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The podcast returns as the offseason schedule heats up, and there is plenty to discuss. Chris Mason joins Brooks Bratten as goaltender Pekka Rinne announces his retirement. Hear from Pekka as the show analyzes what the decision means for the team and the city. Plus, forward Viktor Arvidsson is traded and the NHL Expansion Draft and 2021 NHL Draft are on the horizon as the busiest two weeks of the summer arrive. 

The playoffs continue to be in full swing and it's been full of surprises even the biggest names in the hockey world couldn't of expected. Who would have seen the Avs getting bounced, the Canadiens just a few games away from the Final, Boston washing out, and the Lightning flagrantly exploiting the Long Term Injured Reserve rule to grab their second cup. Grab some popcorn and keep watching because who know what will happen next.

We also take Adam Vingan's Fan Survey 3.0 on the season and what the Preds could look like going into next season.

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The Preds have been bounced from the playoffs despite giving the Hurricanes a run for the money to the surprise of everyone. Making the playoffs after the season they had was seen as a success, but now GMDP has some tough questions to answer. Oh, and the expansion draft is coming up as well. Now is the time to see if he can work some magic for next season while maintaining the youth movement we saw this season.

Music City Gold is powered by 7Element, providing military veterans and first responders the opportunity to engage in hockey! It is produced by Kyle Hancock and hosted by Kyle, Daniel Mangrum, and Matt Bain. 

You can find the show on Twitter @MusicCityGold and the guys at:

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Matt – @MattBain31

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The 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs have begun! Well, for everyone EXCEPT the North division. It's also bracket time for us here at MCG. The annual money puck bet is back and after looking at the brackets, it appears to be Matt and Daniel verses Kyle.

We go over the games, make our picks, and talk about the tire fire of a first game against Carolina. Here's hoping we make better line up decisions and play better overall against the Canes. Otherwise, this is going to a short run for the Preds.

Music City Gold is powered by 7Element, providing military veterans and first responders the opportunity to engage in hockey! It is produced by Kyle Hancock and hosted by Kyle, Daniel Mangrum, and Matt Bain. 

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Matt – @MattBain31

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The Predators are on the cusp of clinching their seventh consecutive postseason berth, after one of the most dramatic, in-season comebacks in franchise history. NHL insider Pierre LeBrun joins the show (21:10) to touch on how goaltender Juuse Saros saved Nashville's season (26:51) and predict what the club's roster will look like going forward (25:35). Plus, Thomas Willis and Brooks Bratten look at the final days of the regular season (3:30) and explain how the Preds can clinch a playoff berth (13:15). They also debate what Nashville's Game 1 lineup could look like (53:15). 

Everyone loves a bit of magic, specially magic numbers. The Preds look to bring their magic number down from seven to zero so they can clinch a spot in the playoffs. Should they make it, and by all accounts they will, they have to get past a first round opponent of the Lightning, Panthers, or Hurricanes.

Hopefully with Saros and a bit of luck on their side, the Preds will withstand the challenge and make a deep run. After all, if the Blues can do it, why not the Preds? All you have to do is get in and then all bets are off.

Music City Gold is powered by 7Element, providing military veterans and first responders the opportunity to engage in hockey! It is produced by Kyle Hancock and hosted by Kyle, Daniel Mangrum, and Matt Bain. 

You can find the show on Twitter @MusicCityGold and the guys at:

Kyle – @kylehancock
Daniel – @seedandrum
Matt – @MattBain31

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The Preds have defied the odds. In just a few short weeks, they are now looking claim the final playoff spot in the Central Division and be playoff contenders. For this to happen, they have to hold off the Stars and Blackhawks who are looking for that final spot as well. The questions now become will they make it, who will they play, and how far do they go?

Should they fail to place or make an early exit, eyes will turn to the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft in Seattle and GMDP will have to figure out who he wants to protect and the team itself will have another offseason of wondering what could of been.

Music City Gold is powered by 7Element, providing military veterans and first responders the opportunity to engage in hockey! It is produced by Kyle Hancock and hosted by Kyle, Daniel Mangrum, and Matt Bain. 

You can find the show on Twitter @MusicCityGold and the guys at:

Kyle – @kylehancock
Daniel – @seedandrum
Matt – @MattBain31

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Poile, you got to let me know, will I stay or will I go? If you say that I am yours, I'll be a Pred until the end of time. So you got to let me know, will I stay or will I go?

That's the song the Preds were singing just two weeks ago when the season seemed to a wash. Suddenly though, the Preds find themselves on six game win streak after beating Dallas on Tuesday night.

The question now becomes what does Poile do? Does he stand still and try to make the playoffs with the team as it, risking a first round exit against possible Tampa or Carolina or does he trim the fat and focus on the youth movement he teased us about as the season began?

Music City Gold is powered by 7Element, providing military veterans and first responders the opportunity to engage in hockey! It is produced by Kyle Hancock and hosted by Kyle, Daniel Mangrum, and Matt Bain. 

You can find the show on Twitter @MusicCityGold and the guys at:

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Matt – @MattBain31

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ESPN Sportscenter anchor and NHL Insider Linda Cohn joins the podcast to give a national perspective on the Predators' 2020-21 season and discuss her broadcasting career (17:15). Thomas Willis and Brooks Bratten take their turn at trying to explain the Preds poor starts but strong third periods (5:10). Plus, the show answers fan questions and previews a 16-day road trip for Nashville (47:00).

The Predators get out to a 2-1-0 start to the 2020-21 season; what have we learned so far? Brooks Bratten and Thomas Willis discuss their early-season observations (11:13), and they chat with defenseman Luca Sbisa (20:30) about joining the Preds after being claimed on Waivers from Winnipeg. Plus, the Predators deal with a postponed game (4:10), and Twitter questions are answered (45:45). 

