2004–05 Nashville Predators season

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.

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

Offseason

Schedule

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

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

Transactions

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

The Predators did not make any trades.

Players acquired
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 9, 2004 (2004-07-09)Greg ZanonMilwaukee Admirals (AHL)Free agency[4]
July 22, 2004 (2004-07-22)Cam SeversonAnaheim Mighty DucksFree agency[5]
Jerred SmithsonLos Angeles KingsFree agency[5]
July 26, 2004 (2004-07-26)Andreas LiljaFlorida Panthers1-yearFree agency[6]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamVia[lower-alpha 1]Ref
June 13, 2004 (2004-06-13)Kirill SafronovLokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL)Free agency (II)[lower-alpha 2][9]
July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01)Brad Bombardir[lower-alpha 3]Contract expiration (III)[7]
Mike Farrell[lower-alpha 4]Contract expiration (VI)[7]
Rem Murray[lower-alpha 5]Contract expiration (III)[7]
Jason York[lower-alpha 6]Contract expiration (III)[7]
July 7, 2004 (2004-07-07)Wade FlahertyVancouver CanucksFree agency (III)[16]
July 25, 2004 (2004-07-25)Greg ClassenPorin Assat (Liiga)Free agency (UFA)[17]
July 26, 2004 (2004-07-26)Mathieu DarcheColorado AvalancheFree agency (VI)[18]
August 13, 2004 (2004-08-13)Ray SchultzNew Jersey DevilsFree agency (VI)[19]
August 19, 2004 (2004-08-19)Andreas JohanssonGeneve-Servette HC (NLA)Free agency (III)[20]
October 19, 2004 (2004-10-19)Sergei ZholtokHK Riga 2000 (BHL)Free agency (III)[21]

Signings
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 29, 2004 (2004-06-29)David Legwand1-yearOption exercised[22]
July 9, 2004 (2004-07-09)Darren HaydarRe-signing[4]
Tony HrkacRe-signing[4]
July 15, 2004 (2004-07-15)Mark EatonRe-signing[23]
Shane HnidyRe-signing[23]
July 22, 2004 (2004-07-22)Jamie AllisonRe-signing[5]
Wyatt Smith1-yearRe-signing[5][24]
Jeremy StevensonRe-signing[5]
July 26, 2004 (2004-07-26)Brian FinleyRe-signing[6]
Scott HartnellRe-signing[6]
Andrew HutchinsonRe-signing[6]
August 3, 2004 (2004-08-03)Steve Sullivan1-yearRe-signing[25]
August 4, 2004 (2004-08-04)Tomas Vokoun3-yearRe-signing[26]
August 9, 2004 (2004-08-09)Vladimir Orszagh1-yearRe-signing[27][24]
September 9, 2004 (2004-09-09)Vernon FiddlerRe-signing[28]
Ryan Suter3-yearEntry-level[29]
September 14, 2004 (2004-09-14)Kevin KleinEntry-level[30]
Shea WeberEntry-level[30]
September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15)Paul BrownEntry-level[31]
Simon GamacheRe-signing[31]
Marek ZidlickyRe-signing[32]

Draft picks

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)
115Alexander RadulovForward RussiaTHK Tver (Russia)
381Vaclav MeidlCenter Czech RepublicPlymouth Whalers (OHL)
4107Nick FugereLeft wing CanadaGatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
5139Kyle MoirGoaltender CanadaSwift Current Broncos (WHL)
5147Janne NiskalaDefense FinlandLukko (SM-liiga)
6178Mike SantorelliCenter CanadaVernon Vipers (BCHL)
6193Kevin SchaefferDefense United StatesBoston University Terriers (Hockey East)
7209Stanislav BalanForward Czech RepublicZlin Jr. (Czech)
8243Denis KulyashDefense RussiaHC CSKA Moscow Jr. (Russia)
8258Pekka RinneGoaltender FinlandKarpat (SM-liiga)
9275Craig SwitzerDefense CanadaSalmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)

Notes
  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]

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  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. "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. "Preds ink Gamache and Brown". Nashville Predators. September 15, 2004. Archived from the original on October 13, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
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