Welcome back to the Drop! Arda Öcal and Greg Wyshynski are back to deliver you the latest news across the NHL! First we start out with the winners and losers of the weekend! Are the Rangers the favorite to win it all? Should Ovechkin be to blame for the series loss to the Rangers? Wyatt Johnston and Brock Boeser go hero mode! Plus, the Vezina Trophy finalists are announced! Next, we bring on Sean McIndoe aka Down Goes Brown of The Athletic to talk everything Toronto Maple Leafs. Should the Leafs rebuild? Tune in to find out…. Lastly, we continue on our Utah Hockey Club name vote and then we give you the Stanley Cup Power Rankings! All that and more on this episode of The Drop!

00:00 Welcome to The Drop!
1:48 Winners and Losers of the weekend!
1:56 Winner: Rangers
4:00 Loser: Alex Ovechkin
4:36 Predators collapse
6:17 Winners: Wyatt Johnston and Brock Boeser
8:45 Vezina finalists revealed!
10:12 Down Goes Brown joins the show!
23:28 Utah Hockey Club name vote
26:44 Stanley Cup Power Rankings
36:22 Thank you for watching!
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The Drop: Demolish the Leafs with Down Goes Brown + Stanley Cup Power Rankings

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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! 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: Panic Time for Rangers and Bruins? + Secrets behind Art But Sports

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 start out with Greg’s interaction with Florida Panthers Head Coach Paul Maurice postgame. Then we dive deep into all the drama from the weekend games! Should Sam Bennett have been suspended? Should Bennett’s goal have been called back? Please let us know in the comments what you think on all the controversies from these games! Next we power rank the best performances of the playoffs! Who will take the top spot? We also deliver the 3 biggest disappointments of the playoffs! All that and more on this episode of The Drop!

00:00 Cold Open: Paul Maurice and Greg Wyshynski back and forth
00:29 Welcome to The Drop!
2:29 Winner: PWHL
3:27 Loser: Bruins VS. NHL
11:21 Connor McDavid cross-checked
14:41 Winner: Jake Oettinger and Arturs Silovs
15:59 Edmonton’s goaltending situation
17:08 Rangers VS. Hurricanes series
19:03 Winner: Sergei Bobrovsky
21:15 Top 10 Playoff Players
29:50 Top 10 List
29:57 3 biggest playoff disappointments
33:43 Thank you for watching!
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The Drop: Did Bruins get robbed? + Playoff Player Power Rankings

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!
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The Drop: Why Rangers will win the Cup + Hate and Chaos: Bruins-Panthers Fight

Welcome back to the Drop! Arda Öcal and Greg Wyshynski are back to deliver you the latest news across the NHL! First we start out with the winners and losers of the weekend! Does America have the best goalies? What’s next for the Vegas Golden Knights? Do the Maple Leafs need to break up the “Core 4?” Let us know in the comments how you would overhaul the Maple Leafs. Jeff Marek joins the show to breakdown that question. He also weighs in on the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks playoff series. Then lastly Marek joins in on some NHL draft lottery talk. Who would be the funniest team to win the draft lottery? Let us know who you think would be the funniest in the comments! Then we finish up the show with a Conn Smythe watch, and some 2nd-round playoff predictions. Finally, we talk about that Colorado Avalanche playoff commercial. You won’t want to miss how the boys feel about this one! All that and more on this episode of The Drop!

00:00 Welcome to The Drop!
2:20 Winner: American Goalies!
3:36 Loser: Toronto Maple Leafs “Core 4”
4:33 Rick Bowness retires
5:13 Vegas Golden Knights fall to the Dallas Stars in 7 games
7:23 Losers: Us!
8:33 Jeff Marek joins the show!
9:14 Maple Leafs V Bruins series
16:36 Vancouver Canucks V Edmonton Oilers series
20:37 NHL Draft Lottery conversation
25:11 Conn Smythe watch!
26:24 2nd-round playoff predictions!
30:22 Stanley Cup commercial: Love Makes You Do Crazy Things
36:40 Thank you for listening!
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The Drop: Maple Leafs’ Core Meltdown with Jeff Marek + Blackhawks win lottery again?!

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!
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The Drop: Demolish the Leafs with Down Goes Brown + Stanley Cup Power Rankings

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