# 2003–04 NHL transactions

The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 2003–04 NHL season. It lists what team each player has been traded to, or claimed by, and for which players or draft picks, if applicable.

## Waiver

| December 19, 2003 | To Ottawa SenatorsWade Brookbank | To Vancouver CanucksClaimed on waivers |

## May

| May 12, 2003 | To Tampa Bay Lightning9th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 273 - Albert Vishnyakov) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsMarc Bergevin |
| May 28, 2003 | To Los Angeles KingsRoman Čechmánek | To Philadelphia Flyers2nd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (CHI - # 41 - Bryan Bickell)$^1$ |
| May 29, 2003 | To Toronto Maple LeafsJeff Daw | To Carolina Hurricanesfuture considerations |
| May 29, 2003 | To Toronto Maple LeafsHarold Druken | To Carolina HurricanesAllan Rourke |
| May 31, 2003 | To Boston Bruins5th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 134 - Kris Versteeg) | To Phoenix Coyotesrights to Darren McLachlan |
* Philadelphia's acquired second-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on February 19, 2004, that sent Alexei Zhamnov and a fourth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for Jim Vandermeer, the rights to Colin Fraser and this pick.

## June (Pre Draft Day)

| June 1, 2003 | To Montreal Canadiens4th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 123 - Dany Stewart) 7th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 217 - Oskari Korpikari) | To Washington Capitals4th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 109 - Andreas Valdix) |
| June 20, 2003 | To Washington Capitals9th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 279 - Mark Olafson) | To Ottawa Senators9th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (WAS - # 263 - Travis Morin)$^1$ |
| June 20, 2003 | To Boston Bruins4th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 129 -Patrik Valcak) 2nd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 64 - Mārtiņš Karsums) | To Los Angeles KingsJozef Stümpel 7th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (NAS - # 213 - Miroslav Hanuljak)$^2$ |
* Washington's ninth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on October 5, 2003, that sent Denis Hamel to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.
* Los Angeles' acquired seventh-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on June 22, 2003, that sent a sixth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft to Los Angeles in exchange for a seventh-round pick (# 210 overall) in the 2003 Entry Draft and this pick.

## June (NHL Entry Draft - Day 1)

| June 21, 2003 | To Florida PanthersMikael Samuelsson 1st-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 3 - Nathan Horton) 2nd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 55 - Stefan Meyer) | To Pittsburgh Penguins1st-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 1 - Marc-André Fleury) 3rd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 73 - Daniel Carcillo) |
| June 21, 2003 | To Boston Bruins1st-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 21 - Mark Stuart) 2nd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 66 - Masi Marjamäki) 4th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 107 - Byron Bitz) | To San Jose Sharks1st-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 16 - Steve Bernier) |
| June 21, 2003 | To New Jersey Devils1st-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 17 - Zach Parise) | To Edmonton Oilers1st-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 22 - Marc-Antoine Pouliot) 2nd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 68 - Jean-François Jacques) |
| June 21, 2003 | To Tampa Bay Lightning2nd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 34 - Mike Egener) 2nd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 41 - Matt Smaby) 6th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 192 - Doug O'Brien) | To Florida Panthers1st-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 25 - Anthony Stewart) |
| June 21, 2003 | To Dallas Stars2nd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 36 - Vojtěch Polák) 2nd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 54 - B.J. Crombeen) | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim1st-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 28 - Corey Perry) |
| June 21, 2003 | To Florida Panthers2nd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 38 - Kamil Kreps) | To Atlanta ThrashersIvan Majeský |
| June 21, 2003 | To San Jose Sharks2nd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 43 - Josh Hennessy) | To New York Rangers2nd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 50 - Ivan Baranka) 3rd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 75 - Ken Roche) |
| June 21, 2003 | To San Jose Sharks2nd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 47 - Matt Carle) | To Calgary Flames3rd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 97 - Ryan Donally) 5th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 143 - Greg Moore) 6th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 173 - Tyler Johnson) |
| June 21, 2003 | To St. Louis Blues2nd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 62 - David Backes) | To Tampa Bay LightningCory Stillman |
| June 21, 2003 | To Toronto Maple Leafs3rd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 91 - Martin Šagát) 4th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 125 - Konstantin Volkov) | To Minnesota Wild3rd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 78 - Danny Irmen) |
| June 21, 2003 | To New Jersey Devils3rd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 93 - Ivan Khomutov) | To St. Louis BluesMike Danton 3rd-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 101 - Konstantin Zakharov) |
| June 21, 2003 | To San Jose SharksScott Parker | To Colorado Avalanche5th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 163 - Brad Richardson) |
| June 21, 2003 | To Nashville PredatorsSergei Soin | To Colorado AvalancheTomáš Slovák |
| June 21, 2003 | To Phoenix CoyotesIgor Knyazev David Tanabe | To Calgary FlamesDanny Markov conditional 4th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft$^1$ (NYR - # 80 - Billy Ryan)$^2$ |
| June 21, 2003 | To Phoenix CoyotesTyson Nash | To St. Louis Blues5th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 148 - Lee Stempniak) or 4th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft |
| June 21, 2003 | To Chicago Blackhawks4th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 120 - Mitch Maunu) | To Colorado AvalancheAndrei Nikolishin |
* The condition of this pick was if Phoenix acquired a third-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft before the start of the third round, the pick would be transferred to Carolina. It was converted on June 26, 2004, when Phoenix acquired a third-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft from Edmonton.
* Phoenix's acquired third-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004, that sent a second-round pick (# 50 overall) in the 2004 Entry Draft to Phoenix in exchange for a second-round pick (# 60 overall) in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.
    Phoenix was re-acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004, that sent a third-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft to Carolina in exchange for this pick.

