Last Word on Sports is proud to present their hockey podcast, On the Power Play 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 Dave Gove is off, but we are joined by LWOH writer Graham Anderson to look at the news from around the NHL and a Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round Preview.
OTPP: Second Round Preview, Buffalo Sabres Moves, Habs and Leafs Off-Season
The boys go series by series in the Second Round Preview.
Can Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers overcome the tight checking of Ryan Kesler and the Anaheim Ducks? Who will get the better of a Milan Lucic versus Corey Perry battle?
The Nashville Predators defence featuring Roman Josi and P.K. Subban will look to shut down Vladimir Tarasenko and the St. Louis Blues. Who will get the better of the Pekka Rinne versus Jake Allen match-up?
Its a battle of super Swedes as Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers take on Erik Karlsson and the Ottawa Senators. Its also a look at two centres traded for each other last year with Mika Zibanejad taking on Derick Brassard.
Is this the year that Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals finally defeat their arch-nemesis in Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins? Can Braden Holtby turn up his game after an ordinary first round performance? Will Marc-Andre Fleury continue to play playoff hero?
In non-playoff news the Buffalo Sabres fired Tim Murray and Dan Bylsma. How involved was Jack Eichel? What does it mean for their future?
In Off-season talk, how do the Toronto Maple Leafs find a franchise defenceman? Is Morgan Rielly the answer? What free agents are available.
How do the Montreal Canadiens find a number one centre? Is Alex Galchenyuk the answer? Can they sign Vadim Shipachyov?
All that and more in this edition of On the Power Play.
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Main Photo: PITTSBURGH, PA – NOVEMBER 08: Edmonton Oilers Center Connor McDavid (97) handles the puck during the third period in the NHL game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Edmonton Oilers on November 8, 2016, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA. The Penguins defeated the Oilers 4-3. (Photo by Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
