NHL hockey team season
The2004–05 Buffalo Sabres season 35th for theNational Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[ 1] 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time to save the season.
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(July 2010 )
The Sabres preseason and regular season schedules were announced on July 12 and July 14, 2004, respectively.[ 2] [ 3]
2004–05 schedule Game Date Opponent 1 September 24 Columbus Blue Jackets 2 September 25 Minnesota Wild 3 September 28 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4 October 2 @ Montreal Canadiens 5 October 3 @ Minnesota Wild 6 October 6 Montreal Canadiens 7 October 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 8 October 10 @ Tampa Bay Lightning
Game Date Opponent 1 October 15 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 2 October 16 New Jersey Devils 3 October 18 Tampa Bay Lightning 4 October 21 @ Atlanta Thrashers 5 October 22 @ Dallas Stars 6 October 24 @ Phoenix Coyotes 7 October 26 @ St. Louis Blues 8 October 28 San Jose Sharks 9 October 30 Pittsburgh Penguins 10 November 4 @ Boston Bruins 11 November 5 Philadelphia Flyers 12 November 12 Edmonton Oilers 13 November 13 @ New York Rangers 14 November 15 Toronto Maple Leafs 15 November 17 Carolina Hurricanes 16 November 19 New York Rangers 17 November 20 @ Carolina Hurricanes 18 November 24 Boston Bruins 19 November 26 Montreal Canadiens 20 November 27 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 21 December 1 Minnesota Wild 22 December 3 New York Islanders 23 December 4 @ Philadelphia Flyers 24 December 7 @ New Jersey Devils 25 December 9 Boston Bruins 26 December 11 @ Boston Bruins 27 December 13 Toronto Maple Leafs 28 December 15 @ Florida Panthers 29 December 17 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 30 December 19 Florida Panthers 31 December 21 @ Montreal Canadiens 32 December 22 Montreal Canadiens 33 December 26 New York Rangers 34 December 28 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 35 December 29 @ Chicago Blackhawks 36 January 1 Vancouver Canucks 37 January 3 Chicago Blackhawks 38 January 5 Ottawa Senators 39 January 8 @ New York Islanders 40 January 9 @ Washington Capitals 41 January 11 Atlanta Thrashers 42 January 13 Carolina Hurricanes 43 January 15 @ Philadelphia Flyers 44 January 17 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 45 January 19 @ Florida Panthers 46 January 21 @ Atlanta Thrashers 47 January 22 @ Ottawa Senators 48 January 25 St. Louis Blues 49 January 27 New York Islanders 50 January 29 @ New York Islanders 51 January 30 @ Boston Bruins 52 February 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 53 February 3 New Jersey Devils 54 February 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 55 February 8 Ottawa Senators 56 February 10 Washington Capitals 57 February 15 @ Detroit Red Wings 58 February 18 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 59 February 20 Atlanta Thrashers 60 February 22 Washington Capitals 61 February 25 Tampa Bay Lightning 62 February 26 @ Montreal Canadiens 63 March 1 @ Los Angeles Kings 64 March 3 @ San Jose Sharks 65 March 4 @ Anaheim Mighty Ducks 66 March 9 Boston Bruins 67 March 11 Ottawa Senators 68 March 12 @ Montreal Canadiens 69 March 15 Colorado Avalanche 70 March 18 @ New York Rangers 71 March 19 Nashville Predators 72 March 21 @ New Jersey Devils 73 March 23 Philadelphia Flyers 74 March 26 @ Ottawa Senators 75 March 27 Calgary Flames 76 March 29 @ Carolina Hurricanes 77 March 31 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 78 April 1 @ Ottawa Senators 79 April 3 Florida Panthers 80 April 6 @ Washington Capitals 81 April 8 Montreal Canadiens 82 April 9 @ Toronto Maple Leafs
The Sabres 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.[ 4]
The Sabres did not make any trades.