The 2021 NHL season has begun! It's a compressed 56 game season and every game is a playoff game. The divisions are different, there are new rules and protocols and a constantly rotating Taxi Squad. We'll take as long as the game we love can be played.

We have new faces in the Preds offense and defense this season as Poile pulled the trigger and sent players packing after last season. How does the team fare and where do they place in this mashed up Central Division? As long as they place 4th or better they'll make the playoffs and then anything can happen.

LET'S PLAY HOCKEY!


Music City Gold is powered by 7Element, providing military veterans and first responders the opportunity to engage in hockey! It is produced by Kyle Hancock and hosted by Kyle, Daniel Mangrum, and Matt Bain. 

You can find the show on Twitter @MusicCityGold and the guys at:

Kyle – @kylehancock
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Matt – @MattBain31

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The 2020-21 NHL season is officially underway. Nashville is victorious on Opening Night (1:10) with new players making an immediate impact. Sportsnet NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman joins the show (20:55) to discuss the Preds and the "most unpredictable season" of all time. Plus, Brooks Bratten and Thomas Willis analyze Nashville's roster (7:40) and answer your Twitter questions (41:45) from the week. 

It's been a long five months, but we are back to work! The Stanley Cup Qualifiers are about to wrap up and teams have been dropping like crazy in upsets that were unthinkable earlier in the year.

The Preds were one of those teams, losing their series to the Coyotes and leaving us with the question of "What next?" for a team which rocketed to unprecedented heights and now just appears to not know what to do next.

We'll back next week also with our Bracket episode!

Music City Gold is powered by 7Element, providing military veterans and first responders the opportunity to engage in hockey! It is produced by Kyle Hancock and hosted by Kyle, Daniel Mangrum, and Matt Bain. 

You can find the show on Twitter @MusicCityGold and the guys at:

Kyle – @kylehancock
Daniel – @seedandrum
Matt – @MattBain31

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Predators broadcaster and former player Chris Mason joins the POP to explain his experience with lockouts and staying ready to play hockey again. He also shares why he believes Roman Josi should win the Norris Trophy and analyzes the progression of Juuse Saros. Plus, Brooks Bratten and Thomas Willis take a Twitter debate into the studio: What is currently the biggest goal in Preds history? 

The past week has proven without a doubt we are #NashvilleStrong with teams in the NHL, AHL, and ECHL reaching out to help the Nashville community after the devastating tornadoes which wrecked chaos through downtown Nashville, surrounding counties, and in Putnam County.

We also talk briefly on how the coronavirus is affecting the NHL and look at the possibility that Pekka Rinne's days as the number one starter may be coming to a close as Juuse Saros shines for the Preds down the stretch as they hope to make the playoffs.

Music City Gold is powered by 7Element, providing military veterans and first responders the opportunity to engage in hockey! It is produced by Kyle Hancock and hosted by Kyle, Daniel Mangrum, and Matt Bain. 

You can find the show on Twitter @MusicCityGold and the guys at:

Kyle – @kylehancock
Daniel – @seedandrum
Matt – @MattBain31

If you want to donate your time to helping the Nashville community, you can go to Hands on Nashville, www.hon.org for volunteer opportunities.

If you want to donate financially, you can do so at www.nashvillepredators.com/nashvillestrong.

If you wish to donate supplies, you can do so at the Ford Ice Center Antioch or Bellevue locations.

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The Predators win an emotional game after a tornado hits Middle Tennessee. Still, Nashville is back on the playoff line after another up-and-down week. Pierre Lebrun of TSN and The Athletic joins the show to share his insight on the Predators' strategy at the trade deadline and forecasts the final few weeks of the playoff race. Plus, Thomas Willis and Brooks Bratten answer fan questions on the construction of the team's roster, GM meetings and Nashville's upcoming schedule.

Head Coach Peter Laviolette and Associate Coach Kevin McCarthy have been relieved of their coaching duties in a rare midseason move by David Poile. Michael Gallagher of the Nashville Post joins the show to discuss the move, the performance of the team so far, and what possible trade options there are for the Preds at the deadline.

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Predators Team Photographer John Russell takes listeners behind the lens of the most iconic shots in the franchise's history. Thomas Willis and Brooks Bratten talk about the Preds fighting back into the Wild Card race. Plus, an update on the Milwaukee Admirals and the Preds work in the community. 

If you had 6 million dollars, what would you do with it? You could buy a house, a car, or whatever your heart desires. For Kyle Turris and the Preds though, the question has yet to be answered as Turris has now been scratched for seven straight games. David Poile is behind Coach Laviolette on his decision, leaving us all wondering if this is the best use of the Preds own Six Million Dollar Man. Only time will tell what happens.

Also, we touch briefly on the Mike Babcock story, the response from Toronto after he was let go, and the domino effect his firing has created for other teams and around the NHL as a whole.

Music City Gold is powered by 7Element, providing military veterans and first responders the opportunity to engage in hockey! It is produced by Kyle Hancock and hosted by Kyle, Daniel Mangrum, and Matt Bain.

You can find the show on Twitter @MusicCityGold and the guys at:

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Daniel - @seedandrum
Matt - @MattBain31

Thanks for listening! If you enjoy the show, be sure to follow us on Twitter and subscribe to us on YouTube! Until next time, we'll see you on the ice!

With close to 10 games under their belts, the Nashville Predators are starting to compile significant data for the 2019-20 season. Is the No. 1 offense here to stay? What needs to improve on defense? Should something change in front of Juuse Saros? Brooks Bratten and Thomas Willis answer these questions and interview Preds forward Mikael Granlund.