 As a result, he was assigned to the Oklahoma City Barons in the AHL.Stortini signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Nashville Predators on July 5, 2011.Shortly after the beginning of the 2011–12 season, Stortini was placed on waivers by the Predators on October 11, before he was reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals.