 For the season McGillis scored 28 points in 80 games with the Bruins.After the 2004–05 NHL lockout McGillis signed with the New Jersey Devils.McGillis played in only 27 games with the Devils during the season before being demoted to the Albany River Rats, the first time in his career he was demoted to the minors, due to the Devils' salary cap issues and never played another game in the NHL.