The Gold Standard

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The Gold Standard episodes

May 02, 2022Stanley Cup Playoffs: Predators vs. Avalanche
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey.
Predators vs. Avalanche in the first round
Juuse Saros is out
Connor Ingram vs. David Rittich?
How both ended the season
The Preds 3-1 regular season series
The stars have been stars in these games
The 2018 series Inverted
Get to know Avs coach Jared Bednar
All of the pressure is on Colorado
Why the Preds are a good underdog
Multiple areas the Preds can take advantage
Make it dirty, make if physical, muck up the game
Defining success or failure on the rebuild?
Stanley Cup playoff predictions
The Gold Standard is BTYB Jasper's on West End, complete with free parking and elite happy hour specials for all Nashville Predators games.
1 hr 13 min
April 28, 2022Without Juuse Saros, Preds are F***KED
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey.
One period of hockey changes everything
Eight straight trips to the playoffs
We were wrong about this Preds team
Juuse Saros is out and Preds are FU***ED
Is his injury tied to usage rate?
Asking the right question about Saros' injury
Who starts: Connor Ingram or David Rittich?
Why Tuesday's game means more than one game
Who you want in a series: Colorado or Calgary?
Best scoring, power play year in team history
Competitive Rebuild: Success or failure?
Auston Matthews gets to 60
46 min
April 21, 2022Optimism and realism can coexist
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey.
Why hockey nicknames are stupid
What did we learn against Calgary
Positional match-up with the Flames
Could make for a great series
St. Louis disaster
Why has this team been treading water?
Optimism vs. realism
Matt Duchene's growth
How John Hynes has developed this team
The latest from Filip Forsberg's contract
A zamboni urination incident
Players who could step into bigger roles
The Gold Standard is BTYB Jasper's on West End.
54 min
April 14, 2022Preds: A pretty good but not great team
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey.
The Preds are what they are...
Pretty good but not great wildcard team
Setting records is fun but not elite
Is Juuse Saros rounding into form?
Theories on why Nashville isn't better
Secondary scoring holding them back?
Youth, defense, divisional strength?
Wide open Stanley Cup playoffs
Good playoff matchups: MIN, EDM, LAK, DAL
Bad playoff matchups: COL, CAL, STL, VGS
Bizarro Eastern Conference
Austin Matthews chasing history
The Gold Standard is BTYB Jasper's on West End.
1 hr
April 07, 2022A series with Calgary and Philip Tomasino
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey.
What does the win over Minnesota mean?
Line changes across the board
Does Tomasino belong on the top line?
Moving Duchene down to the second line
Who is the odd man out in new line-up?
Johansen, Josi, Duchene, Forsberg, Saros
These boxscores are ridiculous
Does this team play up to the competition?
Does this team play down to the competition?
A potential match-up with Calgary
Can a team lose focus after clinching?
Goals for the weekend
The Gold Standard is BTYB Jasper's on West End.
55 min
March 31, 2022Preds need more Big Defense Energy
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey.
Two huge wins wraps up solid March
How many wins do Preds need to make playoffs?
Did Kara Hammer steal Adam's BDE material? 🧐
Why Tanner Jeannot deserves more Calder love
Matt Duchene's insane season continues
Roman Josi's historic month of March
How does Adam watch Duke?
Tough Question #1: Preds are stastitically historic
So why isn't this team better?
The defense just isn't that great
Early impressions of Jeremy Lauzon
Tough Question #2: Does it matter how you win?
Just collect points or do it YOUR way?
The Gold Standard is BTYB Jasper's on West End.
1 hr 1 min
March 24, 2022Can Roman Josi carry Preds to a Cup?
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey.
A moratorium on Filip Forsberg contract talk
Biggest surprise about the last six weeks
The stars are maintaining their absurd pace
Roman Josi is the best defenseman on the planet
Josi's Norris Trophy canidacy
Can Josi carry this team to a championship
David Poile's year-long strategy is working
The definition of a competitive rebuild
Being well ahead of schedule
Learning how to win may require losing
Growth next year requires... Filip Forsberg
Trades around the Western Conference
The Gold Standard is BTYB Jasper's on West End.
1 hr 1 min
March 22, 2022Trade Deadline Special: The Return of Adam Vingan
Adam Vingan of TheAthletic.com makes his triumphant return to the pod to talk Nashville Predators hockey with Braden Gall in this Trade Deadline Special edition.
The MOST important thing Nashville did
Everything important thing David Poile said
The PR full court press from Poile
It's not really that different from Ryan Suter
Was Poile covering his hindquarters?
Damned if you do, damned if you don't
Are they still too far apart? What's next?
Leaving this team intact is a risk (but could be fun)
Revisiting Adam's predictions
Who is Jeremy Lauzon?
The final month of the season
The Gold Standard is BTYB Jasper's on West End.
40 min
March 17, 2022Final Forsberg predictions with Greg Wyshynski
Jeremy K. Gover of AP.com and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey.
More gloating (we are the assignment desk now)
Next: San Jose was the turning point
Did the Preds pick the right time to suck?
Is it too early to "flip the switch?"
How concerned are we about St. Louis?
David Poile gives us one last deadline update
Chasing records update
ESPN.com Greg Wyshynski talks trade deadline and Playoffs
Should the Preds be looking to buy at the deadline?
What should they do with Filip Forsberg?
Why Greg is so bullish on this Preds team
(But NOT on John Hynes)
Why has this team turned things around?
Will national media vote for any Preds
Final Forsberg trade deadline prediction
Gover and Braden react to Greg's thoughts on how the Preds can make a deep run and make their final Filip Forsberg trade deadline predictions (hopefully EVER).
The Gold Standard is BTYB Jasper's on West End.
1 hr 3 min
March 10, 2022Most important weekend of the season
Jeremy K. Gover fills in for TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan talking Nashville Predators hockey with Braden Gall of 440 Sports.
Ben Harpur does something amazing
Being way ahead of the curve
Tracking all of the records
Explosion against San Jose
Are Sharks fans insane?
Come from behind win over Dallas
Late game line deployment
Scheduling has finally evened out
Divisional, Wildcard, Conference races
Not buying Calgary at all
Mandatory Forsberg words
Negotiating the contract after the deadline
How this weekend impacts trade strategy
NHL cuts off KHL, impact on Askarov?
Ovechkin and other Russian players
The Gold Standard is BTYB Jasper's on West End.
1 hr 2 min

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We talk about the Nashville Predators. There is no better show in Smashville. In fact, one might even go so far as to call it The Gold Standard of Preds podcasts.