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  • 2007–08 Nashville Predators season
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  • The 2007–08 Nashville Predators season began October 4, 2007. It was the Nashville Predators ninth season in the National Hockey League. The 2007 offseason was dominated by the attempted purchase of the Predators by Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie, who signed a letter of intent to purchase the team for at least $220 million. The attempted sale led to widespread speculation that Balsillie intended to relocate the team to Hamilton, Ontario if the Predators failed to reach a 14,000 paid average attendance in 2007–08, allowing the team to break its lease. Balsillie had already entered negotiations on a lease at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton. Despite calling the negotiations a "contingency plan", Balsillie petitioned the league to decide on his ability to relocate the franchise at the same time
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Season
  • 2007
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GAALeader
  • Dan Ellis
HomeRecord
  • 20
Team
  • Nashville Predators
GoalsFor
  • 183
Division
Name
AssistsLeader
  • Jason Arnott
WinsLeader
No
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 19
  • 20
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 30
  • 35
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 41
  • 42
  • 47
  • 71
Coach
Conference
Record
  • 41
Attendance
  • 14910
PointsLeader
  • Jason Arnott & Jean-Pierre Dumont
GoalsLeader
Captain
DivisionRank
  • 2
GeneralManager
AltCaptain
RoadRecord
  • 12
PIMLeader
ConferenceRank
  • 8
PlusMinusLeader
  • Jason Arnott
Arena
GoalsAgainst
  • 175
Year
  • 2007
abstract
  • The 2007–08 Nashville Predators season began October 4, 2007. It was the Nashville Predators ninth season in the National Hockey League. The 2007 offseason was dominated by the attempted purchase of the Predators by Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie, who signed a letter of intent to purchase the team for at least $220 million. The attempted sale led to widespread speculation that Balsillie intended to relocate the team to Hamilton, Ontario if the Predators failed to reach a 14,000 paid average attendance in 2007–08, allowing the team to break its lease. Balsillie had already entered negotiations on a lease at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton. Despite calling the negotiations a "contingency plan", Balsillie petitioned the league to decide on his ability to relocate the franchise at the same time the Board of Governors voted on his purchase of the team. However, the deal was ended by Leipold on June 22, as he informed the league that he was pulling out of the agreement due to a lack of a finalized sale agreement, and over concerns that Balsillie would relocate the team to Hamilton. On August 1, a group led by local businessman David Freeman issued a letter of intent to purchase the Predators.. The sale was approved by the Board of Governors on November 29. In January, it was revealed that former Predators owner Craig Leipold was purchasing the majority share in the Minnesota Wild. Key dates prior to the start of the season: * The 2007 NHL Entry Draft took place in Columbus, Ohio on June 22–23. * The free agency period began on July 1. __TOC__