# 2001–02 Nashville Predators season

The 2001–02 Nashville Predators season was the Nashville Predators' fourth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Predators missed the playoffs for the fourth straight year.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Central Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 251 | 187 | 116 |
| 2 | 4 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 43 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 227 | 188 | 98 |
| 3 | 5 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 216 | 207 | 96 |
| 4 | 14 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 196 | 230 | 69 |
| 5 | 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 22 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 164 | 255 | 57 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | p – Detroit Red Wings | CEN | 82 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 251 | 187 | 116 |
| 2 | y – Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 45 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 212 | 169 | 99 |
| 3 | y – San Jose Sharks | PAC | 82 | 44 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 248 | 199 | 99 |
| 4 | St. Louis Blues | CEN | 82 | 43 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 227 | 188 | 98 |
| 5 | Chicago Blackhawks | CEN | 82 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 216 | 207 | 96 |
| 6 | Phoenix Coyotes | PAC | 82 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 228 | 210 | 95 |
| 7 | Los Angeles Kings | PAC | 82 | 40 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 214 | 190 | 95 |
| 8 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 42 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 254 | 211 | 94 |
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| 9 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 205 | 182 | 92 |
| 10 | Dallas Stars | PAC | 82 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 215 | 213 | 90 |
| 11 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 201 | 220 | 79 |
| 12 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 195 | 238 | 73 |
| 13 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PAC | 82 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 175 | 198 | 69 |
| 14 | Nashville Predators | CEN | 82 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 196 | 230 | 69 |
| 15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CEN | 82 | 22 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 164 | 255 | 57 |
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division

