2013–14 Nashville Predators season
The 2013–14 Nashville Predators season was the club's 16th season in the National Hockey League. The Predators finished tenth in the Western Conference, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second year 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 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
| Player | ||||||
| 79 | 23 | 33 | 56 | −2 | 52 | |
| 76 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 1 | 28 | |
| 79 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 16 | 22 | |
| 75 | 20 | 29 | 49 | −4 | 60 | |
| 72 | 13 | 27 | 40 | −2 | 18 | |
| ‡ | 62 | 10 | 30 | 40 | −8 | 30 |
| 77 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 4 | 32 | |
| 81 | 11 | 22 | 33 | −1 | 21 | |
| 71 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 2 | 14 | |
| 80 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 24 | |
| 74 | 9 | 17 | 26 | −5 | 8 | |
| 77 | 6 | 19 | 25 | −23 | 24 | |
| 79 | 15 | 6 | 21 | −25 | 60 | |
| 75 | 10 | 11 | 21 | −6 | 61 | |
| 70 | 8 | 10 | 18 | −14 | 32 | |
| 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | |
| 62 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −8 | 10 | |
| 58 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −7 | 166 | |
| 50 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 23 | |
| † | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −4 | 8 |
| 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −8 | 4 | |
| ‡ | 44 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −5 | 54 |
| 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| ‡ | 47 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −11 | 21 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| † | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 |
;Goaltenders
| 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
Free agents signed
Free agents lost
| Player | New team | Contract terms |
| T. J. Brennan | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 year, $600,000 |
| Jeremy Smith | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 year, $550,000 |
| Chris Mueller | Dallas Stars | 1 year, $600,000 |
| Matthew Halischuk | Winnipeg Jets | 1 year, $650,000 |
| Jonathon Blum | Minnesota Wild | 1 year, $650,000 |
| Brandon Yip | Phoenix Coyotes | 1 year, $675,000 |
| Hal Gill | Philadelphia Flyers | 1 year, $700,000 |
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
| Player | New team | Date claimed off waivers |
Player signings
| Player | Date | Contract terms |
| Seth Jones | July 10, 2013 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| Richard Clune | July 17, 2013 | 2 years, $1.7 million |
| Nick Spaling | July 25, 2013 | 1 year, $1.5 million |
| Jonathan-Ismael Diaby | January 2, 2014 | 3 years, $1.9375 million entry-level contract |
| Felix Girard | April 15, 2014 | 3 years, $1.895 million entry-level contract |
| Garrett Noonan | April 22, 2014 | 2 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract |
| Jaynen Rissling | April 22, 2014 | 3 years, $1.82 million entry-level contract |
| Pontus Aberg | May 7, 2014 | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract |
| Max Gortz | June 2, 2014 | 3 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract |
| Carter Hutton | 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 |
| 1 | 4 | Seth Jones | D |  United States | Portland Winterhawks |
| 3 | 64 | Jonathan-Ismael Diaby | D |  Canada | Victoriaville Tigres |
| 4 | 95 | Felix Girard | C | Canada | Baie-Comeau Drakkar |
| 4 | 99 | Juuse Saros | G |  Finland | HPK |
| 5 | 125 | Saku Maenalanen | RW | Finland | Karpat Jr. |
| 5 | 140 | Teemu Kivihalme | D | United States | Burnsville Blaze |
| 6 | 155 | Emil Pettersson | C |  Sweden | Timra IK |
| 6 | 171 | Tommy Veilleux | LW | Canada | Victoriaville Tigres |
| 7 | 185 | Wade Murphy | RW | Canada | Penticton Vees |
| 7 | 203 | Janne Juvonen | G | Finland | Lahti Pelicans |
;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 to the Lightning in exchange for Sebastien Caron, two 2012 second-round picks 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 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 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 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. 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 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 to St. Louis in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.