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Welcome back to The Drop presented by Discover! Arda Öcal and Greg Wyshynski are back in studio to deliver you the latest news across the NHL! We start off with the Winners and Losers presented by Discover from the NHL. Alexander Ovechkin continues to chase Wayne Gretzky’s career goal record, Cale Maker gets more Bobby Orr comparisons, and we take a deeper look at Steven Stamkos’ return to Tampa Bay. Next up we project USA and Canada rosters for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off. Let us know in the comments who we left off and how our rosters are looking! Next up we welcome in Team USA GM Bill Guerin to pick his brain on all things Team USA. We also ask him about the Minnesota Wild’s hot start to the season! All that and more on this episode of The Drop! 00:00 Welcome to The Drop presented by @Discover 1:08 Winners and Losers presented by @Discover 1:38 Steven Stamkos returns to Tampa Bay 3:37 Boston Bruins 5:43 Cale Makar 8:00 Igor Shesterkin & New York Rangers 8:44 Central Division 9:19 Winnipeg Jets 11:02 Alexander Ovechkin chasing Gretzky 11:49 Connor Hellebuyck 12:52 Projecting Team USA’s roster 16:47 Projecting Team Canada’s roster 22:25 Team USA GM Bill Guerin joins the show! 25:07 Balancing time between USA and Minnesota Wild 27:00 How many spots are up for grabs? 28:00 Bill Guerin on young American stars 29:07 Guerin on Canada, Sweden, and Finland 32:40 Guerin on Minnesota Wild’s hot start 33:45 Thank you for watching! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Drop presented by @Discover is back with Greg Wyshynski and Arda Öcal. Opening night on ESPN is here with the St. Louis Blues heading to Seattle to take on the Kraken, Boston Bruins head to Florida to take on the Stanley Cup champion Panthers, and after that Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks head to Utah in the Hockey Club's first ever game! We break down the winners and losers presented by @Discover from these teams. Then we predict the NHL's playoffs for this upcoming season, is your team making the playoffs? Find out here... Lastly, Utah Hockey Club forward Dylan Guenther joins the show to talk about the relocation to Utah, his shopping habits, and his new contract. All that and more on this episode of The Drop! 00:00 Welcome to The Drop presented by Discover 1:36 Opening night schedule 1:57 Winners and Losers presented by Discover 2:17 St. Louis Blues 4:33 Seattle Kraken 5:55 Chicago Blackhawks 7:30 Utah Hockey Club 10:12 Boston Bruins 11:27 Florida Panthers 12:48 Predicting the playoffs! 15:33 New York Islanders 16:55 Buffalo Sabres 20:20 Western Conference Playoff Predictions 23:41 Dylan Guenther joins the show! 31:37 Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Go behind-the-scenes with Arda Öcal and learn about the making of NHL Open Ice: 2 on 2 Challenge. The challenges of making one of the best arcade games of all time leads to stories you do not want to miss! Let us know your favorite duo to use in the comments! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After nearly blowing a 3-0 series lead to the Edmonton Oilers, the Florida Panthers rallied in Game 7 to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history! Arda Öcal and Greg Wyshynski detail how the Panthers rescued themselves and how Connor McDavid’s historic playoff run will be remembered. 00:00 Florida Panthers win the Stanley Cup! 00:15 Welcome to The Drop! 00:45 Game 7 Recap 2:06 Carter Verhaeghe scores first 3:40 Panthers dominate 3rd periods 4:13 Sam Reinhart’s game-winning goal 5:27 Oilers stars do not deliver in Game 7 7:07 Connor McDavid wins Conn Smythe Trophy 10:00 How impressive is winning the Conn Smythe in a loss? 12:30 Paul Maurice’s Stanley Cup celebration 16:43 Matthew Tkachuk & family celebrate with Stanley Cup 20:53 Kyle Okposo’s Stanley Cup celebration 21:07 Roberto Luongo’s Stanley Cup celebration 22:23 Sergei Bobrovsky excellent in Game 7 24:09 Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Connor McDavid breaks more records and puts in another game for the ages to help Edmonton drag Florida back home for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Arda Öcal and Greg Wyshynski debate if the Oilers are now the Stanley Cup favorite and if McDavid will win the Conn Smythe Award whether or not the Oilers win the series. 