Catfish Corner: A Predators Podcast

The Stanley Cup playoffs are near, so we have to ask: Is this the year Predators goalie Pekka Rinne doesn't start every postseason game? Will Kyle Turris finally shake the season-long slump and bring some postseason production?

Paul Skrbina and Tommy Deas discuss Austin Watson's return to the Predators and what the most likely playoff matchups are going to be once the postseason starts.

They also talk about Viktor Arvidsson's career year and Kyle Turris' year to forget.

The team is assembled. The pieces are in place. It's time to gear up for the stretch run and compete for the Stanley Cup. Tommy Deas and Paul Skrbina discuss the moves that the Nashville Predators made at the NHL trade deadline and if it is going to be enough to secure the first championship in team history.

Paul Skrbina and Tommy Deas talk about Craig Smith on injured reserve and what it means with the NHL trade deadline looming. Plus Doritos and more.

The Predators have lost three games in a row and nobody beyond the top line of Filip Forsberg, Ryan Johansen and Viktor Arvidsson are looking particularly dangerous right now.

Paul Skrbina and Tommy Deas talk about what's wrong with the team, what can be addressed, and chat with Brian Boyle about his move to Nashville.

The Predators made a couple of moves on Wednesday to address some lingering issues and potentially try to get bigger in order to compete with Winnipeg.

Paul Skrbina and Tommy Deas discuss the trades and look ahead to what needs to be done before the NHL Trade Deadline.

On this episode of Catfish Corner, Paul Skrbina and Tommy Deas discuss the news that Austin Watson is suspended indefinitely, and what changes (if any) that brings as the NHL Trade Deadline looms.

Paul Skrbina and Tommy Deas talk about P.K. Subban getting bitten, the emergence of Juuse Saros and the All-Star Game on the Catfish Corner podcast.

On this episode of Catfish Corner, Paul Skrbina and Tommy Deas discuss whether the Preds need to make a trade to gear up for the postseason, what's wrong with the power play and more.

Paul also talks to Pekka Rinne about what he would do if he weren't in hockey and his work ethic in his younger years.

With the Nashville Predators on the road for most of January and the season's midway point already passed, Paul Skrbina and Tommy Deas catch up on how the Preds are doing, who should be the MVP of the first half of the season and who the fans consider to be the Preds' top rival. And with major players back on the ice, how are the Predators shaping up as a playoff contender?