2003–04 Nashville Predators season

The 2003–04 Nashville Predators season was the Nashville Predators' sixth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in franchise history, losing to the Detroit Red Wings in the first round.

2003–04 Nashville Predators
Division3rd Central
Conference8th Western
2003–04 record38–29–11–4
Home record22–10–7–2
Road record16–19–4–2
Goals for216
Goals against217
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachBarry Trotz
CaptainGreg Johnson
Alternate captainsKimmo Timonen
Scott Walker
ArenaGaylord Entertainment Center
Average attendance13,157
Minor league affiliate(s)Milwaukee Admirals
Toledo Storm
Team leaders
GoalsScott Walker (25)
AssistsScott Walker (42)
PointsScott Walker (67)
Penalty minutesJordin Tootoo (137)
Plus/minusMark Eaton (+16)
WinsTomas Vokoun (34)
Goals against averageTomas Vokoun (2.53)

Off-season

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Regular season

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The Predators had the most power-play opportunities of all 30 teams in the League, with 428.[1]

Final standings

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Central Division[2]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Detroit Red Wings 82 48 21 11 2 255 189 109
2 7 St. Louis Blues 82 39 30 11 2 191 198 91
3 8 Nashville Predators 82 38 29 11 4 216 217 91
4 14 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 25 45 8 4 177 238 62
5 15 Chicago Blackhawks 82 20 43 11 8 188 259 59

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.

Western Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Detroit Red Wings CE 82 48 21 11 2 255 189 109
2 Y- San Jose Sharks PA 82 43 21 12 6 255 183 104
3 Y- Vancouver Canucks NW 82 43 24 10 5 235 194 101
4 X- Colorado Avalanche NW 82 40 22 13 7 236 198 100
5 X- Dallas Stars PA 82 41 26 13 2 194 175 97
6 X- Calgary Flames NW 82 42 30 7 3 200 176 94
7 X- St. Louis Blues CE 82 39 30 11 2 191 198 91
8 X- Nashville Predators CE 82 38 29 11 4 216 217 91
8.5
9 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 36 29 12 5 221 208 89
10 Minnesota Wild NW 82 30 29 20 3 188 183 83
11 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 28 29 16 9 205 217 81
12 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PA 82 29 35 10 8 184 213 76
13 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 22 36 18 6 188 245 68
14 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 25 45 8 4 177 238 62
15 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 20 43 11 8 188 259 59

