2015–16 Nashville Predators season

2015–16 Nashville Predators
Division	4th Central
Conference	7th Western
2015–16 record	41–27–14
Home record	23–11–7
Road record	18–16–7
Goals for	228
Goals against	215
Team information
General Manager	David Poile
Coach	Peter Laviolette
Captain	Shea Weber
Alternate captains	Mike Fisher James Neal Roman Josi
Arena	Bridgestone Arena
Minor league affiliations	Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Filip Forsberg (33)
Assists	Roman Josi (47)
Points	Filip Forsberg (64)
Penalties in minutes	Barret Jackman (76)
Plus/minus	(+): James Neal (+27) (–): Mike Fisher (–14)
Wins	Pekka Rinne (34)
Goals against average	Carter Hutton (2.33)
<2014–15

The 2015–16 Nashville Predators season is the 18th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.^[1]

Off-season

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 20	Florida	2–5	Nashville		Hutton	15,432	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 20	Florida	3–2	Nashville	OT	Saros	12,711	1–0–1	Recap
3	September 22	Nashville	3–2	Tampa Bay	OT	Hutton	14,324	2–0–1	Recap
4	September 23	Tampa Bay	2–5	Nashville		Rinne	14,186	3–0–1	Recap
5	September 29	Columbus	5–2	Nashville		Hutton	16,027	3–1–1	Recap
6	October 3	Nashville	1–7	Columbus		Rinne	13,795	3–2–1	Recap

