NASHVILLE, April 17 -- The Nashville Predators missed the playoffs for the fourth straight season but retained two veterans Wednesday by signing center Greg Johnson and defenseman Bill Houlder to contract extensions.
Johnson, 31, led all Nashville forwards in ice time and was second on the team in scoring with 18 goals and 26 assists.
He was one of only five Predators to appear in all 82 games and has played 246 straight since the end of the 1998-99 season.
One of three original Predators still on the roster, Johnson moved past Tom Fitzgerald on April 4 to become the team's all-time leader in games played with 308.
Houlder, 35, also played all 82 games this past season and had eight assists and 40 penalty minutes. He was second on the team with 124 blocked shots and in average ice time at just over 21 1/2 minutes.
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