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

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Playoffs

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Schedule and results

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Regular season

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2003–04 regular season[4]
October: 4–5–0–0 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 0–3–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 9, 2003 3–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 1–0–0–0 Recap
2 L October 11, 2003 1–3 Dallas Stars (2003–04) 1–1–0–0 Recap
3 W October 16, 2003 4–1 St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 2–1–0–0 Recap
4 W October 18, 2003 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 3–1–0–0 Recap
5 L October 19, 2003 1–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 3–2–0–0 Recap
6 L October 23, 2003 2–4 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2003–04) 3–3–0–0 Recap
7 L October 25, 2003 3–5 Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 3–4–0–0 Recap
8 L October 28, 2003 0–1 @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 3–5–0–0 Recap
9 W October 30, 2003 5–3 Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 4–5–0–0 Recap
November: 8–5–1–0 (home: 4–2–1–0; road: 4–3–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
10 T November 1, 2003 1–1 OT Dallas Stars (2003–04) 4–5–1–0 Recap
11 L November 2, 2003 3–7 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 4–6–1–0 Recap
12 L November 5, 2003 3–4 Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 4–7–1–0 Recap
13 L November 7, 2003 1–2 Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 4–8–1–0 Recap
14 W November 8, 2003 4–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 5–8–1–0 Recap
15 W November 13, 2003 4–1 Calgary Flames (2003–04) 6–8–1–0 Recap
16 W November 15, 2003 4–3 New York Islanders (2003–04) 7–8–1–0 Recap
17 L November 19, 2003 0–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 7–9–1–0 Recap
18 W November 21, 2003 4–3 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 8–9–1–0 Recap
19 L November 22, 2003 1–3 @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 8–10–1–0 Recap
20 W November 24, 2003 3–2 @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 9–10–1–0 Recap
21 W November 26, 2003 4–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 10–10–1–0 Recap
22 W November 28, 2003 2–1 @ Boston Bruins (2003–04) 11–10–1–0 Recap
23 W November 29, 2003 4–1 Buffalo Sabres (2003–04) 12–10–1–0 Recap
December: 4–4–3–2 (home: 1–1–2–1; road: 3–3–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
24 W December 3, 2003 2–1 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2003–04) 13–10–1–0 Recap
25 W December 4, 2003 4–2 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 14–10–1–0 Recap
26 L December 6, 2003 1–4 @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 14–11–1–0 Recap
27 L December 11, 2003 1–4 Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 14–12–1–0 Recap
28 T December 13, 2003 2–2 OT Florida Panthers (2003–04) 14–12–2–0 Recap
29 OTL December 16, 2003 1–2 OT Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 14–12–2–1 Recap
30 OTL December 18, 2003 4–5 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (2003–04) 14–12–2–2 Recap
31 W December 20, 2003 1–0 Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 15–12–2–2 Recap
32 T December 22, 2003 3–3 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 15–12–3–2 Recap
33 T December 23, 2003 3–3 OT @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 15–12–4–2 Recap
34 L December 26, 2003 1–2 @ Dallas Stars (2003–04) 15–13–4–2 Recap
35 W December 27, 2003 3–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 16–13–4–2 Recap
36 L December 29, 2003 2–5 @ San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 16–14–4–2 Recap
January: 10–4–2–0 (home: 8–0–1–0; road: 2–4–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
37 W January 1, 2004 3–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 17–14–4–2 Recap
38 W January 3, 2004 3–2 New Jersey Devils (2003–04) 18–14–4–2 Recap
39 L January 5, 2004 0–6 @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 18–15–4–2 Recap
40 L January 6, 2004 1–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2003–04) 18–16–4–2 Recap
41 W January 8, 2004 4–3 OT Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 19–16–4–2 Recap
42 W January 10, 2004 3–1 St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 20–16–4–2 Recap
43 T January 12, 2004 3–3 OT @ Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 20–16–5–2 Recap
44 T January 13, 2004 0–0 OT Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 20–16–6–2 Recap
45 W January 15, 2004 4–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 21–16–6–2 Recap
46 W January 17, 2004 2–1 Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 22–16–6–2 Recap
47 W January 19, 2004 2–0 Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 23–16–6–2 Recap
48 L January 22, 2004 0–4 @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 23–17–6–2 Recap
49 W January 24, 2004 4–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 24–17–6–2 Recap
50 L January 25, 2004 1–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 24–18–6–2 Recap
51 W January 29, 2004 6–4 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 25–18–6–2 Recap
52 W January 31, 2004 3–2 OT San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 26–18–6–2 Recap
February: 6–5–1–0 (home: 4–2–1–0; road: 2–3–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
