2011–12 Nashville Predators season

2011–12 Nashville Predators
Division	2nd of 5 teams Central
Conference	8th of 15 teams Western
2011–12 record	5–4–1
Home record	2–2–1
Road record	3–2–0
Goals for	24
Goals against	26
Team information
General Manager	David Poile
Coach	Barry Trotz
Captain	Shea Weber
Alternate captains	Mike Fisher Ryan Suter
Arena	Bridgestone Arena
Team leaders
<2010–11

The 2011–12 Nashville Predators season will be the club's 14th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Contents 1 Off-season 2 Regular season 3 Standings 4 Schedule and results 4.1 Pre-season 4.2 Regular season 5 Player stats 5.1 Skaters 5.2 Goaltenders 6 Awards and records 6.1 Awards 6.2 Records 6.3 Milestones 7 Roster 8 Transactions 8.1 Trades 8.2 Free agents signed 8.3 Free agents lost 8.4 Claimed via waivers 8.5 Lost via waivers 8.6 Player signings 9 Draft picks 10 See also 11 References

Off-season

On June 22, 2011, the Predators revealed a new team logo, secondary logo and wordmarks.^[1] The Predators new away jerseys were unveiled at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and their new home jerseys were unveiled at an event on July 13.

Regular season

In November 2011 it was announced that W. Brett Wilson had purchased a 5% interest in the Nashville Predators.^[2]

Standings

Central Division[3] GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts 1 Chicago Blackhawks 39 24 11 4 20 128 111 52 2 Detroit Red Wings 39 25 13 1 24 128 88 51 3 St. Louis Blues 39 22 12 5 22 99 84 49 4 Nashville Predators 39 21 14 4 18 105 108 46 5 Columbus Blue Jackets 38 10 23 5 7 93 128 25 After games on January 3, 2012.

Western Conference[4] R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts 1 Chicago Blackhawks * CE 39 24 11 4 20 128 111 52 2 Vancouver Canucks * NW 40 24 13 3 23 131 99 51 3 Los Angeles Kings * PA 40 19 14 7 16 88 91 45 4 Detroit Red Wings CE 39 25 13 1 24 128 84 51 5 St. Louis Blues CE 39 22 12 5 22 99 86 49 6 Minnesota Wild NW 40 21 13 6 17 95 95 48 7 Nashville Predators CE 39 21 14 4 18 105 108 46 8 Colorado Avalanche NW 41 22 18 1 15 110 116 45 8.5 9 San Jose Sharks PA 35 20 11 4 15 102 85 44 10 Dallas Stars PA 39 22 16 1 19 106 121 43 11 Phoenix Coyotes PA 40 19 17 4 17 103 106 42 12 Calgary Flames NW 40 18 18 5 17 100 114 41 13 Edmonton Oilers NW 38 16 20 3 15 107 111 35 14 Anaheim Ducks PA 37 10 21 6 9 92 128 26 15 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 38 10 23 5 7 93 128 25

Divisions: CE - Central, NW - Northwest, PA - Pacific ROW: Total of games won in regulation or overtime, not shootout.

* – Division leader
After games on January 3, 2012

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2011 Pre-season game log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 19 (split-squad)	Nashville Predators	-	Florida Panthers
2	September 19 (split-squad)	Nashville Predators	-	Florida Panthers
3	September 20 (in Baltimore, MD)	Nashville Predators	-	Washington Capitals
4	September 23	Nashville Predators	-	Carolina Hurricanes
5	September 24	Winnipeg Jets	-	Nashville Predators
6	September 28	Washington Capitals	-	Nashville Predators
7	September 30	Nashville Predators	-	Winnipeg Jets
8	October 1	Carolina Hurricanes	-	Nashville Predators

