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In recent summers, Nashville has done a lot more subtracting than adding. Since 2007, the team has lost the likes of Tomas Vokoun, Paul Kariya, Kimmo Timonen, Scott Hartnell, Marek Zidlicky, and Alexander Radulov through free agency, trades, or defection. [FULL STORY]

Predators sign center Lombardi
The Nashville Predators have signed unrestricted free agent forward Matthew Lombardi to a three-year, $10.5 million contract. read more...

Predators acquire Kostitsyn
The Montreal Canadiens have traded Sergei Kostitsyn and future considerations to the Nashville Predators for Dustin Boyd, Dan Ellis and future considerations. 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

TEAM HEADLINES
Jun. 19	Predators trade captain Arnott to Devils
Jun. 19	Predators acquire Parent from Flyers
Jun. 17	Predators re-sign Bouillon