## June (NHL Entry Draft - Day 2)

| June 22, 2003 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim4th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 119 - Nathan Saunders) | To Nashville Predators4th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 107 - Nick Fugere) 5th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 139 - Kyle Moir) |
| June 22, 2003 | To Columbus Blue Jackets5th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 138 - Arsi Piispanen) 6th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 168 - Marc Methot) | To Carolina Hurricanes4th-rd pick 2004 Entry Draft (CGY - # 121 - Kristopher Hogg)$^1$ |
| June 22, 2003 | To Los Angeles Kings6th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 174 - Esa Pirnes) | To Nashville Predators7th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 210 - Andrei Mukhachev) 7th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 213 - Miroslav Hanuljak) |
| June 22, 2003 | To San Jose Sharkspick returned to the Rangers$^2$ | To New York Rangers6th-rd pick 2003 Entry Draft (# 179 - Phillip Furrer) |
| June 22, 2003 | To San Jose Sharks7th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 205 - Joe Pavelski) | To3 team trade with Florida Panthers and Philadelphia Flyers |
| June 22, 2003 | To Florida Panthers7th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 223 - Dany Roussin) | To3 team trade with Philadelphia Flyers and San Jose Sharks |
| June 22, 2003 | To Philadelphia Flyers6th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 170 - Ladislav Ščurko) 6th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (TBL - # 191 - Karri Ramo)$^3$ | To3 team trade with San Jose Sharks and Florida Panthers |
| June 22, 2003 | To Tampa Bay Lightning8th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 255 - Raimonds Danilics) 9th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 286 - Zbyněk Hrdel) | To Philadelphia Flyers7th-rd pick 2004 Entry Draft (NYI - # 227 - Chris Campoli)$^4$ 9th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 291 - John Carter) |
| June 22, 2003 | To San Jose Sharks9th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 276 - Carter Lee) | To Chicago Blackhawks8th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 256 - Matthew Ford) |
| June 22, 2003 | To Los Angeles Kings9th-rd pick 2004 Entry Draft (# 264 - Valtteri Tenkanen) | To Columbus Blue Jackets9th-rd pick 2003 Entry Draft (# 283 - Trevor Hendrikx) |
| June 22, 2003 | To Phoenix Coyotes9th-rd pick - 2003 Entry Draft (# 290 - Loic Burkhalter) | To Dallas Stars8th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (PHI - # 232 - Martin Houle)$^5$ |
| June 22, 2003 | To Carolina HurricanesMarty Murray | To Carolina Hurricanes6th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 171 - Frédérik Cabana) |
* Carolina's acquired fourth-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on July 16, 2003, that sent Bob Boughner to Carolina in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft and this pick.
* San Jose's' acquired sixth-round pick was returned to the Rangers as the result of the conditions of this pick was subject to the completion of the future considerations part of the trade. The pick was returned when the Rangers sent the rights to Theo Fleury to San Jose to completed the trade on June 26, 2002.
* Philadelphia's acquired sixth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on June 27, 2004, that sent a third-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for a fifth-round pick and a sixth-round pick (# 188 overall) in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Philadelphia's acquired seventh-round pick went to the Islanders as the result of a trade on January 22, 2004, that sent Mattias Timander to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
* Dallas' acquired eight-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on March 8, 2004, that sent Chris Therien to Dallas in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft and this pick.

