2004–05 Florida Panthers season

2004–05 Florida Panthers
DivisionSoutheast
ConferenceEastern
2004–05 recordDid not play
Team information
General managerMike Keenan
CoachJacques Martin
CaptainOlli Jokinen
ArenaOffice Depot Center
Minor league affiliate(s)San Antonio Rampage
Texas Wildcatters
Laredo Bucks

The 2004–05 Florida Panthers season was cancelled due to the lockout of the players of the National Hockey League.

Off-season

General manager Rick Dudley was fired on May 24, 2004.[1] Two days later Dudley was replaced by the head coach he had fired months earlier, Mike Keenan, while Jacques Martin was named the team’s new head coach.[2]

Schedule

The Panthers preseason and regular season schedules were announced on July 12 and July 14, 2004, respectively.[3][4]

2004–05 schedule[5]
Preseason
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
Regular season
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

Transactions

The Panthers were involved in the following transactions from June 8, 2004, the day after the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals, through February 16, 2005, the day the 2004–05 season was officially cancelled.[6]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26) To Florida Panthers
  • 2nd-round pick in 2004
 To New York Rangers
  • 2nd-round pick in 2004
  • 3rd-round pick in 2004
 [7]
June 27, 2004 (2004-06-27) To Florida Panthers
  • 5th-round pick in 2004
 To San Jose Sharks
  • 7th-round pick in 2004
  • 8th-round pick in 2004
 [8]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 2, 2004 (2004-07-02) Jamie McLennan New York Rangers 2-year[a] Free agency [9]
July 5, 2004 (2004-07-05) Eric Cairns New York Islanders Free agency [10]
July 14, 2004 (2004-07-14) Alexander Karpovtsev New York Islanders 2-year Free agency [11]
July 15, 2004 (2004-07-15) Sean Hill Carolina Hurricanes 2-year[b] Free agency [12]
July 16, 2004 (2004-07-16) Joel Kwiatkowski Washington Capitals 1-year Free agency [13]
July 23, 2004 (2004-07-23) Burke Henry Chicago Blackhawks 1-year Free agency [14]
Serge Payer Ottawa Senators 1-year Free agency [14]
August 25, 2004 (2004-08-25) Patrick DesRochers Carolina Hurricanes 1-year Free agency [15]

Players lost

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]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 26, 2004 (2004-07-26) Niklas Hagman 1-year Re-signing [36]
Josh Olson 1-year Re-signing [36]
August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) Eric Beaudoin 1-year Re-signing [37]
Darcy Hordichuk 1-year Re-signing [37]
August 6, 2004 (2004-08-06) Ryan Jardine 1-year Re-signing [38]
August 11, 2004 (2004-08-11) Mike Van Ryn 1-year Re-signing [39]
August 25, 2004 (2004-08-25) Vaclav Nedorost 1-year Re-signing [40]
September 10, 2004 (2004-09-10) Juraj Kolnik 1-year Re-signing [41]
September 14, 2004 (2004-09-14) Christian Berglund 1-year Re-signing [42]
Kamil Kreps Entry-level [42]
September 16, 2004 (2004-09-16) Anthony Stewart Entry-level [43]

Draft picks

Florida's picks at the 2004 NHL entry draft, which was held at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 26–27, 2004.[44]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league)
1 7 Rostislav Olesz Left Wing  Czech Republic HC Vitkovice (Czech)
2 37 David Shantz Goaltender  Canada Mississauga IceDogs (OHL)
2 53 David Booth Left Wing  United States Michigan State Spartans (CCHA)
4 105 Evan Schafer Defense  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
5 152 Bret Nasby Defense  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
9 267 Spencer Dillon Defense  United States Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)
9 283 Luke Beaverson Defense  United States Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

Notes

  1. ^ Club option for a third year.
  2. ^ Option for a third year.
  3. ^ In parentheses is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[16]
  4. ^ Audette was inactive during the 2004–05 season and announced his retirement on December 22, 2005.[17][18]
  5. ^ Messier retired.[19]
  6. ^ Odelein was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[20]
  7. ^ Shields was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[21]
  8. ^ The Panthers retained Shvidki’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season.[24]

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