2004–05 Tampa Bay Lightning season

The 2004–05 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the franchise's 13th season in the National Hockey League. Its games were canceled due to the lockout of players. Because the entire season was canceled due to the lockout, the Lightning were allowed to retain their status as the Stanley Cup champions.

2004–05 Tampa Bay Lightning
DivisionSoutheast
ConferenceEastern
2004–05 recordDid not play
Team information
General managerJay Feaster
CoachJohn Tortorella
CaptainDave Andreychuk
ArenaSt. Pete Times Forum
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Falcons
Johnstown Chiefs
Adirondack Frostbite

Schedule

Tampa Bay’s regular season schedule was announced on July 14, 2004. Their preseason schedule was released on August 2, 2004.[1]

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

Transactions

The Lightning 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 canceled.[3]

Trades
Date Details Ref
June 27, 2004 To Tampa Bay Lightning
5th-round pick in 2004
6th-round pick in 2004
San Jose's 6th-round pick in 2004		 To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd-round pick in 2005		 [4]
August 16, 2004 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Vaclav Prospal		 To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
2nd-round pick in 2005		 [5]

Players acquired
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 19, 2004 (2004-07-19)Craig DarbyNew Jersey DevilsFree agency[6]
July 28, 2004 (2004-07-28)Steve McLarenSt. Louis Bluesmulti-yearFree agency[7]
Jarrod SkaldeDallas Starsmulti-yearFree agency[7]
September 15, 2004 (2004-09-15)Andre DeveauxOwen Sound Attack (OHL)3-yearFree agency[8]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamVia[lower-alpha 1]Ref
June 8, 2004 (2004-06-08)Pascal TrepanierNurnberg Ice Tigers (DEL)Free agency (UFA)[10]
June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30)Dwayne HayPensacola Ice Pilots (ECHL)Free agency (VI)[11]
July 12, 2004 (2004-07-12)Sheldon KeefePhoenix CoyotesFree agency (UFA)[12]
July 20, 2004 (2004-07-20)Evgeny KonstantinovHC Dynamo Moscow (RSL)Free agency (UFA)[13]
July 22, 2004 (2004-07-22)Jassen CullimoreChicago BlackhawksFree agency (III)[14]
August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02)Eero SomervuoriKarpat (Liiga)Free agency (II)[lower-alpha 2][16]
August 12, 2004 (2004-08-12)Darren RumbleSpringfield Falcons (AHL)Free agency (III)[17]
August 16, 2004 (2004-08-16)Cory Stillman[lower-alpha 3]Release (II)[lower-alpha 4][20]
September 2004 (2004-09)Jeremy Van HoofSpringfield Falcons (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[21]
December 2, 2004 (2004-12-02)Ben ClymerEHC Biel (NLB)Free agency (UFA)[22]
December 16, 2004 (2004-12-16)Stanislav NeckarHC Ceske Budejovice (ELH)Free agency (UFA)[23]

Signings
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 17, 2004 (2004-06-17)Nikolai Khabibulin1-yearOption exercised[24]
July 23, 2004 (2004-07-23)Chris Dingmanmulti-yearRe-signing[25]
Brian Eklund1-yearRe-signing[25]
Nolan Pratt1-yearRe-signing[25]
July 30, 2004 (2004-07-30)Mike Egenermulti-yearEntry-level[26]
Dennis Packardmulti-yearEntry-level[26]
Nick Tarnaskymulti-yearEntry-level[26]
August 3, 2004 (2004-08-03)Dmitri Afanasenkov1-yearRe-signing[27]
Nikita Alexeev1-yearRe-signing[27]
August 5, 2004 (2004-08-05)Ruslan Fedotenko1-yearArbitration award[28]
Pavel Kubina2-yearArbitration award[28]
August 8, 2004 (2004-08-08)Cory Sarich2-yearRe-signing[29][30]
August 9, 2004 (2004-08-09)Fredrik Modin3-yearRe-signing[31][30]
August 20, 2004 (2004-08-20)Shane Willis1-yearRe-signing[32]
September 1, 2004 (2004-09-01)Martin Cibak1-yearRe-signing[33]
Doug O'Brien3-yearEntry-level[33]
September 14, 2004 (2004-09-14)Dave Andreychuk1-yearRe-signing[34]

Draft picks

Tampa Bay's picks at the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 26–27, 2004.[35]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league)
130Andy RogersDefense CanadaCalgary Hitmen (WHL)
265Mark TobinLeft Wing CanadaRimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
4102Mike LundinDefense United StatesMaine Black Bears (Hockey East)
5158Brandon ElliottDefense CanadaMississauga IceDogs (OHL)
5163Dusty CollinsCenter United StatesNorthern Michigan Wildcats (CCHA)
6188Jan ZapletalDefense Czech RepublicVsetin Jr. (Czech)
6191Karri RamoGoaltender FinlandPelicans (Finland)
8245Justin KellerLeft Wing CanadaKelowna Rockets (WHL)

Notes
  1. In parentheses is the player’s free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[9]
  2. The Lightning retained Somervuori’s NHL rights through the 2006–07 season.[15]
  3. Stillman was inactive during the 2004–05 season.[18]
  4. Stillman received a $3.9 million arbitration award on August 15. The Lightning decided to “walk away” from the award, making Stillman an unrestricted free agent.[19]

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