A Look at David Poile's Career as Nashville General Manager

Hey all, so here's a GM video with Poile deciding this will be his final year in Nashville running the team.
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[@peter8367]

He played expansion franchise mode to the 25 year career limit.

[@gocanuckurself1]

Holy crap lol

[@leecanam2099]

Perfectly put 👏

[@KevinJL]

The Poile mode

[@zenarcher9633]

Solidifying Nashville as a Hockey market, by good team building and drafting is a great legacy.

[@andysorensen1737]

I was in Nashville ~4 years ago and ended up going to a Preds game. Not only was I taken aback by how much Nashville as a whole seems to love the team, but I went to a preseason game so I wasn’t sure what the environment would be like. It was an absolute zoo and the crowd lost their mind when Matt Duchene made his debut as a Predator.

[@rocktoonzz]

He's the all-time winningest GM in NHL history, and if he's not in the HOF it's criminal, cup or no. We were lucky to have him as our first GM and for so long, you don't see that kind of stability much in pro sports any more. However, it was time for him to go. No one can argue he was great at finding great Goaltenders and Defensemen, but he's never been able to find or develop elite offense. After 2018 season, we've gotten worse and bounced earlier every season, and this year doesn't appear it's going to deviate from that, even before all the trades this week. What he accomplished here is admirable and highly respected, but it's time for a change. Can Trotz take us to the next level? Time will tell, but at least he has a cup (not that it matters since it wasn't with Nashville).

[@lobsterwithcrabs]

winningest doesn't mean shit if you just hang on for 3x longer than every other GM. He traded away the best d in the league to stack our team with over 14 natural centers at one point. How many 1 and out post-seasons did we have under Poile. He refused to dive into a rebuild after 2018 and our team has floundered since then. Hopefully Trotz can pick up the pieces of the team but his #1 scouting metric will probably be who can play dump and chase the best.

[@faunbudweis]

@@lobsterwithcrabs You mean the Jones for Johansen trade or which one? Cant be the Weber-Subban trade. Cant think of any others where top Dmen were involved. The Jones-Johansen trade I'd say the Preds won, even though Johansen didnt become that true big no.1 centreman, hes been mostly solid in Nashville.

[@TeemoQuinton]

@@lobsterwithcrabs it matters more if you hang on longer.

[@thesuneversets]

In a league where personnel is fired so fast his tenure is super impressive even without a Stanley cup

[@jahmanoog461]

Trotz, the defensive depth, this team is going to be good soon. Saros is elite. As a builder, yeah, HOF, this guy a player in an expansive era of the game, dedicating his life to growing hockey.

[@ethans934]

This qualifies as a madness board

[@nicks1169]

He should of added more preds magnets

[@jerrrbearr1981]

🍁 been a Canadian Predators Fan since 2014-15, I go see them every year in Ottawa & MTL, Mike Ribeiro singed with the team & ended his career there & I grew up a Habs fan, but in 2014 fell in love with the Preds very quickly & now we’ve made the Playoffs 8 straight years so far, couldn’t ask for better, i always loved everything Poile did, always had so much trust in him, I’m grateful for all he did growing the Preds & Admirals, both have been very good for a while now, it all starts with David & now can’t wait to see this team go up from here with Barry! 🍻💛 #LetsGoPreds Love your Work, not having cable, for several yrs, you’re my main source for HockeyNews 🍻 keep er’ going

[@edalder2000]

Craig Laughlin has been the color analyst for Caps game since just after he retired. That's 30 years+. He still lives in the same house he had as a player. I used to work at a store near a car wash co-owned by Laughlin. So, I deadpan asked him, "What's it feel like to know that Langway was the throw in in that trade?" Craig Laughlin just laughed out loud. He's a super nice guy.

[@kyledouglas1394]

He is my cousin, but I have never met him.

[@justingambino2186]

David Poile did an incredible job for the Pred's, and helped create a hockey market & team that made me fall in love with the sport. Congrats on a very successful & full career. I hope retirement treats David and his family well. with that said I am so excited for the future.. the Preds lost last night and I had the most fun watching the team last night then this entire season. Luke Evangelistas first game was idk a breath of fresh air. Seeing the Youth taking the ice.. moving further away from the 2017 core.

[@RapturousBulge]

The sheer amount of effort and detail you put into your videos is incredible. Thank you for such consistent and engaging content covering the beautiful sport.

