Arda Öcal and Greg Wyshynski talk to NHL Chief Content Officer Steve Mayer about hockey’s young stars promoting the league in new ways, Vegas’ bar-setting banner raising ceremony and details surrounding 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend in Toronto (Drake AND Justin Bieber to perform??) The guys also break down which players are overhyped/underhyped, followed by a passionate rant on the NHL pride tape ban. Arda and Greg close the show with a heartfelt tribute to hockey legend Barry Melrose. 

0:00 Welcome back to The Drop! 
0:45 Connor Bedard’s NHL debut 
1:30 Overhyped/Underhyped NHL Rankings
2:00 The hype train needs to slow its roll for the Sabres - Greg
6:54 Breaking down the Connor Bedard hype
9:45 Elias Pettersson going unnoticed?
10:38 Jack Eichel is a superstar 
11:54 Steve Mayer joins The Drop! 
13:36 Pulling the curtain back on Vegas’ Cup banner ceremony
16:00 Young stars marketing the NHL in new ways 
19:02 “Big City Green” alternate cast & innovative NHL broadcasts
22:00 Outdoor games coming to Mexico City?
26:00 Steve Mayer’s memorable Outdoor Games 
29:10 Drake AND Justin Bieber at NHL All-Star Weekend??
32:30 Greg weighs in on the NHL banning pride tape 
38:13 Lindy Ruff was the right coach for the Devils all along?!
39:51 Paying tribute to hockey legend Barry Melrose
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The Drop: Connor Bedard Overhyped? Vegas' Slot Machine Banner Ceremony + Tribute to Barry Melrose

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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!
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The Drop: Are the Rangers stars choking?! + Stamkos & Marner on the move?

Welcome back to the Drop! Arda Öcal and Greg Wyshynski are back in studio to deliver you the latest news across the NHL! First we start out with the winners and losers of the weekend! We recap the wild finish from the PWHL that you have to see to believe! We take a deeper look into Jacob Trouba’s penalties. Then we congratulate Czechia for winning the World Hockey Championship. You’ll want to see how David Pastrnak celebrated the win! Next up, we welcome on Sara Civian of Bleacher Report and the Too Many Men podcast to talk all things NHL playoffs and the Carolina Hurricanes GM Don Waddell resigning. Lastly, the boys deliver their 3 keys to the Oilers and Stars game 3. Then we finish the show off with a quiz! Quizmaster Greg Wyshynski tries to stump Brainiac Arda. Play along at home! Let us know how many questions you get right in the comments. All that and more on this episode of The Drop!

00:00 Welcome to The Drop!
00:27 Hurricanes name Interim GM
3:31 Wild PWHL OT finish
6:53 Jacob Trouba
13:00 Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars series
13:43 Winner: Czechia!
14:58 Sara Civian joins the show!
17:23 Are the Rangers a team of destiny?
18:40 Best Paul Maurice quotes?
20:03 Don Waddell resigns as Hurricanes GM
23:37 Should fans of Canadian teams root for the other Canadian teams once their team is knocked out?
28:09 3 Keys to game 3 between the Stars and Oilers
30:33 Quiz time!
35:07 Thank you for listening!
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The Drop: Rangers: Team of Destiny? + Wildest playoff finish ever! + an Impossible Playoff Quiz!

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!
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The Drop: Bobrovsky better than Shesterkin?! + Can McDavid beat Dallas? | The Drop

Welcome back to the Drop! Arda Öcal and Greg Wyshynski are back in studio to deliver you the latest news across the NHL! First we start out with the winners and losers of the weekend! Does Chris Kreider deserve to have his jersey retired? Should Aleksander Barkov have won the Selke? Should crying kids be shown on national broadcasts? Plus, Team USA announces their next head coach! Next, we preview game 7 between the Edmonton Oilers and the Vancouver Canucks! Keys to the game and score predictions follow. Then we have the absolute pleasure of welcoming on former 1st-round draft pick Brendan Perlini to the show! We ask Brendan to rate NHL players he’s played with from Leon Draisaitl to Evander Kane, you won’t want to miss what he has to say! Please subscribe to Brendan’s YouTube channel @Bubzp11. Lastly, we preview the Eastern Conference Final between the Florida Panthers and the New York Rangers! Will the Rangers sweep the Panthers?! All that and more on this episode of The Drop!

00:00 Welcome to The Drop!
1:05 Winner: Chris Kreider
4:44 Vancouver Canucks injury woes
5:56 Aleksander Barkov wins Selke Trophy
7:10 Loser: Haters of Dallas sports
8:44 Team USA names Mike Sullivan head coach
9:17 Loser: Teams that need a coach!
10:55 Should crying kids be shown on national broadcasts?
13:47 Game 7 preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Vancouver Canucks
16:46 Brendan Perlini joins The Drop!
20:56 Brendan rates NHL players!
21:15 Leon Draisaitl rating
23:08 Max Domi rating
24:32 Nick Cousins rating
25:38 Tony Deangelo rating
27:02 Rick Tocchet rating
29:03 Evander Kane rating
31:45 Brendan’s opinion on Undertaker photo with Gnash
32:27 Could Brendan be WWE’s Goon?
33:49 Story on how Brendan met CM Punk
37:22 Eastern Conference Final Preview: Florida Panthers vs. New York Rangers
37:41 Who has the better goalie?
38:41 Who wins the special teams battle?
39:22 Does home ice matter?
40:13 Is this the Matthew Tkachuk series?
41:05 Can the Rangers win the Cup?
41:52 Eastern Conference Final predictions
43:10 Thank you for listening!
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The Drop: Will Rangers sweep Panthers? + Rating NHL players with Brendan Perlini

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!
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The Drop: Connor Bedard Overhyped? Vegas' Slot Machine Banner Ceremony + Tribute to Barry Melrose

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