2005–06 Nashville Predators season

The 2005–06 Nashville Predators season was the eighth season of the Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Predators qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Division2nd Central

Conference4th Western

2005–06 record49–25–8

Home record32–8–1

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2005–06 Nashville Predators
Division	2nd Central
Conference	4th Western
2005–06 record	49–25–8
Home record	32–8–1
Road record	17–17–7
Goals for	259
Goals against	227
Team information
General manager	David Poile
Coach	Barry Trotz
Captain	Greg Johnson
Alternate captains	Kimmo Timonen Scott Walker
Arena	Gaylord Entertainment Center
Average attendance	14,428
Minor league affiliate	Milwaukee Admirals
Team leaders
Goals	Paul Kariya Steve Sullivan (31)
Assists	Paul Kariya (54)
Points	Paul Kariya (85)
Penalty minutes	Darcy Hordichuk (163)
Plus/minus	Scottie Upshall (+14)
Wins	Tomas Vokoun (36)
Goals against average	Chris Mason (2.54)
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Regular season

The Predators were the last team to record their first regulation loss of the regular season. They opened the season with an 8–0–1 stretch before losing at home to the Edmonton Oilers on October 29, 2005, 5–1.

On March 9, 2006, David Legwand tied the record for the fastest regular season overtime goal scored (set on December 30, 1995, by Mats Sundin) when he scored just six seconds into the overtime period to give the Predators a 3–2 road win over the Vancouver Canucks.^[1]^[2]
Starting goaltender Tomas Vokoun missed the final eight regular season games and the playoffs due to a blood condition.^[3]
On April 15, 2006, Chris Mason was credited for a goal when Phoenix Coyotes forward Geoff Sanderson shot the puck into his own net. Mason became the ninth NHL goaltender to score a goal and joined Damian Rhodes as the only goaltenders to be credited with a goal in both the American Hockey League and NHL.^[4] In response, Mason said, "It was a cheesy goal. Someone else should have received it."^[5]

Final standings

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Central Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	1	Detroit Red Wings	82	58	16	8	305	209	124
2	4	Nashville Predators	82	49	25	8	259	227	106
3	13	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	35	43	4	223	279	74
4	14	Chicago Blackhawks	82	26	43	13	211	285	65
5	15	St. Louis Blues	82	21	46	15	197	292	57

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^[6] Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

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Western Conference^[7]
R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	P- Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	58	16	8	305	209	124
2	Y- Dallas Stars	PA	82	53	23	6	265	218	112
3	Y- Calgary Flames	NW	82	46	25	11	218	200	103
4	X- Nashville Predators	CE	82	49	25	8	259	227	106
5	X- San Jose Sharks	PA	82	44	27	11	266	242	99
6	X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	PA	82	43	27	12	254	229	98
7	X- Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	43	30	9	283	257	95
8	X- Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	41	28	13	256	251	95
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9	Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	42	32	8	256	255	92
10	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	42	35	5	249	270	89
11	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	38	36	8	231	215	84
12	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	38	39	5	246	271	81
13	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	35	43	4	223	279	74
14	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	26	43	13	211	285	65
15	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	21	46	15	197	292	57

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Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched division; X – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Regular season

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2005–06 regular season^[8]

October: 8–1–1 (home: 5–1–0; road: 3–0–1)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
1	October 5, 2005	3–2	San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	1–0–0	W
2	October 8, 2005	3–2 SO	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	2–0–0	W
3	October 12, 2005	5–4	@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)	3–0–0	W
4	October 13, 2005	5–4 SO	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	4–0–0	W
5	October 15, 2005	4–1	@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)	5–0–0	W
6	October 20, 2005	3–2 SO	St. Louis Blues (2005–06)	6–0–0	W
7	October 22, 2005	2–1	San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	7–0–0	W
8	October 25, 2005	5–3	Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	8–0–0	W
9	October 26, 2005	2–3 OT	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	8–0–1	OTL
10	October 29, 2005	1–5	Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)	8–1–1	L