## Schedule and results

2001–02 regular season :
October: 4–7–2–0 (home: 1–5–1–0; road: 3–2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1LOctober 5, 20011–4@ Dallas Stars (2001–02)0–1–0–0Recap
2TOctober 6, 20012–2 OTSt. Louis Blues (2001–02)0–1–1–0Recap
3WOctober 11, 20011–0Calgary Flames (2001–02)1–1–1–0Recap
4LOctober 13, 20013–4Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)1–2–1–0Recap
5TOctober 16, 20013–3 OT@ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)1–2–2–0Recap
6LOctober 18, 20013–5Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)1–3–2–0Recap
7LOctober 20, 20011–2Boston Bruins (2001–02)1–4–2–0Recap
8WOctober 22, 20014–2@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)2–4–2–0Recap
9LOctober 23, 20012–4@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)2–5–2–0Recap
10WOctober 25, 20015–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (2001–02)3–5–2–0Recap
11LOctober 27, 20010–1Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)3–6–2–0Recap
12LOctober 30, 20012–4Minnesota Wild (2001–02)3–7–2–0Recap
13WOctober 31, 20016–4@ Minnesota Wild (2001–02)4–7–2–0Recap :
November: 5–6–1–0 (home: 5–0–0–0; road: 0–6–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
14LNovember 2, 20010–3@ Dallas Stars (2001–02)4–8–2–0Recap
15WNovember 3, 20014–1Dallas Stars (2001–02)5–8–2–0Recap
16LNovember 8, 20011–3@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)5–9–2–0Recap
17LNovember 10, 20012–3@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02)5–10–2–0Recap
18WNovember 13, 20014–1Buffalo Sabres (2001–02)6–10–2–0Recap
19TNovember 16, 20014–4 OT@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)6–10–3–0Recap
20WNovember 17, 20013–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)7–10–3–0Recap
21LNovember 20, 20013–6@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)7–11–3–0Recap
22WNovember 21, 20014–3Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)8–11–3–0Recap
23WNovember 23, 20015–0Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)9–11–3–0Recap
24LNovember 27, 20012–3@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)9–12–3–0Recap
25LNovember 29, 20010–1@ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)9–13–3–0Recap :
December: 5–4–3–0 (home: 4–1–3–0; road: 1–3–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
26LDecember 1, 20012–4@ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)9–14–3–0Recap
27LDecember 2, 20012–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)9–15–3–0Recap
28WDecember 6, 20014–2Ottawa Senators (2001–02)10–15–3–0Recap
29TDecember 8, 20012–2 OTEdmonton Oilers (2001–02)10–15–4–0Recap
30TDecember 11, 20011–1 OTLos Angeles Kings (2001–02)10–15–5–0Recap
31WDecember 12, 20014–2@ New York Rangers (2001–02)11–15–5–0Recap
32WDecember 15, 20015–2Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)12–15–5–0Recap
33WDecember 20, 20016–2Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)13–15–5–0Recap
34TDecember 23, 20011–1 OTSan Jose Sharks (2001–02)13–15–6–0Recap
35LDecember 26, 20010–1Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)13–16–6–0Recap
36WDecember 29, 20013–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (2001–02)14–16–6–0Recap
37LDecember 30, 20012–7@ St. Louis Blues (2001–02)14–17–6–0Recap :
January: 6–8–3–0 (home: 3–2–2–0; road: 3–6–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
38TJanuary 1, 20024–4 OTColorado Avalanche (2001–02)14–17–7–0Recap
39WJanuary 3, 20024–3@ New Jersey Devils (2001–02)15–17–7–0Recap
40LJanuary 4, 20021–2@ Minnesota Wild (2001–02)15–18–7–0Recap
41LJanuary 6, 20023–4@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)15–19–7–0Recap
42LJanuary 8, 20023–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)15–20–7–0Recap
43TJanuary 10, 20022–2 OTMinnesota Wild (2001–02)15–20–8–0Recap
44WJanuary 12, 20022–1Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)16–20–8–0Recap
45LJanuary 14, 20023–5@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)16–21–8–0Recap
46LJanuary 15, 20020–2@ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)16–22–8–0Recap
47WJanuary 17, 20023–2 OTToronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)17–22–8–0Recap
48WJanuary 19, 20022–1Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)18–22–8–0Recap
49LJanuary 21, 20020–1Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)18–23–8–0Recap
50TJanuary 23, 20022–2 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)18–23–9–0Recap
51WJanuary 24, 20023–2 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)19–23–9–0Recap
52LJanuary 26, 20021–3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)19–24–9–0Recap
53LJanuary 28, 20021–5@ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)19–25–9–0Recap
54WJanuary 30, 20025–2@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)20–25–9–0Recap :
February: 4–1–1–0 (home: 2–1–1–0; road: 2–0–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
55WFebruary 6, 20022–1Dallas Stars (2001–02)21–25–9–0Recap
56TFebruary 8, 20023–3 OTWashington Capitals (2001–02)21–25–10–0Recap
57WFebruary 9, 20021–0 OT@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)22–25–10–0Recap
58WFebruary 12, 20021–0Florida Panthers (2001–02)23–25–10–0Recap
59LFebruary 26, 20021–5San Jose Sharks (2001–02)23–26–10–0Recap
60WFebruary 28, 20023–2@ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)24–26–10–0Recap :
March: 2–10–3–0 (home: 1–6–1–0; road: 1–4–2–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
61LMarch 2, 20022–5@ Calgary Flames (2001–02)24–27–10–0Recap
62WMarch 5, 20022–0@ San Jose Sharks (2001–02)25–27–10–0Recap
63LMarch 7, 20022–3Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)25–28–10–0Recap
