2014–15 Nashville Predators season

Professional ice hockey team season

2014–15 Nashville Predators
Division2nd Central
Conference3rd Western
2014–15 record47–25–10
Home record28–9–4
Road record19–16–6
Goals for232
Goals against208
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachPeter Laviolette
CaptainShea Weber
Alternate captainsMike Fisher
James Neal
ArenaBridgestone Arena
Average attendance16,854[1]
(41 games)
Team leaders
GoalsFilip Forsberg (26)
AssistsMike Ribeiro (47)
PointsFilip Forsberg (63)
Penalty minutesShea Weber (70)
Plus/minusColin Wilson (+21)
WinsPekka Rinne (39)
Goals against averagePekka Rinne (2.08)

The 2014–15 Nashville Predators season was the 17th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[2]

Off-season

The day after the end of the Predators' 2013–14 season, where the team missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second-straight year, it was announced that after 17 years at the helm of the Nashville Predators, Barry Trotz was relieved of his duties as head coach.[3]

On May 6, 2014, it was announced that Peter Laviolette, former head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers, was hired to replace Trotz as the new head coach of the Predators. The team also hired Kevin McCarthy as an assistant coach.[4]

On June 27, 2014, during the first round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, the Predators traded right winger Patric Hornqvist and restricted free agent Nick Spaling to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for right winger James Neal.

Playoffs

The Nashville Predators entered the playoffs as the Central Division's second seed. They lost to the Chicago Blackhawks in six games in the first round.

Standings

Central Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – St. Louis Blues 82 51 24 7 42 248 201 +47 109
2 x – Nashville Predators 82 47 25 10 41 232 208 +24 104
3 x – Chicago Blackhawks 82 48 28 6 39 229 189 +40 102
4 x – Minnesota Wild 82 46 28 8 42 231 201 +30 100
5 x – Winnipeg Jets 82 43 26 13 36 230 210 +20 99
6 Dallas Stars 82 41 31 10 37 261 260 +1 92
7 Colorado Avalanche 82 39 31 12 29 219 227 −8 90
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Suspensions/fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Anton Volchenkov Illegal check to the head of Calgary Flames forward Micheal Ferland during NHL Game No. 151 in Calgary on Friday, October 31, 2014, at 19:06 of the second period. 4 games $21,505.36 November 2, 2014[5]
James Neal Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 447 in San Jose on Saturday, December 13, 2014, at 19:39 of the third period. — $2,000.00 December 17, 2014[6]
Craig Smith High-sticking on Buffalo Sabres forward Jerry D'Amigo during NHL Game No. 1075 in Nashville on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at 17:50 of the first period. — $5,000.00 March 22, 2015[7]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 23 Nashville 2–4 Tampa Bay Mazanec 10,442 0–1–0 Recap
2 September 25 Tampa Bay 0–1 Nashville Rinne 13,107 1–1–0 Recap
3 September 27 Florida 1–2 Nashville SO Hutton 12,700 2–1–0 Recap
4 September 27 Florida 1–4 Nashville Rinne 15,741 3–1–0 Recap
5 September 29 Columbus 3–0 Nashville Rinne 11,905 3–2–0 Recap
6 October 4 Nashville 2–3 Columbus Rinne 14,786 3–3–0 Recap