53 L February 3, 2004 1–4 Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 26–19–6–2 Recap
54 L February 5, 2004 2–5 Tampa Bay Lightning (2003–04) 26–20–6–2 Recap
55 L February 11, 2004 2–5 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 26–21–6–2 Recap
56 W February 13, 2004 5–2 Washington Capitals (2003–04) 27–21–6–2 Recap
57 T February 15, 2004 2–2 OT Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 27–21–7–2 Recap
58 L February 16, 2004 2–4 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 27–22–7–2 Recap
59 W February 18, 2004 7–3 San Jose Sharks (2003–04) 28–22–7–2 Recap
60 W February 20, 2004 3–2 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 29–22–7–2 Recap
61 W February 21, 2004 8–2 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2003–04) 30–22–7–2 Recap
62 L February 23, 2004 0–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2003–04) 30–23–7–2 Recap
63 W February 26, 2004 4–0 Minnesota Wild (2003–04) 31–23–7–2 Recap
64 W February 28, 2004 2–1 OT New York Rangers (2003–04) 32–23–7–2 Recap
March: 4–5–4–2 (home: 1–2–2–1; road: 3–3–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
65 T March 1, 2004 2–2 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 32–23–8–2 Recap
66 L March 3, 2004 2–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2003–04) 32–24–8–2 Recap
67 W March 4, 2004 9–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2003–04) 33–24–8–2 Recap
68 L March 6, 2004 2–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2003–04) 33–25–8–2 Recap
69 L March 9, 2004 2–3 Boston Bruins (2003–04) 33–26–8–2 Recap
70 T March 11, 2004 1–1 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 33–26–9–2 Recap
71 T March 13, 2004 4–4 OT Calgary Flames (2003–04) 33–26–10–2 Recap
72 OTL March 14, 2004 2–3 OT @ Detroit Red Wings (2003–04) 33–26–10–3 Recap
73 T March 16, 2004 2–2 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2003–04) 33–26–11–3 Recap
74 L March 19, 2004 4–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (2003–04) 33–27–11–3 Recap
75 W March 20, 2004 3–1 @ Calgary Flames (2003–04) 34–27–11–3 Recap
76 L March 23, 2004 1–4 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2003–04) 34–28–11–3 Recap
77 W March 25, 2004 4–2 @ New York Rangers (2003–04) 35–28–11–3 Recap
78 OTL March 27, 2004 2–3 OT Columbus Blue Jackets (2003–04) 35–28–11–4 Recap
79 W March 30, 2004 5–2 Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 36–28–11–4 Recap
April: 2–1–0–0 (home: 0–1–0–0; road: 2–0–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
80 W April 1, 2004 3–1 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2003–04) 37–28–11–4 Recap
81 L April 3, 2004 1–4 St. Louis Blues (2003–04) 37–29–11–4 Recap
82 W April 4, 2004 2–1 OT @ Colorado Avalanche (2003–04) 38–29–11–4 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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2004 Stanley Cup playoffs
Western Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings — Detroit wins 4–2
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 7 Nashville 1–3 Detroit Legace 20,066 Red Wings lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 10 Nashville 1–2 Detroit Legace 20,066 Red Wings lead 2–0 Recap
3 April 11 Detroit 1–3 Nashville Legace 17,113 Red Wings lead 2–1 Recap
4 April 13 Detroit 0–3 Nashville Legace 17,113 Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 April 15 Nashville 1–4 Detroit Joseph 20,066 Red Wings lead 3–2 Recap
6 April 17 Detroit 2–0 Nashville Joseph 17,329 Red Wings win 4–2 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • 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.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
24 Scott Walker RW 75 25 42 67 4 94 6 0 1 1 −3 6
3 Marek Zidlicky D 82 14 39 53 −16 82 1 0 0 0 0 0
10 Martin Erat RW 76 16 33 49 10 38 6 0 1 1 −2 6
11 David Legwand C 82 18 29 47 9 46 6 1 0 1 1 8
44 Kimmo Timonen D 77 12 32 44 −7 52 6 0 0 0 −3 10
33 Vladimir Orszagh RW 82 16 21 37 −4 74 6 2 0 2 −2 4
17 Scott Hartnell LW 59 18 15 33 −5 87 6 1 2 3 3 2
22 Greg Johnson C 82 14 18 32 −21 33 6 1 2 3 4 0
26 Steve Sullivan RW 24 9 21 30 8 12 6 1 1 2 −4 6
18 Adam Hall RW 79 13 14 27 −8 37 6 2 1 3 3 2
21 Andreas Johansson C 47 12 15 27 −2 26 6 0 0 0 −3 0
2 Dan Hamhuis D 80 7 19 26 −12 57 6 0 2 2 −2 6
25 Denis Arkhipov C 72 9 12 21 −2 22
15 Rem Murray LW 39 8 9 17 −1 12
27 Jason York D 67 2 13 15 −4 64 6 0 3 3 2 4
4 Mark Eaton D 75 4 9 13 16 26 6 0 0 0 −2 2
28 Jeremy Stevenson LW 53 5 4 9 −2 103 6 0 0 0 −1 8
42 Andrew Hutchinson D 18 4 4 8 1 4
55 Jordin Tootoo RW 70 4 4 8 −6 137 5 0 0 0 0 4
46 Wyatt Smith C 18 3 1 4 2 2
19 Jim McKenzie LW 61 1 3 4 −13 88 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 Jamie Allison D 47 0 3 3 −7 76
36 Robert Schnabel D 20 0 3 3 6 34
9 Sergei Zholtok C 11 1 1 2 −2 0 6 1 0 1 −3 0
34 Shane Hnidy D 9 0 2 2 3 10 5 0 0 0 0 6
45 Jason Morgan†‡ C 6 0 2 2 0 2
29 Tomas Vokoun G 73 0 2 2 35 6 0 0 0 0
20 Simon Gamache C 7 1 0 1 −3 0
5 Tomas Kloucek D 5 0 1 1 3 10
6 Stan Neckar†‡ D 1 0 1 1 2 0
7 Scottie Upshall LW 7 0 1 1 −2 0
5 Brad Bombardir D 13 0 0 0 1 4 6 0 1 1 1 2
26 Wade Brookbank LW 9 0 0 0 −4 38
32 Mathieu Darche LW 2 0 0 0 −1 0
40 Mike Farrell RW 1 0 0 0 0 0
38 Vernon Fiddler C 17 0 0 0 −6 23
30 Chris Mason G 17 0 0 0 4
47 Libor Pivko LW 1 0 0 0 0 0
16 Timofei Shishkanov LW 2 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
29 Tomas Vokoun 73 34 29 10 1958 178 2.53 .909 3 4221 6 2 4 197 12 2.02 .939 1 356
30 Chris Mason 17 4 4 1 365 27 2.18 .926 1 744