64TMarch 9, 20022–2 OT@ Florida Panthers (2001–02)25–28–11–0Recap
65LMarch 10, 20021–5@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)25–29–11–0Recap
66LMarch 12, 20020–5Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)25–30–11–0Recap
67LMarch 15, 20022–3Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)25–31–11–0Recap
68LMarch 17, 20024–5Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)25–32–11–0Recap
69LMarch 19, 20021–5@ St. Louis Blues (2001–02)25–33–11–0Recap
70LMarch 21, 20023–4New Jersey Devils (2001–02)25–34–11–0Recap
71WMarch 23, 20025–1Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)26–34–11–0Recap
72TMarch 25, 20023–3 OTDetroit Red Wings (2001–02)26–34–12–0Recap
73LMarch 27, 20021–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)26–35–12–0Recap
74TMarch 28, 20023–3 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)26–35–13–0Recap
75LMarch 30, 20022–4St. Louis Blues (2001–02)26–36–13–0Recap :
April: 2–5–0–0 (home: 1–1–0–0; road: 1–4–0–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
76LApril 1, 20021–5@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)26–37–13–0Recap
77WApril 3, 20023–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)27–37–13–0Recap
78LApril 4, 20021–2@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)27–38–13–0Recap
79WApril 6, 20023–1Calgary Flames (2001–02)28–38–13–0Recap
80LApril 9, 20022–3@ St. Louis Blues (2001–02)28–39–13–0Recap
81LApril 11, 20022–5New York Islanders (2001–02)28–40–13–0Recap
82LApril 14, 20024–6@ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)28–41–13–0Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 7 | Cliff Ronning‡ | C | 67 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 0 | 24 |
| 22 | Greg Johnson | C | 82 | 18 | 26 | 44 | −14 | 38 |
| 25 | Denis Arkhipov | C | 82 | 20 | 22 | 42 | −18 | 16 |
| 44 | Kimmo Timonen | D | 82 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 2 | 28 |
| 17 | Scott Hartnell | LW | 75 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 5 | 111 |
| 5 | Andy Delmore | D | 73 | 16 | 22 | 38 | −13 | 22 |
| 33 | Vladimir Orszagh | RW | 79 | 15 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 56 |
| 19 | Martin Erat | RW | 80 | 9 | 24 | 33 | −11 | 32 |
| 11 | David Legwand | C | 63 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 1 | 54 |
| 43 | Vitali Yachmenev | LW | 75 | 11 | 16 | 27 | −16 | 14 |
| 15 | Petr Tenkrat† | RW | 58 | 8 | 16 | 24 | −4 | 28 |
| 3 | Karlis Skrastins | D | 82 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −12 | 36 |
| 21 | Tom Fitzgerald‡ | RW | 63 | 7 | 9 | 16 | −4 | 33 |
| 9 | Greg Classen | C | 55 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 30 |
| 26 | Andrew Berenzweig | D | 26 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 14 |
| 24 | Scott Walker | RW | 28 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −13 | 18 |
| 4 | Mark Eaton | D | 58 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −12 | 24 |
| 23 | Bill Houlder | D | 82 | 0 | 8 | 8 | −1 | 40 |
| 14 | Steve Dubinsky† | C | 26 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −2 | 10 |
| 12 | Reid Simpson† | LW | 26 | 5 | 0 | 5 | −1 | 69 |
| 27 | Jukka Hentunen† | RW | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Patric Kjellberg‡ | RW | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −3 | 6 |
| 39 | Marian Cisar | RW | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −3 | 8 |
| 18 | Mark Mowers | C | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| 20 | Nathan Perrott† | RW | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 74 |
| 8 | Stu Grimson | LW | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 76 |
| 1 | Mike Dunham | G | 58 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2 |
| 32 | Cale Hulse | D | 63 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −18 | 121 |
| 34 | Adam Hall | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jere Karalahti† | D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 12 |
| 48 | Jonas Andersson | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| 14 | Rich Brennan‡ | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | David Gosselin | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 |
| 14 | Brett Hauer† | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 6 |
| 35 | Jan Lasak | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 16 | Marc Moro‡ | D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 23 |
| 12 | Yves Sarault‡ | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Robert Schnabel | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Pavel Skrbek | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| 28 | Jeremy Stevenson | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 29 | Tomas Vokoun | G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 1 | Mike Dunham | 58 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 1525 | 144 | 2.61 | .906 | 3 | 3316 |
| 29 | Tomas Vokoun | 29 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 678 | 66 | 2.69 | .903 | 2 | 1471 |
| 35 | Jan Lasak | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 104 | 13 | 4.41 | .875 | 0 | 177 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Scott Hartnell | |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | David Legwand | |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Martin Erat | October 5, 2001 |
| First game | Robert Schnabel | January 12, 2002 |
| First game | Nathan Perrott | February 9, 2002 |
| First game | Jonas Andersson | March 19, 2002 |
| First game | Jan Lasak | April 9, 2002 |
| First game | Adam Hall | April 14, 2002 |
| 1,000th game played | Cliff Ronning | March 9, 2002 |