Regular season

2011–12 Game Log
October: 5–4–2 (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 3–2–1) Pts. 12 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 7 Nashville Predators 3 – 2 Columbus Blue Jackets Pekka Rinne 18,247 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 8 Nashville Predators 4 – 2 St. Louis Blues Pekka Rinne 19,150 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 13 Phoenix Coyotes 5 – 2 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 2–1–0 4 Recap 4 October 15 New Jersey Devils 3 – 2 Nashville Predators SO Pekka Rinne 17,113 2–1–1 5 Recap 5 October 17 Nashville Predators 1 – 3 Edmonton Oilers Pekka Rinne 16,839 2–2–1 5 Recap 6 October 20 Nashville Predators 1 – 5 Vancouver Canucks Pekka Rinne 18,860 2–3–1 5 Recap 7 October 22 Nashville Predators 2 – 0 Calgary Flames Pekka Rinne 19,289 3–3–1 7 Recap 8 October 25 San Jose Sharks 3 – 1 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 15,121 3–4–1 7 Recap 9 October 27 Tampa Bay Lightning 3 – 5 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 16,619 4–4–1 9 Recap 10 October 29 Anaheim Ducks 0 – 3 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 16,395 5–4–1 11 Recap 11 October 31 Nashville Predators 4 - 5 Chicago Blackhawks OT Pekka Rinne 20,721 5–4–2 12 Recap
November: 6–5–2 (Home: 2–1–2; Road: 4–4–0) Pts. 14 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 3 Nashville Predators 3 - 0 Phoenix Coyotes Pekka Rinne 6,738 6–4–2 14 Recap 13 November 5 Nashville Predators 4 - 3 San Jose Sharks OT Pekka Rinne 17,562 7–4–2 16 Recap 14 November 8 Nashville Predators 3 - 4 Los Angeles Kings Anders Lindback 17,963 7–5–2 16 Recap 15 November 9 Nashville Predators 4 - 2 Anaheim Ducks Pekka Rinne 13,529 8–5–2 18 Recap 16 November 12 Montreal Canadiens 2 - 1 Nashville Predators OT Pekka Rinne 17,113 8–5–3 19 Recap 17 November 15 Washington Capitals 1 - 3 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 14,863 9–5–3 21 Recap 18 November 17 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 - 4 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 16,135 10–5–3 23 Recap 19 November 19 Columbus Blue Jackets 4 - 3 Nashville Predators OT Pekka Rinne 16,776 10–5–4 24 Recap 20 November 22 Edmonton Oilers 6 - 2 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 16,836 10–6–4 24 Recap 21 November 23 Nashville Predators 2 - 3 Minnesota Wild Pekka Rinne 16,981 10–7–4 24 Recap 22 November 26 Nashville Predators 1 - 4 Detroit Red Wings Pekka Rinne 20,066 10–8–4 24 Recap 23 November 28 Nashville Predators 2 - 1 Edmonton Oilers Anders Lindback 16,839 11–8–4 26 Recap 24 November 29 Nashville Predators 0 - 1 Calgary Flames Pekka Rinne 19,289 11–9–4 26 Recap
December: 9–5–0 (Home: 6–3–0; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 25 December 1 Nashville Predators 6 - 5 Vancouver Canucks Pekka Rinne 18,890 12–9–4 28 Recap 26 December 3 Buffalo Sabres 3 - 2 Nashville Predators Anders Lindback 17,113 12–10–4 28 Recap 27 December 6 Phoenix Coyotes 3 - 2 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 15,638 12–11–4 28 Recap 28 December 8 Nashville Predators 4 - 3 Columbus Blue Jackets ОТ Pekka Rinne 13,852 13–11–4 30 Recap 29 December 10 Anaheim Ducks 2 - 3 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 14–11–4 32 Recap 30 December 13 Calgary Flames 1 - 2 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 14,813 15–11–4 34 Recap 31 December 15 Detroit Red Wings 3 - 4 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 16–11–4 36 Recap 32 December 17 St. Louis Blues 1 - 2 Nashville Predators SO Pekka Rinne 17,113 17–11–4 38 Recap 33 December 20 Nashville Predators 1 - 4 Washington Capitals Anders Lindback 18,506 17–12–4 38 Recap 34 December 22 Columbus Blue Jackets 5 - 6 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 18–12–4 40 Recap 35 December 23 Nashville Predators 3 - 6 Dallas Stars Pekka Rinne 15,245 18–13–4 40 Recap 36 December 26 Detroit Red Wings 4 - 1 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 18–14–4 40 Recap 37 December 28 Minnesota Wild 1 - 2 Nashville Predators SO Pekka Rinne 17,113 19–14–4 42 Recap 38 December 30 Nashville Predators 2 - 1 St. Louis Blues SO Pekka Rinne 19,150 20–14–4 44 Recap