Regular season

2014–15 Game Log
October: 6–2–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 9 Ottawa 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,113 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 11 Dallas 1–4 Nashville Rinne 17,113 2–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 14 Calgary 3–2 Nashville SO Rinne 15,654 2–0–1 5 Recap
4 October 17 Nashville 2–0 Winnipeg Rinne 15,016 3–0–1 7 Recap
5 October 18 Nashville 1–2 Chicago OT Hutton 21,640 3–0–2 8 Recap
6 October 21 Arizona 3–4 Nashville SO Rinne 15,694 4–0–2 10 Recap
7 October 23 Chicago 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,157 5–0–2 12 Recap
8 October 25 Pittsburgh 3–0 Nashville Rinne 17,218 5–1–2 12 Recap
9 October 29 Nashville 4–1 Edmonton Rinne 16,839 6–1–2 14 Recap
10 October 31 Nashville 3–4 Calgary Rinne 18,505 6–2–2 14 Recap
November: 10–3–0 (Home: 6–0–0 ; Road: 4–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
11 November 2 Nashville 3–1 Vancouver Rinne 18,395 7–2–2 16 Recap
12 November 4 Nashville 1–3 Winnipeg Hutton 15,016 7–3–2 16 Recap
13 November 6 Nashville 3–2 Dallas Rinne 17,054 8–3–2 18 Recap
14 November 8 Nashville 2–1 St. Louis Rinne 18,869 9–3–2 20 Recap
15 November 11 Edmonton 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,129 10–3–2 22 Recap
16 November 13 Nashville 3–4 St. Louis Rinne 15,702 10–4–2 22 Recap
17 November 15 Winnipeg 1–2 Nashville Rinne 17,113 11–4–2 24 Recap
18 November 18 Nashville 9–2 Toronto Rinne 19,007 12–4–2 26 Recap
19 November 20 Nashville 2–3 Ottawa Hutton 16,796 12–5–2 26 Recap
20 November 22 Florida 2–3 Nashville SO Rinne 17,163 13–5–2 28 Recap
21 November 25 Los Angeles 3–4 Nashville SO Rinne 17,181 14–5–2 30 Recap
22 November 27 Edmonton 0–1 Nashville OT Rinne 17,113 15–5–2 32 Recap
23 November 29 Columbus 1–2 Nashville Rinne 16,548 16–5–2 34 Recap
December: 8–4–1 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 4–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
24 December 2 Nashville 1–2 Carolina Rinne 9,161 16–6–2 34 Recap
25 December 4 St. Louis 3–4 Nashville Rinne 16,409 17–6–2 36 Recap
26 December 6 Chicago 3–1 Nashville Rinne 17,212 17–7–2 36 Recap
27 December 9 Nashville 3–0 Colorado Rinne 12,689 18–7–2 38 Recap
28 December 11 Nashville 5–1 Arizona Rinne 10,194 19–7–2 40 Recap
29 December 13 Nashville 0–2 San Jose Rinne 17,059 19–8–2 40 Recap
30 December 16 Boston 2–3 Nashville SO Rinne 17,113 20–8–2 42 Recap
31 December 20 Nashville 6–5 Minnesota OT Rinne 19,017 21–8–2 44 Recap
32 December 22 Nashville 5–1 Columbus Rinne 14,573 22–8–2 46 Recap
33 December 23 Nashville 3–5 Boston Hutton 17,565 22–9–2 46 Recap
34 December 27 Philadelphia 1–4 Nashville Rinne 17,315 23–9–2 48 Recap
35 December 29 Nashville 4–5 Chicago SO Rinne 22,208 23–9–3 49 Recap
36 December 30 St. Louis 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,401 24–9–3 51 Recap
January: 7–2–3 (Home: 5–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–3)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
37 January 3 Nashville 7–6 Los Angeles OT Rinne 18,230 25–9–3 53 Recap
38 January 4 Nashville 3–4 Anaheim SO Hutton 16,402 25–9–4 54 Recap
39 January 6 Carolina 2–3 Nashville Rinne 15,706 26–9–4 56 Recap
