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The Gold Standard episodes

December 03, 2020When are we going to have hockey? (with Scott Burnside)
The Athletic's Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk NHL negotiations with TheAthletic.com Scott Burnside:
What are the sticking points for the NHL and NHLPA?
What could the schedule look like for 2021?
What will divisions and travel be like?
Is there a chance any of these concepts are adopted long term?
When do we expect an announcement?
What does Scott think of the Preds' trajectory?
What does he think about the Preds' expectations and timeline?
Adam and Braden offer predictions on the season.
And Adam bought his first house!
40 min
November 25, 2020Tales from the Preds locker room
The Athletic's Adam Vingan and Braden Gall share stories and the rules of covering the Nashville Predators.
Tagging players in critical tweets
Rule No. 1: Never make it personal
Allowing players, coaches to respond
Guys who loved to talk, guys who hated it
The most important part of morning skate
Why Peter Laviolette was so guarded
The end of the Lavy Era
What makes John Hynes different
Covering 2021 hockey during a pandemic
Trying to get PK Subban to open up
1 hr 1 min
November 19, 2020Reverse Retro-Grades
The Athletic's Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Predators hockey.
Riding the fan poller coaster!
How do fans feel about the GM, staff and players
What is the window fans will accept?
The Preds Reverse Retro sweater
Our favorite Reverse Retros
The Reverse Retros we hate
The Blackhawks logo
Potential divisions for 2021
53 min
November 12, 2020Setting the Expectations, Part II
Braden Gall and The Athletic's Adam Vingan continue to set the expectations for the Nashville Predators in John Hynes first season:
Two different types of expectations
Nashville is a hockey city now
Where does this team need to finish?
Playoff performance v. regular season
A player-by-player breakdown:
Forsberg, Arvidsson, Johansen
Duchene and Tolvanen
Juuse Saros
Dante Fabbro
57 min
November 05, 2020Setting the Expectations, Part I
Braden Gall and The Athletic's Adam Vingan set the expectations for John Hynes first season.
What will the NHL regular season look like?
How long will the season be?
How will Bridgestone Arena function next year?
What should David Poile do will his extra cap space?
The Athletic's writer poll about the Preds expectations
The Vegas odds for the Nashville Predators

Part II next week will take a look at the team's expectations, what would be considered a successful season and a player-by-player look at individual expectations.
38 min
October 29, 2020A PhD in John Hynes
Adam Vingan and Braden Gall provide a PhD in John Hynes hockey.
Defining the John Hynes' Ethos
How will he be different from Peter Laviolette
How much do stats from last year matter?
The Preds new identity
How the new roster fits into his philsophy
Introduction of Todd Richards and Dan Hinote
What if Barry Trotz was never fired?
Adam's dating profile
54 min
October 22, 2020Double, Double Poile in Trouble?
Adam Vingan and Braden Gall evaluate the job David Poile has done for the Predators by grading each aspect of his job and offering our Final Exam of the Preds GM.
Trades
Free Agents
Draft History
Coaching Moves
The Farm System/AHL
Resigning players
Final Exam
Also, Doc Emrick's retirement
1 hr 8 min
October 15, 2020Which Predators Way is the right way?
Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey.
Are the Predators done in free agency?
Swapping skill for grit
What worked for the Cup team?
Is this team better than it was last year?
Getting to know Kunin, Cousins and Richardson
Saying goodbye to Austin Watson
Saying hello to a new third defense pair
Grown men and which jersey to buy
What to do with the extra cap space?
1 hr 8 min
October 08, 2020David Poile cleans house
Adam Vingan and Braden Gall dive into the Preds big week of moves:
What was it like to chase the stories on Wednesday?
What the Preds lose in Nick Bonino? And get in Luke Kunin?
Was the Kyle Turris trade THE moment of decline?
What is David Poile going to do with his extra money?
The case for Taylor Hall?
We project the starting lineup
Why taking a goalie in the first round made sense
1 hr 5 min
October 01, 2020 Bradens win Cups, Not Corey Perrys
What did Adam Vingan and Braden Gall learn from Tampa Bay's run to the Cup championship? Craig Smith is leaving and we are sad. A dive into Ryan Johansen's make-up, some 2021 Cup odds and rapid fire Central Division one-timers. And Peter Laviolette is back in the NHL.
57 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.