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log[2]
October: 7–1–2 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 3–1–1)[2] # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 8 Carolina 1–2 Nashville Rinne 17,204 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 10 Edmonton 0–2 Nashville Rinne 17,113 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 13 Nashville 3–1 New Jersey Rinne 11,117 3–0–0 6 Recap 4 October 15 Nashville 3–4 NY Islanders Rinne 10,542 3–1–0 6 Recap 5 October 17 Nashville 4–3 Ottawa SO Hutton 16,895 4–1–0 8 Recap 6 October 20 Tampa Bay 4–5 Nashville SO Rinne 17,113 5–1–0 10 Recap 7 October 22 Anaheim 1–5 Nashville Rinne 17,113 6–1–0 12 Recap 8 October 24 Pittsburgh 2–1 Nashville OT Rinne 17,163 6–1–1 13 Recap 9 October 28 Nashville 2–1 San Jose Rinne 15,219 7–1–1 15 Recap 10 October 31 Nashville 3–4 Los Angeles OT Rinne 18,230 7–1–2 16 Recap
November: 5–6–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 1 Nashville 2–4 Anaheim Hutton 16,276 7–2–2 16 Recap 12 November 5 Nashville 3–2 Minnesota Rinne 19,024 8–2–2 18 Recap 13 November 7 St. Louis 4–0 Nashville Rinne 17,143 8–3–2 18 Recap 14 November 10 Ottawa 5–7 Nashville Rinne 16,963 9–3–2 20 Recap 15 November 12 Toronto 2–1 Nashville SO Rinne 17,231 9–3–3 21 Recap 16 November 14 Winnipeg 0–7 Nashville Rinne 17,113 10–3–3 23 Recap 17 November 17 Anaheim 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,113 11–3–3 25 Recap 18 November 20 Nashville 0–4 Columbus Rinne 13,584 11–4–3 25 Recap 19 November 21 Nashville 0–4 Minnesota Rinne 19,056 11–5–3 25 Recap 20 November 23 Nashville 0–3 NY Rangers Rinne 18,006 11–6–3 25 Recap 21 November 25 Nashville 3–2 Buffalo Hutton 17,871 12–6–3 27 Recap 22 November 27 Nashville 2–3 Philadelphia OT Rinne 19,818 12–6–4 28 Recap 23 November 28 Buffalo 4–1 Nashville Saros 17,217 12–7–4 28 Recap
December: 6–6–3 (Home: 5–3–1 ; Road: 1–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 1 Arizona 2–5 Nashville Rinne 15,091 13–7–4 30 Recap 25 December 3 Florida 2–1 Nashville Rinne 15,405 13–8–4 30 Recap 26 December 5 Nashville 4–5 Detroit OT Rinne 20,027 13–8–5 31 Recap 27 December 7 Nashville 3–2 Boston Hutton 17,565 14–8–5 33 Recap 28 December 8 Nashville 1–4 Chicago Rinne 21,432 14–9–5 33 Recap 29 December 10 Chicago 1–5 Nashville Rinne 17,113 15–9–5 35 Recap 30 December 12 Colorado 3–2 Nashville Rinne 17,113 15–10–5 35 Recap 31 December 15 Calgary 2–1 Nashville OT Rinne 15,431 15–10–6 36 Recap 32 December 17 Nashville 1–2 St. Louis Rinne 17,882 15–11–6 36 Recap 33 December 19 Minnesota 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,117 16–11–6 38 Recap 34 December 21 Montreal 1–5 Nashville Rinne 17,113 17–11–6 40 Recap 35 December 26 Detroit 3–2 Nashville Rinne 17,208 17–12–6 40 Recap 36 December 28 NY Rangers 3–5 Nashville Rinne 17,317 18–12–6 42 Recap 37 December 29 Nashville 3–4 St. Louis OT Hutton 19,319 18–12–7 43 Recap 38 December 31 Nashville 1–5 Dallas Rinne 18,532 18–13–7 43 Recap
January: 6–5–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 5–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 2 Nashville 2–1 Carolina OT Rinne 12,149 19–13–7 45 Recap 40 January 5 Winnipeg 4–1 Nashville Rinne 17,113 19–14–7 45 Recap 41 January 8 Nashville 3–5 Colorado Rinne 17,680 19–15–7 45 Recap 42 January 9 Nashville 0–4 Arizona Hutton 12,345 19–16–7 45 Recap 43 January 12 Nashville 2–3 Chicago Rinne 21,618 19–17–7 45 Recap 44 January 14 Nashville 4–5 Winnipeg OT Rinne 15,294 19–17–8 46 Recap 45 January 16 Minnesota 0–3 Nashville Hutton 17,302 20–17–8 48 Recap 46 January 19 Chicago 4–1 Nashville Rinne 17,122 20–18–8 48 Recap 47 January 21 Nashville 4–1 Winnipeg Rinne 15,294 21–18–8 50 Recap 48 January 23 Nashville 4–1 Edmonton Rinne 16,839 22–18–8 52 Recap 49 January 26 Nashville 2–1 Vancouver Rinne 18,570 23–18–8 54 Recap 50 January 27 Nashville 2–1 Calgary Hutton 19,289 24–18–8 56 Recap
February: 7–3–3 (Home: 3–3–2 ; Road: 4–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 2 St. Louis 1–0 Nashville Rinne 16,045 24–19–8 56 Recap 52 February 4 Philadelphia 6–3 Nashville Rinne 17,113 24–20–8 56 Recap 53 February 6 San Jose 2–6 Nashville Rinne 17,192 25–20–8 58 Recap 54 February 9 Washington 5–3 Nashville Rinne 17,113 25–21–8 58 Recap 55 February 12 Nashville 3–4 Tampa Bay OT Rinne 19,092 25–21–9 59 Recap 56 February 13 Nashville 5–0 Florida Hutton 13,019 26–21–9 61 Recap 57 February 15 Dallas 3–2 Nashville OT Hutton 17,113 26–21–10 62 Recap 58 February 18 Boston 0–2 Nashville Rinne 17,113 27–21–10 64 Recap 59 February 20 Los Angeles 2–1 Nashville OT Rinne 17,369 27–21–11 65 Recap 60 February 22 Nashville 2–1 Montreal SO Rinne 21,288 28–21–11 67 Recap 61 February 23 Nashville 3–2 Toronto Hutton 18,844 29–21–11 69 Recap 62 February 25 Nashville 3–1 Chicago Rinne 22,058 30–21–11 71 Recap 63 February 27 St. Louis 0–5 Nashville Rinne 17,379 31–21–11 73 Recap
March: 8–5–2 (Home: 5–1–1 ; Road: 3–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 Dallas 3–5 Nashville Rinne 17,113 32–21–11 75 Recap 65 March 3 New Jersey 5–4 Nashville OT Rinne 17,113 32–21–12 76 Recap 66 March 5 Nashville 5–2 Colorado Rinne 17,165 33–21–12 78 Recap 67 March 8 Nashville 4–2 Winnipeg Rinne 15,294 34–21–12 80 Recap 68 March 9 Nashville 2–3 Calgary OT Hutton 19,289 34–21–13 81 Recap 69 March 12 Nashville 2–4 Vancouver Rinne 18,898 34–22–13 81 Recap 70 March 14 Nashville 3–2 Edmonton Rinne 16,839 35–22–13 83 Recap 71 March 17 NY Islanders 2–4 Nashville Rinne 17,113 36–22–13 85 Recap 72 March 18 Nashville 1–4 Washington Hutton 18,506 36–23–13 85 Recap 73 March 21 Los Angeles 2–5 Nashville Rinne 17,113 37–23–13 87 Recap 74 March 24 Vancouver 2–3 Nashville SO Rinne 17,113 38–23–13 89 Recap 75 March 26 Columbus 1–5 Nashville Rinne 17,113 39–23–13 91 Recap 76 March 28 Colorado 4–3 Nashville Hutton 16,443 39–24–13 91 Recap 77 March 29 Nashville 2–5 Dallas Rinne 18,265 39–25–13 91 Recap 78 March 31 Nashville 2–5 Pittsburgh Rinne 18,560 39–26–13 91 Recap
April: 2–1–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 0–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 2 San Jose 3–2 Nashville SO Hutton 17,113 39–26–14 92 Recap 80 April 5 Colorado 3–4 Nashville Rinne 17,113 40–26–14 94 Recap 81 April 7 Arizona 2–3 Nashville OT Rinne 17,113 41–26–14 96 Recap 82 April 9 Nashville 2–3 Dallas Hutton 18,532 41–27–14 96 Recap
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Summary