40 January 8 Dallas 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,113 27–9–4 58 Recap
41 January 10 Nashville 3–1 Minnesota Rinne 19,052 28–9–4 60 Recap
42 January 13 Vancouver 1–5 Nashville Rinne 15,726 29–9–4 62 Recap
43 January 16 Washington 3–4 Nashville Hutton 17,303 30–9–4 64 Recap
44 January 17 Nashville 2–5 Detroit Hutton 20,027 30–10–4 64 Recap
45 January 20 Nashville 1–2 Montreal OT Hutton 21,287 30–10–5 65 Recap
46 January 27 Colorado 3–4 Nashville OT Hutton 15,566 31–10–5 67 Recap
47 January 29 Nashville 4–5 St. Louis SO Hutton 19,477 31–10–6 68 Recap
48 January 30 Nashville 0–3 Colorado Mazanec 18,064 31–11–6 68 Recap
February: 10–4–1 (Home: 7–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
49 February 1 Nashville 4–0 Pittsburgh Hutton 18,535 32–11–6 70 Recap
50 February 3 Toronto 3–4 Nashville Hutton 15,667 33–11–6 72 Recap
51 February 5 Anaheim 5–2 Nashville Rinne 17,113 33–12–6 72 Recap
52 February 7 NY Rangers 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,329 34–12–6 74 Recap
53 February 8 Nashville 3–2 Florida Hutton 10,844 35–12–6 76 Recap
54 February 10 Tampa Bay 2–3 Nashville OT Rinne 16,362 36–12–6 78 Recap
55 February 12 Winnipeg 1–3 Nashville Rinne 16,135 37–12–6 80 Recap
56 February 14 New Jersey 1–3 Nashville Rinne 17,333 38–12–6 82 Recap
57 February 17 San Jose 1–5 Nashville Rinne 16,206 39–12–6 84 Recap
58 February 19 Nashville 2–5 NY Islanders Rinne 16,170 39–13–6 84 Recap
59 February 21 Nashville 2–3 Philadelphia SO Rinne 19,680 39–13–7 85 Recap
60 February 22 Nashville 2–1 Buffalo SO Hutton 19,070 40–13–7 87 Recap
61 February 24 Colorado 2–5 Nashville Rinne 17,113 41–13–7 89 Recap
62 February 26 Minnesota 4–2 Nashville Rinne 17,113 41–14–7 89 Recap
63 February 28 Detroit 4–3 Nashville Rinne 17,361 41–15–7 89 Recap
March: 6–7–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 4–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
64 March 2 Nashville 1–4 NY Rangers Rinne 18,006 41–16–7 89 Recap
65 March 3 Nashville 1–3 New Jersey Hutton 13,012 41–17–7 89 Recap
66 March 5 NY Islanders 4–3 Nashville Rinne 17,113 41–18–7 89 Recap
67 March 7 Winnipeg 3–1 Nashville Rinne 17,113 41–19–7 89 Recap
68 March 9 Nashville 2–1 Arizona OT Rinne 11,227 42–19–7 91 Recap
69 March 12 Nashville 0–2 San Jose Rinne 17,562 42–20–7 91 Recap
70 March 14 Nashville 2–1 Los Angeles Rinne 18,230 43–20–7 93 Recap
71 March 15 Nashville 2–4 Anaheim Rinne 17,295 43–21–7 93 Recap
72 March 17 Minnesota 3–2 Nashville OT Rinne 17,209 43–21–8 94 Recap
73 March 21 Buffalo 0–3 Nashville Rinne 17,113 44–21–8 96 Recap
74 March 24 Montreal 2–3 Nashville OT Rinne 17,113 45–21–8 98 Recap
75 March 26 Nashville 3–2 Tampa Bay Rinne 19,204 46–21–8 100 Recap
76 March 28 Nashville 4–3 Washington Rinne 18,506 47–21–8 102 Recap
77 March 29 Calgary 5–2 Nashville Rinne 17,113 47–22–8 102 Recap
78 March 31 Vancouver 5–4 Nashville SO Rinne 17,113 47–22–9 103 Recap
April: 0–3–1 (Home: 0–1–1 ; Road: 0–2–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
79 April 4 Dallas 4–3 Nashville OT Rinne 17,113 47–22–10 104 Recap
80 April 7 Nashville 2–3 Colorado Rinne 13,561 47–23–10 104 Recap
81 April 9 Minnesota 4–2 Nashville Rinne 17,113 47–24–10 104 Recap
82 April 11 Nashville 1–4 Dallas Hutton 18,532 47–25–10 104 Recap