Date Player Term Contract type Ref June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30 ) Ales Kotalik 1-year Option exercised [ 13] July 23, 2004 (2004-07-23 ) Mike Grier 1-year Re-signing [ 14] July 28, 2004 (2004-07-28 ) Brian Campbell 1-year Re-signing [ 15] Jeff Jillson 1-year Re-signing [ 15] Taylor Pyatt 1-year Re-signing [ 15] Henrik Tallinder 1-year Re-signing [ 15] August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02 ) Maxim Afinogenov 1-year Re-signing [ 16] Tim Connolly 1-year Re-signing [ 16] Rory Fitzpatrick 1-year Re-signing [ 16] Mika Noronen 1-year Re-signing [ 16] August 6, 2004 (2004-08-06 ) Jochen Hecht 1-year Re-signing [ 17] August 9, 2004 (2004-08-09 ) Martin Biron 1-year Arbitration settlement [ 18] Brad Brown 1-year Re-signing [ 19] Jean-Pierre Dumont 1-year Re-signing [ 20] August 13, 2004 (2004-08-13 ) Daniel Briere 1-year Arbitration settlement [ 21] September 1, 2004 (2004-09-01 ) Dmitri Kalinin 1-year Re-signing [ 22] September 3, 2004 (2004-09-03 ) Thomas Vanek 3-year Entry-level [ 23] September 10, 2004 (2004-09-10 ) Jason Botterill 1-year Re-signing [ 5] September 14, 2004 (2004-09-14 ) Andrew Peters Re-signing [ 24] September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15 ) Milan Bartovic 1-year Re-signing [ 25] Doug Janik 1-year Re-signing [ 25] Ryan Miller 1-year Re-signing [ 25] Norm Milley 1-year Re-signing [ 25]
Buffalo's picks at the2004 NHL entry draft , which was held at theRBC Center inRaleigh, North Carolina on June 26–27, 2004.[ 26]
The SabresAHL affiliateRochester Americans played with a roster that included many future Sabres.Thomas Vanek ,Derek Roy ,Ryan Miller andJason Pominville among others, played the season in Rochester.HSBC Arena (now the KeyBank Center) hosted a pair of Rochester games experimenting with blue ice to see if blue would make the television appearance better than white.[ 27] [ 28]
^ In parentheses is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[ 6] ^ Mosovsky was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[ 7] ^ Patrick was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[ 8] ^ National Hockey League (2010).The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011 . Triumph Books. p. 27.ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4 ^ "Preseason Schedule Released" . Buffalo Sabres. July 12, 2004. Archived fromthe original on December 13, 2004. RetrievedApril 12, 2022 .^ "2004-2005 Season" . Buffalo Sabres. Archived fromthe original on July 22, 2004. RetrievedApril 12, 2022 .^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results" . Pro Sports Transactions. RetrievedJune 12, 2018 .^a b c d "Amerks Sign Six Players" . Buffalo Sabres. September 10, 2004. Archived fromthe original on October 14, 2004. RetrievedApril 12, 2022 .^a b c "2004 free agents" .ESPN.com . RetrievedNovember 8, 2015 .^ Karel Mosovsky career statistics atEliteProspects.com , retrieved April 12, 2022^ James Patrick career statistics atEliteProspects.com , retrieved April 12, 2022^ "2004-08-24 - MIKE MORRISON AND SEAN MCASLAN SIGN ONE-YEAR CONTRACTS WITH OILERS" . Edmonton Oilers. August 24, 2004. Archived fromthe original on September 5, 2004. RetrievedApril 12, 2022 .the Oilers signed defenceman Rick Mrozik to a one-year AHL contract. ^ "GMB PANTHERS COMPLETE THEIR DEFENCE" . Nottingham Panthers. September 4, 2004. Archived fromthe original on September 5, 2004. RetrievedApril 12, 2022 .^ "FALCONS SIGN BRIAN CHAPMAN" . Springfield Falcons. October 18, 2004. Archived fromthe original on November 7, 2004. RetrievedApril 12, 2022 .^ "ЖИТНИК ПРИЕДЕТ В "АК БАРС" 17 ДЕКАБРЯ" (in Russian). Ak Bars Kazan. December 6, 2004. Archived fromthe original on December 25, 2004. RetrievedApril 12, 2022 .^ "Free agency's tough to figure" . Sun Journal. June 30, 2004. RetrievedApril 12, 2022 .^ "Grier Accepts Qualifying Offer" . Buffalo Sabres. July 23, 2004. Archived fromthe original on August 12, 2004. RetrievedApril 12, 2022 .^a b c d "Sabres Sign Three to One-Year Deals" . Buffalo Sabres. July 28, 2004. Archived fromthe original on August 12, 2004. RetrievedApril 12, 2022 .^a b c d "Sabres Bring Four More Players Under Contract" . Buffalo Sabres. August 2, 2004. Archived fromthe original on August 12, 2004. RetrievedApril 12, 2022 .^ "Hecht Signs on the Dotted Line" . Buffalo Sabres. August 6, 2004. Archived fromthe original on October 14, 2004. RetrievedApril 12, 2022 .^ "Biron Signs One-Year Deal" . Buffalo Sabres. August 9, 2004. Archived fromthe original on October 14, 2004. RetrievedApril 12, 2022 .^ "Sabres Sign Defenseman Brad Brown" . Buffalo Sabres. August 9, 2004. Archived fromthe original on October 14, 2004. RetrievedApril 12, 2022 .^ "Sabres Sign JP Dumont" . Buffalo Sabres. August 9, 2004. Archived fromthe original on December 12, 2004. RetrievedApril 12, 2022 .^ "Briere Signs One-Year Deal" . Buffalo Sabres. August 13, 2004. Archived fromthe original on October 14, 2004. RetrievedApril 12, 2022 .^ "Sabres Ink Kalinin to One-Year Deal" . Buffalo Sabres. September 1, 2004. Archived fromthe original on October 14, 2004. RetrievedApril 12, 2022 .^ "Sabres Sign Vanek" . Buffalo Sabres. September 3, 2004. Archived fromthe original on October 14, 2004. RetrievedApril 12, 2022 .^ "Sabres Sign Peters" . Buffalo Sabres. September 14, 2004. Archived fromthe original on October 14, 2004. RetrievedApril 12, 2022 .^a b c d "Sabres Sign Four Remaining Restricted Free Agents" . Buffalo Sabres. September 15, 2004. Archived fromthe original on October 14, 2004. RetrievedApril 12, 2022 .^ "2004 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com" . hockeyDB.com. RetrievedApril 29, 2022 .^ Brehm, Mike (March 15, 2005)."Buffalo arena trying light blue ice in experiment for TV" .USA Today . RetrievedJuly 16, 2012 . ^ "RELAUNCHING THE GAME" .CBC . CBC.ca. RetrievedJuly 16, 2012 .
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