2004–05 Nashville Predators season

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2004–05 Nashville Predators
DivisionCentral
ConferenceWestern
2004–05 recordDid not play
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachBarry Trotz
CaptainGreg Johnson
ArenaGaylord Entertainment Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Milwaukee Admirals

The 2004–05 Nashville Predators season would have been their 7th National Hockey League season; however, it was cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time to save the season.

Offseason[edit]

Schedule[edit]

The Predators preseason and regular season schedule were announced on July 14, 2004.[1]

2004–05 schedule[2]
Preseason
Game Date Opponent
1 September 24 @ St. Louis Blues
2 September 25 St. Louis Blues
3 September 26 @ Florida Panthers
4 October 1 Columbus Blue Jackets
5 October 2 @ Columbus Blue Jackets
6 October 8 Atlanta Thrashers
7 October 9 @ Atlanta Thrashers
Regular season
Game Date Opponent
1 October 14 Minnesota Wild
2 October 16 St. Louis Blues
3 October 20 @ Dallas Stars
4 October 21 San Jose Sharks
5 October 23 Anaheim Mighty Ducks
6 October 27 @ Tampa Bay Lightning
7 October 29 @ Florida Panthers
8 October 30 Detroit Red Wings
9 November 2 @ Calgary Flames
10 November 4 @ Edmonton Oilers
11 November 5 @ Vancouver Canucks
12 November 8 @ New York Rangers
13 November 10 @ New Jersey Devils
14 November 11 @ New York Islanders
15 November 13 Colorado Avalanche
16 November 16 Los Angeles Kings
17 November 18 @ Calgary Flames
18 November 19 @ Vancouver Canucks
19 November 22 @ Edmonton Oilers
20 November 25 Edmonton Oilers
21 November 27 San Jose Sharks
22 November 30 Vancouver Canucks
23 December 2 @ Chicago Blackhawks
24 December 4 Atlanta Thrashers
25 December 7 Philadelphia Flyers
26 December 8 @ St. Louis Blues
27 December 11 Colorado Avalanche
28 December 15 @ Anaheim Mighty Ducks
29 December 16 @ Los Angeles Kings
30 December 18 @ San Jose Sharks
31 December 21 Ottawa Senators
32 December 23 Anaheim Mighty Ducks
33 December 26 Dallas Stars
34 December 28 Chicago Blackhawks
35 December 30 Toronto Maple Leafs
36 January 1 Los Angeles Kings
37 January 3 @ Washington Capitals
38 January 5 @ Detroit Red Wings
39 January 6 Calgary Flames
40 January 8 Carolina Hurricanes
41 January 10 St. Louis Blues
42 January 12 @ Atlanta Thrashers
43 January 13 @ Detroit Red Wings
44 January 15 Columbus Blue Jackets
45 January 17 Montreal Canadiens
46 January 19 @ Dallas Stars
47 January 20 @ Chicago Blackhawks
48 January 22 @ Minnesota Wild
49 January 25 @ Phoenix Coyotes
50 January 26 @ Anaheim Mighty Ducks
51 January 29 @ Los Angeles Kings
52 January 30 @ San Jose Sharks
53 February 3 Phoenix Coyotes
54 February 5 Minnesota Wild
55 February 8 Chicago Blackhawks
56 February 10 @ Columbus Blue Jackets
57 February 15 @ St. Louis Blues
58 February 18 @ Chicago Blackhawks
59 February 20 New Jersey Devils
60 February 23 @ Columbus Blue Jackets
61 February 25 Vancouver Canucks
62 February 27 Detroit Red Wings
63 March 2 @ Colorado Avalanche
64 March 4 @ Columbus Blue Jackets
65 March 6 Edmonton Oilers
66 March 8 Calgary Flames
67 March 10 Phoenix Coyotes
68 March 12 Dallas Stars
69 March 14 Columbus Blue Jackets
70 March 16 @ Detroit Red Wings
71 March 17 @ Boston Bruins
72 March 19 @ Buffalo Sabres
73 March 22 Pittsburgh Penguins
74 March 24 Florida Panthers
75 March 26 Chicago Blackhawks
76 March 29 @ Minnesota Wild
77 March 31 Detroit Red Wings
78 April 2 St. Louis Blues
79 April 3 @ St. Louis Blues
80 April 5 Columbus Blue Jackets
81 April 8 @ Colorado Avalanche
82 April 10 @ Phoenix Coyotes

Transactions[edit]

The Predators 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.[3]

Trades[edit]

The Predators did not make any trades.

Players acquired[edit]

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 9, 2004 (2004-07-09) Greg Zanon Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) Free agency [4]
July 22, 2004 (2004-07-22) Cam Severson Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency [5]
Jerred Smithson Los Angeles Kings Free agency [5]
July 26, 2004 (2004-07-26) Andreas Lilja Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency [6]

Players lost[edit]

Date Player New team Via[a] Ref
June 13, 2004 (2004-06-13) Kirill Safronov Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) Free agency (II)[b] [9]
July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) Brad Bombardir[c] Contract expiration (III) [7]
Mike Farrell[d] Contract expiration (VI) [7]
Rem Murray[e] Contract expiration (III) [7]
Jason York[f] Contract expiration (III) [7]
July 7, 2004 (2004-07-07) Wade Flaherty Vancouver Canucks Free agency (III) [16]
July 25, 2004 (2004-07-25) Greg Classen Porin Assat (Liiga) Free agency (UFA) [17]
July 26, 2004 (2004-07-26) Mathieu Darche Colorado Avalanche Free agency (VI) [18]
August 13, 2004 (2004-08-13) Ray Schultz New Jersey Devils Free agency (VI) [19]
August 19, 2004 (2004-08-19) Andreas Johansson Geneve-Servette HC (NLA) Free agency (III) [20]
October 19, 2004 (2004-10-19) Sergei Zholtok HK Riga 2000 (BHL) Free agency (III) [21]

