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