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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.

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61:13

Predators Training Camp: What actually matters?

The Gold Standard ·

2025/09/17

Braden Gall and Emma Lingan preview the opening of Nashville Predators training camp. Roster decisions, position battles, prospect development and more highlight what could be an eventful preseason camp. Plus, Luke Evangelista's contract still isn't signed and Bridgestone Arena is getting a $750 million makeover. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch all episodes on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to Lower Broad Hockey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Brought to you by: SinkersBeverages.com

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51:43

GM Barry Trotz vs. Head Coach Barry Trotz

The Gold Standard ·

2025/09/10

Braden Gall welcomes Jared Stillman to the show this week to talk Barry Trotz. Understanding his plan, evaluating his future and trying to decipher between General Manager Barry Trotz and Head Coach Barry Trotz. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch all episodes on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to Lower Broad Hockey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Brought to you by: SinkersBeverages.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The In Crowd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ today! And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shotgun Willie's

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45:47

Central Division Unit Rankings 2025-26

The Gold Standard ·

2025/09/03

Braden Gall and Emma Lingan talk Nashville Predators hockey. We rank the forwards, defensemen and goalies in the NHL's Central Division. Where does Nashville rank? Who is the best? And where could the Preds finish? How does the coaching staff and front office rank? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch all episodes on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to Lower Broad Hockey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Brought to you by: SinkersBeverages.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The In Crowd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ today

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46:22

Veterans search for answers + ranking the Preds farm...

The Gold Standard ·

2025/08/28

Braden Gall and Emma Lingan talk Nashville Predators hockey. Filip Forsberg opens up about how the season ended and the meetings that took place to start the offseason. All of the veterans are still searching for answers. Then we dive into where this farm system should be ranked in the NHL? And could Nashville have done any better? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch all episodes on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to Lower Broad Hockey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Brought to you

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38:36

Lowered Expectations and Comfortability

The Gold Standard ·

2025/08/20

Braden Gall and Emma Lingan talk Nashville Predators hockey. The latest with Brady Martin and Luke Evangelista's contracts. Are Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault correct that lowered expectations and being more comfortable are enough to get Nashville back into contention? What exactly is Barry Trotz expectation? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch all episodes on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to Lower Broad Hockey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Brought to you by: SinkersBeverages.com

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49:11

Ryan Johansen speculation, Scott Nichol and our plan...

The Gold Standard ·

2025/08/13

Braden Gall and Emma Lingan talk Nashville Predators hockey. The Ryan Johansen saga is over and we want to have fun speculating about "material breach." Scott Nichol sat down with Braden at LBH to talk rookies and development. Then we fix the NHL with rule changes, format tweaks and more. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch all episodes on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to Lower Broad Hockey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Brought to you by: SinkersBeverages.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The In Crowd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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53:24

Nashville's best-case scenario in 2025-26

The Gold Standard ·

2025/08/06

Jeremy Gover joins Braden Gall to talk summer hockey. Outdoor games in Tennessee, Preds prospects in the World Juniors and Spencer Stastney opens up. Then we breakdown the best case scenario for 2025-26 and what would it mean for the season? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch all episodes on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to Lower Broad Hockey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Brought to you by: SinkersBeverages.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The In Crowd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ today! And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shotgun Willie's

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57:51

Milestones, Schedules, Verdicts and More

The Gold Standard ·

2025/07/30

What do you need to know about the verdict in the Hockey Canada trial. Roman Josi or Pekke Rinne more likely into the Hall of Fame? We play a records game with the Preds record book and look at Nashville's milestones to watch in 2025. And we look at the first few months of the Predators schedule. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch all episodes on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to Lower Broad Hockey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Brought to you by: SinkersBeverages.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The In Crowd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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51:49

Post-draft prospect rankings

The Gold Standard ·

2025/07/23

Braden Gall is joined by Michael Gallagher to talk Nashville Predators prospects and farm system. Brady Martin or Tanner Molendyk at No. 1? Matthew Wood or Joakim Kemell? Why expectations should be high around David Edtrom. We dive into the post-draft farm system rankings. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch all episodes on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to Lower Broad Hockey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Brought to you by: SinkersBeverages.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The In Crowd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ today! And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shotgun

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57:42

New CBA, Evangelista's contract, Central Division...

The Gold Standard ·

2025/07/16

Braden Gall and Emma Lingan talk Nashville Predators hockey. The new CBA will deliver numerous small changes to the NHL. What's the latest with Luke Evangelista's contract? What were the Preds thinking with their schedule release video? Our summer Central Division power rankings! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch all episodes on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to Lower Broad Hockey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Brought to you by: SinkersBeverages.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The In Crowd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ today! And

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53:36

Positive developments from development camp

The Gold Standard ·

2025/07/09

Braden Gall and Emma Lingan talk Nashville Predators development camp. Did the best players look like the best players? Who stood out? Who could earn a spot on the starting line-up at training camp? Plus, Nick Perbix introduced himself to Smashville this week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch all episodes on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to Lower Broad Hockey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Brought to you by: SinkersBeverages.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The In Crowd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ today! And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shotgun Willie's BBQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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67:26

Win or Rebuild: What is Barry Trotz doing?