## June (Post Draft Day)

| June 26, 2003 | To Nashville PredatorsChris Bala | To Ottawa SenatorsPeter Smrek |
| June 26, 2003 | To Minnesota WildChris Bala | To Nashville PredatorsCurtis Murphy |
| June 27, 2003 | To Buffalo SabresAndy Delmore | To Nashville Predators3rd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (MIN - # 79 - Clayton Stoner)$^1$ |
| June 30, 2002 | To San Jose Sharksrights to Mark Messier | To New York Rangers4th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 127 - Ryan Callahan) |
| June 30, 2002 | To Edmonton Oilersrights to Brian Leetch | To New York RangersJussi Markkanen 4th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (TOR - # 113 - Roman Kukumberg)$^2$ |
| June 30, 2002 | To Nashville Predators3rd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (OTT - # 87 - Peter Regin)$^3$ | To Colorado AvalancheKārlis Skrastiņš |
| June 30, 2002 | To Washington Capitalsrights to Dmitry Yushkevich | To Philadelphia Flyersconditional pick - 2004 Entry Draft$^4$ |
* Nashville's acquired third-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on March 5, 2004, that sent Sergei Zholtok and Brad Bombardir to Nashville in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.
* The Rangers' acquired fourth-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on March 3, 2004, that sent Maxim Kondratyev, Jarkko Immonen, a first-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft and a second-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for Brian Leetch and a conditional draft pick in the 2004 Entry Draft (this pick). The Conditions of this pick are unknown.
* Nashville's acquired third-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on March 9, 2004, that sent Shane Hnidy to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
* Conditions of this pick are unknown and was not exercised.

## July

| July 3, 2003 | To Buffalo SabresSteven Reinprecht Rhett Warrener | To Colorado AvalancheKeith Ballard |
| July 3, 2003 | To Buffalo SabresSteve Bégin Chris Drury | To Calgary FlamesSteven Reinprecht Rhett Warrener |
| July 14, 2003 | To Nashville Predators Mike Farrell | To Washington Capitals Alexander Riazantsev |
| July 16, 2003 | To Calgary Flames4th-rd pick 2004 Entry Draft (# 121 - Kristopher Hogg) 5th-rd pick 2005 Entry Draft (# 128 - Kevin Lalande) | To Carolina HurricanesBob Boughner |
| July 18, 2003 | To Colorado AvalanchePeter Worrell 2nd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (FLA - # 37 - David Shantz)$^1$ | To Florida PanthersÉric Messier Václav Nedorost |
| July 22, 2003 | To Dallas StarsMike Sillinger 2nd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 34 - Johan Fransson) | To Columbus Blue JacketsDarryl Sydor |
| July 22, 2003 | To Phoenix CoyotesMike Sillinger conditional draft pick$^2$ | To Dallas StarsTeppo Numminen |
| July 25, 2003 | To Phoenix CoyotesBryan Helmer | To Vancouver CanucksMartin Grenier |
* Florida's second-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004, that sent a second-round pick (# 50 overall) and a third-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
    The Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 8, 2004, that sent Matthew Barnaby and a third-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Colorado in exchange for Chris McAllister, David Liffiton and this pick.
* Conditions of this draft pick are unknown.

## August

| August 12, 2003 | To San Jose SharksNils Ekman | To New York RangersChad Wiseman |
| August 12, 2003 | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheimfuture considerations | To Colorado AvalancheTravis Brigley |
| August 25, 2003 | To Vancouver CanucksJohan Hedberg | To Pittsburgh Penguins2nd-rd pick 2004 Entry Draft (# 61 - Alex Goligoski) |

## September

| September 10, 2003 | To Florida Panthers9th-rd pick 2004 Entry Draft (# 283 - Luke Beaverson) | To Ottawa SenatorsSerge Payer |
| September 15, 2003 | To Los Angeles KingsMilan Hnilička | To Atlanta Thrashersfuture considerations |

## October

| October 3, 2003 | To Atlanta ThrashersJani Hurme | To Carolina Hurricanes4th-round pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 109 - Brett Carson) |
| October 3, 2003 | To Boston BruinsTravis Green | To Columbus Blue Jackets6th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 190 - Lennart Petrell) |
| October 5, 2003 | To Ottawa SenatorsDenis Hamel | To Washington Capitals9th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 263 - Travis Morin) |
| October 5, 2003 | To Florida PanthersSteve Shields | To Boston Bruinsfuture considerations |
| October 22, 2003 | To Colorado AvalancheSteve Konowalchuk 3rd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (CAR - # 69 - Casey Borer)$^1$ | To Washington CapitalsBates Battaglia rights to Jonas Johansson |
| October 27, 2003 | To St. Louis Blues Erkki Rajamaki | To Tampa Bay Lightning 8th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 245 - Justin Keller) |
| October 30, 2003 | To Vancouver Canucks Sean Pronger | To Columbus Blue Jackets Zenith Komarniski |
* Colorado's acquired third-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on February 20, 2004, that sent Bob Boughner to Colorado in exchange for Chris Bahen, a fifth-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft and this pick.

