 Three days after being placed on waivers, O'Brien was traded to the Nashville Predators, along with Dan Gendur, for Ryan Parent and Jonas Andersson.While in Nashville he tied a career high in games played (80) adding two goals and seven assists during the 2010–11 season.He played in the all of the Predators 12 playoff games but went unsigned by Nashville following the playoffs and became a free agent.