Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waMarch 3, 2004, Valiquette akatengeswa neOilers, pamwe chete neanokwira Dwight Helminen uye sarudzo yechipiri-kutenderera mu
Muna 2004 akaendeswa kuNew York Rangers kunotambira Petr Nedvěd uye muchengeti wepagedhi Jussi Markkanen. Valiquette akapedza 2004-05 mwaka neRangers 'AHL yakabatana, iyo Hartford Wolf Pack, panguva yeNHL lockout. Mumwaka iwoyo, iye newaaitamba naye Jason LaBarbera vakagovana Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award, yakapihwa kune muchengeti wepagedhi (kana vachengeti vepagedhi) vane zvibodzwa zvechikwata zvakaderera pane avhareji. Kutaura zvazviri, Valiquette ndiye aiva nechinangwa chakaderera zvikuru mumutambo wacho pane avhareji ye1.77. Akabva asayina neLokomotiv Yaroslavl yeRussian Superleague musi waApril 26, 2005.