## November

| November 16, 2003 | To Calgary FlamesMiikka Kiprusoff | To San Jose Sharksconditional pick - 2005 Entry Draft (2nd-rd - # 35 - Marc-Édouard Vlasic)$^1$ |
| November 17, 2003 | To Chicago BlackhawksStéphane Robidas 2nd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 54 - Jakub Šindel) | To Dallas StarsJon Klemm 4th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 104 - Fredrik Näslund) |
| November 30, 2003 | To Los Angeles KingsMartin Straka | To Pittsburgh PenguinsMartin Štrbák right to Sergei Anshakov |
* Conditions of this draft pick are unknown.

## December

| December 2, 2003 | To Nashville PredatorsSimon Gamache Kirill Safronov | To Atlanta ThrashersTomáš Klouček Ben Simon |
| December 9, 2003 | To Phoenix CoyotesChris Dyment | To Minnesota WildMichael Schutte |
| December 16, 2003 | To Philadelphia FlyersMike Comrie | To Edmonton OilersJeff Woywitka 1st-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 25 - Rob Schremp) 3rd-rd pick - 2005 Entry Draft (# 81 - Danny Syvret) |
| December 17, 2003 | To Vancouver CanucksWade Brookbank | To Nashville Predatorsfuture considerations |
| December 17, 2003 | To Minnesota WildEric Chouinard | To Philadelphia Flyers5th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 144 - Chris Zarb) |
| December 29, 2003 | To Florida PanthersWade Brookbank | To Ottawa Senatorsfuture considerations |
| December 30, 2003 | To Phoenix Coyotes Ivan Novoseltsev | To Florida Panthers future considerations |
| December 31, 2003 | To Atlanta Thrashers Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre | To Florida Panthers future considerations |

## January

| January 6, 2004 | To Ottawa SenatorsBrad Tapper | To Atlanta ThrashersDaniel Corso |
| January 9, 2004 | To Calgary FlamesLynn Loyns | To San Jose Sharks5th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (FLO - # 152 - Bret Nasby)$^1$ |
| January 17, 2004 | To Phoenix CoyotesTodd Reirden | To Mighty Ducks of Anaheimfuture considerations |
| January 17, 2004 | To Boston BruinsJiří Šlégr | To Vancouver Canucksfuture considerations |
| January 20, 2004 | To Philadelphia FlyersDanny Markov | To Carolina HurricanesJustin Williams |
| January 22, 2004 | To Philadelphia FlyersMattias Timander | To New York Islanders7th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 227 - Chris Campoli) |
| January 23, 2004 | To New York RangersJamie Pushor | To Columbus Blue Jackets8th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 233 - Matt Greer) |
| January 23, 2004 | To Ottawa SenatorsCharlie Stephens | To Colorado AvalancheDennis Bonvie |
| January 23, 2004 | To New York RangersJaromír Jágr | To Washington CapitalsAnson Carter |
| January 27, 2004 | To Tampa Bay LightningDarryl Sydor 4th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 102 - Mike Lundin) | To Columbus Blue JacketsAlexander Svitov 3rd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (CGY - # 98 - Dustin Boyd)$^2$ |
* San Jose's acquired fifth-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on June 27, 2004, that sent a seventh-round pick and an eighth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
* Columbus' acquired third-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004, that sent a second-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Columbus in exchange for a third-round pick (# 70 overall) in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.

