Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna August 1994, maneja mukuru Clarke akabva kunoshanda kuPhiladelphia Flyers; Bryan Murray akaunzwa achibva kuDetroit Red Wings kuti amutsive. Mushure mekumwe kusangana kwepedyo nema playoffs, vachipedzisa mwaka we lockout-wakapfupikiswa wa1994-95 zvakare mupfumbamwe, Neilson akadzingwa mushure mekukakavadzana naMurray pamusoro paEd Jovanovski, uyo akasarudzwa nePanthers senhamba yekutanga pakusarudzwa pa
1994 NHL Entry Draft. Doug MacLean, uyo akanga ari mutungamiriri wokugadzirwa kwevatambi vechikwata, akasimudzirwa kuva mudzidzisi. Chikwata chakazowana Ray Sheppard kubva kuSan Jose Sharks panguva yekupedzisira yeNHL yekutengeserana uye yakatarisa kumakwikwi ekupedzisira kwekutanga.