# 2006–07 Nashville Predators season

The 2006–07 Nashville Predators season was the ninth National Hockey League season in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Predators, looking to get past the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in franchise history, bulked up their roster by signing star forward Jason Arnott, whose 76 points in 2005–06 was second on the Dallas Stars. With returning forwards Paul Kariya and Steve Sullivan, and the acquisition of Arnott and Jean-Pierre Dumont, the Predators were predicted to challenge the Detroit Red Wings for top spot in the Central Division.
Although the Predators were leading the Central when the 55th National Hockey League All-Star Game was played in Dallas, Texas, only one Predator player was named to the Western Conference team, defenseman and team captain Kimmo Timonen, who played in his second All-Star Game. Head Coach Barry Trotz served as an assistant coach for the Western Conference.
The attendance in Nashville had been a topic of much media debate all season long, with the Predators' attendance being in the bottom third of the league despite the team leading its division for most of the season. There had been much speculation in February about a clause in the Predators lease with the city that could force the city of Nashville to buy $2 million worth of tickets for the Predators in the 2007–08 season if the team failed to reach a paid average attendance of 14,000. After 21 home games, the Predators were only averaging 12,766 in paid attendance. Team owner Craig Leipold had also announced that he was looking to sell up to 40% of the team to local interests; however, he found no immediate takers.
In February, the Predators acquired forward Peter Forsberg from the Philadelphia Flyers for Scottie Upshall, Ryan Parent and two draft picks. The deal paid immediate dividends at the gate: the Predators announced they had sold 3,500 tickets for their games in the first day after the trade was announced.
The Predators finished the season with a franchise-record 110 points, with 51 wins, and earned a fourth place seed in the Western Conference quarterfinals in the 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They then lost to the San Jose Sharks in five games in the quarterfinals.
On May 23, 2007, Craig Leipold was reported to have reached a tentative agreement to sell the team to Research In Motion Chairman and Co-CEO Jim Balsillie. According to Leipold, the team were likely to play the 2007–08 season in Nashville, but the future of the team after that had not been clear. Balsillie had been rumored to be interested in placing another team in Southern Ontario. The sale was later not approved, and the Predators stayed in their city.

## Regular season

The Predators finished the regular season having allowed the fewest shorthanded goals, with two.

### Season standings

Central Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 254 | 199 | 113 |
| 2 | 4 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 51 | 23 | 8 | 272 | 212 | 110 |
| 3 | 10 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 214 | 254 | 81 |
| 4 | 11 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 201 | 249 | 73 |
| 5 | 13 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 201 | 258 | 71 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime/shootout loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM = Penalties in minutes; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | z-Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 254 | 199 | 113 |
| 2 | y-Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 48 | 20 | 14 | 258 | 208 | 110 |
| 3 | y-Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 49 | 26 | 7 | 222 | 201 | 105 |
| 4 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 51 | 23 | 8 | 272 | 212 | 110 |
| 5 | San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 258 | 199 | 107 |
| 6 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 226 | 197 | 107 |
| 7 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 235 | 191 | 104 |
| 8 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 258 | 226 | 96 |
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| 9 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 272 | 251 | 95 |
| 10 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 214 | 254 | 81 |
| 11 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 201 | 249 | 73 |
| 12 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 32 | 43 | 7 | 195 | 248 | 71 |
| 13 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 201 | 258 | 71 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 27 | 41 | 14 | 227 | 283 | 68 |
| 15 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 31 | 46 | 5 | 216 | 284 | 67 |
bold - qualified for playoffs, y - division title, z - best conference record CE - Central Division, NW - Northwest Division, PA - Pacific Division

