The Drop | NHL Rank reaction: Fan backlash, Most EGREGIOUS snubs & Carter Verhaeghe interview

Arda Öcal and Greg Wyshynski are joined by Panthers Winger Carter Verhaeghe on The Drop to reflect on the sweet victory of winning a Stanley Cup Final and the bitter pain of losing. Carter also gives his thoughts on Kuznetsov’s controversial shootout move. The guys also respond to backlash surrounding the release of ESPN’s NHL Top-100 Players list and pull back the curtain on the ins and outs of ranking the best in hockey. Finally, Arda celebrates the anniversary of Blades of Steel with a few facts you probably didn’t know about the classic video game. 

0:00 Welcome to The Drop!

0:30 Reactions to ESPN’s NHL Rank

5:00 Most Controversial rankings— Jack Hughes rated too high? 

5:50 Seth Jones’ rank based on reputation? 

7:30 Arda thinks Nazem Kadri deserves a higher rank

8:30 Jaccob Slavin too far behind Seth Jones?

9:30 Devon Toews underrated?

10:47 Sidney Crosby is still a top player 

11:22 Greg thinks ranking Quinn Hughes’ 60th is a BIT egregious

12:12 Arda is most surprised by this snub 

14:22 Evgeni Malkin: The NHL’s most snubbed player of our generation

20:40 Panthers’ Carter Verhaeghe talks Stanley Cup Finals and shootout goals 

30:58 Blades of Steel anniversary: 3 things you didn’t know

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