July 31, 2004 :
• The Buffalo Sabres agreed to terms with goaltender Mike Noranen
  
  July 30, 2004 :
• The Ottawa Senators named Ron Low goaltending coach and scout
  
  July 29, 2004 :
• The New York Rangers agreed to terms with goaltender Dan Blackburn
• The San Jose Sharks re-signed goaltender Vesa Toskala
  
  July 28, 2004 :
• The Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) re-signed goaltender Chris Houle
  
  July 26, 2004 :
• The Nashville Predators signed goaltender Brian Finley
• The Vancouver Canucks re-signed goaltender Dan Cloutier
  
  July 23, 2004 :
• The Tampa Bay Lightning re-signed goaltender Brian Eklund to one-year contract
  
  July 22, 2004 :
• The Phoenix Coyotes named Grant Fuhr goaltending coach
  
  July 21, 2004 :
• The Phoenix Coyotes re-signed goaltender Brian Boucher to a one-year contract
  
  July 20, 2004 :
• Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Evgeny Konstantinov signed as a free agent with the Moscow Dynamo
  
  July 19, 2004 :
• The Minnesota Wild agreed to terms with goaltender Manny Fernandez to a one-year contract
  
  July 16, 2004 :
• The Chicago Blackhawks agreed to terms with goaltender Jocelyn Thibault
• The Colorado Avalanche agreed to terms with goaltender Davis Aebisher to a one-year contract
• The Montréal Canadiens re-signed assistant coach Roland Melanson
  
  July 15, 2004 :
• The Carolian Hurricanes agreed to terms with goaltender Martin Gerber on two-year contract
• The Ottawa Senators agreed to terms with goaltender Martin Prusek
• The St.Louis Blues agreed to terms with goaltender Patrick Lalime to a one-year contract with a club option for 2005-06
• The Florida Panthers signed goaltending coach Clint Malarchuk to a one-year extension
• The New York Rangers named Benoit Allaire assistant and goaltending coach
  
  July 12, 2004 :
• The Manitoba Moose (AHL) signed free agent goaltender Mike Minard
  
  July 8, 2004 :
• The Anaheim Mighty Ducks agreed to terms with goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov
• The Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms with goaltender Adam Hauser on a one-year contract
  
  July 7, 2004 :
• The Edmonton Oilers re-signed goaltender Ty Conklin to a multi-year contract
  
  July 7, 2004 :
• The Ottawa Senators agreed to terms with goaltender Dominik Hasek to a multi-year contract
• The Vancouver Canucks agreed to terms with goaltender Wade Flaherty
  
  July 2, 2004 :
• The Florida Panthers signed free agent goaltender Jamie McLennan to a two-year contract with an option for the 2006-07 season
  
  July 1, 2004 :
• The Phoenix Coyotes signed goaltender Brent Johnson to a one-year contract with a club option