[@Howl201]

Wooooooooooooooo, not sure if you seen my comment or not but I requested this the other day. I’m glad to see these GM videos again. Love them

[@oceanshrugs9235]

I know madness boards are based on magnets but man, that is madness amounts of writing.

[@chrisbee9643]

HE IS A LEGEND!!! Even I as a German Leafs fan, scretching the surface, know him. :) Awesome work!!!

[@colematthews5996]

Me being a preds fan I feel like the Mike Fisher trade was a huge steal bc of how useful he was during the cup run and we haven’t won a playoff series without him

[@nathanhardy7698]

As soon as i clicked and seen the board, I knew i'd need a coffee first

[@salavecis2]

You should really do a video about Skrastins. Had that iron man streak, was a tough defenseman. Sadly passed away in the Lokomotiv plane crash.

[@valitsemllaluokanavahyvaks3556]

Was that the same crash where Demitra died?

[@faunbudweis]

@@valitsemllaluokanavahyvaks3556 yep, and Vasicek and Rachunek and many others

[@Jethromcsheepherder]

The board says Mike Green in the trade with Montreal. It was Rick Green.

[@TT-rt9vv]

Would love to see a video about who had the better career so far (playing career and GM tenure) - Sakic or Yzerman

[@poonking3628]

By far the greatest evaluator of defensemen in league history. Just an insane haul of players he’s drafted on the blue line.

[@JonathanNation]

Thank you for sharing.

[@ericwahl3320]

Thank you for all of your great content! Especially this deep dive into my team.

[@michaelbagnall5288]

As much as I think and have said it has been time for him to go - I really think the world of Poile. Met him at a caps game when the Preds played Washington and he was standing two rows behind me in the stands. Great guy.

[@BoyNamedSue4]

It’s insanely impressive what he was able to do with a non hockey market. Not long ago their then record holder for points in a single season, Paul Kariya, didn’t resign with them because it was just expected they were going to be moved. Now their considered a team with one of the more diehard fan bases.

[@KevinJL]

Great video. I always love the names from the past.

[@gilgalad6231]

Thank you for this video. Lets go Preds.

[@JakeMook]

Consistently built strong defensive cores, I am really curious if this trend continues to follow Nashville now that Poile has retired.

[@SillyNice28]

Please do a video on Joe Sakic’s GM / President history? Would love to hear your thoughts on how he built the current Avs team from being so pitiful not long ago. Love the channel!

[@abanana6431]

No sound gang 😎

[@m00rtin4]

Patrick marleau who has most games played of all time who should be in the hall of fame for that singel reason just like poile has most wins of any GM. Poile should be in the hall.

[@robnevitt7593]

The curse of Matt Duchene continues

[@onehand-yusuf7212]

Respectable run 👍🏿

[@Patrick3333]

Trotz gonna turn this team around!!!

[@father042]

Karlis Skrastins, damn still sad what happened to him

[@jerryreinhart9640]

I’ve seen too many preds jerseys recently, we’re not used to this 😂😂😂

[@jerryreinhart9640]

Not a complaint, I just wish it was for good reasons..

[@rizzorizzo2311]

😂 right? I’m so pumped about Trotz making his return I don’t even give a shit if we suck for a bit.

[@kyledouglas1394]

My cousin's name is finally on Shannon's whiteboard!

[@LonewolfJesseJames506]

He might not have that cup on his resume, but he's a damn good GM. There's a lot that goes into drafting, the scouts did their jobs too but keeping the Preds in Nashville and pretty damn good on the ice is a win especially in a place where you wouldn't think it would be a traditional hockey market. The great Defense he's put together over the years is unprecedented.

[@jacksonsmith322]

Lars Eller trade video incoming?

[@chadisnotachad]

It's kinda sad when GMd retire. It's obviously better than being fired, and change is necessary in most cases. But it feels kinda sad, i can't explain it. Best of luck with retirement.

[@michaelleroy9281]

He got the team to the Stanley Cup Final in 2017

[@jeffzrockhistoryresource101]

Polie also acquired Dale Hunter, another very good move for the Caps. He's a solid GM, sometimes a bit conservative but he will make a big move on occasion.

[@paulschmitz9175]

You do realize that the draft pick the Caps gave up in the Hunter trade became Joe Sakic, right?

