2004–05 Philadelphia Flyers season
Date Player New team ( league ) Via
July 6 , 2004 Kirby Law Minnesota Wild Free agency
July 9 , 2004 Mark Recchi Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency
July 22 , 2004 Andre Savage Colorado Avalanche Free agency
August 16 , 2004 Peter Vandermeer Detroit Red Wings Free agency
September 8 , 2004 Ian MacNeil Schwenninger Wild Wings ( ESBG ) Free agency
September 17 , 2004 Steve Gainey Épinal Dolphins ( FRA ) Free agency
N/A Vladimir Malakhov - Free agency
N/A Mike Peluso - Retirement
November 15 , 2004 Alexei Zhamnov Vityaz Chekhov ( RUS-2 ) Free agency
Transactions -- Departures
The following players left the team via free agency , release , or retirement .
The 2004-05 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 38th season in the National Hockey League (NHL), however its games were canceled due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout. The other 29 teams did not play either due to the labor dispute.