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One objective going into the season for every NHL team is to get off on the right foot to set up a successful campaign. That goal rings true in Nashville's room, too, but actually doing it has been difficult for them. [FULL STORY]

Getting to know Matthew Lombardi
Nashville's biggest signing this off-season was center Matthew Lombardi. The 28-year-old signed a three-year deal in early July, filling the shoes (or skates) left by Jason Arnott. read more...

Predators sign Franson to 2-year deal
The Nashville Predators have signed restricted free agent defenseman Cody Franson to a two-year, $1.6 million contract. read more...

Pos.	PLAYER	10-11 SALARY	10-11 CAP HIT
C	David Legwand	$4,500,000	$4,500,000
C	Matthew Lombardi	$3,500,000	$3,500,000
C	Jamie Lundmark	$600,000	$600,000
C	Cal O'Reilly	$575,000	$562,500
C	Jerred Smithson	$775,000	$762,500
C	Colin Wilson	$875,000	$1,725,000
D	Francis Bouillon	$1,200,000	$1,350,000
D	Cody Franson	RFA	RFA
D	Kevin Klein	$1,350,000	$1,350,000
D	Ryan Parent	$850,000	$925,000
D	Alexander Sulzer	$700,000	$650,000
D	Ryan Suter	$3,500,000	$3,500,000
D	Shea Weber	$4,500,000	$4,500,000
G	Pekka Rinne	$725,000	$3,400,000
LW	Wade Belak	$575,000	$575,000
LW	Sergei Kostitsyn	$550,000	$550,000
LW	Nick Spaling	$762,500	$891,667
LW	Steve Sullivan	$3,750,000	$3,750,000
RW	J.P. Dumont	$4,000,000	$4,000,000
RW	Martin Erat	$5,250,000	$4,500,000
RW	Marcel Goc	$775,000	$775,000
RW	Matt Halischuk	$612,500	$875,000
RW	Patric Hornqvist	RFA	RFA
RW	Jordan Tootoo	$1,150,000	$1,250,000
RW	Joel Ward	$1,500,000	$1,500,000

1st ROUND DRAFT HISTORY
YEAR	#	PLAYER	Pos.	DRAFT FROM	LEAGUE
2010	18	Austin Watson	RW	Peterborough Petes	OHL
2009	11	Ryan Ellis	D	Windsor Spitfires	OHL
2008	7 18	Colin Wilson Chet Pickard	C G	Boston University Tri-City Americans	NCAA WHL
2007	23	Jonathan Blum	D	Vancouver Giants	WHL
2006	-	Pick Traded	-	-	-

TEAM INFO.
Arena	Sommet Center
Capacity	17,113
Address	501 Broadway Nashville, TN 37203
Phone	1-615-770-2355
GM	David Poile
Head Coach	Barry Trotz