The Drop Pass Janne Toivanen

NHL regular season is slowly coming to its end and therefore, we will take a small headstart to performance breakdowns by going over the players that have exceeded expectations and and become households names on the biggest stage of the hockey world.

Lots of rookies will be on display, but few notable veterans made their way to the list as well so, if you've slept through the regular season, this episode will highlight the names that have stood out this year with their play (McMessiahs' and RoboCops are exempt from this episode for obvious reasons).

We will also wrap up the major extensions which were signed within the previous few weeks (e.g., Pasta & Larkin) and go over the major headlines from the NHL such as Flyers' GM change & Boston's milestone scoreboard.

Extensions/Entry-Level Deals (02:45) -->
(03:13) Walman, Jensen 
(04:39) Larkin - Overpayment? 
(06:51) Pasta = Payday 
(08:16) Blais, Fabbro, Nic Aube-Kubel, Lankinen & Chiasson  
(11:57) Trevor van Riemsdyk 
(12:46) Notable Entry-level Deals 
(14:04) Flyers' GM Soap Opera 
(18:45) Svechnikov out - Canes' Cup Hopes Shattered? 
(20:26) Boston's Milestone Tracker
 
Breakout Players (23:02) -->
(23:58) Ducks 
(24:48) Yotes 
(25:53) Sabres 
(28:00) Flames 
(28:51) Canes 
(29:43) Hawks 
(30:36) Avs 
(31:19) Jackets 
(31:53) Stars 
(32:46) Wings 
(33:18) Oils 
(34:43) Cats 
(35:33) Kings 
(36:26) Wild 
(37:33) Habs 
(38:14) Preds 
(39:21) Devils 
(40:49) Isles 
(41:25) Rangers 
(42:00) Sens 
(43:06) Flyers 
(44:00) Pens 
(44:21) Kraken 
(45:14) Blues 
(45:32) Bolts 
(45:42) Canucks 
(46:46) Caps 
(47:12) Jets 
(48:39) My Picks 4 Biggest Surprises 
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Another amazing guest in the bag.

U.S. born defenceman Ian McCoshen joins us as we go over his career from the prestigious Shattuck St. Mary's High School all the way to Pori, Finland.
Topics such as USHL, Boston College, Junior World Championships, NHL Draft and Florida Panthers are going to be on the table so, sit back, relax and enjoy the following hour of content.

(02:36) Intro 
(04:49) Welcome to Finland 
(07:15) Player Type 
(08:24) Scrapper? 
(09:19) The Start 
(10:34) Wings Fan? 
(11:53) Shattuck St. Mary's 
(13:25) Playing with a Child Prodigy 
(14:33) Waterloo Blackhawks 
(15:28) USNTDP? 
(16:39) OHL Option? 
(17:17) USHL Experience 
(20:06) P.K. O'Handley 
(21:45) 31st Pick (FLA) - 2013 
(24:26) Draft Interviews 
(26:09) Heading to NCAA 
(27:35) BC Dominance 
(28:25) Hayesy 
(29:07) Tough Losses 
(30:08) Stacked College Team 
(32:35) The Green Line Rivalry 
(34:11) Team USA 
(35:54) Reminiscing 
(36:41) NHL Debut 
(39:33) Veteran Help 
(40:22) History Books 
(42:01) Another Sasha Praise 
(42:58) Jumping Between Leagues 
(43:59) Yands 
(45:07) Trade to Chicago 
(46:42) Iowa & Henderson 
(48:56) Relocating to Finland 
(50:41) First Year Summary 
(51:54) Adjustments 
(52:54) Eyes on the Prize 
(54:18) Special Connection with Goalies? 
(55:39) Stanley Cup Prediction  
(56:13) Surprise Hobby 
(57:44) The Snapshots 
(59:42) The Trifecta 
(1:01:42) Outro 
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Trade deadline is finally past us so, it is time to wrap up all the action from the past couple of weeks.

Every major trade and waiver claim will be covered in this week's episode so, if you haven't paid attention to most recent events, this is going to be the episode for you and as an added bonus, you will get to hear my takes on each deals as well so, get your notes ready and prepare for some trade bombardment.

I also uploaded each trade and headline to podcast's IG page @thedrop_pass so, if you need some graphics in addition to audio, you can very easily follow the same path there since we will go through the action in a chronological order. And if you want to stay in touch with the major headlines, I would strongly advice you to drop a follow while you're there, 'cause from this point on you'll be finding the biggest headlines from there if you can't make it to the weekly uploads.

So, go check the media handles from below and enjoy the full trade deadline coverage!

