2004–05 Florida Panthers season

Off-season

General manager Rick Dudley was fired on May 24, 2004. Two days later Dudley was replaced by the head coach he had fired months earlier, Mike Keenan, while Jacques Martin was named the team’s new head coach.

Schedule

The Panthers preseason and regular season schedules were announced on July 12 and July 14, 2004, respectively.

|- | 1 || September 26 || @ Nashville Predators |- | 2 || September 27 || Carolina Hurricanes |- | 3 || September 29 || @ Ottawa Senators |- | 4 || October 1 || @ Carolina Hurricanes |- | 5 || October 3 || @ Tampa Bay Lightning |- | 6 || October 8 || Tampa Bay Lightning

Transactions

The Panthers 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 season was officially cancelled.

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Florida's picks at the 2004 NHL entry draft, which was held at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 26–27, 2004.

Notes

References

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