Welcome back to the Drop! Arda Öcal and Greg Wyshynski are back to deliver you the latest news across the NHL! The Eastern Conference playoff race is red hot! Rule changes and a new arena in Arizona?! Wysh delivers the latest news. Plus who would you want to see in a behind-the-scenes series on NHL players? Next up, T.J. Oshie joins the show to talk about his emotional journey to 1,000 NHL games in his career. Also, what if the NHL had a 16 team single elimination playoff?! Lastly, we debut our NHL MASCOT MADNESS Bracket! Which mascot will come out on top?! All that and more on this episode of The Drop!

00:00 Welcome to The Drop!

00:30 Hockey fight on AEW

3:11 Eastern Conference Playoff Race

4:12 NHL GM meetings

8:14 New home for the Arizona Coyotes?

11:05 Which NHL players would you want to see on a behind-the-scenes series?

12:30 T.J. Oshie joins the show!

12:54 on recently playing his 1000th game

15:53 Oshie on being traded to the Capitals

17:48 Oshie’s shootout performance in the Olympics

20:42 Oshie on his charity choice for jersey auction

22:35 Oshie on Ovechkin chasing Gretzky’s goal record

24:38 What’s the secret to the Capitals success this season?

25:58 What if the NHL had a 16-team single elimination tournament?

28:30 Possible playoff expansion

30:15 NHL MASCOT MADNESS!

34:32 Mascot bracket

36:13 Thank you for watching!

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