First round: Anaheim

After trailing 2-1 in the second period, the Predators opened their playoff run with a 3-2 victory over the Ducks.^[3] The Predators took a 2-0 lead in the series with a 3-2 victory over the Ducks.^[4] Back home in Nashville for Game 3, the Predators were shut out in a 3-0 loss and the Ducks pushed the series to 2-1.^[5] The Ducks evened the series in a 4-1 victory in Game 4.^[6] The Ducks pulled to a one-game lead over the Predators with a 5-2 victory in Game 5.^[7] Back in Nashville for Game 6, the Predators kept the series alive with a 3-1 victory over the Ducks.^[8] The Predators scored to goals in the first period and held off a late rally by the Ducks to win Game 7 2-1 and advance on to the Western Conference semifinals.^[9]

Second round: San Jose

Despite scoring the first goal, the Predators fell 5-2 to the Sharks in Game 1 of the second round.^[10] The Predators fell to a two-game deficit in a 3-2 loss to the Sharks in Game 2.^[11] After allowing a power play goal in the first period, the Predators scored four unanswered goals – including two on power plays – to take Game 3.^[12] A third overtime goal by Mike Fisher gave the Predators a 4-3 victory in Game 4 and evened the series at two games a piece.^[13]

Results

2016 Stanley Cup playoffs

Western Conference First Round vs. (P1) Anaheim Ducks: Nashville wins 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 15 Nashville 3–2 Anaheim Rinne 17,236 1–0 Recap 2 April 17 Nashville 3–2 Anaheim Rinne 17,174 2–0 Recap 3 April 19 Anaheim 3–0 Nashville Rinne 17,204 2–1 Recap 4 April 21 Anaheim 4–1 Nashville Rinne 17,232 2–2 Recap 5 April 23 Nashville 2–5 Anaheim Rinne 17,360 2–3 Recap 6 April 25 Anaheim 1–3 Nashville Rinne 17,113 3–3 Recap 7 April 27 Nashville 2–1 Anaheim Rinne 17,407 4–3 Recap Western Conference Second Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: Series tied 2–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 29 Nashville 2–5 San Jose Rinne 17,026 0–1 Recap 2 May 1 Nashville 2–3 San Jose Rinne 17,562 0–2 Recap 3 May 3 San Jose 1–4 Nashville Rinne 17,163 1–2 Recap 4 May 5 San Jose 3–4 Nashville 3OT Rinne 17,188 2–2 Recap 5 May 7 Nashville San Jose 6 May 9 San Jose Nashville 7 May 12 Nashville (if necessary) San Jose Legend:       Win       Loss