Signings[edit]

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 29, 2004 (2004-06-29) David Legwand 1-year Option exercised [22]
July 9, 2004 (2004-07-09) Darren Haydar Re-signing [4]
Tony Hrkac Re-signing [4]
July 15, 2004 (2004-07-15) Mark Eaton Re-signing [23]
Shane Hnidy Re-signing [23]
July 22, 2004 (2004-07-22) Jamie Allison Re-signing [5]
Wyatt Smith 1-year Re-signing [5][24]
Jeremy Stevenson Re-signing [5]
July 26, 2004 (2004-07-26) Brian Finley Re-signing [6]
Scott Hartnell Re-signing [6]
Andrew Hutchinson Re-signing [6]
August 3, 2004 (2004-08-03) Steve Sullivan 1-year Re-signing [25]
August 4, 2004 (2004-08-04) Tomas Vokoun 3-year Re-signing [26]
August 9, 2004 (2004-08-09) Vladimir Orszagh 1-year Re-signing [27][24]
September 9, 2004 (2004-09-09) Vernon Fiddler Re-signing [28]
Ryan Suter 3-year Entry-level [29]
September 14, 2004 (2004-09-14) Kevin Klein Entry-level [30]
Shea Weber Entry-level [30]
September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15) Paul Brown Entry-level [31]
Simon Gamache Re-signing [31]
Marek Zidlicky Re-signing [32]

Draft picks[edit]

Nashville's picks at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 26–27, 2004.[33]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league)
1 15 Alexander Radulov Forward  Russia THK Tver (Russia)
3 81 Vaclav Meidl Center  Czech Republic Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
4 107 Nick Fugere Left wing  Canada Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
5 139 Kyle Moir Goaltender  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
5 147 Janne Niskala Defense  Finland Lukko (SM-liiga)
6 178 Mike Santorelli Center  Canada Vernon Vipers (BCHL)
6 193 Kevin Schaeffer Defense  United States Boston University Terriers (Hockey East)
7 209 Stanislav Balan Forward  Czech Republic Zlin Jr. (Czech)
8 243 Denis Kulyash Defense  Russia HC CSKA Moscow Jr. (Russia)
8 258 Pekka Rinne Goaltender  Finland Karpat (SM-liiga)
9 275 Craig Switzer Defense  Canada Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ In parentheses is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[7]
  2. ^ The Predators retained Safronov’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season.[8]
  3. ^ Bombardir was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[10]
  4. ^ Farrell retired.[11]
  5. ^ Murray retired due to the neurological disorder Dystonia. He was able to resume his career during the 2005–06 season.[12][13]
  6. ^ Though he was reported to have signed with three different European teams between February 14–17, 2005, York was ultimately inactive during the 2004–05 season.[14][15]

References[edit]

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  4. ^ a b c "Preds ink three Calder Cup champs". Nashville Predators. July 9, 2004. Archived from the original on August 8, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Preds sign five players". Nashville Predators. July 22, 2004. Archived from the original on August 8, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d "Predators ink defenseman Andreas Lilja". Nashville Predators. July 26, 2004. Archived from the original on August 8, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
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  8. ^ "2008 NHL Free Agent List". NHL.com. July 1, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  9. ^ Kirill Safronov at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved April 21, 2022
  10. ^ Brad Bombardir career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 21, 2022
  11. ^ Mike Farrell career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 21, 2022
  12. ^ "Murray bounced back from nerve disorder". Edmonton Oilers. June 10, 2006. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  13. ^ Rem Murray career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 21, 2022
  14. ^ "JASON YORK: TRANSACTIONS & INJURIES". Sports Forecaster. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  15. ^ Jason York career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 21, 2022
  16. ^ "Canucks Agree To Terms With Three Free Agents". Vancouver Canucks. July 7, 2004. Archived from the original on August 5, 2004. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  17. ^ Greg Classen at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved April 21, 2022
  18. ^ "Avalanche Signs Smith & Darche". Colorado Avalanche. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  19. ^ "Devils defenseman scores one-year deal". ESPN.com. August 13, 2004. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  20. ^ "Andreas Johansson signe au Genève-Servette Hockey Club !" (PDF). Genève-Servette HC (in French). August 19, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2005. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  21. ^ "Paziņojums medijiem: Sergejs Žoltoks pārstāvēs HK "Rīga 2000"". HK Rīga 2000 (in Latvian). October 19, 2004. Archived from the original on January 11, 2005. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
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  23. ^ a b "Eaton and Hnidy agree to terms". Nashville Predators. July 15, 2004. Archived from the original on July 24, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  24. ^ a b Wheatley, Tom (August 13, 2004). "2004 NHL arbitration tracker". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2004. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
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  26. ^ "Preds sign Vokoun". Nashville Predators. August 4, 2004. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  27. ^ "Predators ink Orszagh". Nashville Predators. August 9, 2004. Archived from the original on November 26, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  28. ^ "Preds sign Vern Fiddler". Nashville Predators. September 9, 2004. Archived from the original on November 26, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  29. ^ "Nashville signs Ryan Suter". Nashville Predators. September 9, 2004. Archived from the original on October 13, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  30. ^ a b "Preds sign d-men Klein and Weber". Nashville Predators. September 14, 2004. Archived from the original on October 13, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  31. ^ a b "Preds ink Gamache and Brown". Nashville Predators. September 15, 2004. Archived from the original on October 13, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  32. ^ "Predators sign Zidlicky". Nashville Predators. September 15, 2004. Archived from the original on October 13, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
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