November: 7–3–2 (home: 6–1–0; road: 1–2–2)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
11	November 1, 2005	1–4	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	8–2–1	L
12	November 2, 2005	2–3 OT	@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	8–2–2	OTL
13	November 5, 2005	2–3 SO	@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)	8–2–3	OTL
14	November 8, 2005	3–2	Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)	9–2–3	W
15	November 10, 2005	5–3	Dallas Stars (2005–06)	10–2–3	W
16	November 12, 2005	3–1	St. Louis Blues (2005–06)	11–2–3	W
17	November 15, 2005	3–2	Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)	12–2–3	W
18	November 19, 2005	2–4	@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)	12–3–3	L
19	November 23, 2005	4–2	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	13–3–3	W
20	November 24, 2005	4–3	Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)	14–3–3	W
21	November 26, 2005	1–3	Dallas Stars (2005–06)	14–4–3	L
22	November 29, 2005	2–0	Calgary Flames (2005–06)	15–4–3	W

December: 9–5–0 (home: 5–1–0; road: 4–4–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
23	December 1, 2005	2–1	Minnesota Wild (2005–06)	16–4–3	W
24	December 3, 2005	4–3 SO	Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)	17–4–3	W
25	December 7, 2005	5–2	@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)	18–4–3	W
26	December 8, 2005	1–5	New York Rangers (2005–06)	18–5–3	L
27	December 10, 2005	3–4	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)	18–6–3	L
28	December 13, 2005	3–7	@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)	18–7–3	L
29	December 15, 2005	5–3	Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	19–7–3	W
30	December 17, 2005	7–3	Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	20–7–3	W
31	December 20, 2005	3–2	Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)	21–7–3	W
32	December 21, 2005	6–1	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	22–7–3	W
33	December 23, 2005	5–4	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	23–7–3	W
34	December 27, 2005	4–3	@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)	24–7–3	W
35	December 28, 2005	3–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)	24–8–3	L
36	December 30, 2005	2–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)	24–9–3	L

January: 7–5–3 (home: 3–2–1; road: 4–3–2)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
37	January 1, 2006	2–4	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	24–10–3	L
38	January 3, 2006	0–3	@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)	24–11–3	L
39	January 4, 2006	4–3	@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)	25–11–3	W
40	January 6, 2006	1–3	Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	25–12–3	L
41	January 8, 2006	5–1	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	26–12–3	W
42	January 10, 2006	2–1	New York Islanders (2005–06)	27–12–3	W
43	January 11, 2006	3–4 SO	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)	27–12–4	OTL
44	January 13, 2006	4–5 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)	27–12–5	OTL
45	January 15, 2006	5–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)	28–12–5	W
46	January 19, 2006	3–4 SO	New Jersey Devils (2005–06)	28–12–6	OTL
47	January 21, 2006	7–2	Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	29–12–6	W
48	January 23, 2006	3–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	30–12–6	W
49	January 24, 2006	2–1 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	31–12–6	W
50	January 26, 2006	1–5	@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)	31–13–6	L
51	January 28, 2006	3–4	@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	31–14–6	L

February: 3–4–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 0–3–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
52	February 1, 2006	1–2	@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)	31–15–6	L
53	February 2, 2006	4–3 OT	Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)	32–15–6	W
54	February 4, 2006	6–0	Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	33–15–6	W
55	February 6, 2006	2–4	@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)	33–16–6	L
56	February 8, 2006	0–6	@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	33–17–6	L
57	February 9, 2006	2–3	Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	33–18–6	L
58	February 11, 2006	5–2	Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	34–18–6	W

March: 8–5–2 (home: 5–1–0; road: 3–4–2)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
59	March 1, 2006	0–3	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	34–19–6	L
60	March 2, 2006	3–1	Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)	35–19–6	W
61	March 5, 2006	2–3 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)	35–19–7	OTL
62	March 7, 2006	3–2	@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)	36–19–7	W
63	March 9, 2006	3–2 OT	@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)	37–19–7	W
64	March 11, 2006	2–3 OT	@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	37–19–8	OTL
65	March 14, 2006	5–0	Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)	38–19–8	W
66	March 16, 2006	2–0	Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	39–19–8	W
67	March 18, 2006	9–4	Calgary Flames (2005–06)	40–19–8	W
68	March 20, 2006	4–2	St. Louis Blues (2005–06)	41–19–8	W
69	March 21, 2006	3–2 SO	@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	42–19–8	W
70	March 24, 2006	3–6	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	42–20–8	L
71	March 25, 2006	4–6	@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)	42–21–8	L
72	March 28, 2006	3–5	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	42–22–8	L
73	March 30, 2006	2–4	Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	42–23–8	L

