2013–14 Nashville Predators season

2013–14 Nashville Predators
Division 6th Central
Conference 10th Western
2013–14 record 36–32–12
Home record 18–17–5
Road record 18–15–7
Goals for 202
Goals against 234
Team information
General Manager David Poile
Coach Barry Trotz
Captain Shea Weber
Alternate captains Mike Fisher
Patric Hornqvist
Arena Bridgestone Arena
Average attendance 16,600 (97%)[1]
(41 games)
Minor league affiliations Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Shea Weber (21)
Assists Shea Weber (32)
Points Shea Weber (53)
Penalties in minutes Richard Clune (152)
Plus/minus (+): Craig Smith (12)
(- ): Eric Nystrom (-26 26)
Wins Carter Hutton (19)
Goals against average Carter Hutton (2.61)
<2012–13 2014–15>

The 2013–14 Nashville Predators season was the club's 16th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Predators finished tenth in the Western Conference, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second year in a row.

Regular season

After the season ended, it was announced that Head Coach Barry Trotz's contract would not be extended and a search for a new head coach would begin immediately. Trotz had been offered a different role in the organization, which he declined. Trotz had been the only coach in franchise history. [2]

Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division[3]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 y - Colorado Avalanche 82 52 22 8 47 250 220 112
2 St. Louis Blues 82 52 23 7 43 248 191 111
3 Chicago Blackhawks 82 46 21 15 40 267 220 107
4 Minnesota Wild 82 43 27 12 35 207 206 98
5 Dallas Stars 82 40 31 11 36 235 228 91
6 Nashville Predators 82 38 32 12 36 216 242 88
7 Winnipeg Jets 82 37 35 10 29 227 237 84

Conference standings

Top 3 (Central Division)[4]
R GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 y – Colorado Avalanche 82 52 22 8 47 250 220 112
2 St. Louis Blues 82 52 23 7 43 248 191 111
3 Chicago Blackhawks 82 46 21 15 40 267 220 107
Top 3 (Pacific Division)[4]
R GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 z – Anaheim Ducks 82 54 20 8 51 266 209 116
2 San Jose Sharks 82 51 22 9 41 249 200 111
3 Los Angeles Kings 82 46 28 8 38 206 174 100
Wild Card Teams[4]
R (Top 2 qualify for playoffs) Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 Minnesota Wild CE 82 43 27 12 35 207 206 98
2 Dallas Stars CE 82 40 31 11 36 235 228 91
3 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 37 30 15 31 216 231 89
4 Nashville Predators CE 82 38 32 12 36 216 242 88
5 Winnipeg Jets CE 82 37 35 10 29 227 237 84
6 Vancouver Canucks PA 82 36 35 11 31 196 223 83
7 Calgary Flames PA 82 35 40 7 28 209 241 77
8 Edmonton Oilers PA 82 29 44 9 25 203 270 67

bold – Clinched Playoff spot, y – Clinched Division, z – Clinched Conference

Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2013–14 Game Log

Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player stats

Final stats[5]

