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
Division	3rd Central
Conference	8th Western
2003–04 record	38–29–11–4
Home record	22–10–7–2
Road record	16–19–4–2
Goals for	216
Goals against	217
Team information
General manager	David Poile
Coach	Barry Trotz
Captain	Greg Johnson
Alternate captains	Kimmo Timonen Scott Walker
Arena	Gaylord Entertainment Center
Average attendance	13,157
Minor league affiliate(s)	Milwaukee Admirals Toledo Storm
Team leaders
Goals	Scott Walker (25)
Assists	Scott Walker (42)
Points	Scott Walker (67)
Penalty minutes	Jordin Tootoo (137)
Plus/minus	Mark Eaton (+16)
Wins	Tomas Vokoun (34)
Goals against average	Tomas Vokoun (2.53)
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Off-season

Regular season

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

Final standings

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

See also: 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

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

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.

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

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

Awards

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

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

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

Date	Details		Ref
June 21, 2003 (2003-06-21)	To Colorado Avalanche Rights to Tomas Slovak	To Nashville Predators Rights to Sergei Soin	[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 Peter Smrek	To Nashville Predators Curtis Murphy	[14]
June 27, 2003 (2003-06-27)	To Buffalo Sabres Andy Delmore	To Nashville Predators 3rd-round pick in 2004	[15]
June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30)	To Colorado Avalanche Karlis Skrastins	To Nashville Predators Future considerations[a]	[13]
July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14)	To Washington Capitals Alex Riazantsev	To Nashville Predators Mike Farrell	[16]
December 2, 2003 (2003-12-02)	To Atlanta Thrashers Tomas Kloucek Ben Simon	To Nashville Predators Simon Gamache Kirill Safronov	[17]
December 17, 2003 (2003-12-17)	To Vancouver Canucks Wade Brookbank	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 Steve Sullivan	[18]
February 25, 2004 (2004-02-25)	To Tampa Bay Lightning Timo Helbling	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 Brad Bombardir Sergei Zholtok	[19]
March 9, 2004 (2004-03-09)	To Ottawa Senators Colorado’s 3rd-round pick in 2004	To Nashville Predators Shane Hnidy	[20]
	To Tampa Bay Lightning Stanislav Neckar	To Nashville Predators 6th-round pick in 2004	[20]

Players acquired

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

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

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

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

• Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)
• Toledo Storm (ECHL)

See also

• 2003–04 NHL season

Notes

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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