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

Playoffs

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Western Conference First Round vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks: Chicago won series 4–2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 15 Chicago 4–3 Nashville 2OT Rinne 17,225 0–1 Recap
2 April 17 Chicago 2–6 Nashville Rinne 17,208 1–1 Recap
3 April 19 Nashville 2–4 Chicago Rinne 22,020 1–2 Recap
4 April 21 Nashville 2–3 Chicago 3OT Rinne 22,014 1–3 Recap
5 April 23 Chicago 2–5 Nashville Rinne 17,238 2–3 Recap
6 April 25 Nashville 3–4 Chicago Rinne 22,171 2–4 Recap

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player stats

Final stats[8]

Skaters

Regular Season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Filip Forsberg 82 26 37 63 15 24
Mike Ribeiro 82 15 47 62 11 52
Roman Josi 81 15 40 55 15 26
Shea Weber 78 15 30 45 15 72
Craig Smith 82 23 21 44 11 44
Colin Wilson 77 20 22 42 19 22
Mike Fisher 59 19 20 39 4 39
James Neal 67 23 14 37 12 57
Ryan Ellis 58 9 18 27 8 27
Seth Jones 82 8 19 27 3 20
Matt Cullen 62 7 18 25 8 16
Mattias Ekholm 80 7 11 18 12 52
Calle Jarnkrok 74 7 11 18 2 18
Taylor Beck 62 8 8 16 −4 18
Paul Gaustad 73 4 10 14 7 60
Gabriel Bourque 69 3 10 13 −13 10
Eric Nystrom 60 7 5 12 0 15
Viktor Stalberg 25 2 8 10 0 18
Derek Roy‡ 26 1 9 10 0 2
Victor Bartley 37 0 10 10 1 26
Anton Volchenkov 46 0 7 7 4 14
Olli Jokinen‡ 48 3 3 6 2 26
Mike Santorelli† 22 1 3 4 −7 6
Cody Franson† 23 1 3 4 0 2
Miikka Salomaki 1 1 0 1 1 0
Mark Arcobello†‡ 4 1 0 1 0 0
Richard Clune 1 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Piskula 1 0 0 0 −1 2
Anthony Bitetto 7 0 0 0 −1 7
Kevin Fiala 1 0 0 0 −1 0
Viktor Arvidsson 6 0 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Filip Forsberg 6 4 2 6 1 4
Colin Wilson 6 5 0 5 −1 0
James Neal 6 4 1 5 0 8
Craig Smith 6 2 3 5 2 0
Mike Ribeiro 6 1 4 5 2 4
Seth Jones 6 0 4 4 −6 6
Viktor Stalberg 6 1 2 3 1 0
Ryan Ellis 6 0 3 3 4 2
Matt Cullen 6 1 1 2 −1 4
Cody Franson 5 0 2 2 1 0
Calle Jarnkrok 6 0 2 2 −2 0
Mike Santorelli 4 1 0 1 2 0
Roman Josi 6 1 0 1 −5 0
Mattias Ekholm 6 1 0 1 4 2
Anton Volchenkov 1 0 0 0 0 2
Mike Fisher 3 0 1 1 1 0
Shea Weber 2 0 1 1 0 2
Paul Gaustad 6 0 0 0 −1 22
Victor Bartley 4 0 0 0 0 2
Taylor Beck 5 0 0 0 −2 2
Gabriel Bourque 5 0 0 0 −3 2
Kevin Fiala 1 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Pekka Rinne 64 64 3,851 41 17 6 140 2.18 1807 .923 4 0 1 8
Carter Hutton 18 17 1010 6 7 4 44 2.61 450 .902 1 0 0 0
Marek Mazanec 2 1 106 0 1 0 4 2.26 47 .915 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Pekka Rinne 6 6 425 2 4 19 2.68 208 .909 0 0 1 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

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
F. Forsberg NHL Third Star of the Week[9] November 17, 2014
F. Forsberg NHL Rookie of the Month[10] December 1, 2014
P. Rinne NHL Third Star of the Month[11] December 1, 2014
C. Wilson NHL Second Star of the Week[12] December 29, 2014
P. Rinne NHL All-Star game selection[13] January 10, 2015
S. Weber NHL All-Star game selection[13] January 10, 2015
F. Forsberg NHL All-Star game rookie selection[13] January 10, 2015
P. Rinne NHL Third Star of the Week[14] February 16, 2015