## February

| February 4, 2004 | To Ottawa SenatorsTodd Simpson | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimPetr Schastlivy |
| February 8, 2004 | To St. Louis BluesEric Weinrich | To Philadelphia Flyers5th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 149 - Gino Pisellini) |
| February 9, 2004 | To Phoenix CoyotesMike Comrie | To Philadelphia FlyersSean Burke Branko Radivojevič rights to Ben Eager |
| February 10, 2004 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsPauli Levokari | To Columbus Blue JacketsBrendan Buckley |
| February 11, 2004 | To Toronto Maple LeafsDrake Berehowsky | To Pittsburgh PenguinsRic Jackman |
| February 16, 2004 | To Dallas StarsMike Siklenka | To Philadelphia FlyersSteve Gainey |
| February 16, 2004 | To Nashville PredatorsSteve Sullivan | To Chicago Blackhawks2nd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 45 - Ryan Garlock) 2nd-rd pick - 2005 Entry Draft (# 43 - Michael Blunden) |
| February 16, 2004 | To Vancouver CanucksPeter Sarno | To Edmonton OilersTyler Moss |
| February 18, 2004 | To Ottawa SenatorsPeter Bondra | To Washington CapitalsBrooks Laich 2nd-rd pick - 2005 Entry Draft (COL - # 52 - Chris Durand)$^1$ |
| February 19, 2004 | To Philadelphia FlyersAlexei Zhamnov 4th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 52 - R.J. Anderson) | To Chicago BlackhawksJim Vandermeer rights to Colin Fraser 2nd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 41 - Bryan Bickell) |
| February 20, 2004 | To Colorado AvalancheBob Boughner | To Carolina HurricanesChris Bahen 3rd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 69 - Casey Borer) 5th-rd pick - 2005 Entry Draft (# 159 - Risto Korhonen) |
| February 21, 2004 | To Colorado AvalancheKurt Sauer 4th-rd pick - 2005 Entry Draft (# 124 - Raymond Macias) | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimMartin Škoula |
| February 22, 2004 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsLandon Wilson | To Phoenix Coyotesfuture considerations |
| February 24, 2004 | To Calgary FlamesVille Nieminen | To Chicago BlackhawksJason Morgan conditional pick - 2005 Entry Draft (6th-rd - # 167 - Joe Fallon)$^2$ |
| February 25, 2004 | To Colorado AvalancheDarby Hendrickson 8th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 239 - Brandon Yip) | To Minnesota Wild4th-rd pick - 2005 Entry Draft (OTT - # 95 - Cody Bass)$^3$ |
| February 25, 2004 | To Tampa Bay LightningTimo Helbling | To Nashville Predators8th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 258 - Pekka Rinne) |
| February 27, 2004 | To Detroit Red WingsRobert Lang | To Washington CapitalsTomáš Fleischmann Capitals' option of a 1st-rd pick – 2004 Entry Draft (# 29 – Mike Green) or 2005 Entry Draft 4th-rd pick – 2006 Entry Draft (# 122 – Luke Lynes) |
* Washington's acquired second-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005, that sent a first-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for a second-round pick (# 47 overall) in the 2005 Entry Draft and this pick.
* The conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
* Minnesota's acquired fourth-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005, that sent Todd White to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.