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Kimmo Timonen [5]
Tomas Vokoun
NHL Defensive Player of the Week Tomas Vokoun (December 1) [6]
NHL Offensive Player of the Week Scott Walker (December 30) [7]
Steve Sullivan (February 23) [8]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Dan Hamhuis [9]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Wade Brookbank October 9, 2003 [10]
Dan Hamhuis
Jordin Tootoo
Marek Zidlicky
Andrew Hutchinson October 18, 2003
Libor Pivko November 24, 2003
Timofei Shishkanov December 23, 2003

Transactions

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The Predators were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2003, the day after the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 7, 2004, the day of the deciding game of the 2004 Stanley Cup Finals.[11]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21) To Colorado Avalanche
To Nashville Predators
[12]
June 22, 2003 (2003-06-22) To Anaheim Mighty Ducks
  • 4th-round pick in 2003
To Nashville Predators
  • 4th-round pick in 2004
  • 5th-round pick in 2004
[13]
To Los Angeles Kings
  • 6th-round pick in 2003
To Nashville Predators
  • 7th-round pick in 2003
  • 7th-round pick in 2003
[13]
June 26, 2003 (2003-06-26) To Minnesota Wild
To Nashville Predators
[14]
June 27, 2003 (2003-06-27) To Buffalo Sabres
To Nashville Predators
  • 3rd-round pick in 2004
[15]
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30) To Colorado Avalanche
To Nashville Predators
  • Future considerations[a]
[13]
July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14) To Washington Capitals
To Nashville Predators
[16]
December 2, 2003 (2003-12-02) To Atlanta Thrashers
To Nashville Predators
[17]
December 17, 2003 (2003-12-17) To Vancouver Canucks
To Nashville Predators
  • Future considerations
[13]
February 16, 2004 (2004-02-16) To Chicago Blackhawks
  • 2nd-round pick in 2004
  • 2nd-round pick in 2005
To Nashville Predators
[18]
February 25, 2004 (2004-02-25) To Tampa Bay Lightning
To Nashville Predators
  • 8th-round pick in 2004
[13]
March 5, 2004 (2004-03-05) To Minnesota Wild
  • Buffalo’s 3rd-round pick in 2004
  • 4th-round pick in 2004
To Nashville Predators
[19]
March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09) To Ottawa Senators
  • Colorado’s 3rd-round pick in 2004
To Nashville Predators
[20]
To Tampa Bay Lightning
To Nashville Predators
  • 6th-round pick in 2004
[20]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14) Ben Simon Atlanta Thrashers Free agency [21]
July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17) Ray Schultz New York Islanders Free agency [22]
July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22) Jim McKenzie New Jersey Devils Free agency [23]
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10) Jamie Allison Calgary Flames Free agency [24]
Mathieu Darche Columbus Blue Jackets Free agency [24]
October 3, 2003 (2003-10-03) Wade Brookbank Ottawa Senators Waiver draft [13]
Chris Mason Florida Panthers Waiver draft [13]
October 22, 2003 (2003-10-22) Jeremy Stevenson Minnesota Wild Waivers [13]
November 4, 2003 (2003-11-04) Tony Hrkac Atlanta Thrashers Free agency [13]
November 26, 2003 (2003-11-26) Stanislav Neckar Tampa Bay Lightning Free agency [25]
December 31, 2003 (2003-12-31) Jason Morgan Calgary Flames Waivers [13]
January 30, 2004 (2004-01-30) Jeremy Yablonski St. Louis Blues Waivers [13]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[b] Ref
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30) Oleg Petrov Geneve-Servette HC (NLA)[c] Buyout [28]
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) Brent Gilchrist[d] Contract expiration (III) [26]
Bill Houlder[e] Contract expiration (III) [26]
July 10, 2003 (2003-07-10) Cale Hulse Phoenix Coyotes Free agency (UFA) [31]
