The 2004–05 St. Louis Blues season was the 38th for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. However, its games were cancelled because of the lockout, that lasted from September 16, 2004 until July 22, 2005.
Schedule The Blues preseason and regular season schedules were announced on July 14, 2004.
| 1 || September 24 || Nashville Predators |- | 2 || September 25 || @ Nashville Predators |- | 3 || September 28 || Dallas Stars |- | 4 || October 2 || Chicago Blackhawks |- | 5 || October 8 || @ Chicago Blackhawks |- | 6 || October 9 || @ Dallas Stars
| 1 || October 15 || Chicago Blackhawks |- | 2 || October 16 || @ Nashville Predators |- | 3 || October 20 || @ Vancouver Canucks |- | 4 || October 21 || @ Calgary Flames |- | 5 || October 23 || @ Edmonton Oilers |- | 6 || October 26 || Buffalo Sabres |- | 7 || October 29 || @ New Jersey Devils |- | 8 || October 30 || San Jose Sharks |- | 9 || November 1 || Columbus Blue Jackets |- | 10 || November 4 || New York Islanders |- | 11 || November 6 || Montreal Canadiens |- | 12 || November 8 || @ Philadelphia Flyers |- | 13 || November 11 || Colorado Avalanche |- | 14 || November 13 || Anaheim Mighty Ducks |- | 15 || November 17 || @ Minnesota Wild |- | 16 || November 18 || @ Colorado Avalanche |- | 17 || November 20 || @ Phoenix Coyotes |- | 18 || November 23 || Calgary Flames |- | 19 || November 26 || @ Columbus Blue Jackets |- | 20 || November 27 || Detroit Red Wings |- | 21 || December 1 || @ Florida Panthers |- | 22 || December 2 || @ Tampa Bay Lightning |- | 23 || December 4 || Los Angeles Kings |- | 24 || December 6 || @ Detroit Red Wings |- | 25 || December 8 || Nashville Predators |- | 26 || December 9 || @ Pittsburgh Penguins |- | 27 || December 11 || Columbus Blue Jackets |- | 28 || December 15 || @ Dallas Stars |- | 29 || December 16 || Pittsburgh Penguins |- | 30 || December 18 || Phoenix Coyotes |- | 31 || December 22 || @ Washington Capitals |- | 32 || December 23 || @ Boston Bruins |- | 33 || December 26 || Detroit Red Wings |- | 34 || December 28 || Toronto Maple Leafs |- | 35 || December 30 || Colorado Avalanche |- | 36 || December 31 || @ Columbus Blue Jackets |- | 37 || January 2 || Los Angeles Kings |- | 38 || January 4 || Vancouver Canucks |- | 39 || January 6 || Edmonton Oilers |- | 40 || January 8 || Minnesota Wild |- | 41 || January 10 || @ Nashville Predators |- | 42 || January 12 || @ Anaheim Mighty Ducks |- | 43 || January 15 || @ San Jose Sharks |- | 44 || January 17 || @ Phoenix Coyotes |- | 45 || January 20 || Washington Capitals |- | 46 || January 22 || Chicago Blackhawks |- | 47 || January 24 || @ New York Rangers |- | 48 || January 25 || @ Buffalo Sabres |- | 49 || January 29 || Phoenix Coyotes |- | 50 || January 30 || @ Chicago Blackhawks |- | 51 || February 1 || Columbus Blue Jackets |- | 52 || February 3 || Carolina Hurricanes |- | 53 || February 5 || Dallas Stars |- | 54 || February 7 || @ Minnesota Wild |- | 55 || February 9 || @ Colorado Avalanche |- | 56 || February 10 || Anaheim Mighty Ducks |- | 57 || February 15 || Nashville Predators |- | 58 || February 17 || @ Detroit Red Wings |- | 59 || February 19 || Dallas Stars |- | 60 || February 21 || San Jose Sharks |- | 61 || February 24 || Vancouver Canucks |- | 62 || February 26 || @ Los Angeles Kings |- | 