New Jersey Devils
Lineup
Forwards
Patrik Elias ($5,500,000) - Scott Gomez ($3,000,000) - Brian Gionta ($650,000)
Brendan Shanahan ($3,000,000) - Zach Parise ($1,300,000) - Erik Cole ($990,000)
Jay Pandolfo ($1,000,000) - Josef Vasicek ($750,000) - Sergei Brylin ($1,500,000)
Erik Rasmussen ($1,000,000) - Jan Hrdina ($2,200,000) - Jamie Langenbrunner ($2,000,000)
Extra Forwards: Jiri Bicek ($750,000), Ilkka Pikkarainen ($400,000)
Defensemen
David Hale ($1,000,000) - Scott Niedermayer ($6,000,000)
Scott Stevens ($6,900,000) - Paul Martin ($1,000,000)
Rhett Warrener ($1,800,000) - Roman Hamrlik ($3,600,000)
Extra Defensemen: Sean Brown ($500,000), Maxim Kuznetsov ($500,000)
Goalies
Martin Brodeur ($6,900,000)
Scott Clemmensen ($700,000)
Current Total:
$52,440,000
Captain: Scott Stevens
Assistant Captains: Scott Niedermayer, Patrik Elias, Brendan Shanahan
Transactions
Trades
To Calgary: D Colin White, center prospects Adrian Foster and Ryan Steeves, the 88th overall pick in 2004; To New Jersey: D Rhett Warrener
To Carolina: C John Madden, D Brian Rafalski; To New Jersey: D Roman Hamrlik, C Josef Vasicek, LW Karl Stewart
To Vancouver: the rights to RW Grant Marshall; To New Jersey: the rights to defensive prospect Nathan McIver
To Detriot: 2004 sixth round draft pick; To New Jeresy: the rights to LW Brendan Shanahan
To Carolina: the rights to defensive prospect Matt DeMarchi and the 22nd overall pick in 2004; To New Jersey: LW/RW Erik Cole and the 38th overall pick in 2004
[Erik Cole signed a 2 year contract at $990,000 per year with Carolina prior to trade]
To San Jose: the rights to LW Jeff Friesen; To New Jersey: the 58th overall pick in 2004
To New York Islanders: the rights to C/RW Viktor Kozlov; To New Jersey: the 47th overall pick in 2004
To Carolina: RW Turner Stevenson; To New Jersey: D Peter Reynolds
To Colorado: the rights to center prospect Ryan Steeves; To New Jersey: the rights to UFA goalie Corey Schwab.
2004 Draft Picks
Round 1: no picks (22nd overall pick traded to Carolina in Cole deal, has since been traded repeatedly)
Round 2: 38th overall (acquired from Carolina), 47th overall (acquired from New York), 63rd overall (acquired from San Jose)
Round 3: no picks (88th overall pick traded to Calgary in Rhett Warrener deal)
Round 4: no picks
Round 5: 155th overall pick
Round 6: no picks (185th overall pick traded to Carolina in Brendan Shanahan deal)
Round 7: 216th overall pick, 217th overall pick
Round 8: 250th overall pick
Round 9: 282nd overall pick
RFA/Pre-Deadline UFA Signings
•John Madden (3 year contract, $9M dollars total)
•Sergei Brylin (1 year contract, $1.5M dollars total)
•Scott Gomez (3 year contract, $9M dollars total)
•Scott Niedermayer (5 year contract, $30M dollars total)
•Jay Pandolfo (3 year contract, 3M dollars total)
•Erik Rasmussen (3 year contract, 3M dollars total)
•Aleksander Suglobov (2 year contract, 1.5M dollars total)
•Sean Brown (1 year contract, $500,000 dollars total)
•Ari Ahonen (2 year contract, $2.2M dollars total, bonus' for wins and championship in Albany totaling $500,000)
•Turner Stevenson (1 year contract, $1,200,000 dollars total)
•Brendan Shanahan (1 year contract, $3,000,000 dollars total, with a signing bonus of $500,000 and other potential bonus' totaling $500,000)
•Ilkka Pikkarainen (3 year contract, $1,200,000 dollars total)
•Scott Clemmensen (1 year contract, $700,000 dollars total, cannot be sent back to Albany unless there is an injury to Ahonen)
•Tommy Albelin (1 year two-way contract, $500,000 to play for Albany/NJ, $500,000 to assistant coach for Albany)
Post-Deadline UFA Signings
•Jiri Bicek (2 year, $1,500,000 dollars totals, with a player option for $900,000)
•Maxim Kuznetsov (1 year, $500,000 dollars total)
Albany River Rats' Lineup
Albany's Forwards
Aaron Voros - Craig Darby - Tuomas Pihlman
Maxim Balmochnykh - Petr Vrana - Aleksander Suglobov
Ahren Nittel - Eric Johansson - Kenny Magowan
Ryan Murphy - Karl Stewart
Extra (Career AHLers): Rob Skrlac, Chris Hartsburg
Albany's Defensemen
Phil Cole - Krisjanis Redhlis
Anton Kadeykin - Marek Chvatal
Tyler Hanchuk - Alex Brooks
Extra: Peter Reynolds, Tommy Albelin
Albany's Goatending
Ari Ahonen
Matus Kostur
Prospects
Forwards: Tuomas Pihlman, Petr Vrana, Barry Tallackson, Teemu Laine, Ivan Khomutov, Jason Ryznar, Aaron Voros, James Massen, Eric Johansson, Kenny Magowan, Chris Hartsburg, Marko Ahosilta, Arseny Bondarev, Scott Cameron, Brett Clouthier, Justin Dziama, Cam Janssen, Bill Kinkel, Ahren Nittel, Joey Tenute, Maxim Balmochynkh, Ryan Murphy
Defensemen: Anton Kadeykin, Marek Chvatal, Krisjanis Redhlis, Phil Cole, Dan Glover, Tyler Hanchuk, Teemu Kesa, Zach Tarkir, Nathan McIver, Corey Potter, Alex Brooks, Peter Reynolds
Goalies: Matus Kostur, Jason Smith
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Currently occupied by Larry Robinson, who will revert to being an assistant coach upon Pat Burns' return.
Assistant Coach: Bob Carpenter
Assistant Coach: John MacLean
Assistant Coach: Jacques Laperriere
Goaltending Coach: Jacques Caron
Albany's Head Coach: Robbie Ftorek
Albany Assistant Coach: Chris Terreri
Albany Assistant Coach: Geordie Kinnear
Albany Assistant Coach: Gates Orlando
Albany Assistant Coach: Tommy Albelin
Scouting Staff
Director of Scouting: David Conte
Other Scouts: see
http://www.newjerseydevils.com/2004/html/devilsinfo/scouting.php
Management
General Manager: Lou Lamoriello
Albany's General Manager: Chris Lamoriello