Skaters

Regular Season
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Weber, SheaShea Weber 79 23 33 56 -2 2 52
Hornqvist, PatricPatric Hornqvist 76 22 31 53 1 28
Smith, CraigCraig Smith 79 24 28 52 16 22
Fisher, MikeMike Fisher 75 20 29 49 -4 4 60
Josi, RomanRoman Josi 72 13 27 40 -2 2 18
Legwand, DavidDavid Legwand 62 10 30 40 -8 8 30
Cullen, MattMatt Cullen 77 10 29 39 4 32
Wilson, ColinColin Wilson 81 11 22 33 -1 1 21
Spaling, NickNick Spaling 71 13 19 32 2 14
Ellis, RyanRyan Ellis 80 6 21 27 9 24
Bourque, GabrielGabriel Bourque 74 9 17 26 -5 5 8
Jones, SethSeth Jones 77 6 19 25 -23 23 24
Gaustad, PaulPaul Gaustad 75 10 11 21 -6 6 61
Nystrom, EricEric Nystrom 79 15 6 21 -25 25 60
Stalberg, ViktorViktor Stalberg 70 8 10 18 -14 14 32
Ekholm, MattiasMattias Ekholm 62 1 8 9 -8 8 10
Jarnkrok, CalleCalle Jarnkrok 12 2 7 9 7 4
Clune, RichardRichard Clune 58 3 4 7 -7 7 166
Bartley, VictorVictor Bartley 50 1 5 6 0 23
Del Zotto, MichaelMichael Del Zotto 25 1 4 5 -4 4 8
Forsberg, FilipFilip Forsberg 13 1 4 5 -8 8 4
Sissons, ColtonColton Sissons 17 1 3 4 0 4
Hendricks, MattMatt Hendricks 44 2 2 4 -5 5 54
Klein, KevinKevin Klein 47 1 2 3 -11 11 21
Moser, SimonSimon Moser 6 1 1 2 0 2
Eaves, PatrickPatrick Eaves 5 0 0 0 -3 3 0
Piskula, JoeJoe Piskula 2 0 0 0 1 0
Van Guilder, MarkMark Van Guilder 1 0 0 0 0 0
Beck, TaylorTaylor Beck 7 0 0 0 -2 2 6

Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Hutton, CarterCarter Hutton 40 34 2085-172,085:17 20 11 4 91 2.62 1006 .910 1 0 1 2
Mazanec, MarekMarek Mazanec 25 22 1369-321,369:32 8 10 4 64 2.80 650 .902 2 0 0 0
Rinne, PekkaPekka Rinne 24 24 1366-491,366:49 10 10 3 63 2.77 645 .902 2 0 0 0
Dubnyk, DevanDevan Dubnyk 2 2 0123-57123:57 0 1 1 9 4.35 60 .850 0 0 0 0
Hellberg, MagnusMagnus Hellberg 1 0 0012-1212:12 0 0 0 1 5.00 4 .750 0 0 0 0

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


Transactions

The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 30, 2013[6] To St. Louis Blues
4th-round pick in 2013
To Nashville Predators
7th-round pick in 2013
4th-round pick in 2014
January 15, 2014[7] To Edmonton Oilers
Matt Hendricks
To Nashville Predators
Devan Dubnyk
January 22, 2014[8] To New York Rangers
Kevin Klein
To Nashville Predators
Michael Del Zotto
March 5, 2014[9] To Montreal Canadiens
Devan Dubnyk
To Nashville Predators
Future Considerations
March 5, 2014[10] To Detroit Red Wings
David Legwand
To Nashville Predators
Calle Jarnkrok
Patrick Eaves
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2014
April 19, 2014[11] To Washington Capitals
7th-round pick in 2014
To Nashville Predators
Jaynen Rissling

Free agents signed

Player Former team Contract terms
Viktor Stalberg[12] Chicago Blackhawks 4 years, $12 million
Matt Cullen[13] Minnesota Wild 2 years, $7 million
Eric Nystrom[14] Dallas Stars 4 years, $10 million
Matt Hendricks[15] Washington Capitals 4 years, $7.4 million
Carter Hutton[16] Rockford IceHogs 1 year, $550,000
Bryan Rodney[17] Manchester Monarchs 1 year, $550,000
Simon Moser[18] SC Bern 1 year, $550,000 entry-level contract
Johan Alm[19] Skelleftea AIK 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
T. J. Brennan[20] Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $600,000
Jeremy Smith[21] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $550,000
Chris Mueller[22] Dallas Stars 1 year, $600,000
Matthew Halischuk[23] Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $650,000
Jonathon Blum[24] Minnesota Wild 1 year, $650,000
Brandon Yip[25] Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $675,000
Hal Gill[26] Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $700,000