[@jeffzrockhistoryresource101]

@@paulschmitz9175 Yes, and I still think Hunter lifted the team, and for several years.

[@paulschmitz9175]

@@jeffzrockhistoryresource101 Given the benefit of hindsight, I'd have rather had Sakic.

[@chadisnotachad]

Of course it started with fleecing my Coyotes lol

[@theibault32]

THANKS

[@OttawaNow]

He will induct himself into the Hockey Hall of Fame!

[@captainsmoke1612]

Letting Fiala go was clearly his biggest mistake.

[@JonathanNation]

Maybe, unsure that Fiala would become what was seen in MN / LA without the move(s).

[@captainsmoke1612]

@@JonathanNation Should've given him more time, his talent was never in question.

[@Pookiebear]

Great at drafting backend players (defense & goalies) but I think there's always been a lack in offense and I think until they can get over that hump, they're not going to win one.

[@gocanuckurself1]

Go back blue and silver. They yellow should only be a trim.

[@JonathanNation]

ah? What I would like is to eliminate a white Jersey for Nashville ... Just use Yellow/Gold for a light color and then have a dark of navy/blue as the main there. Though I wish all teams would have a light and a dark, instead of a White & colored.

[@Maubreyo]

Slap some respect on my boy, David Legwand! He is such an amazing American born player, played a 200 ft game, and (at his peak) could backcheck someone like McDavid anyday😤😤

[@father042]

lol you skipped reading Magnus Hellberg from 2011

[@gtots]

I would like to put forward the trade of Patric Hornqvist to Pens which kill them Cup game 6

[@FrankieHresko]

Bill Houlder.. there is some name for you Blast from the past 😁

[@bobroberts2067]

Cliffy is my wife's all-time favourite player, she has an autographed pic and everything.

[@Ketch013]

The Subban-Weber trade continues to pay-out for both teams. I thought what Nashville got when they traded Subban was way more than what he was worth, which kinda made Nashville come out on top, but now that Montreal traded Weber's contract for Dadonov and now get Gurianov in return, it may end up being the gift that keeps on giving for a while.

[@legndery1909]

Nashville try to not draft good defensemen challenge (Impossible)

[@iliaponomarev1624]

Feels like if they somehow draft Bedard, he'll end up being a good D-man

[@kennycai8695]

It's really a shame that Poile will never get his name engraved on the Stanley Cup, considering the work he had done in Washington and Nashville. With the Capitals, Poile literally saved this team by acquiring Rod Langway, whose presence eventually turned the Capitals from a perennial laughing stock to a contender. In Nashville, this team literally had to start from scratch, since Tennessee never exactly had a hockey culture to build off of. Safe to say that today, the Predators are embraced as part of the city's community. If there is some kind of long term achievement award in the NHL, there is no doubt Poile gets my vote (even if part of it is for sentimental reasons, being the former Capitals GM).

[@zacharyomalley355]

Can't wait until Rutherford retires and gets his career video. How many boards to fit all his trades lol. He made over 50 with the Pens alone.

[@kyletyler5756]

I thought he was already inducted as a builder a few years ago

[@FrankieHresko]

"Young Shea Weber".. 🤔.. I believe he was 30y old at the time he signed that contract

[@psnaris]

RICK Green.

[@TheHockeyGuy]

Meh.

[@sergel.8876]

@@TheHockeyGuy not meh. Big mistake. Mike Green was another defenseman, but way later.

[@TheHockeyGuy]

No it is meh because it has absolutely nothing to do with the video itself. I get names wrong here and there. It happens. It happens on TV with play by play and color announcers as well. It is meh then as well.

[@paulcohen7480]

Pikka in the HOF disagree.

[@georgefay4508]

Rick Green

[@ronaldgarner1992]

You mean Rick Green

[@TheHockeyGuy]

Yes, not that it matters.

[@maxrates]

You can't win Cups without offensive stars, and unfortunately he has drafted very few of them. His legacy is more of building a stable organization in a non-traditional hockey market.

[@JonathanNation]

Agreed ... it's also hard to draft offensive stars when you keep making the playoffs.

[@TylerMorganShow]

Hof

[@rizzorizzo2311]

Glad for what he did for the program but got damn it’s time for him to go. Ready for the Trotz era to begin!

[@brendan8637]

Larkin locked down!