2004–05 New York Rangers season

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The 2004–05 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 79th season; however, its games were cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time.

DivisionAtlantic
ConferenceEastern
2004–05 recordDid not play
General managerGlen Sather
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2004–05 New York Rangers
DivisionAtlantic
ConferenceEastern
2004–05 recordDid not play
Team information
General managerGlen Sather
CoachTom Renney
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ArenaMadison Square Garden
Minor league affiliatesHartford Wolf Pack
Charlotte Checkers
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Off-season

On July 6, 2004, it was announced that Tom Renney would remain the head coach of the Rangers.[1]

Schedule

The Rangers preseason and regular season schedules were announced on July 13 and July 14, 2004, respectively.[2][3]

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

The Rangers 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.[5]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26) To New York Rangers
  • 1st-round pick in 2004
  • 8th-round pick in 2004
 To Calgary Flames
  • 1st-round pick in 2004
  • 2nd-round pick in 2004
 [6]
To New York Rangers
  • 2nd-round pick in 2004
  • 3rd-round pick in 2004
 To Florida Panthers
  • 2nd-round pick in 2004
 [5]
To New York Rangers
  • 2nd-round pick in 2004
  • 3rd-round pick in 2004
 To Phoenix Coyotes
  • 2nd-round pick in 2004
 [5]
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Players acquired

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DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 20, 2004 (2004-07-20) Trevor GilliesSpringfield Falcons (AHL)Free agency[7]
Jason StrudwickChicago BlackhawksFree agency[8]
July 22, 2004 (2004-07-22) Jeff MacMillanDallas StarsFree agency[9]
August 10, 2004 (2004-08-10) Michael NylanderBoston Bruins3-yearFree agency[10]
August 25, 2004 (2004-08-25) Jason MarshallSan Jose SharksFree agency[11]
August 26, 2004 (2004-08-26) Kevin WeekesCarolina HurricanesFree agency[12]
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Players lost

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DatePlayerNew teamVia[a]Ref
July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) Bobby Andrews[b]Contract expiration (VI)[13]
Pavel Bure[c]Contract expiration (III)[13]
Eric Lindros[d]Contract expiration (III)[13]
Sandy McCarthy[e]Contract expiration (III)[13]
Mark Messier[f]Contract expiration (III)[13]
Boris Mironov[g]Contract expiration (III)[13]
July 2, 2004 (2004-07-02) Jamie McLennanFlorida PanthersFree agency (III)[20]
July 14, 2004 (2004-07-14) Cory LaroseAtlanta ThrashersFree agency (VI)[21]
July 28, 2004 (2004-07-28) Jason MacDonaldToronto Maple LeafsFree agency[22]
August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02) Mike GreenNurnberg Ice Tigers (DEL)Free agency (II)[h][24]
Jeff PaulWashington CapitalsFree agency (VI)[25]
August 6, 2004 (2004-08-06) Jan HlavacHC Sparta Praha (ELH)Free agency (UFA)[26]
August 9, 2004 (2004-08-09) Jamie PushorSyracuse Crunch (AHL)Free agency (III)[27]
August 11, 2004 (2004-08-11) Matt KinchEC Red Bull Salzburg (EBEL)Free agency (II)[i][29]
August 19, 2004 (2004-08-19) Jeff HeeremaVancouver CanucksFree agency (UFA)[30]
August 24, 2004 (2004-08-24) Benoit DusablonMontreal CanadiensFree agency (UFA)[31]
September 27, 2004 (2004-09-27) Josh GreenManitoba Moose (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[32]
N/A John JakopinHDD Olimpija Ljubljana (SIHL)Free agency (UFA)[33]
November 1, 2004 (2004-11-01) Dan LaCoutureProvidence Bruins (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[34]
January 7, 2005 (2005-01-07) Chris McAllisterNewcastle Vipers (BNL)Free agency (UFA)[35]
March 17, 2005 (2005-03-17) Joel BouchardHartford Wolf Pack (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[36]
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Signings

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DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
July 22, 2004 (2004-07-22) Lucas LawsonRe-signing[37]
Karel Rachunek1-yearRe-signing[38][39]
July 27, 2004 (2004-07-27) Dale PurintonRe-signing[40]
July 29, 2004 (2004-07-29) Dan BlackburnRe-signing[41]
David LiffitonEntry-level[42]
August 3, 2004 (2004-08-03) Dwight HelminenEntry-level[43]
August 4, 2004 (2004-08-04) Jake TaylorEntry-level[44]
August 10, 2004 (2004-08-10) Jamie Lundmark1-yearRe-signing[45]
August 11, 2004 (2004-08-11) Martin GrenierRe-signing[46]
Layne UlmerRe-signing[47]
August 18, 2004 (2004-08-18) Chad WisemanRe-signing[48]
September 1, 2004 (2004-09-01) Nigel DawesEntry-level[49]
September 14, 2004 (2004-09-14) Lee FalardeauEntry-level[50]
September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15) Ivan BarankaEntry-level[51]
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Draft picks

New York's picks at the 2004 NHL entry draft in Raleigh, North Carolina at the RBC Center.[52]

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Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 6 Al Montoya G  United States University of Michigan (CCHA)
1 19 Lauri Korpikoski LW Finland TPS Jr. (Finland Jr.)
2 36 Darin Olver C  Canada Northern Michigan University (CCHA)
2 48 Dane Byers LW  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (WHL)
2 51 Bruce Graham C  Canada Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
2 60 Brandon Dubinsky C  United States Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
3 73 Zdenek Bahensky RW Czech Republic HC Chemopetrol Jr. (Czech Republic)
3 80 Billy Ryan C  United States Cushing Academy (USHS)
4 127 Ryan Callahan RW  United States Guelph Storm (OHL)
5 135 Roman Psurny LW Czech Republic Zlín Jr. (Czech Jr.)
6 169 Jordan Foote LW  Canada Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL)
8 247 Jonathan Paiement D  Canada Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
9 266 Jakub Petruzalek RW Czech Republic HC Chemopetrol Jr. (Czech Republic)
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Notes

  1. [a]
    In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[13]
  2. [b]
    Andrews retired.[14]
  3. [c]
    Bure last played during the 2002–03 season and announced his retirement on November 1, 2005.[15]
  4. [d]
    Lindros was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[16]
  5. [e]
    McCarthy retired.[17]
  6. [f]
    Messier was inactive during the 2004–05 season and announced his retirement on September 12, 2005.[18]
  7. [g]
    Mironov was inactive during the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons.[19]
  8. [h]
    The Rangers retained Green’s NHL rights until trading them to the Dallas Stars on June 14, 2006.[23]
  9. [i]
    New York retained Kinch's NHL rights through the 2004–05 season.[28]

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