(02:28) Waivers: Tierney & Kapanen 
(04:46) Motte - Gauthier, Mayo, Zaitsev 
(07:14) Orlov & Hathaway - C. Smith 
(10:37) Kinkaid - Bowers, Kravtsov - Lockwood 
(12:11) Niederreiter --> WPG 
(13:58) Dadonov - Gurianov  
(15:50) Barbashev - Dean, Johnson - Englund 
(17:41) Timo Meier --> NJ 
(22:34) Jeannot --> TB 
(25:25) Ratcliffe, Stillman 
(26:38) Lafferty & McCabe --> TOR 
(30:05) Puljujärvi --> CAR
(33:07) Thrun, Johansson --> MIN 
(35:51) Gustafsson - Sandin 
(36:32) Schenn, Engvall 
(40:11) Ekholm - Barrie, Nyquist --> CBJ 
(43:06) Showtime --> Broadway 
(46:22) Quick LA --> 
(51:23) Eller, Hronek 
(52:51) Arizona's Sale: Ghost & Chychrun 
(56:18) Portillo, Blueger 
(58:06) Namestnikov - Eyssimont 
(59:29) Granlund --> PIT 
(1:00:52) Bertuzzi --> DET 
(1:02:58) Voracek, Bjork 
(1:04:41) Bjugstad, Domi 
(1:06:40) Vrana, Lazar, MacEwen - Lemieux 
(1:09:10) Bonino, Hunt, Greenway 
(1:11:51) P. Brown, Bjugstad, Kulikov - McGinn 
(1:13:46) Asplund, Stecher & Ritchie Brothers 
(1:16:15) Klingberg --> MIN
(1:17:36) Outro 
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Another guest inbound!

Another Canadian defenceman joins the show and tells us how he ended up from Yale Hockey Academy Prep School all the way across the Atlantic Ocean to Finland.
Junior career breakdown, NHL Draft, Detroit Red Wings, Finnish hockey + an exclusive fight story will be on display this week in addition to lots more so, crank up your headphones and get ready for exciting +50 minutes with our guest.
Enjoy!

(02:38) Intro 
(05:21) The Start 
(07:26) Player Type 
(08:07) Yale 
(09:46) Late Bloomer? 
(10:59) College? 
(11:14) Jump to WHL 
(11:52) Breakout Year 
(13:37) 132nd Pick by the Red Wings 
(15:40) Mr. Yzerman 
(16:21) Work Never Stops 
(16:52) Rookie & Training Camps 
(18:14) Lockdowns & AJHL  
(18:54) Trade to Vancouver 
(19:50) 2nd Round Exit 
(22:06) Hot Take of the Day 
(23:04) WHL - Connor Bedard 
(24:53) Exclusive Story  
(29:07) To Europe 
(32:03) Improvements 
(32:47) Content or More to Give? 
(33:19) Long Spring Season Ahead? 
(33:49) Living in Iisalmi 
(34:58) Big Morning Person 
(35:44) Future Goals 
(36:54) Never Been in Doubt 
(37:43) Hockey Guy 
(39:34) Stanley Cup Speculation 
(40:42) Something Else Besides Hockey? 
(41:46) The Snapshots  
(43:31) The Trifecta 
(45:55) The Outro & Social Media 

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Milestone reached which means, it is time to asnwer some your questions.

Topics will vary from favourite hockey arenas all the way to Finnish Liiga, so fairly entertaining episode is up ahead.
But as always, we will begin the episode by going over the newest contract updates, my thoughts on the O'Reilly trade and few miscellanious topics so, the frame will stay the same despite the special setting.
This will be my thank you note for your tremendous support, so go ahead and enjoy the following 50 minutes.
Next week, guest inbound!

(02:15) Ryan O'Reilly Trade 
(05:50) Extensions 
(12:53) Rumour Mill 
(17:39) Other News 
Q&A
(26:00) Favourite Defenceman in the NHL? 
(27:14) Nocco or RedBull? 
(27:46) Favourite Hockey Brand? 
(28:15) Ankle Rally or Toe Pick? 
(28:46) Favourite Arenas? 
(30:29) Quests? 
(31:06) Ideas 4 New Topics? 
(32:54) Quest - Free Choice? 
(34:05) Strength as a Podcash Host? 
(35:26) Pizza Toppings? 
(37:06) Most Overrated Player in the NHL? 
(39:25) Ultra Competitive as a Kid? 
(40:41) Karlsson --> Oilers? 
(41:20) Opinion: Liiga? 
(48:10) NHL Fantasy Draft - Top 5 Picks?
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Blockbuster season has begun, so I think it should be wise to check out the current marketplace before teams really go nuts before the shot clock runs out. 

This week we will focus on the current NHL playoff picture; teams in the running as well as their biggest needs ahead of this year's trade deadline. My prediction is that the two major deals we've already seen, will only represent the beginning of a highly energetic deadline and therefore, you should press the follow button and put on notifications in order to stay up-to-date with all the moves that are going to go down in the next coming weeks. 

I'm going to break down the two big blockbusters involving Bo Horvat and Vladimir Tarasenko in this week's show and for example, a complete review of this year's All-Star event is submerged within the 62 minutes so, take a listen and let me know if you agree with my takes concerning the NHL All-Star debacle. 

Headphones on, stress off and enjoy!

(02:32) Blockbusters
(03:11) Bo Horvat Trade Breakdown 
(07:37) Tarasenko Trade Breakdown  
(13:34) Long-Term Injury Updates 
(15:26) Contract Extensions (Strome, Milano, Cozens) 
(18:50) Carey Price - Official Retirement? 
(20:19) All-Star Event Review 

Eastern Conference:
(26:09) Bruins 
(27:51) Hurricanes 
(29:32) Devils 
(31:46) Maple Leafs
(33:36) Rangers 
(35:02) Capitals 
(37:32) Penguins 
(39:00) Islanders 
(40:08) Panthers 
(41:43) Sabres

Western Conference: 
(44:00) Stars 
(45:49) Golden Knights 
(47:22) Jets 
(48:25) Oilers 
(50:10) Kraken 
(52:25) Avalanche 
(52:41) Kings 
(56:32) Wild 
(57:46) Flames 

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