The Gold Standard

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 team to last year Line combination success: Metrics Secondary scoring finally comes A big three-game weekend Stadium Series uniform analysis Evaluating the Ryan Ellis trade The Admirals struggles How many Arlo photos is too many? The Gold Stand...

TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Filip Forsberg scores four goals Crazy Mikael Granlund stat Historic context of Forsberg's production How does it impact contract talks? Why would anyone throw their hat on the ice? What happens to the hats? Good tradition? Bad? Are we concerned about Juuse Saros' work rate? Stats update: Still good on the power play Stat...

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 to control play Is The Stone creating home ice advantage again? The Preds have to collect points at home Filip Forsberg is set to return this week The Forsberg drama will hang over this team Ryan Johansen's legs are what's working for 92 Seco...

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' total domination Ottawa cancellation comes at right time Team stat trends: PP, PK, FO percentages Taking too many penalties, not killing them off Making the playoffs with a bad offense? Why is this team not scoring? Previewing the coming home...

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 are acting like it Can they keep this pace up? (what the data says) Tolvanen, Kunin still not up to speed Tanner Jeannot's Moose Jaw days Why the sky is the limit for 84 Injury updates... sort of... (so dumb) Around the NHL: Chicago, Anaheim,...

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 Forsberg is hurt again Why the Preds should trade their star forward? Charming nature of this team under John Hynes Matt Duchene, the young talent, Saros Pekka Rinne's 35 will be retired Two decades of Terry Crisp Bridgestone Arena changes polic...

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 success Matt Duchene appears to have bought in Can the stars sustain this pace: Josi, Saros, etc? Can a hockey team learn how to finish? Or is it innate? Tomasino, Trenin, Jeannot learning how to finish Galaxy braining the sellout streak Na...

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 make of the 1-2 start? How the Preds are going to win games? Loving the Sissons line... again Matt Duchene showing signs of life? Why send Glass down, bench Tomasino What other options does John Hynes have? Stadium Series in Nashville Is the se...

TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Mattias Ekholm: Great work by David Poile What are the implications for Filip Forsberg? The youth movement is the strategy this year Philip Tomasino makes opening night roster A Preds front office theory Individual player projections: Duchene, Johansen: Best seasons in Nashville? Tomasino, Tolvanen point totals? Juuse Sar...

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? What to do with Philip Tomansion, Egor Afanasyev Who should make the active roster? Who should be paired with Josi, Ekholm What was the strategy behind waiving Rem Pitlick? OCD's impact on Mark Borowiecki? What should we learn from this sto...

TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan is BACK with Braden Gall talking Nashville Predators hockey. Watching hockey training camp is so much harder Allowing young players to play b/c of expectations The unpredictable Western Conference What Philip Tomasino needs to do to make the roster? Filling the leadership void left by Ellis, Rinne, Arvidsson What is the strategy to fix Duchene, Johansen and Forsberg Why...

AP Radio correspondent Jeremy Gover joins Braden Gall to talk Nashville Predators hockey. (Adam Vingan will be back next week, folks!) Fan overreactions to rookie camp We've got a complete pre-camp Central Division preview Colorado is an astounding favorite Does Minnesota have the pieces to contend? Has Winnipeg fixed it's defense? Will Dallas stay healthy? What is St. Louis, exactly? Can a top-he...

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? Bridgestone Arena announces attendance policies How will coverage of the Preds be different this year? How is Adam adjusting to life as a dad! The Gold Standard is BTYB Jasper's on West End.

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 RIGHT NOW How should we watch, analyze training camp Do we make too much of position battles and line combos? What growth does he want to see from guys like... Tolvanen, Kunin, Carrier, Fabbro, Jeannot and Duchene How much better can Juuse...

BroadwaySportsMedia.com John Glennon fills in for Adam with Braden Gall talking Nashville Predators hockey. Eeli Tolvanen contract, his next steps The job David Poile did with his RFAs How is the competitive rebuild coming along? 100 Things Predators fans Need to Know Introducing Jordan Tootoo to Nashville Preds dads taking the team bus North of the border Remembering David Poile's tenure in Washi...

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 important stats and why? How much are coaches using data in the NHL? Layering the stats on top of each other Which stats are the most telling, most important? Ryan Johansen and Matt Duchene's data tells us... what? Is Filip Forsberg's potenti...

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 think this is a bad deal? Is workload or size a concern long term? How does Askarov figure into the perfect Preds plan? David Poile turns his attention to Mattias Ekholm What is the defenseman worth, will he be resigned? What should the Preds...

TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Vingan is officially on Baby Watch! RFA contracts: Dante Fabbro, Rem Pitlick What is going on with Juuse Saros? What the Preds line-up COULD look like? How can John Hynes maximize Matt Duchene? Could Philippe Myers play with Roman Josi? What the Preds line-up SHOULD look like? Sink or Swim: Glass, Pitlick, Tomasino, Davie...

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 why the Preds would even consider it? Forsberg or Eichel? Tanner Jeannot, Mathieu Olivier are signed What is the plan for Juuse Saros? Gover's thoughts on Fabbro and Tolvanen Stories from the Preds locker room: Pekka Rinne is the best Ryan E...

TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. We are no longer killing off Predators Nashville's draft strategy Mikael Granlund is back The Preds sign a goalie (not that one) A small wave of free agency gold Juuse Saros has all of the leverage Jeannot, Olivier, Pitlick deals Offering Tolvanen or Fabbro long term contracts WTF, Chicago? Arizona, Dallas make moves TheA...

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 right move? Why Ellis was so polarizing What does it tell us about David Poile's plans? Who are Cody Glass and Phil Myers? A rant from Adam about who is to be blamed The Preds' expansion protection strategy Calle Jarnkrok or Tanner Jeannot? Get...

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 favorite moments from Pekka's career Being classy still matters The Big Good-bye Did Pekka start the tall goalie trend? Is he a Hall of Famer? What should the Preds strategy be for expansion? Which Forwards should be protected? What will ha...

TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Viktor Arvidsson has been traded Are we surprised that people were surprised? Did they get fair market value? Was it the right move? What did Arvidsson mean to Smashville? Where does he stand all-time? Stories about Arvy from the beat What is David Poile's next move? Why Montreal winning Game 4 was good for the NHL Do we...

TheAthletic.com Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville Predators hockey. Nashville steals an outdoor game from Raleigh The Nashville-Raleigh blood feud Adam mocks Hurricanes fans with The Voice You, the fans, get all of the credit Average temperatures in February Will Tampa dominate Montreal? Does it hurt more or less to lose to a champion? Results of the fan survey: Feelings on David Poile, J...

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 the franchise? The job David Poile is doing? The job John Hynes is doing? How long to resign Juuse Saros? Which rookie made the biggest impression? What strategy fans want the front office to take this offseason? Do the fans want a more visi...