It's All Your Fault

It’s official! The Nashville Predators have made it into the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the eighth season in a row. They’ll either face the Flames or the Avalanche in Round 1 and, judging by recent performances against each team, either series will be physically and emotionally demanding. (There were 22 penalties called between the two teams during Tuesday night’s game against Calgary, for example.)...

This week’s episode is extra special as the one and only Terry “Crispy” Crisp joins co-hosts Michael Gallagher and Megan Seling! Crispy — whose name appears on the Stanley Cup as both a player and a coach — has been the voice of the Nashville Predators since the franchise began, having kicked off his broadcasting career with the team in their inaugural 1998-99 season. He will retire at the end of...

This week sports broadcaster Caroline Fenton joins co-hosts Michael Gallagher and Megan Seling to discuss the Nashville Predators’ fight for a wild card slot. The team has been more physical this season — Tanner Jeannot leads the league in fighting majors and Mark Borowiecki isn’t far behind at number three on the list. But could all that “grit” backfire in the postseason? Also discussed: Fenton s...

There are just 12 games left for the Preds this season, so this week Alex Daugherty of AtoZsports joins co-hosts Michael Gallagher and Megan Seling to talk about the team’s chances at securing a spot in the playoffs. How tough is the Central Division this year? Consider this: Roman Josi, Filip Forsberg, Ryan Johansen, Matt Duchene and Juuse Saros are all playing some of the best hockey of their ca...

“What would it take for fans to boo Filip Forsberg?” That’s what Michael Gallagher, Megan Seling and special guest Teresa Walker discuss this week. David Poile has said he’d like to resign Forsberg. Forsberg’s agent has confirmed contract discussions are still happening. It’s looking likely Forsberg will stay in Smashville. But this situation is very similar to what happened with Ryan Suter in 201...

It’s the same story every time Nashville hosts a big NHL event, people act surprised that Music City can also be a hockey town. It happened when Nashville hosted the All-Star Game in 2016 and again when the team made it to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2017. And now, we see it happened again after Nashville hosted the 2022 NHL Stadium Series. This week hosts Michael Gallagher, J.R. Lind and Megan Seli...

Jeremy K. Gover returns to IAYF to share all his Super Bowl secrets. Gover, a Nashville correspondent for AP radio, was there for the whole week’s worth of events, from the NFL Honors ceremony to the post-game presser with Cincinnati Bengals. What was it like to cover such a momentous event as a member of the media? How were the Bengals feeling after the loss? And what unofficial souvenir did Gove...

Geert has returned! Well, for one episode. Former It’s All Your Fault co-host Geert De Lombaerde returns to his old stomping ground to talk about what he’s thought of the Preds season so far. The last time he appeared on the podcast we were still talking about the “youth movement” and a “competitive rebuild,” and Matt Duchene wasn’t scoring goals, so there’s a lot to catch up on. Also discussed: T...

Braden Gall, owner of 440 Sports and host of The Gold Standard podcast, joins co-hosts Michael Gallagher and Megan Seling to explain why he thinks the Predators should trade Filip Forsberg. Wait, what?! Also discussed: Gallagher’s recent Nashville Post story, “Top Predators storylines for second half of the season.” Plus: Dogs!

Not only is it Filbruary, but it’s contract-year Filbruary! So this week co-hosts Michael Gallagher, J.R. Lind and Megan Seling dig into David Poile’s recent comments that confirmed the franchise will be “talking and meeting with Filip’s representatives in the near future to, I guess for lack of a better way of saying, just take the dialogue up.” Also discussed: Poile loves to make moves at the tr...

It’s All Your Fault is back! Hosts Michael Gallagher, J.R. Lind and Megan Seling took a short break for the holidays and now there is a lot to catch up on. Like, Juuse Saros is an All-Star! But somehow Roman Josi is not? Also discussed: Can the Predators afford to resign Filip Forsberg? Will John Hynes win the Jack Adams Award? And will Tanner Jeannot win the Calder? Plus: Did you know Drew Barrym...

With only a couple of weeks left in 2021, hosts Michael Gallagher and Megan Seling take the opportunity to check in one more time before taking a break for the holidays to discuss what they’re most surprised by this season so far. Also: What’s on the Nashville Predators’ wish list this year? And should the Preds have made a move to pick up Anton Khudobin when he was on waivers earlier this week?