63 || February 27 || @ Anaheim Mighty Ducks |- | 64 || March 1 || Calgary Flames |- | 65 || March 3 || Edmonton Oilers |- | 66 || March 5 || @ Columbus Blue Jackets |- | 67 || March 6 || @ Chicago Blackhawks |- | 68 || March 10 || @ Vancouver Canucks |- | 69 || March 12 || @ Calgary Flames |- | 70 || March 15 || @ Edmonton Oilers |- | 71 || March 17 || @ San Jose Sharks |- | 72 || March 19 || @ Los Angeles Kings |- | 73 || March 22 || Ottawa Senators |- | 74 || March 24 || @ Detroit Red Wings |- | 75 || March 26 || Atlanta Thrashers |- | 76 || March 29 || Detroit Red Wings |- | 77 || March 31 || Minnesota Wild |- | 78 || April 2 || @ Nashville Predators |- | 79 || April 3 || Nashville Predators |- | 80 || April 6 || @ Chicago Blackhawks |- | 81 || April 9 || Chicago Blackhawks |- | 82 || April 10 || @ Dallas Stars
Transactions The Blues 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 Date Details Ref To St. Louis Blues To Dallas Stars To St. Louis Blues To Ottawa Senators
Players acquired Date Player Former team Term Via Ref Jon DiSalvatore Cleveland Barons (AHL) Free agency Andy Roach Adler Mannheim (DEL) Free agency Patrick Wellar Calgary Hitmen (WHL) Free agency Dennis Wideman London Knights (OHL) Free agency
Players lost Date Player New team Via Ref Brian Savage Phoenix Coyotes Waivers Murray Baron Contract expiration (III) Mike Danton Contract expiration (UFA) Jeff Finley Contract expiration (III) Al MacInnis Contract expiration (III) Chris Osgood Contract expiration (III) Scott Pellerin Contract expiration (III) Scott Mellanby Atlanta Thrashers Free agency (III) Steve McLaren Tampa Bay Lightning Free agency (VI) Pascal Rheaume New Jersey Devils Free agency (III) Marc Brown Augsburger Panther (DEL) Free agency (VI) Ryan Ready Philadelphia Flyers Free agency (VI) Steve Martins JYP Jyvaskyla (Liiga) Free agency (III) Jeff Panzer Columbus Blue Jackets Waivers Pavol Demitra HK Dukla Trencin (Slovakia) Free agency (UFA) , retrieved April 26, 2022 Cody Rudkowsky Reading Royals (ECHL) Free agency (VI)
Signings Date Player Term Contract type Ref Eric Boguniecki Re-signing Trevor Byrne Re-signing Reinhard Divis Re-signing Blake Evans Re-signing Mike Glumac Re-signing Aaron MacKenzie Re-signing John Pohl Re-signing Mark Rycroft Re-signing Dallas Drake Re-signing Alexander Khavanov Re-signing D. J. King Entry-level Ryan Johnson Re-signing Eric Weinrich Re-signing Mike Sillinger Re-signing Patrick Lalime 1-year Re-signing Jamal Mayers 1-year Re-signing Chris Pronger 1-year Re-signing Petr Cajanek Re-signing Christian Backman Re-signing Chris Beckford-Tseu Entry-level Erkki Rajamaki Entry-level Curtis Sanford Re-signing Konstantin Zakharov Entry-level Barret Jackman Re-signing
Draft picks St. Louis' 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)117Marek SchwarzGoaltenderSparta Prague (Czech Extraliga)249Carl SoderbergCenterMalmö Redhawks (SEL)383Viktor AlexandrovRight wingMetallurg Novokuznetsk (RSL)4116Michal BirnerLeft wingSlavia Prague Jr. (Czech Republic)5136Nikita NikitinDefenseAvangard Omsk Jr. (Russia)6180Roman PolakDefenseHC Vítkovice Jr. (Czech Republic)7211David FredrikssonWingHV71 Jr. (Sweden)9277Jonathan BoutinRight wingShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
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