July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14) Domenic Pittis Buffalo Sabres Free agency (UFA) [32]
August 6, 2003 (2003-08-06) Jason Beckett Minnesota Wild Free agency (UFA) [33]
August 29, 2003 (2003-08-29) Reid Simpson Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency (III) [34]
September 5, 2003 (2003-09-05) Erik Anderson Sheffield Steelers (EIHL) Free agency (UFA) [35]
Bryan Lundbohm HC Sierre (NLB) Free agency (UFA) [36]
Vitali Yachmenev Amur Khabarovsk (RSL) Free agency (UFA) [37]
September 8, 2003 (2003-09-08) Denis Pederson Eisbaren Berlin (DEL) Free agency (UFA) [38]
October 20, 2003 (2003-10-20) Todd Warriner Jokerit (Liiga) Free agency (UFA) [39]
October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28) Clarke Wilm Toronto Maple Leafs Free agency (UFA) [40]
November 10, 2003 (2003-11-10) Jan Lasak SKA Saint Petersburg (RSL) Free agency [41]
February 19, 2004 (2004-02-19) Jason Morgan Calgary Flames Waivers [42]
April 28, 2004 (2004-04-28) Jonas Andersson Sodertalje SK (SHL) Free agency[f] [44]
May 19, 2004 (2004-05-19) Robert Schnabel HC Sparta Praha (ELH) Free agency [45]
May 28, 2004 (2004-05-28) Curtis Murphy Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL) Free agency [46]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 25, 2003 (2003-06-25) Mark Eaton Re-signing [47]
Tomas Kloucek Re-signing [47]
Libor Pivko Entry-level [47]
Timofei Shishkanov Entry-level [47]
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30) Andreas Johansson Re-signing [28]
July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01) Rem Murray Re-signing [48]
July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08) Curtis Murphy Re-signing [49]
Marek Zidlicky Entry-level [49]
July 10, 2003 (2003-07-10) Scott Hartnell Re-signing [50]
July 15, 2003 (2003-07-15) Denis Platonov Entry-level [51]
July 17, 2003 (2003-07-17) Denis Arkhipov Re-signing [22]
Wade Flaherty Re-signing [22]
Robert Schnabel Re-signing [22]
July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22) Andrei Mukhachev Entry-level [52]
July 24, 2003 (2003-07-24) Mike Farrell Re-signing [53]
August 15, 2003 (2003-08-15) Kimmo Timonen 4-year Re-signing [54][55]
September 10, 2003 (2003-09-10) David Legwand Re-signing [56]
December 24, 2003 (2003-12-24) Brandon Segal Entry-level [57]
February 17, 2004 (2004-02-17) Scott Walker 3-year Extension [58]
June 3, 2004 (2004-06-03) Chris Mason Extension [59]

Draft picks

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Nashville's draft picks at the 2003 NHL entry draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee.[60]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 7 Ryan Suter   United States US Nat'l U-18 (NAHL)
2 35 Konstantin Glazachev   Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
2 37 Kevin Klein   Canada Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
2 49 Shea Weber   Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
3 76 Richard Stehlik   Slovakia Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
3 89 Paul Brown   Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
3 92 Alexander Sulzer   Germany Hamburg Freezers (Germany)
3 98 Grigory Shafigulin   Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)
4 117 Teemu Lassila   Finland TPS (Finland)
4 133 Rustam Sidikov   Russia CSKA Moscow (Russia)
7 210 Andrei Mukhachyov   Russia CSKA Moscow (Russia)
7 213 Miroslav Hanuljak   Czech Republic HC Litvinov Jr. (Czech Republic)
9 268 Lauris Darzins   Latvia Lukko Jr. (Finland)

Farm teams

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 3rd-round pick in 2004
  2. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[26]
  3. ^ Petrov signed with Geneve-Servette on July 25.[27]
  4. ^ Gilchrist retired.[29]
  5. ^ Houlder retired.[30]
  6. ^ Nashville retained Andersson’s NHL rights and re-signed him on July 1, 2010.[43]

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