## Playoffs

The Nashville Predators ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Western Conference's fourth seed.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2006–07 regular season :
October: 7–3–1 (home: 2–1–1; road: 5–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 5Chicago8 – 6NashvilleVokoun17,1130–1–00Recap
2October 7Nashville5 – 6MinnesotaVokoun18,5680–2–00Recap
3October 12Nashville1 – 3ChicagoMason8,0080–3–00Recap
4October 14Phoenix1 – 4NashvilleVokoun13,7701–3–02Recap
5October 16Nashville2 – 1NY IslandersSOVokoun9,4312–3–04Recap
6October 18Nashville3 – 0NY RangersVokoun18,2003–3–06Recap
7October 19Nashville4 – 3New JerseySOMason11,2744–3–08Recap
8October 21Vancouver4 – 3NashvilleOTVokoun16,0734–3–19Recap
9October 26San Jose3 – 4NashvilleVokoun13,4365–3–111Recap
10October 28Nashville3 – 2CalgaryVokoun19,2896–3–113Recap
11October 31Nashville3 – 2VancouverVokoun18,6307–3–115Recap :
November: 10–2–1 (home: 4–0–1; road: 6–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
12November 1Nashville5 – 3EdmontonMason16,8398–3–117Recap
13November 4Nashville4 – 3MinnesotaVokoun18,5689–3–119Recap
14November 10Nashville0 – 3DetroitVokoun20,0669–4–119Recap
15November 11Colorado0 – 1NashvilleMason17,11310–4–121Recap
16November 15Nashville5 – 4ColumbusVokoun16,28311–4–123Recap
17November 16Minnesota7 – 6NashvilleSOMason12,75911–4–224Recap
18November 18Columbus2 – 4NashvilleVokoun13,20912–4–226Recap
19November 20Nashville3 – 1ColumbusVokoun16,17413–4–228Recap
20November 22Nashville0 – 1DallasVokoun17,85313–5–228Recap
21November 23Vancouver0 – 6NashvilleVokoun15,39614–5–230Recap
22November 25Detroit2 – 6NashvilleMason16,83515–5–232Recap
23November 29Nashville3 – 2PhiladelphiaMason18,78916–5–234Recap
24November 30Nashville5 – 4St. LouisMason5,41017–5–236Recap :
December: 9–5–1 (home: 6–1–1; road: 3–4–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
25December 2Chicago4 – 3NashvilleOTMason15,53017–5–337Recap
26December 4Nashville2 – 3PhoenixMason11,73517–6–337Recap
27December 6Nashville0 – 4AnaheimMason15,36217–7–337Recap
28December 7Nashville4 – 1Los AngelesMason15,11918–7–339Recap
29December 9Nashville1 – 3San JoseMason17,49618–8–339Recap
30December 12Edmonton2 – 3NashvilleMason12,03219–8–341Recap
31December 14Ottawa0 – 6NashvilleMason12,71820–8–343Recap
32December 16St. Louis2 – 3NashvilleSOMason13,30921–8–345Recap
33December 17Nashville2 – 1St. LouisOTMason9,31822–8–347Recap
34December 20Nashville2 – 1ChicagoMason10,20123–8–349Recap
35December 21Buffalo7 – 2NashvilleMason16,61623–9–349Recap
36December 23Los Angeles0 – 7NashvilleMason14,73924–9–351Recap
37December 26St. Louis2 – 3NashvilleSOMason14,80725–9–353Recap
38December 29Nashville1 – 4DallasMason18,53225–10–353Recap
39December 30Boston0 – 5NashvilleMason16,61226–10–355Recap :
January: 10–3–0 (home: 6–1–0; road: 4–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
40January 1Colorado5 – 3NashvilleMason15,87826–11–355Recap
41January 5Nashville8 – 3ChicagoMason13,18627–11–357Recap
42January 6St. Louis2 – 3NashvilleMason14,43828–11–359Recap
43January 9Anaheim4 – 5NashvilleOTVokoun11,82129–11–361Recap
44January 12Columbus0 – 2NashvilleVokoun14,13630–11–363Recap
45January 13Nashville4 – 1ColumbusMason16,82531–11–365Recap
46January 15Calgary3 – 5NashvilleVokoun12,01132–11–367Recap
47January 17Nashville3 – 5DetroitMason20,06632–12–367Recap
48January 18Columbus0 – 4NashvilleMason10,92733–12–369Recap
49January 20Chicago3 – 6NashvilleMason17,11334–12–371Recap
50January 26Nashville3 – 1ChicagoVokoun11,16235–12–373Recap
51January 27Nashville6 – 3St. LouisMason16,34636–12–375Recap
52January 30Nashville3 – 4ColoradoVokoun17,11936–13–375Recap :
February: 7–5–1 (home: 5–2–1; road: 2–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
53February 1Nashville2 – 3PhoenixVokoun14,04736–14–375Recap
54February 3Anaheim0 – 3NashvilleVokoun17,11337–14–377Recap
55February 6Nashville1 – 4PittsburghMason16,33337–15–377Recap
56February 8Toronto2 – 4NashvilleVokoun15,01838–15–379Recap
57February 10Los Angeles4 – 1NashvilleVokoun17,11338–16–379Recap
58February 14San Jose0 – 5NashvilleVokoun13,83639–16–381Recap
59February 16Nashville0 – 1St. LouisMason15,66039–17–381Recap
60February 17Minnesota4 – 1NashvilleVokoun17,11339–18–381Recap
61February 19Phoenix1 – 4NashvilleVokoun15,86240–18–383Recap
62February 22Montreal6 – 5NashvilleSOVokoun15,80840–18–484Recap
63February 24Detroit3 – 4NashvilleOTVokoun17,11341–18–486Recap
64February 25Nashville4 – 3ColumbusOTMason16,22042–18–488Recap
65February 28Nashville4 – 3San JoseSOVokoun17,49643–18–490Recap :
March: 6–5–3 (home: 4–3–0; road: 2–2–3)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
66March 3Nashville6 – 3Los AngelesMason16,85444–18–492Recap
67March 4Nashville2 – 3AnaheimSOVokoun17,17444–18–593Recap
