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.
We start off the show this week by looking at some early trade deadline deals. The Leafs have moved Shawn Matthias to Colorado, Roman Polak and Nick Spaling to San Jose. What is in it for Toronto? How will these players help the Sharks and Avalanche? We also look at Buffalo sending Mike Weber to Washington, and the Oilers dealing Philip Larsen’s rights to Vancouver. Lastly we ask, what were the Canucks thinking when they sent Hunter Shinkaruk to Calgary for Markus Granlund?
We also look at the latest in the dispute between Ilya Kovalchuk and his KHL club SKA St. Petersburg. What happened to get him suspended? Could the high scoring winger cross the pond back to the NHL? What hurdles stand in his way?
The Montreal Canadiens twitter account has hit one million followers. However, the celebration planned by the team for the event seems to have gone wrong. What happened, and what are the Canadiens doing to fix the issue?
Mike Richards has seen his drug charges stayed in Manitoba. What does this mean for the player and his future?
Edmonton sits in 30th in the NHL once again and Todd McLellan is frustrated. How do the Oilers turn the corner? What is going on with Justin Schultz, and how has this once promising defenceman seen his career fall so far, and so fast?
We look at deals for Chris Wideman and Paul Byron. Are these types of ultra cheap deals the future for bottom six players in the NHL?
We also look at the NHL’s tv deals, and what they might look like in the future.
All this and more as we go, On the Power Play.
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