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Seth Jones[27] July 10, 2013 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Richard Clune[28] July 17, 2013 2 years, $1.7 million
Nick Spaling[29] July 25, 2013 1 year, $1.5 million
Jonathan-Ismael Diaby[30] January 2, 2014 3 years, $1.9375 million entry-level contract
Felix Girard[31] April 15, 2014 3 years, $1.895 million entry-level contract
Garrett Noonan[32] April 22, 2014 2 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Jaynen Rissling[33] April 22, 2014 3 years, $1.82 million entry-level contract
Pontus Aberg[34] May 7, 2014 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Max Gortz[35] June 2, 2014 3 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
Carter Hutton[36] June 2, 2014 2 years, $1.45 million contract extension

Draft picks

Nashville Predators' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 4 Seth Jones D United States United States Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
3 64[a] Jonathan-Ismael Diaby D Canada Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
4 95 Felix Girard C Canada Canada Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
4 99[b] Juuse Saros G Finland Finland HPK (SM-liiga)
5 125 Saku Maenalanen RW Finland Finland Karpat Jr. (Finland-Jr.)
5 140[d] Teemu Kivihalme D United States United States Burnsville Blaze (MSHSL)
6 155 Emil Pettersson C Sweden Sweden Timra IK (SHL/Swe-2)
6 171[e] Tommy Veilleux LW Canada Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
7 185 Wade Murphy RW Canada Canada Penticton Vees (BCHL)
7 203[f] Janne Juvonen G Finland Finland Lahti Pelicans (SM-liiga)
Draft notes[37]
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2013 (203rd overall) and a fourth-round pick in 2014 to Nashville in exchange for this pick.[42]
         Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 3, 2011 that sent Cody Franson and Matthew Lombardi to Toronto in exchange for Brett Lebda, Robert Slaney and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[43] The condition – Lombardi plays in 60 or more regular season games over the course of the 2011–12 and 2012–13 NHL seasons[43] – was converted on April 3, 2012.[44]
  • e The San Jose Sharks' sixth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as a result of an April 3, 2013 trade that sent Scott Hannan to the Sharks in exchange for this pick.[45]
  • f The St. Louis Blues’ seventh-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent Toronto’s fourth-round pick in 2013 (112th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[42]

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  8. Nashville Predators Acquire Michael Del Zotto from the New York Rangers
  9. Nashville Predators Send Devan Dubnyk to Montreal
  10. Nashville Predators Acquire Jarnkrok, Eaves and a Conditional Pick From Detroit
  11. Nashville Predators Acquire Jaynen Rissling From Washington
  12. Nashville Predators Sign Viktor Stalberg To A Four-Year Contract
  13. Nashville Predators Sign Matt Cullen To A Two-Year Contract
  14. Nashville Predators Sign Eric Nystrom To A Four-Year Contract
  15. Nashville Predators Sign Matt Hendricks To A Four-Year Contract
  16. Nashville Predators Sign Carter Hutton To A One-Year Contract
  17. Nashville Predators Sign Bryan Rodney To A One-Year Contract
  18. Nashville Predators Sign Simon Moser To An Entry Level Contract
  19. Nashville Predators Sign Johan Alm to an Entry-Level Contract
  20. Leafs Sign Tyler Bozak
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  24. Wild Agrees To Terms With FA Defensemen
  25. Coyotes Sign Yip to One-Year Contract
  26. Flyers sign defenseman Hal Gill
  27. Nashville Predators Sign 2013 Fourth Overall Selection Seth Jones
  28. Nashville Predators Sign Rich Clune To A Two-Year Contract
  29. Nashville Predators Sign Spaling To A One-Year Contract
  30. Nashville Predators Sign 2013 Third Round Pick Diaby
  31. Nashville Predators Sign 2013 Third-Round Pick Felix Girard
  32. Nashville Predators Sign Garrett Noonan to an Entry-Level Deal
  33. Nashville Predators Sign Jaynen Rissling to an Entry-Level Deal
  34. Nashville Predators Sign 2012 Second-Round Pick Pontus Aberg
  35. Nashville Predators Sign 2012 Draft Pick Max Gortz
  36. Nashville Predators Sign Hutton to a Two-Year Contract
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