The Gold Standard ·

2025/07/02

Braden Gall and Emma Lingan talk NHL draft results, free agency moves, trades and development camp. Has Nashville fixed it's defense with four draft picks, trading for Nicolas Hague and signing Nick Perbix? What is the right way to look at Brady Martin? Who are the young forwards fans should expect to get time? What does the line-up look like on paper as of this week? Are they trying to win or rebuilding (or both)? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch all episodes on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to Lower Broad

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56:33

Final NHL Draft Predictions and Debates

The Gold Standard ·

2025/06/25

Braden Gall and Emma Lingan talk NHL Draft with Michael Gallagher. What will this draft do to the direction of the franchise? Who has elite traits and does that mean the team might go best available over position of need? Passing on James Hagens? Roman Josi's future and final predictions for the NHL Draft. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch all episodes on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to Lower Broad Hockey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Brought to you by: SinkersBeverages.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The In Crowd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ today! And

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52:45

Timetable for a total Predators rebuild

The Gold Standard ·

2025/06/18

Braden Gall and Emma Lingan talk hockey. What can the Preds learn from the Panthers? There is an injury update on Roman Josi and should the Preds consider trading down? Then we dive into the timetable for a full rebuild and what needs to happen each year. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch all episodes on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to Lower Broad Hockey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Brought to you by: SinkersBeverages.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The In Crowd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ today! And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shotgun Willie's BBQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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59:29

Oilers choose violence, Preds disconnect and Top 5...

The Gold Standard ·

2025/06/11

Braden Gall and Emma Lingan talk hockey. The Oilers made a bizarre choice in Game 3 - what were they thinking and will it pay off? Is there more to understand about Jonathan Marchessault and what happened? Plus, what is the top 5 strategy that makes the most sense? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch all episodes on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to Lower Broad Hockey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Brought to you by: SinkersBeverages.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The In Crowd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ today! And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shotgun Willie's BBQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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61:29

Trading for Marco Rossi, Karl Taylor and a Cup Final...

The Gold Standard ·

2025/06/04

Braden Gall and Emma Lingan talk Predators hockey. An old name is getting a big job for Pittsburgh. Karl Taylor's assistant coach is defending him publicly. The Wild are looking to move Marco Rossi and the Preds should pounce. Plus, a Stanley Cup Final rematch should be really fun. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch all episodes on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to Lower Broad Hockey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Brought to you by: SinkersBeverages.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The In Crowd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ today! And ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shotgun Willie's BBQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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45:55

Milwaukee, Trotz, Brunette: Changing opinions with...

The Gold Standard ·

2025/05/28

Braden Gall and Kayla Anderson talk Predators hockey. When did Kayla fall in love with the sport? Has the role of the Milwaukee Admirals changed as the team's focus has changed? What do we think of a rematch in the Cup Final? How has our view of the Preds past and future change over time? Who are our favorite players to cover? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch all episodes on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to Lower Broad Hockey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Brought to you by: SinkersBeverages.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The In Crowd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ today! And

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45:47

What's the value of trading away veterans?

The Gold Standard ·

2025/05/21

Rumors are beginning to swirl around Jonathan Marchessault and a trade out of town. Why would Barry Trotz consider this and what does it tell us about the future of the team? What would a "deep rebuild" actually look like and what should be the goals. Stanley Cup picks, Toronto, Dallas and the Draft. Emma and Braden talk hockey. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch all episodes on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to Lower Broad Hockey⁠⁠⁠⁠. Brought to you by: SinkersBeverages.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The In Crowd⁠⁠⁠⁠ today! And

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52:27

Playoff takes and locker room culture

The Gold Standard ·

2025/05/15

The NHL and AHL playoffs are in full swing as former, current and future Predators are making big headlines. We dive into Jonathan Marchessault's future with the team and try to define the Nashville locker room culture. Emma and Braden talk hockey. ⁠⁠⁠Watch all episodes on YouTube⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠Sign up to Lower Broad Hockey⁠⁠⁠. Brought to you by: SinkersBeverages.com ⁠⁠⁠Join The In Crowd⁠⁠⁠ today! And ⁠⁠⁠Shotgun Willie's BBQ⁠⁠⁠ - Order your meat for Sunday's party today!

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62:57

Preds run it back + the first draft big board

The Gold Standard ·

2025/05/07

Barry Trotz has decided to keep Andrew Brunette and run it back. After one of the worst seasons in franchise history, the team is doing... nothing? Plus, the Preds landed the No. 5 pick in the draft. How should we rank the top of the 2025 NHL Draft? Emma and Braden talk hockey. ⁠⁠Watch all episodes on YouTube⁠⁠.⁠⁠Sign up to Lower Broad Hockey⁠⁠. Brought to you by: SinkersBeverages.com ⁠⁠Join The In Crowd⁠⁠ today! And ⁠⁠Shotgun Willie's BBQ⁠⁠ - Order your meat for Sunday's party today!

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