January: 1–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 1 Calgary Flames 3 - 5 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 17,113 21–14–4 46 Recap 40 January 5 Dallas Stars Nashville Predators 41 January 7 Carolina Hurricanes Nashville Predators 42 January 10 Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche 43 January 12 Colorado Avalanche Nashville Predators 44 January 14 Philadelphia Flyers Nashville Predators 45 January 16 Nashville Predators New York Islanders 46 January 17 Nashville Predators New York Rangers 47 January 19 Nashville Predators Columbus Blue Jackets 48 January 21 Chicago Blackhawks Nashville Predators 49 January 23 Columbus Blue Jackets Nashville Predators 50 January 24 Nashville Predators Chicago Blackhawks 51 January 31 Nashville Predators Minnesota Wild
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 2 Nashville Predators Philadelphia Flyers 53 February 4 St. Louis Blues Nashville Predators 54 February 7 Vancouver Canucks Nashville Predators 55 February 9 Nashville Predators Ottawa Senators 56 February 11 Nashville Predators Boston Bruins 57 February 14 Chicago Blackhawks Nashville Predators 58 February 17 Nashville Predators Detroit Red Wings 59 February 19 Nashville Predators Dallas Stars 60 February 21 Vancouver Canucks Nashville Predators 61 February 23 St. Louis Blues Nashville Predators 62 February 25 San Jose Sharks Nashville Predators 63 February 27 Los Angeles Kings Nashville Predators 64 February 28 Nashville Predators Carolina Hurricanes
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 65 March 3 Nashville Predators Florida Panthers 66 March 6 Los Angeles Kings Nashville Predators 67 March 8 Colorado Avalanche Nashville Predators 68 March 10 Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators 69 March 12 Nashville Predators Phoenix Coyotes 70 March 15 Nashville Predators San Jose Sharks 71 March 17 Nashville Predators Los Angeles Kings 72 March 18 Nashville Predators Anaheim Ducks 73 March 20 Edmonton Oilers Nashville Predators 74 March 22 Nashville Predators Pittsburgh Penguins 75 March 24 Winnipeg Jets Nashville Predators 76 March 25 Nashville Predators Chicago Blackhawks 77 March 27 Nashville Predators St. Louis Blues 78 March 30 Nashville Predators Detroit Red Wings 79 March 31 Chicago Blackhawks Nashville Predators
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 3 Minnesota Wild Nashville Predators 81 April 5 Dallas Stars Nashville Predators 82 April 7 Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Weber, SheaShea Weber 35 8 21 29 14 24 Smith, CraigCraig Smith 38 8 17 25 -3 22 Legwand, DavidDavid Legwand 34 10 14 24 -2 10 Suter, RyanRyan Suter 38 5 19 24 8 26 Erat, MartinMartin Erat 30 8 15 23 3 10 Wilson, ColinColin Wilson 37 8 14 22 0 13 Tootoo, JordinJordin Tootoo 36 6 10 16 1 51 Fisher, MikeMike Fisher 30 7 8 15 -4 13 Kostitsyn, SergeiSergei Kostitsyn 32 5 10 15 -3 20 Hornqvist, PatricPatric Hornqvist 37 9 5 14 -3 20 Halischuk, MattMatt Halischuk 38 8 3 11 0 23 Spaling, NickNick Spaling 33 5 6 11 -2 6 Blum, JonathonJonathon Blum 33 3 4 7 -14 6 Klein, KevinKevin Klein 30 1 5 6 -11 4 Bouillon, FrancisFrancis Bouillon 26 0 5 5 -6 13 Hillen, JackJack Hillen 36 2 3 5 -3 14 Josi, RomanRoman Josi 17 2 3 5 -5 8 Smithson, JerredJerred Smithson 38 1 2 3 -7 28 Geoffrion, BlakeBlake Geoffrion 22 0 3 3 -2 17 McGrattan, BrianBrian McGrattan 23 0 2 2 -1 56 Bergfors, NiclasNiclas Bergfors‡ 11 1 1 2 -2 2 O'Reilly, CalCal O'Reilly‡ 5 0 1 1 -2 2 Stortini, ZackZack Stortini 1 0 0 0 0 7 Wilson, KyleKyle Wilson 5 0 0 0 -1 0 Laakso, TeemuTeemu Laakso 9 0 0 0 -1 8 Thang, RyanRyan Thang 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mueller, ChrisChris Mueller 2 0 0 0 -2 0 Ellis, RyanRyan Ellis 3 0 0 0 -1 2 Ekholm, MattiasMattias Ekholm 2 0 0 0 -1 0 Bourque, GabrielGabriel Bourque 2 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Rinne, PekkaPekka Rinne 34 1909 18 10 4 82 2.58 1022 .920 3 0 1 0 Lindback, AndersAnders Lindback 8 393 2 4 0 18 2.75 168 .893 0 0 1 0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Predators. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Pekka Rinne[5]	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 19, 2011

