The Drop: Jake Guentzel’s next team? Crosby done in Pittsburgh? + no Calder for Bedard? Devils fire Lindy Ruff!

The Drop: Jake Guentzel’s next team? Crosby done in Pittsburgh? + no Calder for Bedard? Devils fire Lindy Ruff!

Author: ESPN March 5, 2024 Duration: 36:32
Welcome back to the Drop! Arda Öcal and Greg Wyshynski are back to deliver the latest news around the NHL.  They start out with giving out the winners and losers around the league from this weekend. They give their reactions to the heavyweight matchup of Matt Rempe and Ryan Reaves, and react to the massive Elias Pettersson contract extension. Also, Wysh reacts to the news of the Devils diring Lindy Ruff! Next up, The Athletic’s Rob Rossi joins the show to dive deep on the Pittsburgh Penguins and everything NHL trade deadline. They then finish the show up with some awards watch? No Calder Trophy for Connor Bedard? Is Quinn Hughes a lock for the Norris? Is MacKinnon not the MVP front-runner? All that and more on this episode of The Drop! 00:00 Welcome to The Drop! 1:00 Arda’s busy weekend 4:23 Winners and losers from the NHL weekend 6:36 Matt Rempe VS. Ryan Reaves 10:14 Devils fire Lindy Ruff! 12:26 Rob Rossi joins the show! 14:38 Where is Jake Guentzel going to be traded? 16:17 Could Sidney Crosby ever leave the Penguins? 23:16 Rossi has his eyes on the Oilers this trade deadline 26:46 NHL Awards Watch 27:49 Hart Trophy (MVP) 30:31 Norris Trophy (Top Defensemen) 31:08 Calder Trophy (Top Rookie) 33:29 Jack Adams Award (Best Coach) 34:53 Should the Selker be named after Patrice Bergeron? 36:22 Thank you for watching! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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