2010–11 Nashville Predators season

2010–11 Nashville Predators
Division	Central
Conference	Western
Team information
General manager	David Poile
Coach	Barry Trotz
Captain	Shea Weber
Alternate captains	TBD
Arena	Bridgestone Arena

The 2010–11 Nashville Predators season will be the Nashville Predators' 12th season in the National Hockey League.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2010 Pre-season
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 23	Carolina Hurricanes	-	Nashville Predators
2	September 24	Nashville Predators	-	Carolina Hurricanes
3	September 25	Washington Capitals	-	Nashville Predators
4	September 27	Atlanta Thrashers	-	Nashville Predators
5	September 29	Nashville Predators	-	Atlanta Thrashers
6	October 3	Nashville Predators	-	Washington Capitals

Player stats

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM

Goaltenders

Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Predators. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded

Transactions

The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades Date Details June 19, 2010 To New Jersey Devils Jason Arnott To Nashville Predators Matt Halischuk 2nd-round pick in 2011 June 19, 2010 To Philadelphia Flyers Dan Hamhuis Conditional 7th-round draft pick in 2011 To Nashville Predators Ryan Parent June 29, 2010 To Montreal Canadiens Dan Ellis Dustin Boyd Future Considerations To Nashville Predators Sergei Kostitsyn Future Considerations August 5, 2010 To Florida Panthers Michael Santorelli To Nashville Predators Conditional 5th-round draft pick in 2011 Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Kelsey Wilson EC Red Bull Salzburg 1 year, $525,000 Jonas Andersson Dynamo Minsk 1 year, $675,000 Matthew Lombardi Phoenix Coyotes 3 years, $10.5 million Brett Palin Abbotsford Heat 1 year, $550,000 Jamie Lundmark Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $600,000 Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Triston Grant Florida Panthers 1 year, $510,000 Dave Scatchard St. Louis Blues 1 year, $550,000 Denis Grebeshkov SKA St. Petersburg 2 years Ben Guite Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $575,000 Claimed via Waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Lost via Waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Player Signings Player Contract terms Wade Belak 1 year, $575,000 Jani Lajunen 3 years, $1.845 million entry-level contract Anders Lindback 2 years, $1.375 million entry-level contract Roman Josi 3 years, $2.625 million entry-level contract Atte Engren 2 years, $1.22 million entry-level contract Blake Geoffrion 2 years, $2.125 million entry-level contract Francis Bouillon 2 years, $2.7 million Andreas Thuresson 1 year, $575,000 Teemu Laakso 1 year, $600,000 Sergei Kostitsyn 1 year, $550,000 Ryan Parent 2 years, $1.85 million Mark Dekanich 1 year, $550,000 Patric Hornqvist 3 years, $9.25 million Draft picks Nashville's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California. Round Pick Player Position Nationality Previous Team 1 18 Austin Watson RW  United States Peterborough Petes (Ontario Hockey League) 3 78 Taylor Aronson D  United States Portland Winterhawks (Western Hockey League) 5 126 (from Tampa Bay) Patrick Cehlin RW  Sweden Djurgardens IF (Elitserien) 6 168 Anthony Bitetto D  United States Indiana Ice (United States Hockey League) 7 194 (from St. Louis) David Elsner F  Germany Landshut Cann (German-2) 7 198 Joonas Rask C  Finland Ilves (SM-liiga) Roster Updated March 23, 2010. # Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace 19 Canada Arnott, JasonJason Arnott  (C) 4.0 C R 49 2006 Collingwood, Ontario 3 Canada Belak, WadeWade Belak 7.1 RW/D L 47 2008 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 51 United States Bouillon, FrancisFrancis Bouillon 2.0 D L 48 2009 New York, New York 14 Canada Boyd, DustinDustin Boyd 4.0 C L 37 2010 Winnipeg, Manitoba 71 Canada Dumont, J. P.J. P. Dumont 7.0 RW L 46 2006 Montreal, Quebec 39 Canada Ellis, DanDan Ellis 1.0 G L 43 2007 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 10 Czech Republic Erat, MartinMartin Erat 7.0 RW L 42 1999 Třebíč, Czechoslovakia 32 Canada Franson, CodyCody Franson 2.0 D R 36 2005 Salmon Arm, British Columbia 9 Germany Goc, MarcelMarcel Goc 4.0 C L 40 2009 Calw, West Germany 37 Russia Grebeshkov, DenisDenis Grebeshkov   2.0 D L 40 2010 Yaroslavl, Soviet Union 2 Canada Hamhuis, DanDan Hamhuis 2.0 D L 41 2001 Smithers, British Columbia 27 Sweden Hornqvist, PatricPatric Hornqvist 7.0 RW R 37 2005 Sollentuna, Sweden 8 Canada Klein, KevinKevin Klein 2.0 D R 39 2003 Kitchener, Ontario 11 United States Legwand, DavidDavid Legwand 4.0 C L 43 1998 Detroit, Michigan 16 Canada O'Reilly, CalCal O'Reilly 4.0 C L 37 2005 Toronto, Ontario 35 Finland Rinne, PekkaPekka Rinne 1.0 G L 41 2004 Kempele, Finland 25 Canada Smithson, JerredJerred Smithson 7.2 RW/C R 45 2004 Vernon, British Columbia 13 Canada Spaling, NickNick Spaling 4.2 C/LW L 35 2007 Palmerston, Ontario 26 Canada Sullivan, SteveSteve Sullivan  (A) 6.0 LW R 49 2004 Timmins, Ontario 20 United States Suter, RyanRyan Suter 2.0 D L 39 2003 Madison, Wisconsin 22 Canada Tootoo, JordinJordin Tootoo 7.0 RW R 41 2001 Churchill, Manitoba 29 Canada Ward, JoelJoel Ward 7.0 RW R 43 2008 North York, Ontario 6 Canada Weber, SheaShea Weber  (A) 2.0 D R 38 2003 Sicamous, British Columbia 33 United States Wilson, ColinColin Wilson 4.0 C L 34 2008 Greenwich, Connecticut See also 2010–11 NHL season Farm teams References External links 2010–11 Nashville Predators season at ESPN 2010–11 Nashville Predators season at Hockey Reference Nashville Predators Franchise • Players • Coaches • GMs • Seasons • Records • Draft picks • Sommet Center • Milwaukee Admirals • New Mexico Scorpions