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Craig Smith	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	October 7, 2011
Craig Smith	1st Career NHL Assist	October 8, 2011
Mattias Ekholm	1st Career NHL Game	October 13, 2011
Pekka Rinne	100th Career NHL Win	October 29, 2011
Ryan Thang	1st Career NHL Game	October 31, 2011
Francis Bouillon	100th Career NHL Assist	November 5, 2011
Patric Hornqvist	200th Career NHL Game	November 8, 2011
Ryan Suter	200th Career NHL Point	November 8, 2011
Nashville Predators franchise	1,000th NHL Game	November 12, 2011
Jordin Tootoo	100th Career NHL Point	November 22, 2011
Roman Josi	1st Career NHL Game	November 26, 2011
Pekka Rinne	200th Career NHL Game	December 1, 2011
Roman Josi	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	December 3, 2011
Jerred Smithson	500th Career NHL Game	December 3, 2011
Jack Hillen	200th Career NHL Game	December 6, 2011
Brian McGrattan	200th Career NHL Game	December 8, 2011

Roster

Updated January 1, 2012.^[6]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
7	United States !	Blum, JonathonJonathon Blum	2.0 !D	R	23	2007	Long Beach, California
51	United States !	Bouillon, FrancisFrancis Bouillon	2.0 !D	L	36	2009	New York, New York
57	Canada !	Bourque, GabrielGabriel Bourque	6.0 !LW	L	21	2009	Rimouski, Quebec
49	Canada !	Ellis, RyanRyan Ellis	2.0 !D	R	21	2009	Hamilton, Ontario
10	Czech Republic !	Erat, MartinMartin Erat	7.0 !RW	L	30	1999	Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
12	Canada !	Fisher, MikeMike Fisher (A)	4.0 !C	R	31	2011	Peterborough, Ontario
24	Canada !	Halischuk, MattMatt Halischuk	7.0 !RW	R	23	2010	Toronto, Ontario
38	United States !	Hillen, JackJack Hillen	2.0 !D	L	26	2011	Minnetonka, Minnesota
27	Sweden !	Hornqvist, PatricPatric Hornqvist	7.0 !RW	R	25	2005	Sollentuna, Sweden
59	Switzerland !	Josi, RomanRoman Josi	2.0 !D	L	21	2008	Bern, Switzerland
8	Canada !	Klein, KevinKevin Klein	2.0 !D	R	27	2003	Kitchener, Ontario
74	Belarus !	Kostitsyn, SergeiSergei Kostitsyn	6.0 !LW	L	24	2010	Navapolatsk, Soviet Union
11	United States !	Legwand, DavidDavid Legwand	4.0 !C	L	31	1998	Detroit, Michigan
39	Sweden !	Lindback, AndersAnders Lindback	1.0 !G	L	23	2008	Gävle, Sweden
23	Canada !	McGrattan, BrianBrian McGrattan	7.0 !RW	R	30	2011	Hamilton, Ontario
17	United States !	Mueller, ChrisChris Mueller	4.0 !C	R	26	2010	West Seneca, New York
35	Finland !	Rinne, PekkaPekka Rinne	1.0 !G	L	29	2004	Kempele, Finland
15	United States !	Smith, CraigCraig Smith	4.0 !C	R	22	2009	Madison, Wisconsin
25	Canada !	Smithson, JerredJerred Smithson	7.2 !RW/C	R	33	2004	Vernon, British Columbia
13	Canada !	Spaling, NickNick Spaling	4.2 !C/LW	L	23	2007	Palmerston, Ontario
20	United States !	Suter, RyanRyan Suter (A)	2.0 !D	L	27	2003	Madison, Wisconsin
22	Canada !	Tootoo, JordinJordin Tootoo	7.0 !RW	R	29	2001	Churchill, Manitoba
6	Canada !	Weber, SheaShea Weber (C)	2.0 !D	R	26	2003	Sicamous, British Columbia
33	United States !	Wilson, ColinColin Wilson	4.0 !C	L	22	2008	Greenwich, Connecticut