April: 7–2–0 (home: 5–1–0; road: 2–1–0)

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
74	April 1, 2006	2–1	St. Louis Blues (2005–06)	43–23–8	W
75	April 3, 2006	1–3	Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	43–24–8	L
76	April 5, 2006	3–4	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	43–25–8	L
77	April 6, 2006	3–0	@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)	44–25–8	W
78	April 8, 2006	2–1 SO	Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	45–25–8	W
79	April 11, 2006	2–0	@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)	46–25–8	W
80	April 13, 2006	4–2	Minnesota Wild (2005–06)	47–25–8	W
81	April 15, 2006	5–1	Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	48–25–8	W
82	April 18, 2006	6–3	Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	49–25–8	W

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) OTL Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

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Playoffs

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2006 Stanley Cup playoffs^[8]

Western Conference quarterfinals: vs. (5) San Jose Sharks — Sharks win 4–1

Game	Date	Score	Opponent	Series	Recap
1	April 21, 2006	4–3	San Jose Sharks	Predators lead 1–0	W
2	April 23, 2006	0–3	San Jose Sharks	Series tied 1–1	L
3	April 25, 2006	1–4	@ San Jose Sharks	Sharks lead 2–1	L
4	April 27, 2006	4–5	@ San Jose Sharks	Sharks lead 3–1	L
5	April 30, 2006	1–2	San Jose Sharks	Sharks win 4–1	L

Legend: W Win L Loss

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Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
† = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.

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No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
9	Paul Kariya	LW	82	31	54	85	−6	40	5	2	5	7	0	0
26	Steve Sullivan	RW	69	31	37	68	2	50	5	0	2	2	−2	0
94	Yanic Perreault	C	69	22	35	57	−3	30	1	0	0	0	0	2
44	Kimmo Timonen	D	79	11	39	50	−3	74	5	1	3	4	0	4
10	Martin Erat	RW	80	20	29	49	0	76	5	1	1	2	−1	6
3	Marek Zidlicky	D	67	12	37	49	8	82	2	0	1	1	0	2
17	Scott Hartnell	LW	81	25	23	48	8	101	5	1	0	1	0	4
2	Dan Hamhuis	D	82	7	31	38	11	70	5	0	2	2	−2	2
18	Adam Hall	RW	75	14	15	29	0	40	5	1	0	1	−3	0
11	David Legwand	C	44	7	19	26	3	34	5	0	1	1	−1	8
7	Scottie Upshall	LW	48	8	16	24	14	34	2	0	0	0	0	0
81	Mike Sillinger†	C	31	10	12	22	0	14	5	2	1	3	−1	12
22	Greg Johnson	C	68	11	8	19	6	10	5	0	1	1	0	2
24	Scott Walker	RW	33	5	11	16	2	36	5	0	0	0	0	6
20	Ryan Suter	D	71	1	15	16	7	66	—	—	—	—	—	—
25^[a]	Jerred Smithson	C	66	5	9	14	9	54	3	0	0	0	0	4
16	Darcy Hordichuk	LW	74	7	6	13	9	163	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	Vernon Fiddler	C	40	8	4	12	−2	42	2	0	1	1	−1	0
55	Danny Markov	D	58	0	11	11	9	62	5	0	0	0	−1	6
14	Jordin Tootoo	RW	34	4	6	10	9	55	3	0	0	0	−1	0
6^[b]	Shea Weber	D	28	2	8	10	8	42	4	2	0	2	−3	8
28	Jeremy Stevenson‡	LW	35	4	3	7	0	74	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	Scott Nichol	C	34	3	3	6	3	79	3	0	0	0	−2	2
4	Mark Eaton	D	69	3	1	4	−2	44	5	0	0	0	0	8
15^[c]	Kris Beech‡	C	5	1	2	3	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	Brendan Witt†	D	17	0	3	3	5	68	5	0	0	0	−3	12
29	Tomas Vokoun	G	61	0	2	2		26	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	Greg Zanon	D	4	0	2	2	0	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Chris Mason	G	23	1	0	1		0	5	0	0	0		0
23	Jamie Allison‡	D	20	0	1	1	−6	45	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	Brian Finley	G	1	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
41	Simon Gamache‡†	C	11	0	0	0	−6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
49	Kevin Klein	D	2	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Pekka Rinne	G	2	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Goaltending