Player stats

Updated as of games played through May 1, 2016

Skaters

Regular Season[14] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Forsberg, FilipFilip Forsberg 82 33 31 64 1 47 Josi, RomanRoman Josi 81 14 47 61 −3 43 Neal, JamesJames Neal 82 31 27 58 27 65 Weber, SheaShea Weber 78 20 31 51 −7 27 Ribeiro, MikeMike Ribeiro 81 7 43 50 11 62 Smith, CraigCraig Smith 82 21 16 37 4 40 Ekholm, MattiasMattias Ekholm 82 8 27 35 14 44 Johansen, RyanRyan Johansen^† 42 8 26 34 10 36 Ellis, RyanRyan Ellis 79 10 22 32 13 35 Jarnkrok, CalleCalle Jarnkrok 81 16 14 30 1 14 Wilson, ColinColin Wilson 64 6 18 24 −1 14 Fisher, MikeMike Fisher 70 13 10 23 −14 29 Arvidsson, ViktorViktor Arvidsson 56 8 8 16 −8 35 Jones, SethSeth Jones^‡ 40 1 10 11 −5 10 Salomaki, MiikkaMiikka Salomaki 61 5 5 10 −1 28 Watson, AustinAustin Watson 57 3 7 10 −4 32 Hodgson, CodyCody Hodgson 39 3 5 8 2 6 Nystrom, EricEric Nystrom 46 7 0 7 −6 20 Sissons, ColtonColton Sissons 34 4 2 6 5 12 Gaustad, PaulPaul Gaustad 63 2 4 6 −4 46 Bitetto, AnthonyAnthony Bitetto 28 1 5 6 0 19 Jackman, BarretBarret Jackman 73 1 4 5 1 76 Bourque, GabrielGabriel Bourque 22 1 3 4 0 18 Granberg, PetterPetter Granberg 27 0 2 2 1 13 Fiala, KevinKevin Fiala 5 1 0 1 0 0 Bass, CodyCody Bass 17 0 0 0 −1 17 Bartley, VictorVictor Bartley^‡ 1 0 0 0 −1 0 Elliott, StefanStefan Elliott^† 2 0 0 0 −1 0 Potter, CoreyCorey Potter 1 0 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Wilson, ColinColin Wilson 9 2 5 7 4 0 Johansen, RyanRyan Johansen 9 3 3 6 1 2 Josi, RomanRoman Josi 9 0 6 6 –3 6 Weber, SheaShea Weber 9 2 3 5 −4 12 Ekholm, MattiasMattias Ekholm 9 3 1 4 2 2 Neal, JamesJames Neal 9 2 1 3 –3 8 Fisher, MikeMike Fisher 9 2 1 3 –3 2 Forsberg, FilipFilip Forsberg 9 1 2 3 –6 0 Ellis, RyanRyan Ellis 9 0 2 2 0 4 Smith, CraigCraig Smith 6 1 1 2 3 0 Jarnkrok, CalleCalle Jarnkrok 9 0 1 1 –2 4 Gaustad, PaulPaul Gaustad 9 1 0 1 1 0 Arvidsson, ViktorViktor Arvidsson 9 0 1 1 0 4 Ribeiro, MikeMike Ribeiro 9 0 1 1 –3 6 Salomaki, MiikkaMiikka Salomaki 9 1 0 1 1 2 Bitetto, AnthonyAnthony Bitetto 9 0 0 0 −1 2 Bass, CodyCody Bass 6 0 0 0 –2 2 Jackman, BarretBarret Jackman 9 0 0 0 0 16 Sissons, ColtonColton Sissons 5 0 0 0 –1 8 Nystrom, EricEric Nystrom 1 0 0 0 0 2