Transactions

The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2011–12 season.

Trades Date Details June 2, 2011[7] To Washington Capitals Taylor Stefishen To Nashville Predators Conditional 7th-round pick in 2013 June 25, 2011[8] To Los Angeles Kings 3rd-round pick (#82 overall) in 2011 To Nashville Predators 6th-round pick (#170 overall) in 2011 3rd-round pick in 2012 June 25, 2011[8] To New York Rangers 6th-round pick (#172) in 2011 To Nashville Predators 6th-round pick in 2012 July 2, 2011[9] To New York Rangers Andreas Thuresson To Nashville Predators Brodie Dupont July 3, 2011[10] To Toronto Maple Leafs Cody Franson Matthew Lombardi Conditional 4th-round pick in 2013 To Nashville Predators Brett Lebda Robert Slaney Conditional 4th-round pick in 2013 October 28, 2011[11] To Phoenix Coyotes Cal O'Reilly To Nashville Predators 4th-round pick in 2012 Free agents signed Player Former team Contract terms Victor Bartley[12] Rogle BK 2 years, $1.05 million Juuso Puustinen[13] HPK 2 years, $1.22 million Niclas Bergfors[14] Florida Panthers 1 year, $575,000 Zack Stortini[15] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $550,000 Kyle Wilson[16] Columbus Blue Jackets 2 years, $1.1 million Tyler Sloan[17] Washington Capitals 1 year, $650,000 Jack Hillen[18] New York Islanders 1 year, $650,000 Scott Valentine[19] Oshawa Generals 3 years, $1.695 million entry-level contract Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Marcel Goc[20] Florida Panthers 3 years, $5.1 million Steve Sullivan[21] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $1.5 million Joel Ward[22] Washington Capitals 4 years, $12 million Mark Dekanich[23] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $575,000 Shane O'Brien[24] Colorado Avalanche 1 year, $1.1 million Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Brian McGrattan[25] Anaheim Ducks October 11, 2011 Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Player signings Player Date Contract terms Mattias Ekholm[26] May 12, 2011 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract Teemu Laakso[27] June 15, 2011 1 year, $675,000 Matt Halischuk[28] July 7, 2011 2 years, $1.425 million Chris Mueller[28] July 7, 2011 1 year, $550,000 Cal O'Reilly[28] July 7, 2011 1 year, $1.05 million Nick Spaling[28] July 7, 2011 2 years, $2.1 million Sergei Kostitsyn[29] July 8, 2011 1 year, $2.5 million Brodie Dupont[30] July 8, 2011 1 year, $550,000 Craig Smith[31] July 26, 2011 2 years, $1.43 million entry-level contract Shea Weber[32] August 3, 2011 1 year, $7.5 million Pekka Rinne[33] November 3, 2011 7 years, $49 million contract extension Draft picks Nashville's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota. Round Pick Player Position Nationality Previous Team 2 38 (from New Jersey) Magnus Hellberg G  Sweden Almtuna IS (Swe-2) 2 52 Miika Salomaki RW  Finland Oulun Karpat (SM-liiga) 4 94 (from Florida) Josh Shalla LW  Canada Saginaw Spirit (OHL) 4 112 Garrett Noonan D  United States Boston University Terriers (Hockey East) 5 142 Simon Karlsson D  Sweden Malmo Redhawks (Swe-2) 6 170 (from Los Angeles) Chasen Balisy C  United States Western Michigan University (CCHA) 7 202 Brent Andrews LW  Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) See also 2011–12 NHL season References ^ Preds Unveil New Logos ^ The Montreal Gazette - November 17, 2011 - Risky business ^ "2011–12 Standings by Division". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20112012&type=DIV.  ^ "2011–2012 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20112012&type=CON.  ^ Spezza, Rinne, Malkin named NHL's 'Three Stars' ^ "Nashville Predators - Team - Roster". Nashville Predators. http://predators.nhl.com/club/roster.htm?type=roster. Retrieved January 1, 2012.  ^ Preds Acquire Conditional Draft Pick From Washington ^ a b Defensemen deals highlight draft weekend trades ^ Preds Acquire Brodie Dupont From NY Rangers ^ Preds Acquire Lebda & Slaney From Toronto For Franson & Lombardi ^ Preds Acquire 4th Round Pick From Phoenix ^ Preds Sign Defenseman Victor Bartley ^ Preds Sign Finnish Forward Forward Juuso Puustinen ^ Preds Sign Free Agent Forward Niclas Bergfors ^ Preds Ink Free Agent Forward Zack Stortini ^ Preds Sign Forward Kyle Wilson ^ Preds Sign Defenseman Tyler Sloan To 2-Way Deal ^ Preds Sign Defenseman Jack Hillen ^ Preds Sign Defenseman Scott Valentine ^ Panthers Sign C Marcel Goc ^ Penguins Agree to Terms with Forward Steve Sullivan ^ Capitals Sign Joel Ward ^ Columbus Blue Jackets Agree to Terms with Goaltenders Mark Dekanich and Curtis Sanford ^ Avalanche Signs O'Brien ^ Preds Claim Forward Brian McGrattan Off Waivers ^ Preds Sign Prospect Mattias Ekholm ^ Preds Re-Sign Defenseman Teemu Laakso ^ a b c d Preds Re-Sign Four RFAs ^ Nashville Predators Agree to Terms with Sergei Kostitsyn ^ Nashville Predators Sign Brodie Dupont ^ Preds Sign Craig Smith To Entry Level Contract ^ Weber back in 2011-12 ^ Preds Re-Sign Pekka Rinne To 7-Year Deal Nashville Predators Franchise Franchise • Expansion Draft • Players • Coaches • GMs • Seasons • Records • Draft picks • First round picks • Gnash • Current roster Arena Bridgestone Arena Affiliates Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) • Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) Nashville Predators seasons 1990s 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00 2000s 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10 2010s 2010–11 • 2011–12 2011–12 NHL season by team Atlantic New Jersey Devils • New York Islanders • New York Rangers • Philadelphia Flyers • Pittsburgh Penguins Northeast Boston Bruins • Buffalo Sabres • Montreal Canadiens • Ottawa Senators • Toronto Maple Leafs Southeast Carolina Hurricanes • Florida Panthers • Tampa Bay Lightning • Washington Capitals • Winnipeg Jets Central Chicago Blackhawks • Columbus Blue Jackets • Detroit Red Wings • Nashville Predators • St. Louis Blues Northwest Calgary Flames • Colorado Avalanche • Edmonton Oilers • Minnesota Wild • Vancouver Canucks Pacific Anaheim Ducks • Dallas Stars • Los Angeles Kings • Phoenix Coyotes • San Jose Sharks See also 2011 NHL Entry Draft • 2011 NHL Premiere • Winter Classic • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Transactions • Three Star Awards • Suspensions and Fines