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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!
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The Drop presented by @Discover is back with Greg Wyshynski and Arda Öcal to talk about the NHL season so far. Have the Utah Hockey Club been surprise winners? Are we concerned about the Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche’s slow start? Are goalies on a downward trend? Plus, we rank the Top 10 players under 23 years old. Who’s number 1? Connor Bedard or Jac Hughes? All that and more.

00:00 Welcome to The Drop presented by @Discover 
00:40 Utah Hockey Club's hot start
2:35 Winners and Losers presented by @Discover
3:05 Dylan Guenther
4:55 Edmonton Oilers slow start
6:38 Evgeni Malkin and Anze Kopitar take a bow!
8:10 Goalies struggling to start the season
9:39 Cale Makar and the Colorado Avalanche's tough start
11:42 Columbus Blue Jackets donkey hat
13:22 Are we concerned about Colorado, Edmonton, or Nashville?
14:54 Macklin Celebrini's injury and Calder Trophy talk
16:07 Goal Simulation on NHL.com
18:10 Devils or Rangers: who's better?!
20:11 Florida Panthers own the Boston Bruins
21:24 ESPN's top 5 players this season
23:01 Top 10 players under 23 years old
28:40 Full Top 10 list
30:38 Thank you for listening!
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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!
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The Drop presented by @Discover is back with Greg Wyshynski and Arda Öcal to preview the 2024-25 NHL Season. Where do the Bruins rank in offseason winners and losers? Are you buying or selling a 50 goal season from Connor Bedard? Will Auston Matthews lead the league in goals again? Can the Florida Panthers repeat? Plus, we breakdown the preseason power rankings and why the New York Rangers rank ahead of the New Jersey Devils, but no one can top the Edmonton Oilers. All that and more.

00:00 Welcome to The Drop Presented by Discover
1:10 New Jersey Devils offseason
4:20 Chicago Blackhawks offseason
6:27 Jaromir Jagr
8:09 Steven Stamkos signs with Predators
10:19 Connor Bedard: 50 goals?!
11:23 Auston Matthews: top goal scorer?
12:25 Norris Trophy
13:47 Jeremy Swayman favorite to win Vezina Trophy
15:00 Who wins the Calder Trophy?
16:50 Connor McDavid and the Oilers
20:00 Can the Panthers repeat?
21:22 NHL Power Rankings
30:47 R.I.P. Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau
32:14 Thank you for watching!
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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!
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