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2004–05 St. Louis Blues
DivisionCentral
ConferenceWestern
2004–05 recordDid not play
Team information
General managerLarry Pleau
CoachMike Kitchen
CaptainVacant
ArenaSavvis Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Worcester IceCats
Peoria Rivermen

The 2004–05 St. Louis Blues season was the 38th for the National Hockey League franchise. However, its games were cancelled because of the lockout, that lasted from September 16, 2004 until July 22, 2005.

Schedule

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

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

Transactions

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The Blues 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

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Date Details Ref
June 25, 2004 (2004-06-25) To St. Louis Blues
To Dallas Stars
[4]
July 27, 2004 (2004-07-27) To St. Louis Blues
To Ottawa Senators
  • Conditional 4th-round pick in 2005
 [5]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30) Jon DiSalvatore Cleveland Barons (AHL) Free agency [6]
Andy Roach Adler Mannheim (DEL) Free agency [6]
Patrick Wellar Calgary Hitmen (WHL) Free agency [7]
Dennis Wideman London Knights (OHL) Free agency [7]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[a] Ref
June 2004 (2004-06) Brian Savage Phoenix Coyotes Waivers [9]
July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) Murray Baron[b] Contract expiration (III) [8]
Mike Danton[c] Contract expiration (UFA) [8]
Jeff Finley[d] Contract expiration (III) [8]
Al MacInnis[e] Contract expiration (III) [8]
Chris Osgood[f] Contract expiration (III) [8]
Scott Pellerin[g] Contract expiration (III) [8]
July 26, 2004 (2004-07-26) Scott Mellanby Atlanta Thrashers Free agency (III) [16]
July 28, 2004 (2004-07-28) Steve McLaren Tampa Bay Lightning Free agency (VI) [17]
August 13, 2004 (2004-08-13) Pascal Rheaume New Jersey Devils Free agency (III) [18]
August 15, 2004 (2004-08-15) Marc Brown Augsburger Panther (DEL) Free agency (VI) [19]
August 23, 2004 (2004-08-23) Ryan Ready Philadelphia Flyers Free agency (VI) [20]
September 7, 2004 (2004-09-07) Steve Martins JYP Jyvaskyla (Liiga) Free agency (III) [21]
Jeff Panzer Columbus Blue Jackets Waivers [22]
September 17, 2004 (2004-09-17) Pavol Demitra HK Dukla Trencin (Slovakia) Free agency (UFA) [23]
October 7, 2004 (2004-10-07) Cody Rudkowsky Reading Royals (ECHL) Free agency (VI) [24]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 29, 2004 (2004-06-29) Eric Boguniecki Re-signing [25]
Trevor Byrne Re-signing [26]
Reinhard Divis Re-signing [25]
Blake Evans Re-signing [26]
Mike Glumac Re-signing [26]
Aaron MacKenzie Re-signing [26]
John Pohl Re-signing [26]
Mark Rycroft Re-signing [25]
June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30) Dallas Drake Re-signing [27]
Alexander Khavanov Re-signing [27]
D. J. King Entry-level [7]
Ryan Johnson Re-signing [28]
July 6, 2004 (2004-07-06) Eric Weinrich Re-signing [29]
July 12, 2004 (2004-07-12) Mike Sillinger Re-signing [30]
July 15, 2004 (2004-07-15) Patrick Lalime 1-year[h] Re-signing [31]
Jamal Mayers 1-year Re-signing [31]
July 30, 2004 (2004-07-30) Chris Pronger 1-year Re-signing [32]
August 5, 2004 (2004-08-05) Petr Cajanek Re-signing [33]
September 10, 2004 (2004-09-10) Christian Backman Re-signing [34]
Chris Beckford-Tseu Entry-level [34]
Erkki Rajamaki Entry-level [34]
Curtis Sanford Re-signing [34]
Konstantin Zakharov Entry-level [34]
September 13, 2004 (2004-09-13) Barret Jackman Re-signing [35]

Draft picks

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St. Louis' picks at the 2004 NHL entry draft, which was held at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 26–27, 2004.[36]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league)
1 17 Marek Schwarz Goaltender  Czech Republic Sparta Prague (Czech Extraliga)
2 49 Carl Soderberg Center  Sweden Malmö Redhawks (SEL)
3 83 Viktor Alexandrov Right wing  Kazakhstan Metallurg Novokuznetsk (RSL)
4 116 Michal Birner Left wing  Czech Republic Slavia Prague Jr. (Czech Republic)
5 136 Nikita Nikitin Defense  Russia Avangard Omsk Jr. (Russia)
6 180 Roman Polak Defense  Czech Republic HC Vítkovice Jr. (Czech Republic)
7 211 David Fredriksson Wing  Sweden HV71 Jr. (Sweden)
9 277 Jonathan Boutin Right wing  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)

Notes

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  1. ^ In parentheses is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[8]
  2. ^ Baron retired.[10]
  3. ^ Danton pled guilty to a conspiracy to commit murder charge on July 16, 2004 and served 63 months in prison. He resumed his pro hockey career during the 2011–12 season.[11]
  4. ^ Finley was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[12]
  5. ^ MacInnis was inactive during the 2004–05 season and announced his retirement on September 9, 2005.[13]
  6. ^ Osgood was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[14]
  7. ^ Pellerin retired.[15]
  8. ^ Club option for a second year.

