris Pronger (January 19) [10]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
400th goal scored Keith Tkachuk October 12, 2003 [11]
First game Mike Stuart October 24, 2003 [12]
John Pohl November 1, 2003
Steve McLaren December 16, 2003
Jeremy Yablonski December 30, 2003
Jame Pollock January 15, 2004
600th assist Doug Weight March 27, 2004 [13]

Transactions

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The Blues 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.[14]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21) To Phoenix Coyotes
To St. Louis Blues
  • Conditional draft pick[b]
 [15]
To Tampa Bay Lightning
To St. Louis Blues
  • 2nd-round pick in 2003
 [16]
To New Jersey Devils
  • 3rd-round pick in 2003
 To St. Louis Blues
[17]
October 27, 2003 (2003-10-27) To Tampa Bay Lightning
  • 8th-round pick in 2004
 To St. Louis Blues
[18]
February 9, 2004 (2004-02-09) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 5th-round pick in 2004
 To St. Louis Blues
[19]
March 4, 2004 (2004-03-04) To Phoenix Coyotes
To St. Louis Blues
[20]
March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09) To Phoenix Coyotes
  • Future considerations
 To St. Louis Blues
[21]
To Phoenix Coyotes
To St. Louis Blues
  • Future considerations
 [22]
To Vancouver Canucks
To St. Louis Blues
[23]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
September 5, 2003 (2003-09-05) Murray Baron Vancouver Canucks Free agency [24]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Jeff Heerema New York Rangers Waiver draft [25]
December 22, 2003 (2003-12-22) Scott Pellerin Worcester IceCats (AHL) Free agency [26]
December 30, 2003 (2003-12-30) Jeremy Yablonski Worcester IceCats (AHL) Free agency [27]
January 29, 2004 (2004-01-29) Pascal Rheaume New York Rangers Waivers [28]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[c] Ref
June 25, 2003 (2003-06-25) Valeri Bure Florida Panthers Waivers [30]
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) Steve Dubinsky[d] Contract expiration (III) [29]
Rich Pilon[e] Contract expiration (III) [29]
July 7, 2003 (2003-07-07) Jason Dawe Oulun Karpat (Liiga) Free agency (UFA) [34]
August 28, 2003 (2003-08-28) Martin Rucinsky New York Rangers Free agency (III) [35]
September 2, 2003 (2003-09-02) Daniel Corso Ottawa Senators Free agency (UFA) [36]
September 12, 2003 (2003-09-12) Greg Davis St. Jean Mission (QSPHL) Free agency (UFA) [37]
September 22, 2003 (2003-09-22) Daniel Tkaczuk Lukko (Liiga)[f] Release [39]
October 21, 2003 (2003-10-21) Shjon Podein Vaxjo Lakers (Allsvenskan) Free agency (III) [40]
November 14, 2003 (2003-11-14) Steve Bancroft Binghamton Senators (AHL) Free agency [41]
January 10, 2004 (2004-01-10) Jeff Heerema New York Rangers Waivers [42]
January 30, 2004 (2004-01-30) Jeremy Yablonski Nashville Predators Waivers [43]
February 24, 2004 (2004-02-24) Eric Nickulas Chicago Blackhawks Waivers [44]
April 5, 2004 (2004-04-05) Jame Pollock Kloten Flyers (NLA) Free agency[g] [46]
May 16, 2004 (2004-05-16) Christian Laflamme Kassel Huskies (DEL) Free agency [47]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 11, 2003 (2003-06-11) Chris Osgood Re-signing [48]
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30) Aris Brimanis Re-signing [49]
Reinhard Divis Re-signing [49]
Jeff Panzer Re-signing [49]
Sergei Varlamov Re-signing [49]
July 16, 2003 (2003-07-16) Mike Danton Re-signing [50]
Brent Johnson Re-signing [51]
Ryan Johnson Re-signing [52]
Tom Koivisto Re-signing [50]
Christian Laflamme Re-signing [52]
Steve Martins Re-signing [52]
Bryce Salvador Re-signing [51]
July 25, 2003 (2003-07-25) Reed Low Re-signing [53]
Matt Walker Re-signing [53]
July 31, 2003 (2003-07-31) Marc Brown Re-signing [54]
Cody Rudkowsky Re-signing [54]
August 7, 2003 (2003-08-07) Pavol Demitra 1-year Arbitration award [55][56]
October 10, 2003 (2003-10-10) Trevor Byrne Entry-level [57]
Colin Hemingway Entry-level [57]
Aaron MacKenzie Entry-level [57]

Draft picks

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St. Louis's draft picks at the 2003 NHL entry draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[58]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 30 Shawn Belle  Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL)
2 62 David Backes  United States Lincoln Stars (USHL)
3 84 Konstantin Barulin  Russia Rubin Tyumen (Russia)
3 88 Zack Fitzgerald  United States Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
3 101 Konstantin Zakharov  Belarus Yunost Minsk (Belarus)
4 127 Alexandre Bolduc  Canada Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
5 148 Lee Stempniak  United States Dartmouth College (NCAA)
5 159 Chris Beckford-Tseu  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
6 189 Jonathan Lehun  United States St. Cloud State University (NCAA)
7 221 Evgeny Skachkov  Russia Kapitan Stupino Jr. (Russia)
8 253 Andrei Pervyshin  Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
9 284 Juhamatti Aaltonen  Finland Karpat (Finland)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ MacInnis played only three games before eye surgery ended his season. The Blues opted to go with three alternate captains for the remainder of the season.[1]
  2. ^ Either a 5th-round pick in 2003 or a 4th-round pick in 2004. St. Louis chose the 2003 pick.[14]
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[29]
  4. ^ Dubinsky retired.[31]
  5. ^ Pilon, who last played during the 2001–02 season, attended Florida Panthers training camp on a tryout but failed to make the team and retired.[32][33]
  6. ^ Tkaczuk signed with Lukko on November 10.[38]
  7. ^ St. Louis retained Pollock’s NHL rights through the 2004–05 season.[45]

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