68March 6Nashville3 – 4DetroitVokoun20,06644–18–694Recap
69March 8Calgary3 – 6NashvilleMason15,51545–18–696Recap
70March 10Columbus1 – 2NashvilleVokoun17,11346–18–698Recap
71March 13Detroit5 – 2NashvilleVokoun17,11346–19–698Recap
72March 14Nashville2 – 4DetroitMason20,06646–20–698Recap
73March 17Dallas2 – 3NashvilleVokoun17,11347–20–6100Recap
74March 21Nashville0 – 2VancouverVokoun18,63047–21–6100Recap
75March 22Nashville2 – 3CalgaryOTMason19,28947–21–7101Recap
76March 24Nashville4 – 0EdmontonVokoun16,83948–21–7103Recap
77March 27Edmonton3 – 4NashvilleVokoun16,83249–21–7105Recap
78March 29Detroit2 – 1NashvilleVokoun16,64649–22–7105Recap
79March 31Dallas4 – 2NashvilleVokoun17,11349–23–7105Recap :
April: 2–0–1 (home: 1–0–1; road: 1–0–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
80April 3Chicago3 – 2NashvilleSOMason14,66349–23–8106Recap
81April 5St. Louis1 – 4NashvilleVokoun16,62450–23–8108Recap
82April 7Nashville4 – 2ColoradoVokoun17,46251–23–8110Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2007 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (5) San Jose Sharks — Sharks win 4–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 11San Jose5 – 4Nashville2OTVokoun17,1130 – 1Recap
2April 13San Jose2 – 5NashvilleVokoun17,1131 – 1Recap
3April 16Nashville1 – 3San JoseVokoun17,4961 – 2Recap
4April 18Nashville2 – 3San JoseVokoun17,4961 – 3Recap
5April 20San Jose3 – 2NashvilleVokoun17,1131 – 4Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## 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 | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 9 | Paul Kariya | LW | 82 | 24 | 52 | 76 | 6 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 2 |
| 71 | Jean-Pierre Dumont | RW | 82 | 21 | 45 | 66 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | David Legwand | C | 78 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 23 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| 26 | Steve Sullivan | RW | 57 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Martin Erat | RW | 68 | 16 | 41 | 57 | 13 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 44 | Kimmo Timonen | D | 80 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 20 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 4 |
| 19 | Jason Arnott | C | 68 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 15 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Shea Weber | D | 79 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 13 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Scott Hartnell | LW | 64 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 19 | 96 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 28 |
| 47 | Alexander Radulov | RW | 64 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| 3 | Marek Zidlicky | D | 79 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 8 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 4 |
| 38 | Vernon Fiddler | C | 72 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 4 |
| 20 | Ryan Suter | D | 82 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Dan Hamhuis | D | 81 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 2 |
| 21 | Peter Forsberg† | C | 17 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 12 | Scott Nichol | C | 59 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 79 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 63 | Josef Vasicek‡ | C | 38 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Jerred Smithson | C | 64 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −8 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 17 |
| 22 | Jordin Tootoo | RW | 65 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −11 | 116 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 21 |
| 5 | Greg Zanon | D | 66 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 2 |
| 14 | Ramzi Abid | LW | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 16 | Darcy Hordichuk | LW | 53 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −2 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Scottie Upshall‡ | LW | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Mikko Lehtonen‡ | D | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Tomas Vokoun | G | 44 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 8 | Kevin Klein | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Sheldon Brookbank | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Chris Mason | G | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Rich Peverley† | C | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Vitaly Vishnevski† | D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Patrick Leahy | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Michael Leighton†‡ | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

