The Drop: Maple Leafs’ Core Meltdown with Jeff Marek + Blackhawks win lottery again?!

The Drop: Maple Leafs’ Core Meltdown with Jeff Marek + Blackhawks win lottery again?!

Author: ESPN May 6, 2024 Duration: 38:10
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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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