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[15]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Rinne, PekkaPekka Rinne	66	66	3895:22	34	21	10	161	2.48	1744	.908	4	0	2	6
Hutton, CarterCarter Hutton	17	15	978:56	7	5	4	38	2.33	464	.918	2	0	1	0
Saros, JuuseJuuse Saros	1	1	58:01	0	1	0	3	3.10	23	.870	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Rinne, PekkaPekka Rinne	9	9	532:03	4	5	0	22	2.48	259	.915	0	0	0	0
Hutton, CarterCarter Hutton	1	0	00:50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Predators. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Roster

Updated May 4, 2016.^[16]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
37		Aberg, PontusPontus Aberg	LW	R	22	2012	Stockholm, Sweden
38		Arvidsson, ViktorViktor Arvidsson	LW	R	23	2014	Skellefteå, Sweden
16		Bass, CodyCody Bass	C	R	29	2015	Owen Sound, Ontario
2		Bitetto, AnthonyAnthony Bitetto	D	L	25	2012	Island Park, New York
57		Bourque, GabrielGabriel Bourque	RW	L	25	2009	Rimouski, Quebec
14		Ekholm, MattiasMattias Ekholm	D	L	25	2009	Borlänge, Sweden
4		Ellis, RyanRyan Ellis	D	R	25	2009	Hamilton, Ontario
7		Elliott, StefanStefan Elliott	D	R	25	2015	North Vancouver, British Columbia
56		Fiala, KevinKevin Fiala	LW	L	19	2014	St. Gallen, Switzerland
12		Fisher, MikeMike Fisher (A)	C	R	35	2011	Peterborough, Ontario
9		Forsberg, FilipFilip Forsberg	LW	R	21	2013	Östervåla, Sweden
89		Gaudreau, FrederickFrederick Gaudreau	C	R	23	2016	Granby, Quebec
28		Gaustad, PaulPaul Gaustad	C	L	34	2012	Fargo, North Dakota
8		Granberg, PetterPetter Granberg	D	R	23	2015	Gällivare, Sweden
30		Hutton, CarterCarter Hutton	G	L	30	2013	Thunder Bay, Ontario
5		Jackman, BarretBarret Jackman	D	L	35	2015	Trail, British Columbia
19		Jarnkrok, CalleCalle Jarnkrok	C	R	24	2014	Gävle, Sweden
92		Johansen, RyanRyan Johansen	C	R	23	2016	Vancouver, British Columbia
59		Josi, RomanRoman Josi (A)	D	L	25	2008	Bern, Switzerland
91		Kamenev, VladislavVladislav Kamenev	C	L	19	2014	Orsk, Russia
39		Mazanec, MarekMarek Mazanec	G	R	24	2012	České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia
18		Neal, JamesJames Neal (A)	RW	L	28	2014	Whitby, Ontario
24		Nystrom, EricEric Nystrom	LW	L	33	2013	Syosset, New York
21		Potter, CoreyCorey Potter	D	R	32	2016	Lansing, Michigan
63		Ribeiro, MikeMike Ribeiro	C	L	36	2014	Montreal, Quebec
35		Rinne, PekkaPekka Rinne	G	L	33	2004	Kempele, Finland
20		Salomaki, MiikkaMiikka Salomaki	RW	L	23	2011	Raahe, Finland
10		Sissons, ColtonColton Sissons	C	R	22	2012	North Vancouver, British Columbia
15		Smith, CraigCraig Smith	RW	R	26	2009	Madison, Wisconsin
51		Watson, AustinAustin Watson	LW	R	24	2010	Ann Arbor, Michigan
6		Weber, SheaShea Weber (C)	D	R	30	2003	Sicamous, British Columbia
33		Wilson, ColinColin Wilson	LW	L	26	2008	Greenwich, Connecticut

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular Season Player Award Awarded Weber, S.S. Weber NHL Second Star of the Week[17] December 7, 2015 Weber, S.S. Weber NHL All-Star game selection[18] January 6, 2016 Josi, R.R. Josi NHL All-Star game selection[18] January 6, 2016 Rinne, P.P. Rinne NHL All-Star game selection[18] January 6, 2016 Neal, J.J. Neal NHL All-Star game replacement selection[19] January 28, 2016