## March

| March 1, 2004 | To New Jersey DevilsViktor Kozlov | To Florida PanthersChristian Berglund Victor Uchevatov |
| March 2, 2004 | To Montreal CanadiensAlexei Kovalev | To New York RangersJozef Balej 2nd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 51 - Bruce Graham) |
| March 2, 2004 | To Florida PanthersTy Jones | To Chicago Blackhawksfuture considerations |
| March 2, 2004 | To Los Angeles KingsNathan Dempsey | To Chicago Blackhawks4th-rd pick - 2005 Entry Draft (# 113 - Nathan Davis) future considerations |
| March 3, 2004 | To San Jose SharksJason Marshall | To Minnesota Wild5th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 161 - Jean-Claude Sawyer) |
| March 3, 2004 | To Toronto Maple LeafsBrian Leetch conditional pick - 2004 Entry Draft (4th-rd - # 113 - Roman Kukumberg)$^1$ | To New York RangersMaxim Kondratiev Jarkko Immonen 1st-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (CGY - # 24 - Kris Chucko)$^2$ 2nd-rd pick - 2005 Entry Draft (# 40 - Michael Sauer) |
| March 3, 2004 | To Edmonton OilersPetr Nedvěd Jussi Markkanen | To New York RangersDwight Helminen Stephen Valiquette 2nd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 48 - Dane Byers) |
| March 3, 2004 | To Boston BruinsSergei Gonchar | To Washington CapitalsShaone Morrisonn 1st-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 27 - Jeff Schultz) 2nd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 62 - Mikhail Yunkov) |
| March 4, 2004 | To Montreal CanadiensJim Dowd | To Minnesota Wild4th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 117 - Julien Sprunger) |
| March 4, 2004 | To Phoenix CoyotesBrent Johnson | To St. Louis BluesMike Sillinger |
| March 4, 2004 | To Boston BruinsMichael Nylander | To Washington Capitals2nd-rd pick - 2006 Entry Draft (# 35 - François Bouchard) future considerations (4th-rd pick - 2005 Entry Draft # 118 - Patrick McNeill)$^3$ |
| March 5, 2004 | To Nashville PredatorsSergei Zholtok Brad Bombardir | To Minnesota Wild3rd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 79 - Clayton Stoner) 4th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 114 - Patrick Bordeleau) |
| March 5, 2004 | To New Jersey DevilsJan Hrdina | To Phoenix CoyotesMichael Rupp 2nd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (EDM - # 57 - Geoff Paukovich)$^4$ |
| March 6, 2004 | To Calgary FlamesChris Simon 7th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 200 - Matt Schneider) | To New York RangersJamie McLennan Blair Betts Greg Moore |
| March 8, 2004 | To Buffalo SabresBrad Brown 6th-rd pick - 2005 Entry Draft (# 191 - Vyacheslav Buravchikov) | To Minnesota Wild4th-rd pick - 2005 Entry Draft (# 110 - Kyle Bailey) |
| March 8, 2004 | To Florida PanthersKamil Piroš | To Atlanta ThrashersKyle Rossiter |
| March 8, 2004 | To Dallas StarsChris Therien | To Philadelphia Flyers8th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 232 - Martin Houle) 3rd-rd pick - 2005 Entry Draft (TBL - # 89 - Chris Lawrence)$^5$ |
| March 8, 2004 | To Dallas StarsValeri Bure | To Florida PanthersDrew Bagnall 2nd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (PHO - # 50 - Enver Lisin)$^6$ |
| March 8, 2004 | To Colorado AvalancheMatthew Barnaby 3rd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 72 - Denis Parshin) | To New York RangersChris McAllister rights to David Liffiton 2nd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (FLO - # 37 - David Shantz)$^7$ |
| March 8, 2004 | To Philadelphia FlyersVladimir Malakhov | To New York RangersRick Kozak 2nd-rd pick - 2005 Entry Draft (ATL - # 37 - Ondřej Pavelec)$^8$ |
| March 8, 2004 | To New York Islanders Steve Webb | To Pittsburgh Penguins Alain Nasreddine |
| March 8, 2004 | To Calgary FlamesMarcus Nilson | To Florida Panthers2nd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 53 - David Booth) |
| March 8, 2004 | To Colorado AvalancheTommy Salo 6th-rd pick - 2005 Entry Draft (# 168 - Justin Mercier) | To Edmonton OilersTom Gilbert |
| March 8, 2004 | To Los Angeles KingsAnson Carter | To Washington CapitalsJared Aulin |
| March 8, 2004 | To Colorado AvalancheChris Gratton Ossi Väänänen 2nd-rd pick - 2005 Entry Draft (# 44 - Paul Stastny) | To Phoenix CoyotesDerek Morris Keith Ballard |
