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 winners and losers of the weekend! As we close in on the playoffs, is your favorite team looking out or looking in?! Senators captain Brady Tkachuk goes after Devils’ Nico Hischier, Evgeni Malkin’s parents get emotional, and the PWHL’s Walter Cup is revealed! Plus, get to know Landon Dupont, a 14-year-old defensemen who has just become the 2nd player in Western Hockey League History to be granted early exceptional player status! Next up, Rob Rossi joins the show to talk about this late season surge for the Penguins. Next, we analyze the Western Conference playoff race. Lastly, we finish out the show with the conclusion of our Mascot Madness! The NHL’s best mascot is officially crowned! Tune in to find out who wins! All that and more on this episode of The Drop!

00:00 Welcome to The Drop!

00:38 Detroit Red Wings

2:29 Ottawa Senators

3:44 Landon Dupont

4:51 The Walter Cup

7:36 Evgeni Malkin’s parents

8:20 St. Louis Blues Alumni

9:40 Rob Rossi joins the show to talk all things Penguins!

10:15 Crosby’s Hart Trophy chances

12:53 Penguins late season surge

16:47 Rossi on Philadelphia Flyers

19:18 Wrestlemania reaction

23:03 EA Sports NHL 24 crowns a champion!

25:28 Western Conference playoff race

29:52 Mascot Madness Championship!

38:25 Thank you for watching!

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