## Transactions

The Predators were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2001, the day after the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 13, 2002, the day of the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) | To Nashville Predators NY Islanders' 4th-round pick in 2001 | To Philadelphia Flyers 4th-round pick in 20015th-round pick in 20017th-round pick in 2001 |
| July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | To Nashville Predators Andy Delmore | To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2002 |
| October 9, 2001 (2001-10-09) | To Nashville Predators Nathan Perrott | To Chicago Blackhawks Conditional draft pick in 2003 |
| November 1, 2001 (2001-11-01) | To Nashville Predators Petr Tenkrat | To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Patric Kjellberg |
| December 4, 2001 (2001-12-04) | To Nashville Predators Jay Legault | To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Bert Robertsson |
| December 18, 2001 (2001-12-18) | To Nashville Predators Brett Hauer | To Los Angeles Kings Rich Brennan |
| January 11, 2002 (2002-01-11) | To Nashville Predators Jason BeckettPetr Hubacek | To Philadelphia Flyers Yves SaraultConditional draft pick in 2003 |
| February 6, 2002 (2002-02-06) | To Nashville Predators Steve Dubinsky | To Chicago Blackhawks Future considerations |
| March 1, 2002 (2002-03-01) | To Nashville Predators D. J. SmithMarty Wilford | To Toronto Maple Leafs Marc Moro |
| March 1, 2002 (2002-03-01) | To Nashville Predators Conditional draft pick | To Colorado Avalanche D. J. Smith |
| March 13, 2002 (2002-03-13) | To Nashville Predators 4th-round pick in 2003Future considerations | To Chicago Blackhawks Tom Fitzgerald |
| March 16, 2002 (2002-03-16) | To Nashville Predators Jere KaralahtiConditional draft pick in 2003 | To Los Angeles Kings Cliff Ronning |
| March 17, 2002 (2002-03-17) | To Nashville Predators Jukka Hentunen | To Calgary Flames Conditional draft pick in 2003 |
| March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) | To Nashville Predators Peter Smrek | To New York Rangers Richard Lintner |
| May 15, 2002 (2002-05-15) | To Nashville Predators Steve Parsons | To Pittsburgh Penguins Future considerations |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| June 19, 2001 (2001-06-19) | Yves Sarault | Atlanta Thrashers | | Waivers |
| July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) | Stu Grimson | Los Angeles Kings | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 8, 2001 (2001-08-08) | Erik Anderson | St. Lawrence University (ECAC) | | Free agency |
| August 8, 2001 (2001-08-08) | Rich Brennan | Los Angeles Kings | | Free agency |
| January 30, 2002 (2002-01-30) | Reid Simpson | Montreal Canadiens | | Waivers |
| May 6, 2002 (2002-05-06) | Vernon Fiddler | Norfolk Admirals (AHL) | | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| N/A | Evgeny Namestnikov | HC Lada Togliatti (RSL) | Free agency (VI) |
| July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) | Jayson More | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 7, 2001 (2001-07-07) | Randy Robitaille | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18) | Alexei Vasiliev | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) | Free agency |
| August 15, 2001 (2001-08-15) | Jayme Filipowicz | Quebec Citadelles (AHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 16, 2001 (2001-08-16) | Rob Valicevic | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency (UFA) |
| September 6, 2001 (2001-09-06) | Dan Riva | Reading Royals (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 10, 2001 (2001-10-10) | Sean Haggerty | Providence Bruins (AHL) | Free agency (VI) |
| October 17, 2001 (2001-10-17) | Richard Lintner | HK Dukla Trencin (Slovakia) | Free agency |
| May 14, 2002 (2002-05-14) | Alexandre Boikov | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL) | Free agency |
| May 15, 2002 (2002-05-15) | Petr Tenkrat | Karpat (Liiga) | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 11, 2001 (2001-06-11) | Mark Eaton | | Re-signing |
| July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) | Yves Sarault | | Re-signing |
| July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) | Robert Schnabel | | Re-signing |
| July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16) | Martin Erat | | Entry-level |
| July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | Bill Bowler | | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | Mikhail Chernov | | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | Marian Cisar | | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | David Gosselin | | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) | Pavel Skrbek | | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2001 (2001-08-01) | Scott Walker | 3-year | Re-signing |
| August 8, 2001 (2001-08-08) | Andrew Berenzweig | | Re-signing |
| August 8, 2001 (2001-08-08) | Evgeny Pavlov | | Entry-level |
| August 12, 2001 (2001-08-12) | Cale Hulse | 1-year | Arbitration award |
| August 13, 2001 (2001-08-13) | Mike Dunham | | Re-signing |
| March 25, 2002 (2002-03-25) | Adam Hall | | Entry-level |
| March 25, 2002 (2002-03-25) | Andrew Hutchinson | | Entry-level |
| April 17, 2002 (2002-04-17) | Bill Houlder | | Extension |
| April 17, 2002 (2002-04-17) | Greg Johnson | | Extension |
| June 12, 2002 (2002-06-12) | Nathan Perrott | 1-year | Option exercised |

## Draft picks

Nashville's draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 12 | Dan Hamhuis | Canada | Prince George Cougars (WHL) |
| 2 | 33 | Timofei Shishkanov | Russia | Spartak Moscow (Russia) |
| 2 | 42 | Tomas Slovak | Slovakia | HC Kosice (Slovakia) |
| 3 | 75 | Denis Platonov | Russia | HC Saratov (Russia) |
| 3 | 76 | Oliver Setzinger | Austria | Ilves (Finland) |
| 4 | 98 | Jordin Tootoo | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
| 6 | 178 | Anton Lavrentiev | United States | Ak Bars Kazan (Russia) |
| 8 | 240 | Gustav Grasberg | Sweden | Mora IK (Sweden) |
| 9 | 271 | Mikko Lehtonen | Finland | Karpat (Finland) |