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
C. Smith 200th Career NHL Game October 18, 2014
P. Gaustad 600th Career NHL Game October 29, 2014
C. Wilson 300th Career NHL Game October 29, 2014
E. Nystrom 500th Career NHL Game November 6, 2014
D. Roy 500th Career NHL Point November 18, 2014
S. Jones 100th Career NHL Game November 29, 2014
R. Josi 200th Career NHL Game December 11, 2014
O. Jokinen 1,200th Career NHL Game December 20, 2014
M. Fisher 900th Career NHL Game December 27, 2014
M. Ribeiro 900th Career NHL Game December 29, 2014
M. Ekholm 100th Career NHL Game December 29, 2014
P. Rinne 20,000 Career NHL Minutes December 30, 2014
M. Salomäki 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point		 January 8, 2015
R. Josi 100th Career NHL Point January 8, 2015
A. Bitetto 1st Career NHL Game January 17, 2015
M. Fisher 500th Career NHL Point January 29, 2015
M. Ribeiro 700th Career NHL Point February 7, 2015
V. Bartley 100th Career NHL Game February 10, 2015
G. Bourque 200th Career NHL Game February 26, 2015
M. Cullen 400th Career NHL Assist February 26, 2015
M. Cullen 1,200th Career NHL Game March 3, 2015
P. Rinne 200th Career NHL Win March 14, 2015
K. Fiala 1st Career NHL Game March 24, 2015
C. Wilson 100th Career NHL Assist March 24, 2015
M. Ribeiro 500th Career NHL Assist April 4, 2015
R. Ellis 200th Career NHL Game April 7, 2015
C. Franson 400th Career NHL Game April 9, 2015
F. Forsberg 100th Career NHL Game April 11, 2015
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
F. Forsberg 1st Career Playoff Game April 15, 2015
M. Ekholm 1st Career Playoff Game April 15, 2015
G. Bourque 1st Career Playoff Game April 15, 2015
T. Beck 1st Career Playoff Game April 15, 2015
S. Jones 1st Career Playoff Game
1st Career Playoff Assist
1st Career Playoff Point		 April 15, 2015
C. Jarnkrok 1st Career Playoff Game
1st Career Playoff Assist
1st Career Playoff Point		 April 15, 2015
R. Ellis 1st Career Playoff Assist
1st Career Playoff Point		 April 15, 2015
M. Santorelli 1st Career Playoff Game
1st Career Playoff Goal
1st Career Playoff Point		 April 17, 2015
F. Forsberg 1st Career Playoff Goal
1st Career Playoff Assist
1st Career Playoff Point		 April 17, 2015
R. Josi 1st Career Playoff Goal
1st Career Playoff Point		 April 17, 2015
C. Smith 1st Career Playoff Goal April 17, 2015
V. Bartley 1st Career Playoff Game April 19, 2015
M. Ekholm 1st Career Playoff Goal
1st Career Playoff Point		 April 19, 2015
K. Fiala 1st Career Playoff Game April 21, 2015
F. Forsberg 1st Career Playoff Hat-Trick April 23, 2015

Transactions

The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 27, 2014[15] To Pittsburgh Penguins
Patric Hornqvist
Nick Spaling 		To Nashville Predators
James Neal
June 28, 2014
[16][17] 		To San Jose Sharks
DET's 2nd-round pick in 2014 		To Nashville Predators
2nd-round pick in 2014
4th-round pick in 2015
June 28, 2014
[16][17] 		To San Jose Sharks
3rd-round pick in 2014
4th-round pick in 2014 		To Nashville Predators
FLA's 3rd-round pick in 2014
December 29, 2014[18] To Edmonton Oilers
Derek Roy 		To Nashville Predators
Mark Arcobello
February 15, 2015[19] To Toronto Maple Leafs
Olli Jokinen
Brendan Leipsic
1st-round pick in 2015 		To Nashville Predators
Cody Franson
Mike Santorelli

