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The Preds Official Podcast recaps Nashville's moves at the NHL Trade Deadline with thoughts from two of the new Preds and General Manager Barry Trotz.

Plus, Kara Hammer & Max Herz recap this week's two Preds hat tricks by Cody Glass and Filip Forsberg to finish up a 4-0-1 homestand!

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Jeff kicks off the show with Nashville Predators General Manager, Barry Trotz! They discuss the balancing act of developing young talent and maintaining a veteran group, Yaroslav Askarov’s growth, his plan for Juuse Saros, how he will approach the trade deadline, and Andrew Brunette's job as the team's new head coach. Next, NHL Network analyst Mike Kelly stops by to chat about Quinn Hughes' Norris Trophy chances, Patrick Roy's fit on Long Island, if the numbers back up the Flyers' record, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen’s development (18:50). Later on, Stanley Cup champion and Conn Smythe winner, Jean-Sébastien Giguère joins the show to discuss what it was like playing under Patrick Roy during his time in Colorado, including his coaching style and approach to creating chemistry on the bench (50:25).

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We are halfway there! The Preds are in a playoff spot despite some good games and some...not so great games. The real question though is what do we do about Saros. We love him, he's the best, but he's just been a different goalie this season. Askarov came up and played a couple games and even got a win. Is it time to bring him up as the full time backup next season?

Plus, what is going on in Toronto? They signed Nylander to the biggest contract in team history and essentially tied their future to the Core Four? Will this backfire on them or will it lead the way to Stanley Cups?

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The Preds we saw in November are not the same Preds we saw in October. They are on a 8-2 (make that 9-2 after recording) win streak! Could it be the new system is finally clicking? What if Arizona makes the playoffs? Do we see "Mullett Magic" happen for real? Also, Patty Kane lands in Detroit and makes Matt happy to see a superstar want to go to play for the Red Wings!

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The Preds have embraced rebuild mode and well...it hurts to watch despite seeing some fun hockey. This is what the fans wanted, but did they realize what a rebuild really meant?

Edmonton is on a downward spiral, firing their coach after posting a 3-9-1 record after 13 games and losing to the league's worst San Jose Sharks. Will this be enough to keep McDavid in Edmonton or do we finally seeing him request a trade?

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Kara Hammer & Max Herz recap the first two regular season games, including a 3-0 shutout win in the home opener against the Kraken. 

New Predators general manager Barry Trotz joins the podcast as he begins his first season in management (12:15). Interview topics with Trotz include his return to Nashville after 10 years coaching other NHL teams, his expectations for his first season as GM, how Luke Evangelista & Phil Tomasino took the path he gave them to make the opening night roster, and Garth Brooks.

Max spent a period in the Predators' newly-renovated video room with video coach Lawrence Feloney & video coordinator Andrew Meloche, getting an inside look at an integral part of the team's coaching staff.

Plus, Juuse Saros' TV commercial with Ryan O'Reilly is a smash hit, shutout machine #NoGoals, and Hal Gill goofs around.

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We are post trade deadline and the Preds are down some big guns and we've called up a good chunk of the AHL roster to fill in the gaps. Somehow, beyond all reason, we are still winning! How?!

We discuss the impacts of Sherwood, Novak, Leonard, and Evangelista as the Preds looking to be giving it their best shot to make into the playoffs as a young and scrappy team who are putting on good, fun hockey! 

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It's been a whirlwind weekend for the Preds. First up, we learn David Poile is retiring as GM and Barry Trotz is taking over come July.  Will the team shine under Trotz or will it continue to be mediocre?

The NHL Trade Dealine is looming and the Preds have been in the mix, the big news being the blockbuster trade with Tampa for Tanner Jeannot. Will the Preds look at trading Ekholm and maybe even...Saros to rebuild the team?

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Darren McFarland and Kara Hammer have a great time talking with former Predators' head coach Barry Trotz. Barry spent 15 seasons behind the bench in Smashville. He talks about that first year in franchise history. How the 'Dads Trip' came about. What it meant to the Predators organization and the Nashville market when Paul Kariya chose them in free agency.

Coach also discusses his time in Washington and winning it all with the Capitals. He talks about what it was like coaching Alex Ovechkin who just scored his 800th career goal and weighs in on where he thinks Alex will end up all time in that department.

The series moves back to Tampa! Jeff and Elliotte break down game 5 (00:10) and the impressive performance from Andrei Vasilevskiy, players battling through injuries, and wonder if DJ Triple T should have played “All the Small Things” by Blink 182.

They also discuss Barry Trotz’s decision to not pursue a coaching job this season (18:30), who the Jets might be looking at for their head coach position (22:40), reports that Luke Richardson will be the new head coach in Chicago (25:50), Sean Burke’s new role in Vegas (28:15), Patrice Bergeron returning to Boston (28:40), and Vancouver listening to trade offers for J.T. Miller (30:00).

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Music Outro: OMBIIGIZI - Cherry Coke

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This podcast was produced and mixed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman. Production support by Mike Rogerson.

Audio Credits: Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM, AM 970 WFLA and Sportsnet.

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Jeff is joined by Nick Kypreos to react to Jon Cooper’s post-game press conference, taking away attention away from his team’s poor play in overtime, and the Nazem Kadri redemption tour capped with his game-winning goal (06:29). Later on, we tune into the 32 Thoughts podcast following Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, which discusses Andrew Brunette’s tenure in Florida and what the future holds for Blake Wheeler, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Barry Trotz (33:08).