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No.	Player	Regular season										Playoffs
No.	Player	GP	W	L	OT	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
29	Tomas Vokoun	61	36	18	7	1984	160	2.67	.919	4	3601	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Chris Mason	23	12	5	1	597	52	2.54	.913	2	1227	5	1	4	171	17	3.45	.901	0	296
35	Pekka Rinne	2	1	1	0	40	4	3.81	.900	0	63	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	Brian Finley	1	0	1	0	41	7	7.00	.829	0	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Awards and records

Awards

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Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (in-season)	NHL Defensive Player of the Week	Tomas Vokoun (December 5)	^[9]
	NHL Defensive Player of the Week	Tomas Vokoun (March 20)	^[10]
	NHL Offensive Player of the Week	Steve Sullivan (October 17)	^[11]

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Milestones

Ryan Suter (left), Pekka Rinne (middle), and Shea Weber (right) made their NHL debuts during the 2005–06 season.

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Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Ryan Suter	October 5, 2005	^[12]
	Greg Zanon	December 1, 2005
	Kevin Klein	December 3, 2005
	Pekka Rinne	December 15, 2005
	Shea Weber	January 6, 2006

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Transactions

The Predators were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.^[13]

Trades

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Date	Details		Ref
July 27, 2005 (2005-07-27)	To Florida Panthers 4th-round pick in 2005	To Nashville Predators Darcy Hordichuk	^[14]
July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29)	To Carolina Hurricanes Andrew Hutchinson	To Nashville Predators Phoenix's 3rd-round pick in 2005	^[15]
July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30)	To Atlanta Thrashers Shane Hnidy	To Nashville Predators 4th-round pick in 2006	^[16]
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02)	To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2006	To Nashville Predators Danny Markov	^[17]
September 9, 2005 (2005-09-09)	To Pittsburgh Penguins Conditional draft pick in 2006	To Nashville Predators Kris Beech	^[18]
October 24, 2005 (2005-10-24)	To Phoenix Coyotes Future considerations	To Nashville Predators Rick Berry	^[19]
January 29, 2006 (2006-01-29)	To St. Louis Blues Timofei Shishkanov	To Nashville Predators Mike Sillinger	^[20]
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09)	To Washington Capitals Kris Beech 1st-round pick in 2006	To Nashville Predators Brendan Witt	^[21]

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Players acquired

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Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04)	Sheldon Brookbank	Anaheim Mighty Ducks		Free agency	^[22]
August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05)	Paul Kariya	Colorado Avalanche	2-year	Free agency	^[23]
August 6, 2005 (2005-08-06)	Scott Nichol	Chicago Blackhawks		Free agency	^[22]
August 19, 2005 (2005-08-19)	Randy Robitaille	ZSC Lions (NLA)		Free agency	^[24]
August 31, 2005 (2005-08-31)	Greg Classen	Porin Assat (Liiga)		Free agency	^[25]
October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03)	Yanic Perreault	Montreal Canadiens		Free agency	^[26]
December 7, 2005 (2005-12-07)	John Vigilante	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)		Free agency	^[27]
January 28, 2006 (2006-01-28)	Simon Gamache	St. Louis Blues		Waivers	^[28]
May 18, 2006 (2006-05-18)	Ville Koistinen	Ilves (Liiga)	1-year	Free agency	^[29]