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 1, 2014 Olli Jokinen Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $2.5 million [20]
July 7, 2014 Anton Volchenkov New Jersey Devils 1 year, $1 million [21]
July 15, 2014 Mike Ribeiro Arizona Coyotes 1 year, $1.05 million [22]
July 15, 2014 Derek Roy St. Louis Blues 1 year, $1 million [23]
April 9, 2015 Steve Moses Jokerit 1 year, $1 million [24]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 1, 2014 Patrick Eaves Dallas Stars 1 year, $650,000 [25]
August 5, 2014 Michael Del Zotto Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $1.3 million [26]

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Mark Arcobello[27] Pittsburgh Penguins January 14, 2015

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
July 4, 2014 Joe Piskula 1 year, $550,000 [28]
July 8, 2014 Anthony Bitetto 1 year, $605,000 [29]
July 9, 2014 Mattias Ekholm 2 years, $2.075 million [30]
July 15, 2014 Viktor Arvidsson 3 year, $1.895 million entry-level contract [31]
July 15, 2014 Kevin Fiala 3 year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [32]
September 25, 2014 Ryan Ellis 5 years, $12.5 million [33]
September 30, 2014 Taylor Beck 1 year, $550,000 [34]
May 6, 2015 Marek Mazanec 1 year, $575,000 [35]
June 16, 2015 Juuse Saros 3 years, entry-level contract [36]

Draft picks

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[37]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 11 Kevin Fiala LW  Switzerland HV71 (Sweden-Jr.)
2 42 Vladislav Kamenev LW  Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)
2 51[a] Jack Dougherty D  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
3 62[b] Justin Kirkland LW  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
4 112[c] Viktor Arvidsson LW  Sweden Skellefteå AIK (SHL)
5 132 Joonas Lyytinen D  Finland KalPa (Finland)
6 162 Aaron Irving D  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)

Draft notes

[38]

  • a The San Jose Sharks' second-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent Detroit's second-round pick in 2014 (46th overall) to San Jose in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[16]
  • b The Florida Panthers' third-round pick (previously acquired by San Jose) went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent a third and fourth-round pick (72nd and 102nd overall) both in 2014 to San Jose in exchange for this pick.[17]
  • The Nashville Predators third-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent Florida's third-round pick in 2014 (62nd overall) to Nashville in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2014 (102nd overall) and this pick.[17]
  • The Nashville Predators fourth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent Florida's third-round pick in 2014 (62nd overall) to Nashville in exchange for a third-round pick in 2014 (72nd overall) and this pick.[17]
  • c The St. Louis Blues' fourth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent a fourth-round pick in 2013 to St. Louis in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2013 and this pick.[39]
  • The Nashville Predators' seventh-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a trade on April 19, 2014 that sent Jaynen Rissling to Nashville in exchange for this pick.[40]

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  22. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Mike Ribeiro to a One-Year Contract
  23. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Derek Roy to a One-Year Contract
  24. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Forward Steve Moses
  25. ^ Dallas Stars Sign Right Wing Patrick Eaves
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  27. ^ Penguins Claim Forward Mark Arcobello
  28. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Joe Piskula to a One-Year Contract
  29. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Anthony Bitetto to a One-Year Contract
  30. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Mattias Ekholm to a Two-Year Contract
  31. ^ Nashville Predators Sign 2014 Fourth Round Pick Viktor Arvidsson to an Entry Level Contract
  32. ^ Nashville Predators Sign 2014 First Round Pick Kevin Fiala
  33. ^ Nashville Predators Agree to Terms with Defenseman Ryan Ellis
  34. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Taylor Beck to a One-Year Contract
  35. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Mazanec to a One-Year Contract
  36. ^ Nashville Predators Sign 2013 Draftee Juuse Saros
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  39. ^ Predators Select 10 at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft
  40. ^ Nashville Predators Acquire Jaynen Rissling From Washington