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The Gold Standard
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.
Episodes
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Is it time for David Poile to slide over?
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Preds finally answer questions Striking the right tone Why it didn't work John…
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Sweep leads to questions for ownership
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Preds swept for first time in history No Saros, no chance Colorado totally…
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Game 2: Preds miss their chance
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Late start turns into late night Connor Ingram's historic evening Incredibly…
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Game 1: We tried to tell you
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Denver media comes off top rope What did you expect from David Rittich? The best…
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Stanley 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…
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Without 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…
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Optimism 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…
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Preds: 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…
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A 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…
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Preds 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?…
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Can 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…
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Trade 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…
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Final 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…
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Most 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…
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The time is now for the Predators
Jeremy K. Gover fills in for Adam Vingan talking Nashville Predators hockey with Braden Gall. Negative stuff first: Five weeks of bad hockey: Why? Regression…
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Forsberg rumors, Stadium Series, Pekka Rinne
Jeremy K. Gover of AP.com Radio and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Defining success for the Stadium Series What the national media cares about…
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Pekka Rinne stories
Jeremy K. Gover and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Biggest non-playoff week in Smashville... ever? The importance of the comeback against Florida…
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Rantings and Ravings
Jeremy K. Gover from AP.com and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Adam Vingan is on paternity leave. How was the Super Bowl? Did halftime…
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Best, Worst potential playoff matchups
Jeremy K. Gover of AP.com and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. (Jeremy is filling in for Adam Vingan, who is on paternity leave). Jeremy is LIVE…
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Adam Vingan's spring predictions (and news)
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Adam has some news for all of you Predictions for the next month from Adam Is…
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Not a lot to complain about
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. A total coarse corrections took place Starting games well on offense Seattle's…
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A Juuse Saros dependency
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. A losing streak Let's not overreact to one bad week Why some fans are celebrating…
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Do you want the fancy stats?
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Redefining the term "Smashville" What we learned from win over Avs Eye test and…
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This Predators team has no passengers
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Preds win two more, are 15-0-1 after two periods There are no passengers on this…
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The Airing of Grievances: Preds vs. Titans
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. One point out of four on the road Maintaining identity even in defeat John Hynes…
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Stats, Success, Sustainability and Scheduling
TheAthleti.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. The Preds find a way to win two more games Can we give the wins to Karl Taylor?…
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Magic Grits with a side of Covid
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Covid has hit the Preds hard What does it mean for the schedule, protocols? The…
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Way ahead of last year (and uniforms)
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Adam is on a road trip too Back to back wins kick off road trip Comparing this…
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Relationship Status: It's complicated
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Filip Forsberg scores four goals Crazy Mikael Granlund stat Historic context of…
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Preds need home Stone advantage back
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. What went wrong in Montreal? What did they fix against Anaheim? Figuring out how…
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Regression Preparation
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Preds hot streak comes to an end Long road trip was a major success Juuse Saros'…
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Can the Predators stars sustain this pace?
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. The Preds are 6-1-1... why? Juuse Saros is a total stud The highest paid players…
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Filip Forsberg: Injury, contract and trade
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. The catalyst behind the Preds win streak It comes to an end in Edmonton Filip…
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Have the Preds finally fixed the power play?
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Scoring has increased and Preds have won twice The key behind new found power play…
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This is how the Predators are going to win games
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey Beef with Fringe Element pod Adam's Saints fandom: Legal or illegal? What do we…
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Official Nashville Predators Predictions and Projections
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Mattias Ekholm: Great work by David Poile What are the implications for Filip…
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Difficult roster decisions for the Preds
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. How to watch preseason hockey games? What can we learn from the starting line-ups?…
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Predators future hinges on Filip Forsberg
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan is BACK with Braden Gall talking Nashville Predators hockey. Watching hockey training camp is so much harder Allowing young players…
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Pre-Camp Central Division Preview
AP Radio correspondent Jeremy Gover joins Braden Gall to talk Nashville Predators hockey. (Adam Vingan will be back next week, folks!) Fan overreactions to…
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Rookie camp, Bridgestone Arena and Baby Vingan
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Rookie camp opens this week: why it matters? Who are the names we are watching?…
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Chris Mason: Getting ready for Preds camp
Nashville Predators TV analyst Chris Mason joins Braden Gall talking Preds hockey. Getting back into the booth for preseason What are coaches and players doing…
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John Glennon: Predators hockey pre-Cup
BroadwaySportsMedia.com John Glennon fills in for Adam with Braden Gall talking Nashville Predators hockey. Eeli Tolvanen contract, his next steps The job…
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Mike Kelly: Analytics and the Nashville Predators
SportLogiq.com and NHL Network's Mike Kelly joins Braden Gall to talk hockey analytics and the Nashville Predators. Invention of Sportlogiq What are the most…
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The Juuse will NOT be loose
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Juuse Saros is resigned at $5 million per year for four years. Why would anyone…
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Projecting the Predators starting line-up
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Vingan is officially on Baby Watch! RFA contracts: Dante Fabbro, Rem Pitlick What…
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Preds waiting game and Jack Eichel
Jeremy K. Gover of AP Radio fills in with Braden Gall talking Nashville Predators hockey. What is happening with Jack Eichel in Buffalo What he would cost and…
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The Preds dive into free agency
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. We are no longer killing off Predators Nashville's draft strategy Mikael Granlund…
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Saying goodbye to Ryan Ellis, Calle Jarnkrok
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. We just keep saying goodbye to dude! Ryan Ellis is traded to Phily, was it the…
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Saying goodbye to Pekka Rinne (for real this time)
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. What did Pekka Rinne mean to Nashville? Stories from the Nashville locker room Our…
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Saying goodbye to Viktor Avidsson
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Viktor Arvidsson has been traded Are we surprised that people were surprised? Did…
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You mad, Raleigh?
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Nashville steals an outdoor game from Raleigh The Nashville-Raleigh blood feud…
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Predators Fan Survey
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. We take a deep dive into Adam's fan survey: How do people feel about the state of…
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Karl Taylor: The Art of Developing Talent
Braden Gall talks Nashville Predators hockey with Milwaukee Admirals head coach Karl Taylor. Splitting time between Chicago and home Working with the…
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Playoff format, David Poile and the Expansion Draft
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. We love this Playoff format We don't mind ads on helmets We like our sheets of ice…
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Breaking up the core is hard to do
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Do we feel any different a week later? Defining "success" semantically Why was…
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Game 6 Reaction: Crime Scene Investigation
TheAthletic's Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Game 6 loss ends the season BUT... How should Preds fans feel right now? Where were…
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Game 5 Reaction: Did Nashville miss its chance?
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. The first 50 minutes The Preds found the blueprint Lucky bounces and questionable…
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Game 3, 4 reaction: Smashville saves the day!
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Back to back double OT winners Smashville returns and plays a huge role John Hynes…
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Game 2 Reaction: There are no answers
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Playing a lot better in Game Two The stars simply didn't show up again The power…
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Game 1 Reaction: Line-up drama
TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Instant Game 1 reaction The Good, Bad and Ugly Carolina's speed was too much Did…