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Players lost

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Date	Player	New team	Via^[d]	Ref
August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01)	Tony Hrkac^[e]		Contract expiration (III)	^[30]
August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01)	Jim McKenzie^[f]		Contract expiration (III)	^[30]
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10)	Wyatt Smith	New York Islanders	Free agency (UFA)	^[33]
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11)	Cam Severson	Calgary Flames	Free agency	^[34]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25)	Andreas Lilja	Detroit Red Wings	Free agency (UFA)	^[35]
October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04)	Randy Robitaille	Minnesota Wild	Waivers	^[36]
October 18, 2005 (2005-10-18)	Vladimir Orszagh	Lulea HF (SHL)	Free agency (UFA)	^[37]
November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29)	Simon Gamache	St. Louis Blues	Waivers	^[38]
February 13, 2006 (2006-02-13)	Jamie Allison	Florida Panthers	Waivers	^[39]
February 15, 2006 (2006-02-15)	Jeremy Stevenson	Dallas Stars	Waivers	^[40]
May 6, 2006 (2006-05-06)	Simon Gamache	SC Bern (NLA)	Free agency	^[41]

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Signings

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Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28)	Vernon Fiddler	1-year	Option exercised	^[22]
	Greg Johnson		Re-signing	^[22]
	Chris Mason	1-year	Option exercised	^[22]
	Libor Pivko		Re-signing	^[22]
	Jerred Smithson		Re-signing	^[22]
July 31, 2005 (2005-07-31)	Jamie Allison		Re-signing	^[22]
July 31, 2005 (2005-07-31)	Brian Finley		Re-signing	^[22]
August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04)	Mark Eaton		Re-signing	^[22]
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10)	Scott Hartnell		Re-signing	^[42]
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10)	Jeremy Yablonski		Re-signing	^[42]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15)	Simon Gamache	1-year	Re-signing	^[43]
	Darren Haydar	1-year	Re-signing	^[43]
	Darcy Hordichuk	1-year	Re-signing	^[43]
	David Legwand	1-year	Re-signing	^[43]
	Greg Zanon	2-year	Re-signing	^[43]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16)	Dan Hamhuis	1-year	Re-signing	^[44]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16)	Steve Sullivan	4-year	Re-signing	^[44]
August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23)	Pekka Rinne		Entry-level	^[22]
August 29, 2005 (2005-08-29)	Martin Erat		Re-signing	^[45]
September 8, 2005 (2005-09-08)	Adam Hall		Re-signing	^[46]
January 9, 2006 (2006-01-09)	Alexander Radulov		Entry-level	^[47]
May 8, 2006 (2006-05-08)	Marek Zidlicky	4-year	Re-signing	^[48]
May 9, 2006 (2006-05-09)	Ryan Parent		Entry-level	^[49]
May 18, 2006 (2006-05-18)	Vernon Fiddler	1-year	Re-signing	^[29]
May 22, 2006 (2006-05-22)	Jerred Smithson	1-year	Re-signing	^[50]
June 2, 2006 (2006-06-02)	Mikko Lehtonen	1-year	Entry-level	^[51]
June 2, 2006 (2006-06-02)	Daniel Widing	1-year	Entry-level	^[51]

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Draft picks

Nashville's draft picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.^[52]

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Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	18	Ryan Parent	Canada	Guelph Storm (OHL)
3	78	Teemu Laakso	Finland	HIFK Jr. (Finland)
3	79	Cody Franson	Canada	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
5	150	Cal O'Reilly	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
6	176	Ryan Maki	United States	Harvard University (ECAC)
7	213	Scott Todd	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
7	230	Patric Hornqvist	Sweden	Väsby IK (Sweden)

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Notes

[a]
Smithson wore number 42 in his first 14 games.
[b]
Weber wore number 48 in his first six games.
[c]
Beech wore number 56 in his first three games.
[d]
In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.^[30]
[e]
Hrkac retired.^[31]
[f]
McKenzie retired.^[32]

2005–06 Nashville Predators season

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Scoring

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Notes

References

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