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2007–08 Nashville Predators season

Professional ice hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	2007–08
year	2007
Team	Nashville Predators
Conference	Western
ConferenceRank	8th
Division	Central
DivisionRank	2nd
Record	41–32–9
HomeRecord	23–14–4
RoadRecord	18–18–5
GoalsFor	230
GoalsAgainst	229
GeneralManager	David Poile
Coach	Barry Trotz
Captain	Jason Arnott
AltCaptain	Jean-Pierre Dumont
Steve Sullivan
Arena	Sommet Center
Attendance	14,910 (87.1%)
GoalsLeader	Jean-Pierre Dumont (29)
AssistsLeader	Jason Arnott (44)
PointsLeader	Jason Arnott and Jean-Pierre Dumont (72)
PlusMinusLeader	Jason Arnott (+19)
PIMLeader	Jordin Tootoo (100)
WinsLeader	Dan Ellis (23)
GAALeader	Dan Ellis (2.34)

Steve Sullivan

The 2007–08 Nashville Predators season began October 4, 2007. It was their tenth season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

The 2007 off-season was dominated by the attempted purchase of the Predators by Canadian businessman Jim Balsillie, who signed a letter of intent to purchase the team for at least $220 million. The attempted sale led to widespread speculation that Balsillie intended to relocate the team to Hamilton, Ontario, if the Predators failed to reach a 14,000 paid average attendance in 2007–08, allowing the team to break its lease. Balsillie had already entered negotiations on a lease at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton. Despite calling the negotiations a "contingency plan," Balsillie petitioned the NHL to decide on his ability to relocate the franchise at the same time the NHL Board of Governors voted on his purchase of the team. However, the deal was ended by Predators Owner Craig Leipold on June 22, as he informed the NHL that he was pulling out of the agreement due to a lack of a finalized sale agreement and over concerns that Balsillie would relocate the team to Hamilton.

On August 1, a group led by local businessman David Freeman issued a letter of intent to purchase the Predators. The sale was approved by the Board of Governors on November 29.

In January, it was revealed that former Predators Owner Craig Leipold was purchasing the majority share in the Minnesota Wild.

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

The 2007 NHL entry draft took place in Columbus, Ohio, on June 22–23.
The free agency period began on July 1.

Regular season

On November 15, 2007, Martin Erat scored just 19 seconds into the overtime period to give the Predators a 5–4 home win over the Chicago Blackhawks. The Thrashers' Marian Hossa would tie that mark in overtime on December 23, 2007, in a 3–2 Atlanta road win over the St. Louis Blues. Both goals would prove to be the fastest overtime goals scored during the 2007–08 regular season.

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- | 1 || October 4 || Colorado || 0 – 4 || Nashville || || Mason || 16,363 || 1–0–0 || 2 || |- | 2 || October 6 || Dallas || 1 – 5 || Nashville || || Mason || 13,079 || 2–0–0 || 4 || |- | 3 || October 10 || Nashville || 1 – 4 || St. Louis || || Mason || 19,150 || 2–1–0 || 4 || |- | 4 || October 11 || Phoenix || 6 – 3 || Nashville || || Mason || 12,155 || 2–2–0 || 4 || |- | 5 || October 13 || Calgary || 7 – 4 || Nashville || || Mason || 13,152 || 2–3–0 || 4 || |- | 6 || October 17 || Nashville || 1 – 3 || Anaheim || || Mason || 17,174 || 2–4–0 || 4 || |- | 7 || October 20 || Nashville || 0 – 3 || San Jose || || Mason || 17,496 || 2–5–0 || 4 || |- | 8 || October 23 || Nashville || 0 – 6 || Los Angeles || || Mason || 14,026 || 2–6–0 || 4 || |- | 9 || October 25 || Atlanta || 0 – 3 || Nashville || || Ellis || 13,383 || 3–6–0 || 6 || |- | 10 || October 27 || Florida || 3 – 4 || Nashville || || Ellis || 15,767 || 4–6–0 || 8 || |- | 11 || October 30 || Nashville || 1 – 5 || Calgary || || Mason || 19,289 || 4–7–0 || 8 ||

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 10 || Nashville || 1 – 3 || Detroit || || Ellis || 20,066 || 0 – 1 || |- | 2 || April 12 || Nashville || 2 – 4 || Detroit || || Ellis || 20,066 || 0 – 2 || |- | 3 || April 14 || Detroit || 3 – 5 || Nashville || || Ellis || 17,113 || 1 – 2 || |- | 4 || April 16 || Detroit || 2 – 3 || Nashville || || Ellis || 17,113 || 2 – 2 || |- | 5 || April 18 || Nashville || 1 – 2 || Detroit || 1OT || Ellis || 20,066 || 2 – 3 || |- | 6 || April 20 || Detroit || 3 – 0 || Nashville || || Ellis || 17,113 || 2 – 4 ||