00:00 Welcome to The Drop! 00:30 Connor McDavid proves why he’s the best player in the world 3:00 Records broken by McDavid 5:30 Oilers special teams showing up 6:38 Florida Panthers power play is playing poorly 7:03 Are we giving Evan Bouchard enough credit? 9:07 Another bad outing from Sergei Bobrovsky 9:51 Stellar play of Stuart Skinner 10:25 Game 6 predictions 12:52 Matthew Tkachuk welcome to the Stanley Cup Final 14:32 Top 5 Stanley Cup Final beards 18:51 Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Oilers’ stars - Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl & co - have disappeared as The Florida Panthers move to one win away from their 1st Stanley Cup in franchise history. Arda Öcal and Greg Wyshynski break down Game 3 and explain why Sasha Barkov might be the best forward in the world. Plus, who should win the Conn Smythe Trophy? Let us know in the comments! 00:00 Welcome to The Drop! 00:31 Panthers def. Oilers 4-3 in game 3 1:02 Leon Draisaitl: 0 points this series 2:27 Stuart Skinner’s mistakes 3:34 Oilers’ stars not producing 5:01 Connor McDavid 6:34 Sasha Barkov 7:30 Who should win the Conn Smythe Trophy? 9:00 Kris Knoblauch quote 11:09 Sergei Bobrovsky has been incredible 13:40 Utah Hockey Club unveils their colors 18:33 Blues GM Doug Armstrong signs extension 19:42 Sharks promote Ryan Warsofsky to head coach 21:45 Blue Jackets and Patrik Laine looking to mutually part ways 23:10 Thank you for watching! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Arda Öcal and Greg Wyshynski give you their immediate post-game analysis on how Florida Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky stuffed Connor McDavid and the Oilers to give the Panthers a 1-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Finals. Plus, we look ahead to what adjustments Edmonton needs to make for Game 2, and Greg gives his takeaways from NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman’s pre-series press conference on the state of the NHL. 00:00 Welcome to The Drop! 1:06 Game 1 Stanley Cup Final Reaction 1:32 Connor McDavid’s performance 3:19 Darnell Nurse had a rough night 5:07 Did the Oilers outplay the Panthers? 7:34 Carter Verhaeghe is clutch! 10:16 Sports Psychologist George Mumford helping the Oilers 12:54 Bobrovsky stood on his head! 16:15 What games do the Oilers and Panthers play during travel? 18:25 Montreal and Boston will host the 4 Nations Face-Off 20:49 Salary Cap is growing! 21:13 No expansion timeline is set 22:19 LTIR cap rules could be changed in the next CBA 22:57 Florida could possibly get a Stadium Series game! 25:17 Panthers fan Ariana Grande in attendance for game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final 26:12 Thank you for watching! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to the Drop! Arda Öcal and Greg Wyshynski are back to deliver you the latest news across the NHL! Can the New York Rangers win without production from their top star players? Have the Panthers just taken over this series? Tune in to find out! If you had the choice, penalty shot or power play? Let us know your choice in the comments! Edmonton Oilers scored 5 unanswered goals to defeat the Dallas Stars 5-2 in game 4. The series now heads back to Dallas tied 2-2. The boys then give their game 5 predictions for both series. Next up, the PWHL handed out the Walter Cup in their inaugural season to PWHL Minnesota, so we bring on Paige Capistran to talk all things PWHL and what the future of the league could look like. Lastly, we play a game of offseason buy or sell! Will Stamkos leave the Tampa Bay Lightning? Will Linus Ullmark be traded from the Boston Bruins? Will Mitch Marner be shopped around this summer? Will the Utah Hockey Club make a blockbuster trade? All that and more answered here on The Drop! 00:00 Welcome to The Drop! 1:25 Can the Rangers win without stars producing? 3:10 Have the Panthers taken over this series? 