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.

This week on the powerplay, Dave and Ben are back to discuss the big news out of the NHL owners meetings. NHL Expansion is on the horizon, how much will it cost? How many teams will we be getting? What happens in an expansion draft? And where will those teams be located? The boys give their answers as to where this process could be headed and what cities make the most sense.

From there the boys discuss three on three overtime, the new coach’s challenge, changes to the NHL faceoff rules and discuss how these will impact the game going forward. They also discuss some suggestions on how to improve scoring in the league. What suggestions make sense, which ones need to be sent for study in the AHL, and what are complete non starters.

During the second half of the show the boys are joined by prospect guru Philippe Lupien (@GGpX) from forumice.com. They discuss the upcoming NHL draft. The intrigue begins at pick three, the Coyotes are shopping the pick, who could trade for it and what could they give up? Who will be drafted at 3? What do the Leafs do at 4? Where does Lawson Crouse end up? How big a deal is the Russian Factor? NCAA or CHL hockey, what route is best? Oliver Kylington, why is he falling?

The answers to all this and more as we go on the powerplay.

OTPP – NHL Expansion, Rule Changes, and NHL Draft Preview

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