National Hockey League team season
The2004–05 Florida Panthers season was cancelled due to thelockout of the players of theNational Hockey League .
General managerRick Dudley was fired on May 24, 2004.[ 1] Mike Keenan , whileJacques Martin was named the team’s new head coach.[ 2]
The Panthers preseason and regular season schedules were announced on July 12 and July 14, 2004, respectively.[ 3] [ 4]
2004–05 schedule[ 5] Game Date Opponent 1 September 26 @ Nashville Predators 2 September 27 Carolina Hurricanes 3 September 29 @ Ottawa Senators 4 October 1 @ Carolina Hurricanes 5 October 3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 6 October 8 Tampa Bay Lightning
Game Date Opponent 1 October 14 Philadelphia Flyers 2 October 16 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 3 October 19 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4 October 21 @ Boston Bruins 5 October 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 6 October 27 Atlanta Thrashers 7 October 29 Nashville Predators 8 October 31 Washington Capitals 9 November 3 Montreal Canadiens 10 November 5 @ New York Rangers 11 November 6 @ New York Islanders 12 November 9 @ Ottawa Senators 13 November 12 Calgary Flames 14 November 14 Los Angeles Kings 15 November 17 @ Anaheim Mighty Ducks 16 November 18 @ Los Angeles Kings 17 November 20 @ San Jose Sharks 18 November 24 New Jersey Devils 19 November 26 Vancouver Canucks 20 November 28 @ Washington Capitals 21 November 29 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 22 December 1 St. Louis Blues 23 December 4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 24 December 8 Montreal Canadiens 25 December 11 @ Phoenix Coyotes 26 December 13 @ Colorado Avalanche 27 December 15 Buffalo Sabres 28 December 17 Carolina Hurricanes 29 December 19 @ Buffalo Sabres 30 December 21 @ Philadelphia Flyers 31 December 23 @ New York Rangers 32 December 26 @ Carolina Hurricanes 33 December 27 New Jersey Devils 34 December 29 Boston Bruins 35 December 31 New York Rangers 36 January 4 @ New York Islanders 37 January 6 @ Ottawa Senators 38 January 8 @ Montreal Canadiens 39 January 12 Washington Capitals 40 January 15 Tampa Bay Lightning 41 January 17 Atlanta Thrashers 42 January 19 Buffalo Sabres 43 January 21 Boston Bruins 44 January 22 @ Washington Capitals 45 January 24 @ Boston Bruins 46 January 26 Toronto Maple Leafs 47 January 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 48 January 29 Carolina Hurricanes 49 February 2 Chicago Blackhawks 50 February 4 @ Atlanta Thrashers 51 February 5 Anaheim Mighty Ducks 52 February 8 @ New Jersey Devils 53 February 9 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 54 February 16 Ottawa Senators 55 February 19 New York Islanders 56 February 20 Detroit Red Wings 57 February 22 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 58 February 24 @ Montreal Canadiens 59 February 26 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 60 February 27 @ Minnesota Wild 61 March 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 62 March 4 @ Atlanta Thrashers 63 March 5 Tampa Bay Lightning 64 March 7 Ottawa Senators 65 March 9 Edmonton Oilers 66 March 11 Washington Capitals 67 March 12 @ Carolina Hurricanes 68 March 15 Philadelphia Flyers 69 March 18 @ Washington Capitals 70 March 19 Tampa Bay Lightning 71 March 21 Atlanta Thrashers 72 March 23 @ Dallas Stars 73 March 24 @ Nashville Predators 74 March 26 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 75 March 28 @ Atlanta Thrashers 76 March 30 New York Rangers 77 April 1 New York Islanders 78 April 3 @ Buffalo Sabres 79 April 5 @ Philadelphia Flyers 80 April 6 @ New Jersey Devils 81 April 8 Carolina Hurricanes 82 April 10 @ Carolina Hurricanes
The Panthers were involved in the following transactions from June 8, 2004, the day after the deciding game of the2004 Stanley Cup Finals , through February 16, 2005, the day the2004–05 season was officially cancelled.[ 6]
Date Details Ref June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26 ) To Florida Panthers ToNew York Rangers 2nd-round pick in 2004 3rd-round pick in 2004 [ 7] June 27, 2004 (2004-06-27 ) To Florida Panthers ToSan Jose Sharks 7th-round pick in 2004 8th-round pick in 2004 [ 8]