Milestones

Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Arvidsson, V.V. Arvidsson 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point October 8, 2015 Hodgson, C.C. Hodgson 300th Career NHL Game November 1, 2015 Weber, S.S. Weber 400th Career NHL Point November 10, 2015 S. Weber 700th Career NHL Game November 12, 2015 Jarnkrok, C.C. Jarnkrok 100th Career NHL Game November 12, 2015 Josi, R.R. Josi 100th Career NHL Assist November 17, 2015 Neal, J.J. Neal 500th Career NHL Game November 23, 2015 Rinne, P.P. Rinne 400th Career NHL Game November 27, 2015 Smith, C.C. Smith 300th Career NHL Game November 28, 2015

Transactions

The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.

Trades Date Details Ref July 1, 2015 To Calgary Flames Conditional 4th-round pick in 2016 To Nashville Predators Max Reinhart [20] July 1, 2015 To New York Rangers Magnus Hellberg To Nashville Predators 6th-round pick in 2017 [21] July 12, 2015 To Toronto Maple Leafs Taylor Beck To Nashville Predators Jamie Devane [22] January 6, 2016 To Columbus Blue Jackets Seth Jones To Nashville Predators Ryan Johansen [23] January 14, 2016 To Ottawa Senators Conor Allen To Nashville Predators Patrick Mullen [24] January 15, 2016 To Arizona Coyotes Victor Bartley To Nashville Predators Stefan Elliott [25] February 29, 2016 To Arizona Coyotes Future considerations To Nashville Predators Corey Potter [26] Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2015 Barret Jackman St. Louis Blues 2 year, $4 million [27] July 1, 2015 Cody Hodgson Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $1.05 million [28] July 2, 2015 Conor Allen New York Rangers 1 year, $575,000 [29] July 4, 2015 Cody Bass Rockford IceHogs 1 year, $575,000 [30] January 5, 2016 Frederick Gaudreau Milwaukee Admirals 2 years, entry-level contract [31] April 21, 2016 Adam Payerl Milwaukee Admirals 1 year, $575,000 [32] Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2015 Viktor Stalberg New York Rangers 1 year, $1.1 million [33] July 1, 2015 Joe Piskula Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $600,000 [34] August 6, 2015 Matt Cullen Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $800,000 [35] August 17, 2015 Mike Santorelli Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $875,000 [36] September 10, 2015 Cody Franson Buffalo Sabres 2 years, $6.65 million [37] Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Petter Granberg[38] Toronto Maple Leafs November 22, 2015 Lost via waivers Player New team Date Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref June 26, 2015 Mike Fisher 2 years, $8.8 million [39] June 29, 2015 Austin Watson 2 years, $1.15 million [40] July 1, 2015 Mike Ribeiro 2 years, $7 million [41] July 2, 2015 Gabriel Bourque 1 year, $866,250 [42] July 2, 2015 Max Reinhart 1 year, $575,000 [43] July 10, 2015 Vladislav Kamenev 3 years, entry-level contract [44] July 10, 2015 Yakov Trenin 3 years, entry-level contract [45] July 13, 2015 Anthony Bitetto 1 year, $665,500 [46] July 16, 2015 Taylor Aronson 1 year, $605,000 [47] July 17, 2015 Calle Jarnkrok 1 year, $735,000 [48] July 20, 2015 Craig Smith 5 years, $21.25 million [49] July 24, 2015 Jack Dougherty 3 years, entry-level contract [50] July 27, 2015 Colin Wilson 4 years, $15.75 million [51] October 26, 2015 Mattias Ekholm 6 years, $22.5 million contract extension [52] November 12, 2015 Alexandre Carrier 3 years, entry-level contract [53] February 22, 2016 Colton Sissons 3 years, $1.875 million contract extension [54] February 26, 2016 Anthony Bitetto 2 years, $1.225 million contract extension [55] March 1, 2016 Miikka Salomaki 2 years, $1.225 million contract extension [56] Draft picks Below are the Nashville Predators' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, that was held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida. 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