Last Word on Sports is proud to present their hockey podcast, On the Powerplay with Ben and Dave. Join Ben Kerr and Dave Gove each week as they take a look around the Hockey World focusing on the big issues of the NHL and elsewhere.

After a couple of weeks off, Dave and Ben are back looking at the biggest news of the week from the world of hockey.

Dallas Stars centre Tyler Seguin suffered an achilles injury and he’s likely out until the playoffs. Even without their top centre, the Stars just keep on rolling. They have also shown mastery over the defending champions, the Chicago Blackhawks. Dave and Ben look at the Stars and whether its time to take them seriously as Stanley Cup Contenders.

At the other end of the spectrum, the Ottawa Senators are likely to miss the playoffs. Senators owner Eugene Melnyk came out this week and ripped the Sens team for their performance this year, specifically head coach Dave Cameron. Should owners do this to their teams before the season is done? Was he correct in his assessment.

The boys also look at the growing rumors about NHL expansion to Las Vegas, what an expansion draft would look like and where the NHL will head next after going to Sin City.

They also look at Sidney Crosby moving up the scoring list, the NCAA tournament, the CHL playoffs, Ilya Kovalchuk being rumored to head to China, and much more.

OTPP: Stars Rolling, Melnyk Ranting, and NHL Expansion

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