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Ken Wiebe and Sean Reynolds of Sportsnet welcome colleague Luke Fox (5:00) to discuss the Stanley Cup final between the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning, breaking down the matchup that begins Wednesday in Denver. Scott Billeck of the Winnipeg Sun and Jeff Hamilton of the Winnipeg Free Press join the show for the second half to make their predictions and provide analysis and weigh in with the latest on #TrotzWatch

Elliotte is back in the car! The Battle of Alberta lived up to the hype. Jeff and Elliotte react to the Oilers closing out an absolutely wild series…and the controversial disallowed Blake Coleman goal (2:30). Did Markstrom lose the series for Calgary (6:15)? Was something up with Calgary’s top line (8:45)? The Flames are now left wondering ‘what’s next?’. In the East, Carolina players channel their inner Brind'Amour and keep the home winning streak alive with a big win over New York (12:25), and Trochek finally gets a goal (14:45). 

Despite a huge game and an incredible goal from Nathan MacKinnon, St Louis pulls off the win in overtime to stay alive (17:25). The guys wonder why have players stopped trying to cross centre ice before shooting for the empty net (20:15), and discuss Tyler Bozak earning his $750k in one shot with the huge game-winner (22:15) to force a Game 6. In non-playoff news, Barry Trotz, John Tortorella and others go through the interview process in Philly as the coaching carousel starts to spin (24:45), and Rick Westhead reports on some awful allegations surrounding hockey Canada (26:45).

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Music Outro: Skip Waiters - Therapy

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This podcast is produced and mixed by Mike Rogerson, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman.

Audio Credits: Sportsnet

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Jeff and Elliotte are in-studio! Thanks to a power outage in Stouffville, the guys are in-studio to break down the news of the weekend and recap the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. They discuss the Battle of Alberta (3:25), the Rangers finding their edge (12:30), Tampa’s dominance (14:40), and what took place between Colorado-St. Louis (19:10).

The guys also touch on the Bryan Rust contract extension (23:00), the Leafs signing Mark Giordano (26:00), the latest on the Barry Trotz interview tour (27:45), what the Stars might be doing this off-season (30:45), New Jersey and their 2nd pick at this years draft (34:10), Sharks GM search (36:40), and some big news out of the CHL as the Saint John Sea Dogs fire their head coach ahead of the Memorial Cup (38:50).

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Music Outro: Jitwam - Opendoors

Listen to our 32 Tracks playlist on Amazon Music. All the tracks you hear on this podcast during the playoffs are featured there.

This podcast was recorded by Austin Maki, produced and mixed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman.

Audio Credits: Bally Sports Florida, CHED and SportsNet New York.

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Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne and Producer Sammy start off looking into how the Tampa Bay Lightning secured a 2-0 series lead over Florida. We hear post-game audio from Jon Cooper and Steven Stamkos on today's Kyper's Clippers, and share a thought on how Nick Paul has evolved over this playoff run, if Florida can find a way to kickstart their powerplay, and Craig Berube's impact behind the bench in St. Louis (06:57). Later on, former NHLer Chris Therien previews "Ice Wars", an event showcasing former hockey heavyweights in the ring, before discussing Claude Giroux's time in Florida so far, how the Panthers fell behind 0-2, and potential landing spots for Barry Trotz (26:56).  

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The second round is underway! Jeff and Elliotte recap the first two games — Blues-Avalanche (00:15) and Lightning-Panthers (5:00), touch on a few end of season press conferences including Toronto (14:45), Pittsburgh (21:00), Minnesota (27:15) and Boston, and discuss the latest on Barry Trotz (9:45).

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Music Outro: John Craigie - Part Wolf

Listen to our 32 Tracks playoff playlist on Amazon Music. All the tracks you hear on this podcast during the playoffs are featured there.

This podcast is produced and mixed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman.

Audio Credits: Altitude Sports Radio, AM 970 WFLA, AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, NESN and Sportsnet.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Ken Wiebe and Sean Reynolds of Sportsnet open the show and discuss Barry Trotz being in Winnipeg to interview for the head coaching vacancy with the Jets. Colleague Eric Francis (15:00) joins to discuss the Battle of Alberta, digging into the key storylines for the series between the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers. Jeff Hamilton of the Winnipeg Free Press and Scott Billeck of the Winnipeg Sun review their first-round picks and also share their perspectives on the second-round match-ups in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

What a fun few days of playoff hockey! Jeff and Elliotte recap the impressive comeback performance from the Toronto Maple Leafs (1:50) and the excellent finish in Edmonton between the Oilers and Kings (7:25). They also discuss the Carolina-Boston series (14:00) and the Blues-Wild series (15:50). The guys wonder what the off-season looks like for the Nashville Predators (25:40), if the Penguins have one more win in them (20:25), can the Capitals upset the Panthers (22:15), and have the Flames found their scoring touch (23:40).

Plus, Jeff presents Elliotte with an interesting trade (Elliotte hates it, but it’s interesting) and they add a bit more context to the Barry Trotz situation (36:10).

Music Outro: Cam Maclean - Sunshine

Listen to our 32 Tracks playlist on Amazon Music. All the tracks you hear on this podcast during the playoffs are featured there.

This podcast is produced and mixed by Amil Delic, and hosted by Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman.

Audio Credits: Bally Sports South, SNY, Sportsnet Youtube and Sportsnet 960,

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates

Eric Francis stops by the Real Kyper and Bourne show to discuss how Dallas has neutralized the Flames offense throughout the first three games of the series, Jake Oettinger's stellar play, the feelings in Calgary heading into Game 4 (00:20). To wrap up, Nick, Justin and Producer Sam discuss today's breaking news as Barry Trotz is out behind the bench in Long Island, if the heat is on for GM Lou Lamoriello, and why Pierre McGuire is out in Ottawa (14:40).  

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.