2013–14 Nashville Predators season

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 playoffs for the second time 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 has been offered a different role in the organization which he has not made a decision on taking or not. Trotz had been the only coach in franchise history. Nashville Predators Announce Plans to Seek New Head Coach
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–4–1)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–4–1)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–4–1)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–4–1)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–4–1)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–4–1)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–4–1)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–4–1)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–4–1)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–4–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 16 	Nashville 	3–6 	Florida 	 	Darling 	0 	0–1–0 	Recap
2 	September 16 	Nashville 	2–3 	Florida 	OT 	Hutton 	6,541 	0–1–1 	Recap
3 	September 19 	Nashville 	1–5 	Tampa Bay 	 	Hutton 	10,332 	0–2–1 	Recap
4 	September 22 	NY Islanders 	0–2 	Nashville 	 	Rinne 	15,502 	1–2–1 	Recap
5 	September 24 	Tampa Bay 	1–2 	Nashville 	 	Mazanec 	13,089 	2–2–1 	Recap
6 	September 25 	Nashville 	1–4 	Washington 	 	Hutton 	16,748 	2–3–1 	Recap
7 	September 27 	Nashville 	4–6 	NY Islanders 	 	Rinne 	9,338 	2–4–1 	Recap
===Regular season===	
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October: 6–5–2 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 6–5–2 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 6–5–2 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 6–5–2 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 6–5–2 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 6–5–2 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 6–5–2 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 6–5–2 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 6–5–2 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 6–5–2 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 6–5–2 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 3 	Nashville 	2–4 	St. Louis 	 	Rinne 	18,851 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	October 4 	Nashville 	1–3 	Colorado 	 	Rinne 	14,494 	0–2–0 	0 	Recap
3 	October 8 	Minnesota 	2–3 	Nashville 	 	Rinne 	17,196 	1–2–0 	2 	Recap
4 	October 10 	Toronto 	4–0 	Nashville 	 	Rinne 	16,671 	1–3–0 	2 	Recap
5 	October 12 	NY Islanders 	2–3 	Nashville 	 	Rinne 	17,113 	2–3–0 	4 	Recap
6 	October 15 	Florida 	3–4 	Nashville 	 	Rinne 	15,935 	3–3–0 	6 	Recap
7 	October 17 	Los Angeles 	2–1 	Nashville 	SO 	Rinne 	16,416 	3–3–1 	7 	Recap
8 	October 19 	Nashville 	2–1 	Montreal 	 	Rinne 	21,273 	4–3–1 	9 	Recap
9 	October 20 	Nashville 	3–1 	Winnipeg 	 	Hutton 	15,004 	5–3–1 	11 	Recap
10 	October 22 	Nashville 	0–2 	Minnesota 	 	Rinne 	17,651 	5–4–1 	11 	Recap
11 	October 24 	Winnipeg 	2–3 	Nashville 	OT 	Hutton 	16,075 	6–4–1 	13 	Recap
12 	October 26 	St. Louis 	6–1 	Nashville 	 	Hutton 	16,681 	6–5–1 	13 	Recap
13 	October 31 	Nashville 	4–5 	Phoenix 	SO 	Hutton 	7,401 	6–5–2 	14 	Recap
==Player stats==
Final stats 
;Skaters
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	79	23	33	56	 	52
 	76	22	31	53	1 	28
 	79	24	28	52	16	22
 	75	20	29	49	 	60
 	72	13	27	40	 	18
 	62	10	30	40	 	30
 	77	10	29	39	4 	32
 	81	11	22	33	 	21
 	71	13	19	32	2 	14
 	80	6 	21	27	9 	24
 	74	9 	17	26	 	8
 	77	6 	19	25	 	24
 	75	10	11	21	 	61
 	79	15	6 	21	 	60
 	70	8 	10	18	 	32
 	62	1 	8 	9 	 	10
 	12	2 	7 	9 	7 	4
 	58	3 	4 	7 	 	166
 	50	1 	5 	6 	0 	23
 	25	1 	4 	5 	 	8
 	13	1 	4 	5 	 	4
 	17	1 	3 	4 	0 	4
 	44	2 	2 	4 	 	54
 	47	1 	2 	3 	 	21
 	6 	1 	1 	2 	0 	2
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	 	6
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	40	34	2,085:17	20	11	4	91	2.62	1006	.910	1	0	1	2
 	25	22	1,369:32	8 	10	4	64	2.80	650 	.902	2	0	0	0
 	24	24	1,366:49	10	10	3	63	2.77	645 	.902	2	0	0	0
 	2 	2 	123:57 	0 	1 	1	9 	4.35	60 	.850	0	0	0	0
 	1 	0 	12:12 	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 	Details
June 30, 2013Predators Select 10 at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft 	To St. Louis Blues 4th-round pick in 2013 	To Nashville Predators 7th-round pick in 20134th-round pick in 2014
January 15, 2014Nashville Predators Acquire Devan Dubnyk From Edmonton 	To Edmonton Oilers Matt Hendricks 	To Nashville Predators Devan Dubnyk
January 22, 2014Nashville Predators Acquire Michael Del Zotto from the New York Rangers 	To New York Rangers Kevin Klein 	To Nashville Predators Michael Del Zotto
March 5, 2014Nashville Predators Send Devan Dubnyk to Montreal 	To Montreal Canadiens Devan Dubnyk 	To Nashville Predators Future Considerations
March 5, 2014Nashville Predators Acquire Jarnkrok, Eaves and a Conditional Pick From Detroit	To Detroit Red Wings David Legwand 	To Nashville Predators Calle JarnkrokPatrick EavesConditional 3rd-round pick in 2014
April 19, 2014Nashville Predators Acquire Jaynen Rissling From Washington 	To Washington Capitals 7th-round pick in 2014	To Nashville Predators Jaynen Rissling