Once again, AP radio’s Nashville correspondent Jeremy K. Gover joins hosts Michael Gallagher and Megan Seling. Some questions they ponder: There’s been a lot of talk about what David Poile should do in regards to Filip Forsberg, but what does Forsberg want? Several players are currently on a point-per-game streak – can they hold on to it into the new year? Gover is going to cover Super Bowl LVI in...

On Tuesday Filip Forsberg scored four goals in one game, bringing his career point total to 400. He also shattered a franchise record, recording those 400 points in fewer games than any other Preds player. He did it in just 510 games! Before him, Martin Erat held the record, having reached 400 points in 614 games. But as hosts Michael Gallagher, J.R. Lind and Megan Seling discuss in this week’s ep...

This week Jeremy K. Gover, Nashville correspondent for AP radio, stops by the It’s All Your Fault studios to join hosts Michael Gallagher and Megan Seling in discussing some of the Nashville Predators’ more impressive improvements so far. The power play is working, there’s production from the top line, and some of the rookies are thriving. Does this early (and frankly surprising) success have any...

Alex Daughterty of AtoZSports Nashville joins hosts Michael Gallagher and Megan Seling to discuss one big question on many Preds’ fans minds: Has Filip Forsberg run his course in Nashville? On the Nashville Post this week Gallagher points out, “After playing in every game during his first three full seasons with the Predators, Forsberg has had trouble staying healthy ever since. He has missed a co...

The Nashville Predators are retiring Pekka Rinne’s jersey number! The power play is working! The top line is scoring! Tanner Jeannot is Tanner Jeannoting! There is a lot of big news to cover this week, and It’s All Your Fault hosts Michael Gallagher, J.R. Lind and Megan Seling dive right in to discuss all the ways in which things are going right for Smashville. Also discussed: Could any players on...

This week WKRN’s award-winning sports reporter Kayla Anderson joins IAYF co-hosts Michael Gallagher and Megan Seling to discuss the Preds season so far. Does Filip Forsberg have a future with the franchise? How could the team could better utilize their younger players? Is this strong performance from the team’s top players a sign of what’s to come or a flash in the pan? Also discussed: Connor Ingr...

This week co-hosts Michael Gallagher and Megan Seling are joined by award-winning sports journalist Teresa Walker. Walker has been a sportswriter for the Associated Press for more than 30 years. She has won Tennesee’s Sportswriter of the Year four times and was inducted into the Tennesse Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame in 2020. Having been covering the Preds since their beginning, Walker h...

There’s just one more sleep until hockey officially starts in Smashville and this week hosts Michael Gallagher, J.R. Lind and Megan Seling take turns making predictions for the season. Who will lead the team in goals? Who will be traded away before the trade deadline? Will the team make the playoffs? Will Juuse Saros be a Veznia finalist? And what will happen during February’s Stadium Classic game...

We’re just weeks away from hockey season and this week It’s All Your Fault co-hosts Michael Gallagher and Megan Seling are joined by reporter and Nashville Predators expert J.R. Lind to discuss how the players are looking now that they’ve gotten back on the ice for training camp. Who stood out among the prospects? Which veteran players were looking ready to lead the pack through this “competitive...

The It’s All Your Fault goodbye episodes continue as we say farewell to one of our own -- host Geert De Lombaerde is leaving the Nashville Post and his IAYF-hosting duties in the dust and moving on to exciting new opportunities. But don’t worry! He promises to visit from time to time and he was kind enough to record one more episode with co-hosts Michael Gallagher and Megan Seling to take a look a...

It’s been a busy offseason in Smashville. Since the last episode of It’s All Your Fault, the Nashville Predators have traded Ryan Ells, lost Calle Järnkrok in the expansion draft, re-signed Mikael Granlund to a four-year contract and made a whole slew of moves on the first day of free agency. Plus: Prospect Luke Prokop announced he was gay -- he’s the first player to do so while under NHL contract...

Beloved goalie Pekka Rinne has officially retired -- will the team lose another big name in next week’s expansion draft? Ka-boom! Did you hear that? That was the sound of the Central Division exploding. In the past week Pekka Rinne retired, the Minnesota Wild bought Ryan Suter and Zach Parise out of their contracts, Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko requested a trade and the Chicago Blackhawks trad...

This week, co-hosts Michael Gallagher, Geert De Lombaerde and Megan Seling sit down for an offseason check-in and discuss some of the headlines making the rounds in Smashville. The good: Nashville will host a Stadium Series game next year! The rumored: Is Viktor Arvidsson on the trade block? (Update: Hours after recording this week’s episode, the Nashville Predators announced that Arvidsson had be...