2004–05 Buffalo Sabres
DivisionNortheast
ConferenceEastern
2004–05 recordDid not play
Team information
General managerDarcy Regier
CoachLindy Ruff
CaptainVacant
ArenaHSBC Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Rochester Americans

The 2004–05 Buffalo Sabres season was to be the 35th for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1] The season was cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time to save the season.

Offseason

Schedule

The Sabres preseason and regular season schedules were announced on July 12 and July 14, 2004, respectively.[2][3]

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

Transactions

The Sabres 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.[4]

Trades

The Sabres did not make any trades.

Players acquired

DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
September 10, 2004Todd RohloffWashington Capitals1-yearFree agency[5]
Brandon SmithNew York Islanders1-yearFree agency[5]

Players lost

DatePlayerNew teamVia[lower-alpha 1]Ref
July 1, 2004Karel Mosovsky[lower-alpha 2]Contract expiration (UFA)[6]
James Patrick[lower-alpha 3]Contract expiration (III)[6]
August 24, 2004Rick MrozikEdmonton Road Runners (AHL)Free agency (VI)[9]
September 4, 2004Scott RicciNottingham Panthers (EIHL)Free agency (UFA)[10]
September 10, 2004David CullenRochester Americans (AHL)Free agency (VI)[5]
October 18, 2004Brian ChapmanSpringfield Falcons (AHL)Free agency (VI)[11]
December 6, 2004Alexei ZhitnikAk Bars Kazan (RSL)Free agency (III)[12]

Signings

DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 30, 2004Ales Kotalik1-yearOption exercised[13]
July 23, 2004Mike Grier1-yearRe-signing[14]
July 28, 2004Brian Campbell1-yearRe-signing[15]
Jeff Jillson1-yearRe-signing[15]
Taylor Pyatt1-yearRe-signing[15]
Henrik Tallinder1-yearRe-signing[15]
August 2, 2004Maxim Afinogenov1-yearRe-signing[16]
Tim Connolly1-yearRe-signing[16]
Rory Fitzpatrick1-yearRe-signing[16]
Mika Noronen1-yearRe-signing[16]
August 6, 2004Jochen Hecht1-yearRe-signing[17]
August 9, 2004Martin Biron1-yearArbitration settlement[18]
Brad Brown1-yearRe-signing[19]
Jean-Pierre Dumont1-yearRe-signing[20]
August 13, 2004Daniel Briere1-yearArbitration settlement[21]
September 1, 2004Dmitri Kalinin1-yearRe-signing[22]
September 3, 2004Thomas Vanek3-yearEntry-level[23]
September 10, 2004Jason Botterill1-yearRe-signing[5]
September 14, 2004Andrew PetersRe-signing[24]
September 15, 2004Milan Bartovic1-yearRe-signing[25]
Doug Janik1-yearRe-signing[25]
Ryan Miller1-yearRe-signing[25]
Norm Milley1-yearRe-signing[25]

Draft picks

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

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Junior Team
113Drew StaffordRW United StatesUniversity of North Dakota (WCHA)
243Michael FunkD CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
371Andrej SekeraD SlovakiaHC Dukla Trenčín (Slovak)
5145Michal ValentG SlovakiaMHC Martin (Slovak)
6176Patrick KaletaRW United StatesPeterborough Petes (OHL)
7207Mark MancariRW CanadaOttawa 67's (OHL)
8241Mike CardD CanadaKelowna Rockets (WHL)
9273Dylan HunterLW CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)

Farm teams

The Sabres AHL affiliate Rochester Americans played with a roster that included many future Sabres. Thomas Vanek, Derek Roy, Ryan Miller and Jason 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] The blue ice experiment was ultimately not accepted in post-lockout rule changes.[28]

Notes

  1. ↑ In parentheses is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[6]
  2. ↑ Mosovsky was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[7]
  3. ↑ Patrick was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[8]

References

  1. ↑ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. ↑ "Preseason Schedule Released". Buffalo Sabres. July 12, 2004. Archived from the original on December 13, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2004-2005 Season". Buffalo Sabres. Archived from the original on July 22, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Amerks Sign Six Players". Buffalo Sabres. September 10, 2004. Archived from the original on October 14, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 "2004 free agents". ESPN.com. July 1, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  7. ↑ Karel Mosovsky career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 12, 2022
  8. ↑ James Patrick career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 12, 2022
  9. ↑ "2004-08-24 - MIKE MORRISON AND SEAN MCASLAN SIGN ONE-YEAR CONTRACTS WITH OILERS". Edmonton Oilers. August 24, 2004. Archived from the original on September 5, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022. the Oilers signed defenceman Rick Mrozik to a one-year AHL contract.
  10. ↑ "GMB PANTHERS COMPLETE THEIR DEFENCE". Nottingham Panthers. September 4, 2004. Archived from the original on September 5, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  11. ↑ "FALCONS SIGN BRIAN CHAPMAN". Springfield Falcons. October 18, 2004. Archived from the original on November 7, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  12. ↑ "ЖИТНИК ПРИЕДЕТ В "АК БАРС" 17 ДЕКАБРЯ" (in Russian). Ak Bars Kazan. December 6, 2004. Archived from the original on December 25, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Free agency's tough to figure". Sun Journal. June 30, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Grier Accepts Qualifying Offer". Buffalo Sabres. July 23, 2004. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Sabres Sign Three to One-Year Deals". Buffalo Sabres. July 28, 2004. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Sabres Bring Four More Players Under Contract". Buffalo Sabres. August 2, 2004. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Hecht Signs on the Dotted Line". Buffalo Sabres. August 6, 2004. Archived from the original on October 14, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Biron Signs One-Year Deal". Buffalo Sabres. August 9, 2004. Archived from the original on October 14, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Sabres Sign Defenseman Brad Brown". Buffalo Sabres. August 9, 2004. Archived from the original on October 14, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Sabres Sign JP Dumont". Buffalo Sabres. August 9, 2004. Archived from the original on December 12, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  21. ↑ "Briere Signs One-Year Deal". Buffalo Sabres. August 13, 2004. Archived from the original on October 14, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Sabres Ink Kalinin to One-Year Deal". Buffalo Sabres. September 1, 2004. Archived from the original on October 14, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Sabres Sign Vanek". Buffalo Sabres. September 3, 2004. Archived from the original on October 14, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  24. ↑ "Sabres Sign Peters". Buffalo Sabres. September 14, 2004. Archived from the original on October 14, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  25. 1 2 3 4 "Sabres Sign Four Remaining Restricted Free Agents". Buffalo Sabres. September 15, 2004. Archived from the original on October 14, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  26. ↑ "2004 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  27. ↑ Brehm, Mike (March 15, 2005). "Buffalo arena trying light blue ice in experiment for TV". USA Today. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  28. ↑ "RELAUNCHING THE GAME". CBC. CBC.ca. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
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