=== Free agents signed ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Viktor StalbergNashville Predators Sign Viktor Stalberg To A Four-Year Contract	Chicago Blackhawks 	4 years, $12 million
Matt CullenNashville Predators Sign Matt Cullen To A Two-Year Contract 	Minnesota Wild 	2 years, $7 million
Eric NystromNashville Predators Sign Eric Nystrom To A Four-Year Contract 	Dallas Stars 	4 years, $10 million
Matt HendricksNashville Predators Sign Matt Hendricks To A Four-Year Contract 	Washington Capitals	4 years, $7.4 million
Carter HuttonNashville Predators Sign Carter Hutton To A One-Year Contract 	Rockford IceHogs 	1 year, $550,000
Bryan RodneyNashville Predators Sign Bryan Rodney To A One-Year Contract 	Manchester Monarchs	1 year, $550,000
Simon MoserNashville Predators Sign Simon Moser To An Entry Level Contract 	SC Bern 	1 year, $550,000 entry-level contract
Johan AlmNashville Predators Sign Johan Alm to an Entry-Level Contract 	Skelleftea AIK 	2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
T. J. BrennanLeafs Sign Tyler Bozak 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	1 year, $600,000
Jeremy Smith 	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, $550,000
Chris Mueller 	Dallas Stars 	1 year, $600,000
Matt HalischukJets agree to terms with Matt Halischuk	Winnipeg Jets 	1 year, $650,000
Jonathon BlumWild Agrees To Terms With FA Defensemen 	Minnesota Wild 	1 year, $650,000
Brandon YipCoyotes Sign Yip to One-Year Contract 	Phoenix Coyotes 	1 year, $675,000
Hal GillFlyers sign defenseman Hal Gill 	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 JonesNashville Predators Sign 2013 Fourth Overall Selection Seth Jones 	July 10, 2013 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Rich CluneNashville Predators Sign Rich Clune To A Two-Year Contract 	July 17, 2013 	2 years, $1.7 million
Nick SpalingNashville Predators Sign Spaling To A One-Year Contract 	July 25, 2013 	1 year, $1.5 million
Jonathan-Ismael DiabyNashville Predators Sign 2013 Third Round Pick Diaby 	January 2, 2014	3 years, $1.9375 million entry-level contract
Felix GirardNashville Predators Sign 2013 Third-Round Pick Felix Girard 	April 15, 2014 	3 years, $1.895 million entry-level contract
Garrett NoonanNashville Predators Sign Garrett Noonan to an Entry-Level Deal 	April 22, 2014 	2 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Jaynen RisslingNashville Predators Sign Jaynen Rissling to an Entry-Level Deal	April 22, 2014 	3 years, $1.82 million entry-level contract
Pontus AbergNashville Predators Sign 2012 Second-Round Pick Pontus Aberg 	May 7, 2014 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Max GortzNashville Predators Sign 2012 Draft Pick Max Gortz 	June 2, 2014 	3 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
Carter HuttonNashville Predators Sign Hutton to a Two-Year Contract 	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	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
3 	64 	Jonathan-Ismael Diaby	D 	Canada 	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
4 	95 	Felix Girard 	C 	Canada 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
4 	99 	Juuse Saros 	G 	Finland 	HPK (SM-liiga)
5 	125	Saku Maenalanen 	RW 	Finland 	Karpat Jr. (FINLAND-JR)
5 	140	Teemu Kivihalme 	D 	United States	Burnsville Blaze (MSHSL)
6 	155	Emil Pettersson 	C 	Sweden 	Timra IK (SHL/Swe-2)
6 	171	Tommy Veilleux 	LW 	Canada 	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
7 	185	Wade Murphy 	RW 	Canada 	Penticton Vees (BCHL)
7 	203	Janne Juvonen 	G 	Finland 	Lahti Pelicans (SM-liiga)
;Draft notes 
* The Nashville Predators' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a February 27, 2012 trade that sent Andrei Kostitsyn to the Predators in exchange for a 2013 conditional fifth-round pick and this pick. 
* The Tampa Bay Lightning's third-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as a result of a June 15, 2012 trade that sent Anders Lindback, Kyle Wilson and a 2012 seventh-round pick (#202–Nikita Gusev) to the Lightning in exchange for Sebastien Caron, two 2012 second-round picks (#37–Pontus Aberg, #50–Colton Sissons) and this pick. 
* The Nashville Predators' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a June 23, 2012 trade that sent a 2012 third-round pick (#89–Brendan Leipsic) to the Predators in exchange for this pick. 
* The Buffalo Sabres' fourth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as a result of a February 27, 2012 trade that sent a 2012 first-round pick (#21–Mark Jankowski) to the Sabres in exchange for Paul Gaustad and this pick. 
* 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.     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). The condition – Lombardi plays in 60 or more regular season games over the course of the 2011–12 and 2012–13 NHL seasons – was converted on April 3, 2012. 
* The New York Rangers' fifth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as a result of a June 23, 2012 trade that sent a 2012 fifth-round pick (#142–Thomas Spelling) to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
* 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.
* 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.
==References==
Category:Nashville Predators seasons
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