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Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

		Regular season		Playoffs	Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Jason Arnott	79	28	44	72	54	4	1	0	1	4
Jean-Pierre Dumont	80	29	43	72	34	6	0	2	2	4
Alexander Radulov	81	26	32	58	44	6	2	2	4	6
Martin Erat	76	23	34	57	40	6	1	3	4	8
David Legwand	65	15	29	44	38	3	1	0	1	2
Marek Zidlicky	79	5	38	43	63	6	0	3	3	8
Vernon Fiddler	79	11	21	32	47	6	0	0	0	0
Ryan Suter	76	7	24	31	71	6	1	1	2	4
Radek Bonk	79	14	15	29	40	6	1	0	1	2
Dan Hamhuis	80	4	23	27	66	6	1	1	2	6

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

		Regular season		Playoffs	Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA	TOI	W
Chris Mason	51	2692	18	22	6	130	4	.898	2.90	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.00
Dan Ellis	44	2229	23	10	3	87	6	.924	2.34	6	357	2	4	15	.938	2.52
Pekka Rinne	1	29	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.00

Awards and records

Records

On March 30, goaltender Dan Ellis had a 233:39 long shutout streak snapped in a 1–0 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings. This was the fifth longest shutout streak in league history

Milestones

Jed Ortmeyer	200th NHL Game	December 1, 2007

Transactions

The Predators were involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Trades

Free agents

Draft picks

Nashville's picks at the 2007 NHL entry draft in Columbus, Ohio. The Predators possess the 23rd overall pick in the draft. The pick was originally traded to the Philadelphia Flyers when the Predators acquired Peter Forsberg. Nashville re-acquired the pick, however, on June 18 in exchange for Scott Hartnell and Kimmo Timonen.

Round	#	Player	Position	College/junior/club team (League)
1	23	Jonathon Blum	D	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
2	54	Jeremy Smith	G	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
2	58	Nick Spaling	C	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
3	81	Ryan Thang	LW	University of Notre Dame (CCHA)
4	114	Ben Ryan	C	University of Notre Dame (CCHA)
4	119	Mark Santorelli	C	Chilliwack Bruins (WHL)
5	144	Andreas Thuresson	W	Malmo Redhawks (SEL)
6	174	Robert Dietrich	D	DEG Metro Stars (DEL)
7	204	Atte Engren	G	Lukko (SM-liiga)

Farm teams

Milwaukee Admirals

The Milwaukee Admirals are the Predators' top affiliate, playing in the American Hockey League in 2007–08.

New Mexico Scorpions

The New Mexico Scorpions were a Predators' affiliate, playing in the Central Hockey League in 2007–08. On July 2, 2009, the Scorpions ceased operations.

References

Player stats: Nashville Predators player stats on espn.com
Game log: Nashville Predators game log on espn.com
Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com

References

link. (2012-02-05 , newschannel5.com, May 24, 2007)
link. (2007-03-05 , Nashville City Paper, June 5, 2007)
[https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/balsillie-has-deal-for-hamilton-arena-1.640256?ref=rss Balsillie has deal for Hamilton arena], cbc.ca, May 31, 2007
Burnside, Scott, [https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2889504 Balsillie given rights for Hamilton sports complex], ESPN.com, May 31, 2007
link. (2012-10-25 , National Post, June 13, 2007)
Glennon, John, [http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070622/SPORTS02/70622097 Report: Leipold wants Balsillie out of Preds deal], tennessean.com, June 22, 2007
[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/predators/2007-08-01-letter-of-intent_N.htm Predators sign letter of intent to stay local - USATODAY.com]
[https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=3134834 ESPN - NHL teams will play each other at least once per season - NHL]
[https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/craig-leipold-agrees-to-buy-wild-1.771388 Craig Leipold agrees to buy Wild]
"Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators Box Score — November 15, 2007".
"Atlanta Thrashers at St. Louis Blues Box Score — December 23, 2007".
"2007-08 NHL Schedule and Results".
"2007-08 Nashville Predators Schedule".
2007 NHL Entry Draft Results [https://www.nhl.com/futures/2007draft/ nhl.com] {{dead link. (January 2017)
[https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2767319 Acquiring Forsberg 'a huge deal' for Preds], February 20, 2007
[https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2908120 Flyers acquire Hartnell, Timonen from Preds for pick], June 18, 2007

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