References

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  2. ^ "2004-2005 St. Louis Blues Schedule". St. Louis Blues. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  4. ^ "Blues Acquire Goaltender Jason Bacashihua From Dallas in Exchange For Shawn Belle". St. Louis Blues. June 25, 2004. Archived from the original on December 4, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "St. Louis Blues Acquire Goaltender Patrick Lalime From Ottawa In Exchange For A Conditional Fourth Round Selection In the 2005 NHL Entry Draft". St. Louis Blues. June 27, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "St. Louis Blues Sign Forward Jon DiSalvatore And Defenseman Andy Roach". St. Louis Blues. June 30, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "St. Louis Blues Sign Forward DJ King And Defensemen Patrick Weller And Dennis Wideman". St. Louis Blues. June 30, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "2004 free agents". ESPN.com. July 1, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  9. ^ "Ex-Oiler Chimera expected to add speed at wing". Arizona Republic. June 29, 2004. p. 34. Retrieved September 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. The Coyotes recently reclaimed Savage off the waiver wire months after trading him to the St. Louis Blues for future considerations.
  10. ^ Murray Baron career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 26, 2022
  11. ^ Mike Danton career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 26, 2022
  12. ^ Jeff Finley career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 26, 2022
  13. ^ "Hard-shooting defenseman Al MacInnis retires". ESPN.com. September 9, 2005. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  14. ^ Chris Osgood career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 26, 2022
  15. ^ Scott Pellerin career statistics at EliteProspects.com, retrieved April 26, 2022
  16. ^ "Thrashers Agree to Terms with Veteran Forward Scott Mellanby". Atlanta Thrashers. July 26, 2004. Archived from the original on March 25, 2006. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  17. ^ "ACTIVITY". The Globe and Mail. July 29, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  18. ^ "Devils Sign Eight Free Agents" (PDF). New Jersey Devils. August 13, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2006. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  19. ^ "Augsburger Panther - Daten". aev-panther.de (in German). Archived from the original on February 19, 2005. Retrieved April 26, 2022. beim AEV seit: 15.08.2004
  20. ^ "Flyers Sign Ryan Ready to Contract". Philadelphia Flyers. August 23, 2004. Archived from the original on August 24, 2004. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
  21. ^ "JYP - UUTISET: Steve Martins JYP-paitaan". JYP (in Finnish). Archived from the original on October 28, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  22. ^ "BLUE JACKETS CLAIM CENTER JEFF PANZER OFF WAIVERS". Columbus Blue Jackets. September 7, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
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  24. ^ "Rudkowsky Returns to Royals to Man Pipes for 2004". OurSports Central. October 7, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  25. ^ a b c "St. Louis Blues Re-Sign Goaltender Reinhard Divis And Forwards Eric Boguniecki And Mark Rycroft". St. Louis Blues. June 29, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  26. ^ a b c d e "St. Louis Blues Re-Sign Forwards Blake Evans; Mike Glumac And Johnny Pohl And Defenseman Trevor Byrne And Aaron Mackenzie". St. Louis Blues. June 29, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  27. ^ a b "St. Louis Blues Agree To New Contracts With Forward Dallas Drake And Defenseman Alexander Khavanov". St. Louis Blues. June 30, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  28. ^ "St. Louis Blues Re-Sign Forward Ryan Johnson". St. Louis Blues. June 30, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  29. ^ "St. Louis Blues Re-sign Defenseman Eric Weinrich". St. Louis Blues. July 6, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  30. ^ "St. Louis Blues Re-sign Forward Mike Sillinger". St. Louis Blues. July 12, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
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  32. ^ "St. Louis Blues Defenseman Chris Pronger Accepts Qualifying Offer". St. Louis Blues. July 30, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  33. ^ "St. Louis Blues Re-Sign Forward Petr Cajanek". St. Louis Blues. August 5, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  34. ^ a b c d e "St. Louis Blues Re-Sign Defenseman Christian Backman, Goaltenders Curtis Sanford And Chris Beckford-Tseu And Forward Erkki Rajamaki And Konstantin Zakharov". St. Louis Blues. September 10, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  35. ^ "St. Louis Blues Re-Sign Defenseman Barret Jackman". St. Louis Blues. September 13, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  36. ^ "2004 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
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