Date Player New team Via[ c] Ref July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01 ) Donald Audette [ d] Contract expiration (III) [ 16] Eric Messier [ e] Contract expiration (UFA) [ 16] Lyle Odelein [ f] Contract expiration (III) [ 16] Steve Shields [ g] Contract expiration (III) [ 16] July 2, 2004 (2004-07-02 ) Byron Ritchie Calgary Flames Free agency (UFA) [ 22] July 7, 2004 (2004-07-07 ) Lee Goren Vancouver Canucks Free agency (VI) [ 23] Denis Shvidki Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL )Free agency (II)[ h] [ 25] July 26, 2004 (2004-07-26 ) Andreas Lilja Nashville Predators Free agency (UFA) [ 26] August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02 ) Pavel Trnka HC Plzen (ELH )Free agency (UFA) [ 27] August 5, 2004 (2004-08-05 ) Matt Cullen Carolina Hurricanes Free agency (UFA) [ 28] August 10, 2004 (2004-08-10 ) Paul Elliott Laredo Bucks (CHL )Free agency (UFA) [ 29] August 19, 2004 (2004-08-19 ) Kent Huskins Manitoba Moose (AHL )Free agency (VI) [ 30] September 9, 2004 (2004-09-09 ) Sean O'Connor San Diego Gulls (ECHL )Free agency (UFA) [ 31] September 24, 2004 (2004-09-24 ) Simon Lajeunesse Fresno Falcons (ECHL)Free agency (UFA) [ 32] September 25, 2004 (2004-09-25 ) David Morisset Houston Aeros (AHL)Free agency (UFA) [ 33] September 8, 2004 (2004-09-08 ) Mikael Samuelsson Geneve-Servette HC (NLA )Free agency (UFA) [ 34] December 20, 2004 (2004-12-20 ) Kristian Kudroc Hammerby IF (Allsvenskan )Free agency (UFA) [ 35]
Florida's picks at the2004 NHL entry draft , which was held at theRBC Center inRaleigh, North Carolina on June 26–27, 2004.[ 44]
^ Club option for a third year. ^ Option for a third year. ^ In parentheses is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[ 16] ^ Audette was inactive during the 2004–05 season and announced his retirement on December 22, 2005.[ 17] [ 18] ^ Messier retired.[ 19] ^ Odelein was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[ 20] ^ Shields was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[ 21] ^ The Panthers retained Shvidki’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season.[ 24] ^ "PANTHERS SCHEDULE PRESS CONFERENCE WEDNESDAY" .Florida Panthers . May 24, 2004. Archived fromthe original on January 23, 2005. RetrievedAugust 6, 2022 .^ "JACQUES MARTIN & MIKE KEENAN REUNITE" .Florida Panthers . May 26, 2004. Archived fromthe original on April 4, 2005. RetrievedAugust 6, 2022 .^ "PANTHERS ANNOUNCE PRESEASON SCHEDULE" . Florida Panthers. July 13, 2004. Archived fromthe original on August 13, 2004. RetrievedApril 18, 2022 .^ "PANTHERS TO OPEN AT HOME OCT. 14 VS. PHILLY" . Florida Panthers. July 14, 2004. 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Archived fromthe original on December 11, 2005. RetrievedApril 18, 2022 .^ "D SEAN HILL SIGNS WITH PANTHERS" . Florida Panthers. July 15, 2004. Archived fromthe original on July 17, 2004. RetrievedApril 13, 2022 .^ "PANTHERS INK DEFENSEMAN KWIATKOWSKI" . Florida Panthers. July 16, 2004. Archived fromthe original on August 10, 2004. RetrievedApril 18, 2022 .^a b "C SERGE PAYER RETURNS TO PANTHERS" . Florida Panthers. July 23, 2004. Archived fromthe original on December 11, 2005. RetrievedApril 18, 2022 .^ "PANTHERS SIGN G PATRICK DESROCHERS" . Florida Panthers. August 25, 2004. Archived fromthe original on August 26, 2004. RetrievedApril 18, 2022 .^a b c d e "2004 free agents" .ESPN.com . RetrievedNovember 8, 2015 .^ Donald Audette career statistics atEliteProspects.com , retrieved April 18, 2022^ "Donald Audette Stats, Profile, Bio, Analysis and More | Retired | Sports Forecaster" .sportsforecaster.com . RetrievedApril 18, 2022 .2005-12-22 Announced his retirement. ^ Eric Messier career statistics atEliteProspects.com , retrieved April 18, 2022^ Lyle Odelein career statistics atEliteProspects.com , retrieved April 18, 2022^ Steve Shields career statistics atEliteProspects.com , retrieved April 18, 2022^ "Flames sign centre Byron Ritchie" . Calgary Flames. July 2, 2004. Archived fromthe original on August 5, 2004. RetrievedApril 12, 2022 .^ "Canucks Agree To Terms With Three Free Agents" . Vancouver Canucks. July 7, 2004. Archived fromthe original on August 5, 2004. RetrievedApril 15, 2022 .^ "2008 NHL Free Agent List" .NHL.com . July 1, 2008. RetrievedMay 1, 2022 .^ "DENIS SHVIDKI" . TSN.ca. Archived fromthe original on January 28, 2005. RetrievedApril 18, 2022 .^ "PROSECUTORS STILL PLAN BRYANT TRIAL" .Orlando Sentinel . July 27, 2004. RetrievedApril 18, 2022 .^ "Pavel Trnka bude hrát za Plzeň!" .HC LASSELSBERGER PLZEŇ (in Czech). August 2, 2004. Archived fromthe original on August 26, 2004. RetrievedApril 18, 2022 .^ Preston, Ken (August 5, 2004)."HURRICANES AGREE TO TERMS WITH MATT CULLEN" . Carolina Hurricanes. Archived fromthe original on February 24, 2005. RetrievedApril 13, 2022 . ^ "Bucks Ink Elliott" .OurSports Central . August 10, 2004. RetrievedApril 18, 2022 .^ "Moose Sign Huskins" .OurSports Central . August 19, 2004. RetrievedApril 18, 2022 .^ "O'Connor and MacKay added to the mix" .OurSports Central . September 9, 2004. RetrievedApril 18, 2022 .^ "Falcons Sign Number One Goaltender" .OurSports Central . September 24, 2004. RetrievedApril 18, 2022 .^ "Aeros sign D Traverse, Erskine" .OurSports Central . September 25, 2004. RetrievedApril 18, 2022 .^ Mikael Samuelsson atHockey-Reference.com , retrieved April 18, 2022^ "Bajen rustar försvaret!" .Hammarby Hockey (in Swedish). December 20, 2004. Archived fromthe original on February 10, 2005. 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