This morning former GM David Poile joined Robby Stanley and Joe Rexrode on 102.5 The Game's Robby and Rexrode Show to talk a bit about life after hockey, the upcoming trade deadline, and the special Captains' Night on February 13 at Bridgestone Arena.
Since their inception, the Nashville Predators have played 2,066 games, including the postseason, and it’s all gone by in a blur.
Last year brought franchise defining changes for the Nashville Predators. David Poile announced his retirement, Barry Trotz was named the new General Manager, and the Predators hosted an NHL Draft in which they added eleven prospects.
The game started with a ceremony to honor David Poile and Predators history–the two almost inseparable up to this point. After an emotional speech from Poile, the players got another brief warmup in, and then the puck dropped.
On May 4, 1998 the NHL announced the Nashville Predators as the 27th franchise in league history. It took General Manager David Poile and inaugural head coach Barry Trotz five seasons to crack the postseason in 2003-2004 and a change in head coach to make the Stanley Cup Finals in 2016-2017.
If you missed my introduction with Predlines the first time around that’s ok, but I’m new to the Nashville Predators hockey scene. Being a Philadelphia Flyers fan, we had one dealing in particular that always stood out; the Shea Weber standoff.
David Poile couldn’t have asked for a better way to end his tenure as general manager of the Nashville Predators.
No other GM in NHL history has accomplished what David Poile has in his 41 year long front office career as the winningest GM in NHL history. As Poile retires on June 30, Locked On Predators takes a look at the masterclass that has been Poile's recent moves.
It is David Poile's last week of work as the General Manager of the Nashville Predators, but he and incoming GM Barry Trotz have little time for nostalgia as they are in the thick of crafting a reset for the franchise.
As the Nashville Predators look to reset their roster and make changes to their style of play under new head coach Andrew Brunette, a handful of David
The 2023 NHL draft is a little over a week away, and David Poile, incoming GM Barry Trotz, and the Predators scouting team is hard at work finalizing their reports and preparing their draft board.
A major theme for the Nashville Predators heading into the offseason is a changing of the guard. This for a franchise that just hired only it’s fourth head coach in its history, and now bringing in just its second General Manager.
David Poile and Barry Trotz officially welcomed the fourth head coach in Nashville Predators history, Andrew Brunette during a press conference Wednesday afternoon.
There’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding just how the Nashville Predators will approach this offseason as General Manager Barry Trotz transitions into the role from the franchise’s only other front office leader, David Poile.
The 2023 offseason for the Nashville Predators features a new era as the front office shifts from their only general manager in their history, David Poile, to their first head coach in Barry Trotz taking over.
The Nashville Predators and the NHL await the Draft Lottery selection on May 8. While sitting at an 0.5% chance to win the Lottery, the Nashville Predators have the upper hand with an NHL high 13 picks in this year’s draft.
Though plenty of Nashville Predators fans have soured on David Poile in recent years, the veteran general manager reminded everyone of just how good he can be in what was his final trade deadline in his current role.
The Predators organization underwent a seismic shift on Sunday with news that their longtime president of hockey operations and general manager will retire at the end of the league year.
Even though the Predators find themselves outside the playoff picture and have been one of the lowest-scoring teams in the league this season, don’t expect a coaching change for the stretch run.
The Nashville Predators struggled with inconsistency in the first part of the season. Early roster and line shuffling, injuries, and on ice execution have made the Preds a tough team to nail down when it comes to playoff potential.
There are a handful of relevant on ice storylines weaving together in tonight's game at Bridgestone Arena, but there are two meaningful milestones looming this evening as well. Tonight the Predators will battle once more to earn the 900th win in franchise history.
Two months ago, the Nashville Predators were swept in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the eventual champions, the Colorado Avalanche. As bittersweet as the early exit was, Predators fans have many reasons to be excited about the future.
Several general managers around the league are facing important offseasons for both their teams and their careers.
At the end of every workweek, Yardbarker takes a look at what the NHL has in store for the weekend. We'll see whose stock is soaring, who needs to get their acts together and what tilts promise to keep you on the edge of your seat.
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