{"id":25806,"date":"2018-03-21T23:35:04","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T03:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=25806"},"modified":"2019-11-08T11:11:22","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T16:11:22","slug":"nhl-gm-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/03\/21\/nhl-gm-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"OTPP: NHL GM Meetings, Carolina Hurricanes GM Search, College and CHL Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Word on Sports is proud to present their hockey podcast, On the Power Play with Ben and Colton. Join Ben Kerr and Colton Praill each week as they take a look at the Hockey World focusing on the big issues of the NHL and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<h1>NHL GM Meetings<\/h1>\n<p>The boys discuss the NHL&#8217;s proposed changes to the goalie interference rule. Is this a solution\u00a0for the league&#8217;s most controversial issues? They also look at the lack of changes to the off-side challenge rule. Has the NHL made the right call? Should the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/knights\/\" target=\"_self\">Vegas Golden Knights<\/a>\u00a0be exempt from a Seattle expansion draft? How will the rising salary cap effect the NHL?<\/p>\n<h2>Carolina Hurricanes GM Search<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/hurricanes\/\" target=\"_self\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a>\u00a0let go general manager\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/francro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ron Francis<\/a><\/strong>. Who will replace him, and why have the best candidates pulled out of the race? Will <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/12\/07\/the-carolina-hurricanes-close-to-being-sold\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Tom Dundon<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s plan to build the team work?<\/p>\n<h2>Columbus Blue Jackets Hot Streak<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/blue-jackets\/\" target=\"_self\">Blue Jackets<\/a>\u00a0have won nine in a row, led by the strong play of forward <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/panarar01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Artemi Panarin<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and defenceman <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/jonesse01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seth Jones<\/a><\/strong>. What is going right for the Jackets, and what does this mean for the team? Can they ride the play into a first playoff series win?<\/p>\n<h2>College Playoffs<\/h2>\n<p>The Boys look at the regionals for the Frozen Four and make their\u00a0predictions for the National Championship tournament. What team was snubbed from a number one seed? Who are the players to watch?<\/p>\n<h2>CHL Playoffs<\/h2>\n<p>The boys go league by league in predicting intriguing first-round playoff match-ups, looking at the strongest teams in the WHL, OHL, and QMJHL, and making predictions on who will make it to the Memorial Cup.<\/p>\n<h2>Tankathon<\/h2>\n<p>Ben and Colton go inside the race for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/02\/01\/2018-nhl-draft-february-rankings-top-five\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Rasmus Dahlin<\/strong><\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/canucks\/\" target=\"_self\">Vancouver Canucks<\/a>\u00a0have completely fallen apart without their stellar rookie <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/boesebr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brock Boeser<\/a><\/strong>, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/coyotes\/\" target=\"_self\">Arizona Coyotes<\/a> are playing their best hockey in several years. Who finishes last in the NHL?<\/p>\n<p>All this and more, as we go On The Power Play<\/p>\n<p><iframe src='https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/j7ru5-8dbcab?from=yiiadmin' data-link='https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/j7ru5-8dbcab?from=yiiadmin' height='100' width='100%' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' data-name='pb-iframe-player' ><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>BUFFALO, NY &#8211; JUNE 25: Columbus Blue Jackets GM Jarmo Kekalainen attends the 2016 NHL Draft on June 25, 2016 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Word on Sports is proud to present their hockey podcast, On the Power Play with Ben and Colton. Join Ben Kerr and Colton Praill each week as they take a look at the Hockey World focusing on the big issues of the NHL and elsewhere. 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