The 2013–14

Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (commonly referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and ha ...

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was the club's

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season in the

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(NHL). The Predators finished tenth in the Western Conference, failing to qualify for the

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for the second year in a row.

Regular season

After the season ended, it was announced that head coach

Barry Trotz Barry Trotz (born July 15, 1962) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach who most recently was head coach of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is also the former head coach of the Nashville Predators and the Washi ...

'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.

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Playoffs

The 2013-14 season was another disappointing one for the Nashville Predators as they missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Player stats

Final stats ;Skaters ;Goaltenders ^†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

Free agents signed

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Player signings

Draft picks

Nashville Predators' picks at the

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, which was held in

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as the result of a February 27, 2012 trade that sent

Andrei Kostitsyn Andrei Olegovich Kostitsyn ( be, Андрэй Алегавiч Касціцын; russian: Андрей Олегович Костицын; born 3 February 1985) is a Belarusian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently a free agent. The me ...

to the Predators in exchange for a 2013 conditional fifth-round pick and this pick. * The

Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...

'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 Nikita Andreyevich Gusev (russian: Никита Андреевич Гусев; born 8 July 1992), nicknamed "Goose", is a Russian professional ice hockey forward currently playing under contract for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hock ...

) to the Lightning in exchange for Sebastien Caron, two 2012 second-round picks (#37–

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, #50– Colton Sissons) and this pick. * The Nashville Predators' third-round pick went to the

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...

as the result of a June 23, 2012 trade that sent a 2012 third-round pick (#89–

Brendan Leipsic Brendan Leipsic (born May 19, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Leipsic was selected by the Nashville Predators in the third round (89th overal ...

) to the Predators in exchange for this pick. * The

Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team was established in 1970, along w ...

' 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 Mark Jankowski (born September 13, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (N ...

) to the Sabres in exchange for

Paul Gaustad Paul Michael Gaustad (born February 3, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey centerman who played for the Nashville Predators and Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is nicknamed "Goose." Playing career Junior Ga ...

and this pick. * The

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...

' fourth-round pick went to the

St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the s ...

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 Cody Franson (born August 8, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL). Franson was drafted in the third r ...

and

Matthew Lombardi Matthew Lombardi (born March 18, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames, Phoenix Coyotes, Nashville Predators, Toronto Maple Leafs and Anaheim Ducks. Playin ...

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

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s – was converted on April 3, 2012. * The

' 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–

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) to the Rangers in exchange for this pick. * The

San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference, and are owned by San Jose Sports & Entertainm ...

' sixth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as a result of an April 3, 2013 trade that sent

Scott Hannan Kenneth Scott Hannan (born January 23, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Hannan was born in Richmond, British Columbia, but grew up in Surrey, British Columbia. Playing career As a youth, Hannan played in the 1992 Quebec ...

to the Sharks in exchange for this pick. * The

' seventh-round pick went to the

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

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