* The conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
* The Rangers' acquired first-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on June 25, 2004, that sent a first-round pick (# 19 overall) and an eighth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Trade completed on July 30, 2005.
* Phoenix's acquired second-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004, that sent Jason Chimera and a third-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Phoenix in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Philadelphia's acquired third-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005, that sent a second-round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft and this pick.
* The Rangers' acquired second-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004, that sent a second-round pick (# 60 overall) and a third-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
    The Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004, that sent a second-round pick (# 37 overall) in the 2004 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.
* Florida's second-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004, that sent a second-round pick (# 50 overall) and a third-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
* The Rangers' acquired second-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005, that sent a first-round pick (# 12 overall) in the 2005 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for a first-round pick (# 16 overall) in the 2005 Entry Draft and this pick.

## March 9 – Trade deadline

| March 9, 2004 | To Colorado AvalancheChris Bala | To Minnesota WildJordan Krestanovich |
| March 9, 2004 | To Atlanta ThrashersKip Brennan | To Los Angeles KingsJeff Cowan |
| March 9, 2004 | To Boston BruinsBrad Boyes | To San Jose SharksJeff Jillson |
| March 9, 2004 | To Buffalo SabresJeff Jillson 9th-rd pick - 2005 Entry Draft (7th-rd - # 227 - Andrew Orpik)$^1$ | To San Jose SharksCurtis Brown Andy Delmore |
| March 9, 2004 | To Boston BruinsAndy Delmore | To San Jose Sharksfuture considerations |
| March 9, 2004 | To Nashville PredatorsShane Hnidy | To Ottawa Senators3rd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 87 - Peter Regin) |
| March 9, 2004 | To Ottawa SenatorsGreg de Vries | To New York RangersKarel Rachůnek Alexandre Giroux |
| March 9, 2004 | To Buffalo SabresMike Grier | To Washington CapitalsJakub Klepiš |
| March 9, 2004 | To Vancouver CanucksMartin Rucinsky | To New York RangersMartin Grenier rights to R.J. Umberger |
| March 9, 2004 | To Florida PanthersPaul Healey | To New York RangersJeff Paul |
| March 9, 2004 | To Tampa Bay LightningStanislav Neckář | To Nashville Predators6th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 193 - Kevin Schaeffer) |
| March 9, 2004 | To Columbus Blue JacketsBrian Holzinger | To Pittsburgh PenguinsLasse Pirjetä |
| March 9, 2004 | To Vancouver CanucksMarc Bergevin | To Pittsburgh Penguins7th-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 222 - Jordan Morrison) |
| March 9, 2004 | To Toronto Maple LeafsRon Francis | To Carolina Hurricanes4th-rd pick - 2005 Entry Draft (CBJ - # 101 - Jared Boll)$^2$ |
| March 9, 2004 | To New York IslandersAlexander Karpovtsev | To Chicago Blackhawks4th-rd pick - 2005 Entry Draft (# 108 - Niklas Hjalmarsson) |
| March 9, 2004 | To Phoenix CoyotesTom Koivisto | To St. Louis Bluesfuture considerations |
| March 9, 2004 | To St. Louis BluesBrian Savage | To Phoenix Coyotesfuture considerations |
| March 9, 2004 | To Vancouver CanucksGeoff Sanderson | To Columbus Blue Jackets3rd-rd pick - 2004 Entry Draft (# 93 - Dan LaCosta) |
| March 9, 2004 | To Vancouver CanucksSergei Varlamov | To St. Louis BluesRyan Ready |
| March 9, 2004 | To Montreal CanadiensRené Vydarený | To Vancouver CanucksSylvain Blouin |
* The ninth-round pick became a seventh-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft after the NHL eliminated the eighth and ninth rounds of the draft.
* Carolina's acquired fourth-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005, that sent Derrick Walser and a fourth-round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft to Carolina in exchange for this pick.