8:13 Oilers def. Stars in game 4 8:40 Darnell Nurse 11:52 Who wins WCF game 5? 13:51 Who wins ECF game 5? 16:08 Paige Capistran joins the show to talk PWHL! 18:25 Wild game 4 finish! 19:37 Best memories from the inaugural season 23:05 Kendall Coyne Schofield 24:50 Offseason buy or sell: Steven Stamkos 25:55 Linus Ullmark’s future 27:01 Dan Bylsma hired by Seattle Kraken 27:56 Mitch Marner’s future 30:10 Utah Hockey Club will make a big trade this summer 32:25 Alexander Ovechkin will break Wayne Gretzky’s goal record next season 33:54 Thank you for watching! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to the Drop! Arda Öcal and Greg Wyshynski are back to deliver you the latest news across the NHL! Sergei Bobrovsky stood on his head to lead the Panthers to a 3-0 victory over the New York Rangers. Do the Panthers have the goaltending edge? Should the Rangers going over 14 minutes without a shot in the 2nd period concern fans moving forward? Next up, the Conn Smythe power rankings are out! Be sure to head to ESPN.com for more on the Conn Smythe watch. We then welcome on ESPN NHL writer Ryan Clark to the show to discuss the Western Conference Final. Do the Stars just have too much depth than the Oilers? Can Stuart Skinner lead the Oilers to victory? Is Connor McDavid injured? Is Edmonton’s power play too good? Ryan has all the answers. Next up, Rick Tocchet wins the Jack Adams awards, Kings make Jim Hiller official coach, and the Devils hire Sheldon Keefe. You will not want to miss Greg’s reaction to the hiring! All that and more on this episode of The Drop! 00:00 Welcome to The Drop! 1:49 Panthers def. Rangers 3-0 in game 1 5:06 Bobrovsky vs. Shesterkin 8:46 Conn Smythe Trophy Power Rankings 11:58 Ryan Clark joins the show to talk the Western Conference Final 13:55 Can Stuart Skinner lead the Oilers to victory? 15:47 Is Connor McDavid injured? 17:07 Stars penalty kill vs. Oilers power play 18:54 Western Conference Final predictions! 27:23 Rick Tocchet wins coach of the year award 28:57 Los Angeles Kings make Jim Miller official coach 30:44 New Jersey Devils hire Sheldon Keefe 35:44 Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to the Drop! Arda Öcal and Greg Wyshynski are back to deliver you the latest news across the NHL! We touch on all of the playoff series starting with the Carolina Hurricanes and the New York Rangers series? Could the Rangers lose this series? We then recount the best moments from the Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins series. You will not want to miss some more great Paul Maurice moments! Next up, the Colorado Avalanche and the Dallas Stars are heading to a game 6, but are they going to be able to rally after losing Valeri Nichushkin? Then we hit on what may be the best series of the playoffs! Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks has been everything and more these playoffs! Lastly, we answer if any of these series will go to 7 games. Next up, you’ve seen him across all social media platforms, LJ from Art But Make It Sports! We recount some of his best hockey and art comparisons, but then we put him to the challenge and give him 3 iconic hockey photos and you get to see the man go to work! Lastly, we shoutout the wives and girlfriends across the NHL and give them props for their playoff apparel. All that and more on this episode of The Drop! 00:00 Welcome to The Drop! 2:00 Carolina Hurricanes Vs. New York Rangers 3:40 Boston Bruins Vs. Florida Panthers 6:22 Colorado Avalanche Vs. Dallas Stars 9:23 Edmonton Oilers Vs. Vancouver Canucks 12:30 Are any of these series going 7 games?! 