# 2004–05 Boston Bruins season

The 2004–05 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 81st National Hockey League season, its games were cancelled as the 2004–05 NHL lockout could not be resolved in time.

## Off-season

The Bruins selected David Krejci as their first pick in the 2004 NHL entry draft, 63rd overall in the second round.

## Schedule

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

## Transactions

The Bruins 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.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details | Ref |
| June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26) | To Boston Bruins 2nd-round pick in 2004 | To San Jose Sharks 3rd-round pick in 2004Tampa Bay’s 4th-round pick in 20049th-round pick in 2004 | |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
| July 28, 2004 (2004-07-28) | Tom Fitzgerald | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2-year | Free agency | |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30) | Rich Brennan | SC Bern (NLA) | Free agency (VI) |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Mike Gellard | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Dan McGillis | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) | Felix Potvin | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 3, 2004 (2004-07-03) | Mike Knuble | Philadelphia Flyers | Free agency (III) |
| July 6, 2004 (2004-07-06) | Ted Donato | | Retirement (III) |
| July 6, 2004 (2004-07-06) | Sean O'Donnell | Phoenix Coyotes | Free agency (III) |
| July 8, 2004 (2004-07-08) | Brian Rolston | Minnesota Wild | Free agency (III) |
| July 21, 2004 (2004-07-21) | Andy Delmore | Adler Mannheim (DEL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 22, 2004 (2004-07-22) | Matt Herr | DEG Metro Stars (DEL) | Free agency (VI) |
| August 10, 2004 (2004-08-10) | Michael Nylander | New York Rangers | Free agency (III) |
| August 18, 2004 (2004-08-18) | Michal Grosek | Geneve-Servette HC (NLA) | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 20, 2004 (2004-08-20) | Jiri Slegr | HC Litvinov (ELH) | Free agency (III) |
| August 23, 2004 (2004-08-23) | Rob Zamuner | EHC Basel (NLB) | Free agency (III) |
| September 2, 2004 (2004-09-02) | Doug Doull | Phoenix Coyotes | Free agency (VI) |
| September 5, 2004 (2004-09-05) | Ivan Huml | HC Kladno (ELH) | Free agency (II) |
| September 9, 2004 (2004-09-09) | Chris Paradise | Fresno Falcons (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28) | Craig MacDonald | Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 2004 (2004-10) | Ed Campbell | Hershey Bears (AHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| October 1, 2004 (2004-10-01) | Carl Corazzini | Providence Bruins (AHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| October 1, 2004 (2004-10-01) | Pat Leahy | Providence Bruins (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| N/A | Peter Metcalf | Utah Grizzlies (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 29, 2004 (2004-10-29) | Darren Van Oene | Elmira Jackals (UHL) | Free agency (VI) |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 30, 2004 (2004-06-30) | Jonathan Girard | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 7, 2004 (2004-07-07) | Ian Moran | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 20, 2004 (2004-07-20) | Sergei Samsonov | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 21, 2004 (2004-07-21) | Hal Gill | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 3, 2004 (2004-08-03) | Sergei Gonchar | 1-year | Arbitration award |
| August 3, 2004 (2004-08-03) | Andy Hilbert | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 17, 2004 (2004-08-17) | Joe Thornton | 1-year | Arbitration award |

## Draft picks

Boston's picks at the 2004 NHL entry draft, which was held at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 26–27, 2004.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
| 2 | 63 | David Krejci | Center | Czech Republic | HC Kladno Jrs. (Czech Republic) |
| 2 | 64 | Martins Karsums | Right wing | Latvia | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 108 | Ashton Rome | Right wing | Canada | Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) |
| 5 | 134 | Kris Versteeg | Right wing | Canada | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
| 5 | 160 | Ben Walter | Center | Canada | UMass Lowell River Hawks (Hockey East) |
| 7 | 224 | Matt Hunwick | Defense | United States | Michigan Wolverines (CCHA) |
| 8 | 255 | Anton Hedman | Forward | Sweden | Stocksunds IF (Sweden) |