* † = 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 | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 29 | Tomas Vokoun | 44 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 1299 | 104 | 2.40 | .920 | 5 | 2601 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 163 | 16 | 2.97 | .902 | 0 | 324 |
| 30 | Chris Mason | 40 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1244 | 93 | 2.38 | .925 | 5 | 2342 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Michael Leighton†‡ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6.07 | .800 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Kimmo Timonen |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Barry Trotz (coach) |
| League (in-season) | NHL First Star of the Week | David Legwand (January 21) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Second Star of the Week | Chris Mason (December 17) |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Alexander Radulov |
| League (in-season) | NHL YoungStars Game selection | Shea Weber |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Mikko Lehtonen | October 7, 2006 |
| First game | Alexander Radulov | October 21, 2006 |
| First game | Sheldon Brookbank | February 6, 2007 |
| First game | Rich Peverley | March 4, 2007 |

## Transactions

The Predators were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 18, 2006 (2006-07-18) | To Nashville Predators Josef Vasicek | To Carolina Hurricanes Scott Walker |
| July 19, 2006 (2006-07-19) | To Nashville Predators Dominic Moore | To New York Rangers Adam Hall |
| July 19, 2006 (2006-07-19) | To Nashville Predators 3rd-round pick in 2007 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Dominic MooreLibor Pivko |
| January 26, 2007 (2007-01-26) | To Nashville Predators Chris Durno | To Anaheim Ducks Shane Endicott |
| February 9, 2007 (2007-02-09) | To Nashville Predators Eric Belanger | To Carolina Hurricanes Josef Vasicek |
| February 10, 2007 (2007-02-10) | To Nashville Predators Vitaly Vishnevski | To Atlanta Thrashers Eric Belanger |
| February 15, 2007 (2007-02-15) | To Nashville Predators Peter Forsberg | To Philadelphia Flyers Ryan ParentScottie Upshall1st-round pick in 2007Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2007 |
| February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) | To Nashville Predators 4th-round pick in 2007 | To Buffalo SabresMikko Lehtonen |
| June 4, 2007 (2007-06-04) | To Nashville Predators Matt Ellison | To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 2, 2006 (2006-07-02) | Jason Arnott | Dallas Stars | 5-year | Free agency |
| July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) | Shane Endicott | Pittsburgh Penguins | | Free agency |
| July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) | Karl Goehring | San Antonio Rampage (AHL) | | Free agency |
| July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) | Pat Leahy | Boston Bruins | | Free agency |
| July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) | Nolan Yonkman | Washington Capitals | | Free agency |
| July 21, 2006 (2006-07-21) | Ramzi Abid | Atlanta Thrashers | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 21, 2006 (2006-08-21) | Alex Henry | Minnesota Wild | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 29, 2006 (2006-08-29) | Jean-Pierre Dumont | Buffalo Sabres | 2-year | Free agency |
| October 2, 2006 (2006-10-02) | Kim Staal | Malmo Redhawks (Allsvenskan) | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 6, 2006 (2006-10-06) | Kelsey Wilson | Guelph Storm (OHL) | 3-year | Free agency |
| November 27, 2006 (2006-11-27) | Michael Leighton | Anaheim Ducks | | Waivers |
| January 17, 2007 (2007-01-17) | Rich Peverley | Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency |
| June 1, 2007 (2007-06-01) | Antti Pihlstrom | HPK (Liiga) | 2-year | Free agency |
| June 1, 2007 (2007-06-01) | Oliver Setzinger | Vienna Capitals (EBEL) | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| July 2, 2006 (2006-07-02) | Mike Sillinger | New York Islanders | Free agency (III) |
| July 3, 2006 (2006-07-03) | Mark Eaton | Pittsburgh Penguins | Free agency (III) |
| July 3, 2006 (2006-07-03) | Brendan Witt | New York Islanders | Free agency (III) |
| July 4, 2006 (2006-07-04) | Darren Haydar | Atlanta Thrashers | Free agency (VI) |
| July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) | Brian Finley | Boston Bruins | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 20, 2006 (2006-07-20) | Rick Berry | New York Islanders | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 26, 2006 (2006-07-26) | Danny Markov | Detroit Red Wings | Free agency (III) |
| August 2, 2006 (2006-08-02) | Greg Classen | Hamburg Freezers (DEL) | Free agency (II) |
| August 14, 2006 (2006-08-14) | Greg Johnson | Detroit Red Wings | Free agency (III) |
| October 29, 2006 (2006-10-29) | Yanic Perreault | Phoenix Coyotes | Free agency (III) |
| November 10, 2006 (2006-11-10) | Jeremy Yablonski | Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| January 11, 2007 (2007-01-11) | Michael Leighton | Philadelphia Flyers | Waivers |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) | Chris Mason | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 2, 2006 (2006-07-02) | Cody Franson | | Entry-level |
| July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) | Brandon Segal | | Re-signing |
| July 21, 2006 (2006-07-21) | Sheldon Brookbank | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 21, 2006 (2006-07-21) | Jordin Tootoo | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 22, 2006 (2006-07-22) | David Legwand | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 24, 2006 (2006-07-24) | Martin Erat | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2006 (2006-08-01) | Scott Hartnell | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 11, 2006 (2006-09-11) | Tomas Vokoun | 4-year | Extension |
| September 21, 2006 (2006-09-21) | Dan Hamhuis | 4-year | Re-signing |
| October 6, 2006 (2006-10-06) | Cal O'Reilly | 3-year | Entry-level |
| May 24, 2007 (2007-05-24) | Teemu Laakso | 3-year | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2007 (2007-06-01) | Patric Hornqvist | 3-year | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2007 (2007-06-01) | Janne Niskala | 1-year | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2007 (2007-06-01) | Alexander Sulzer | 2-year | Entry-level |
| June 1, 2007 (2007-06-01) | Richard Stehlik | 2-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Nashville's picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Predators traded their first round pick, thus their first selection was in the 2nd round, 56th overall.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | NHL team | College/junior/club team (League) |
| 2 | 56 | Blake Geoffrion (LW) | United States | Nashville Predators | U.S. National Team Development Program (NAHL) |
| 4 | 105 | Niko Snellman (W) | Finland | Nashville Predators (from Atlanta) | Ilves (SM-liiga) |
| 5 | 146 | Mark Dekanich (G) | Canada | Nashville Predators | Colgate University (ECAC) |
| 6 | 176 | Ryan Flynn (RW) | United States | Nashville Predators | U.S. National Team Development Program (NAHL) |
| 7 | 206 | Viktor Sjodin (W) | Sweden | Nashville Predators | VIK Västerås HK Jr. (Sweden) |

## Minor league affiliates

The Milwaukee Admirals were Nashville's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2006–07, and the New Mexico Scorpions were the Central Hockey League affiliate.