### June

The 2004 NHL entry draft was held on June 26–27, 2004.
| June 16, 2004 | To Columbus Blue JacketsArturs Irbe | To Carolina Hurricanesfuture considerations |
| June 18, 2004 | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimTomas Malec 3rd-round pick in 2004 (#74 - Kyle Klubertanz) | To Carolina HurricanesMartin Gerber |
| June 25, 2004 | To Dallas Starsrights to Shawn Belle | To St. Louis Blues Jason Bacashihua |
| June 25, 2004 | To Calgary Flames1st-round pick in 2004 (#24 - Kris Chucko) 2nd-round pick in 2004 (CBJ - #46 - Adam Pineault)$^1$ | To New York Rangers1st-round pick in 2004 (#19 - Lauri Korpikoski) 8th-round pick in 2004 (#263 - Jonathan Paiement) |
| June 26, 2004 | To Columbus Blue Jackets1st-round pick in 2004 (#8 - Alexandre Picard) 2nd-round pick in 2004 (#59 - Kyle Wharton) | To Carolina Hurricanes1st-round pick in 2004 (#4 - Andrew Ladd) |
| June 26, 2004 | To New Jersey Devils1st-round pick in 2004 (#20 - Travis Zajac) | To Dallas Stars1st-round pick in 2004 (SJS - #22 - Lukas Kaspar)$^1$ 3rd-round pick in 2004 (WSH - #88 - Clayton Barthel)$^2$ |
| June 26, 2004 | To San Jose Sharks1st-round pick in 2004 (#22 - Lukas Kaspar) 5th-round pick in 2004 (#153 - Steven Zalewski) | To Dallas Stars1st-round pick in 2004 (#28 - Mark Fistric) 2nd-round pick in 2004 (#52 - Raymond Sawada) 3rd-round pick in 2004 (VAN - #91 - Alexander Edler)$^3$ |
| June 26, 2004 | To Florida Panthers2nd-round pick in 2004 (#37 - David Shantz) | To New York Rangers2nd-round pick in 2004 (PHX - #50 - Enver Lisin)$^4$ 3rd-round pick in 2004 (#73 - Zdenek Bahensky) |
| June 26, 2004 | To Calgary Flames3rd-round pick in 2004 (#70 - Brandon Prust) 3rd-round pick in 2004 (#98 - Dustin Boyd) | To Columbus Blue Jackets2nd-round pick in 2004 (#46 - Adam Pineault) |
| June 26, 2004 | To Phoenix CoyotesJason Chimera 3rd-round pick in 2004 (NYR - #80 - Billy Ryan)$^5$ | To Edmonton Oilers2nd-round pick in 2004 (#57 - Geoff Paukovich) 4th-round pick in 2004 (#112 - Liam Reddox) |
| June 26, 2004 | To Phoenix Coyotes3rd-round pick in 2004 (NYR - #80 - Billy Ryan)$^6$ | To Carolina Hurricanes3rd-round pick in 2004 (NSH - #78 - Teemu Laakso)$^7$ |
| June 26, 2004 | To Phoenix Coyotes2nd-round pick in 2004 (#50 - Enver Lisin) | To New York Rangers2nd-round pick in 2004 (#60 - Brandon Dubinsky) 3rd-round pick in 2004 (#80 - Billy Ryan) |
| June 26, 2004 | To Boston Bruins2nd-round pick in 2004 (#63 - David Krejci) | To San Jose Sharks3rd-round pick in 2004 (#94 - Thomas Greiss) 4th-round pick in 2004 (#129 - Jason Churchill) 9th-round pick in 2004 (#288 - Brian Mahoney-Wilson) |
| June 26, 2004 | To Los Angeles KingsRadek Bonk | To Ottawa Senators3rd-round pick in 2004 (#77 - Shawn Weller) |
| June 26, 2004 | To Dallas Stars3rd-round pick in 2005 (#75 - Perttu Lindgren) | To Washington Capitals3rd-round pick in 2004 (#88 - Clayton Barthel) |
| June 26, 2004 | To Dallas Stars3rd-round pick in 2005 (#71 - Richard Clune) | To Vancouver Canucks3rd-round pick in 2004 (#91 - Alexander Edler) |
| June 26, 2004 | To Montreal CanadiensRadek Bonk Cristobal Huet | To Los Angeles KingsMathieu Garon 3rd-round pick in 2004 (#95 - Paul Baier) |
| June 26, 2004 | To Carolina Hurricanes3rd-round pick in 2005 (CGY - #69 - Gord Baldwin)$^8$ | To Atlanta Thrashers4th-round pick in 2004 (#106 - Chad Painchaud) |
| June 26, 2004 | To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimKurtis Foster | To Atlanta ThrashersNiclas Havelid |
| June 27, 2004 | To San Jose Sharks7th-round pick in 2004 (#201 - Michael Vernace) 8th-round pick in 2004 (#234 - Derek MacIntyre) | To Florida Panthers5th-round pick in 2004 (#152 - Bret Nasby) |
| June 27, 2004 | To Tampa Bay Lightning5th-round pick in 2004 (#158 - Brandon Elliott) 6th-round pick in 2004 (#188 - Jan Zapletal) 6th-round pick in 2004 (#191 - Karri Ramo) | To Philadelphia Flyers3rd-round pick in 2005 (#91 - Oskars Bartulis) |
| June 27, 2004 | To Los Angeles Kings8th-round pick in 2005 (7th-round - #226 - John Seymour)$^1$ | To Columbus Blue Jackets9th-round pick in 2004 (#271 - Grant Clitsome) |
| June 27, 2004 | To Chicago Blackhawksfuture considerations (7th-round pick in 2005 #203 - Adam Hobson)$^2$ | To Atlanta ThrashersAdam Berkhoel |
| June 27, 2004 | To St. Louis BluesPatrick Lalime | To Ottawa Senators4th-round pick in 2005 (#98 - Ilya Zubov) |
| June 27, 2004 | To Montreal Canadiensfuture considerations | To Los Angeles Kingsrights to Stephane Quintal |
| June 29, 2004 | To Dallas StarsJaroslav Svoboda | To Carolina Hurricanes4th-round pick in 2005 (#94 - Jakub Vojta) |
* Calgary's acquired second-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004, that sent two third-round picks (#70 & 98 overall) in 2004 the entry draft to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
* Dallas' acquired first-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004, that sent a first-round pick (#28 overall), a second-round pick and a third-round pick in the 2004 entry draft to Dallas in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2004 entry draft and this pick.
* Dallas' acquired third-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004, that sent a third-round pick in the 2005 entry draft to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
* Dallas' acquired third-round pick went to Vancouver as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004, that sent a third-round pick in the 2005 entry draft to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
* The Rangers' acquired second-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004, that sent a second-round pick (#60 overall) and a third-round pick in the 2004 entry draft to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
* Phoenix's acquired third-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004, that sent a second-round pick (#50 overall) in the 2004 entry draft to Phoenix in exchange for a second-round pick (#60 overall) in the 2004 entry draft and this pick.
    Phoenix was re-acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004, that sent a third-round pick in the 2005 entry draft to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
       Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 21, 2003, that sent David Tanabe and Igor Knyazev to Phoenix in exchange for Danny Markov and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – If Phoenix acquired a third-round pick in the 2004 entry draft before the start of the third round, the pick would be transferred to Carolina. It was converted on June 26, 2004, when Phoenix acquired a third-round pick in the 2004 entry draft from Edmonton.
* Phoenix's acquired third-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004, that sent a second-round pick (#50 overall) in the 2004 entry draft to Phoenix in exchange for a second-round pick (#60 overall) in the 2004 entry draft and this pick.
* Carolina's acquired third-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on July 29, 2005, that sent Andrew Hutchinson to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
* Carolina's acquired third-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on July 29, 2005, that sent Mike Commodore to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
* The eighth-round pick became a seventh-round pick in the 2005 entry draft after the NHL eliminated the eighth and ninth rounds of the draft.
* Trade completed on July 30, 2005.