13:36 Utah hires Chris Armstrong 15:01 Art But Make It Sports joins the show! 18:02 Best hockey posts from Art But Make It Sports 24:12 We test LJ and his skills 26:15 Brandon Tanev photo 29:45 Best WAGs NHL apparel from the playoffs 31:25 Boston Bruins 31:49 Florida Panthers 32:21 Colorado Avalanche 33:00 Dallas Stars 33:44 Edmonton Oilers 34:27 Vancouver Canucks 35:06 Carolina Hurricanes 35:19 New York Rangers 36:07 Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to the Drop! Arda Öcal and Greg Wyshynski are back to deliver you the latest news across the NHL! Toronto Maple Leafs have fired Head Coach Sheldon Keefe, the boys dive deep into who could be his replacement, and ask the question, maybe this should have happened sooner? Next, the boys recap the incredible playoff series we’ve had in the 2nd round. We breakdown the Matthew Tkachuk and David Pastrnak fight, Brandon Montour taunting Brad Marchand, and then you won’t want to miss who the boys think should start game 3 for the Bruins! We recap the Colorado Avalanche OT win over the Dallas Stars. Then we dive deep into the game 1 Canucks comeback over the Oilers. We then bring on Mollie Walker to discuss all things New York Rangers. Are the Rangers disrespected?! Tune in to find out. Lastly, we finish off with the Utah name survey being unveiled, and Arda does a AMA with Greg on his night behind the scenes at the NHL Draft Lottery. All that and more on this episode of The Drop! 00:00 Welcome to The Drop! 00:41 Maple Leafs fire Sheldon Keefe 4:44 Possible replacements for Toronto? 9:48 Panthers def. Bruins 6-1 in Game 2 16:00 Canucks def. Oilers 5-4 F/OT in Game 1 18:32 Avalanche def. Stars 4-3 F/OT in Game 1 19:42 NHL Reporter Mollie Walker joins the show to talk New York Rangers 20:33 Vincent Trocheck 2OT goal 22:26 Igor Shesterkin and other star players stepping up 25:22 New York’s atmosphere between the Rangers and Knicks 28:40 Matt Rempe’s impact 31:00 Can the New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup? 34:45 Utah team name survey revealed! 37:29 NHL Lottery night behind the scenes 44:06 Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to the Drop! Arda Öcal and Greg Wyshynski are back to deliver you the latest news across the NHL! We start out with all the latest on the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs series, and then go over the teams recently eliminated from the playoffs. Oilers, Avalanche, and the Hurricanes all advance to the next round, but what’s next for the losing teams? Kings, Jets, and Islanders all have an exciting offseason ahead of them! Next up, we bring on Emily Kaplan to discuss all things NHL playoffs. Are the Golden Knights in trouble? Could Auston Matthews return for game 7? Would the Hurricanes really not bring back Rob Brind’Amour? Emily’s got all the latest to those questions. Next up, we finish off our Utah name vote and we have a winner! Tune in to find out…. Lastly, we wish you a happy May the 4th as we compare NHL teams to Star Wars characters! All that and more on this episode of The Drop! 00:00 Welcome to The Drop! 1:00 Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 4:10 Edmonton Oilers eliminate Los Angeles Kings 6:53 Colorado Avalanche eliminate Winnipeg Jets 9:26 Carolina Hurricanes eliminate New York Islanders 11:04 Emily Kaplan joins the show! 12:00 Vegas Golden Knights on the brink of elimination 15:09 Toronto Maple Leafs injuries 18:15 Coaching changes coming in Pittsburgh? 20:05 Rob Brind’Amour contract 26:19 Utah team name vote winner! 28:10 NHL teams as Star Wars characters 36:23 Thank you for watching! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to the Drop! Arda Öcal and Greg Wyshynski are back to deliver you the latest news across the NHL! We start out with the biggest questions of the playoffs…is Brad Marchand the greatest rat of all time? Do the Canucks need Thatcher Demko to make it to the next round of the playoffs? Can Alex Ovechkin turn it around? The boys answers may surprise you! Next up, we bring on Utah’s head coach André Tourigny to chat about being the first head coach in Utah’s NHL history! Lastly, we discuss the latest coaching news from around the league and what it could mean for your favorite team next season. All that and more on this episode of The Drop! 00:00 Welcome to the Drop! 1:11 Is Marchand the greatest rat? 6:47 Can Ovechkin and the Capitals turn it around? 8:18 Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights series 9:40 Vancouver Canucks and Thatcher Demo 11:38 Jersey foul! 14:13 André Tourigny joins the show! 26:02 Utah team name vote 30:30 Coaching changes: David Quinn is out 31:50 Coaching changes: Lindy Ruff hired in Buffalo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices