Stillman & Company

Tampa Bay and Vegas have both talked about why they didn't bring back Stamkos and Marchessault and do we think they made mistakes?  What is the GM doing down in Tampa and does he have 'my guy syndrome'?  Marchessault talked about how Vegas wanted him to take deferred money on his contract.  Does them Stamkos move feel like how the Titans didn't want to bring Derrick Henry?  We have our weekly visit with forever Titans WR Chris Sanders.

The Preds made a lot of moves in free agency and do we think former GM David Poile would've made the same kind of moves as Trotz?  Trotz talked with The Athletic about how some of the signings came about and do we like the plan they laid out.  How important is it the Preds still develop their prospects for the long-term of the team?

Now that Juuse Saros is locked down for the long term, what does that mean for prospect Askarov, and what GM Trotz had to say about the situation?  Do we think the Preds could have soured on Askarov and the signed backup Wedgewood to a two-year deal?  ESPN CFB analyst Trevor Matich joins the show for his weekly visit as we take a hockey break and talk Titans and training camp.

How much concern do we have that Tampa Bay and Vegas didn't want to keep Stamkos or Marchessault and should that give us pause with the Preds?  Do we think the Preds overpaid for any of the free agents and was it worth it?  How do we think the top power-play unit will look and will they load it up?  Do we believe Tampa Bay is making the right moves with their roster turnover?

After all the additions in free agency yesterday, does this make the Nashville Predators Stanley Cup contenders?  Where do they fit in the division and Western Conference?  What does the goal differential tell us about their chances of competing?  The Preds are up against the salary cap, what potential move or moves could they make to clear up space before the start of the season?  We take your phones.

Preds HC Andrew Brunette joins Jared to share his thoughts on the free agent class today and how that might play out on the ice.  What kind of line combos do we think they will try and do we think they will load up the 1st PP unit?  Jared has a theory on the Marchessault signing and we wrap up with some more phones.

We continue our thoughts on the free agency moves for the Preds and hear some of the press conference from Preds GM Barry Trotz.  What were some of our takeaways and do we think they still need to create a little cap room for the upcoming season?  We take more phones.

The Preds and Titans both made a bunch of moves in free agency, do we see more of plan when it comes to the Preds strategy?  We take your phones.  What kind of roster holes do we think the Preds still have?  Do we think Stamkos and Marchessault will come in extra motivated given how Tampa and Vegas didn't want them back?  The Preds signed Scott Wedgewood as the backup goalie, how do we think the playing time might shake out for everyone and Askarov?

Full and busy show talking Nashville Predators and NHL free agency as the team has made several signings today.  What do we think about the moves and how they might fit on the team?  What do the Stamkos and Marchessault additions do to the line combinations?  How much risk is there with these signings?  We take your phones.

Chad Withrow from Hot Mic joins the show for his weekly visit.  We get back into the Preds and are they trying to move up in tonight's first round of the draft?  Jared has his big board free agent list for the Preds.