{"id":1982,"date":"2016-10-02T10:03:04","date_gmt":"2016-10-02T14:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=1982"},"modified":"2016-10-17T17:34:44","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T21:34:44","slug":"otpp-world-cup-hockey-review-rfa-holdouts-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2016\/10\/02\/otpp-world-cup-hockey-review-rfa-holdouts-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"OTPP: World Cup of Hockey Review, RFA Holdouts, Injuries and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Word on Sports is proud to present their hockey podcast, On the Power Play with Ben and Dave.\u00a0Join 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.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ben and Dave look back at the World Cup of Hockey<\/strong>. \u00a0What teams were surprisingly good? Who was surprisingly bad? \u00a0Does the success of Team Europe<\/strong> and Team North America <\/strong>quiet the critics of these gimmick teams being included in the tournament? What is wrong with Finland<\/strong>? \u00a0How many\u00a0mistakes did\u00a0Team USA <\/strong>make and who will return on their management team? What happened to Sweden<\/strong> and Russia<\/strong>? What is the future of Czech<\/strong> hockey? Does Ralph Krueger<\/strong> get an NHL coaching job? Is Sidney Crosby<\/a><\/strong> back on his perch as the world’s best player? Did anyone really stand a chance of stopping Canada<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

The boys also look at the injuries that came out of the tournament. How does the Marian Gaborik<\/a><\/strong> injury affect the Los Angeles Kings<\/strong>? Can the Dallas Stars<\/strong> cope without Tyler Seguin<\/a><\/strong> and Jamie Benn<\/a><\/strong>? What happened with Aaron Ekblad<\/a><\/strong>‘s concussion, and did Team North America handle it properly? How\u00a0about Henrik Zetterberg<\/a><\/strong> and the Detroit Red Wings<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

Lastly the boys examine the Jacob Trouba<\/a><\/strong> situation. What is happening in Winnipeg and where does he go? How much money will John Gaudreau<\/a><\/strong> get from the Calgary Flames<\/strong>. Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov<\/a><\/strong>;\u00a0<\/strong>Buffalo’s Rasmus Ristolainen<\/a><\/strong>; Arizona’s Tobias Rieder<\/a><\/strong>; and Anaheim’s Hampus Lindholm<\/a><\/strong> are all holding out. We examine each case and try to find out what is going on.<\/p>\n

All this and more, as we go on the On The Power Play.<\/p>\n

OTPP: World Cup of Hockey Review, RFA Holdouts, Injuries and More<\/h3>\n