{"id":31969,"date":"2018-06-28T10:32:04","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T14:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=31969"},"modified":"2018-06-28T10:32:04","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T14:32:04","slug":"otpp-nhl-trades-nhl-draft-hockey-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/06\/28\/otpp-nhl-trades-nhl-draft-hockey-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"OTPP: NHL Trades, NHL Draft, Hockey Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0<\/em>look at\u00a0the Hockey World focusing on the big issues of the NHL and elsewhere.<\/em><\/p>\n

OTPP: NHL Trades, NHL Draft, Hockey Hall of Fame<\/h1>\n

The last week has brought us three big NHL Trades. How will Philipp Grubauer<\/a><\/strong> fit in with the Colorado Avalanche<\/a>? What does the move mean for Semyon Varlamov<\/a><\/strong>? Who won\u00a0the big deal between the Calgary Flames<\/a> and Carolina Hurricanes<\/a>? How good can Noah Hanifin<\/a><\/strong> and Elias Lindholm<\/a><\/strong> be? Is Dougie Hamilton<\/a><\/strong> the best player in the deal? What did the Buffalo Sabres<\/a>\u00a0get in Conor Sheary<\/a><\/strong> and Matt Hunwick<\/a><\/strong>? How will the Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a>\u00a0spend their cap space?<\/p>\n

What was the story behind Devante Smith-Pelly<\/a><\/strong> not receiving a qualifying offer, but re-signing with the Washington\u00a0Capitals<\/a>?<\/p>\n

They also look at the Hockey Hall of Fame Announcement.\u00a0 Is Martin Brodeur<\/a><\/strong> the best goalie ever? Did Martin St. Louis<\/a><\/strong> deserve to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer? How good was Alexander Yakushev<\/strong>? Why is Jayna Hefford<\/strong> a women’s hockey legend? What does the election of Willie O’Ree<\/a><\/strong> mean? Does Gary Bettman<\/strong> deserve the honour?<\/p>\n

We also look at the NHL? Who made the best picks? The biggest reach? What was the story of all the small-skilled defencemen? What should we expect of Rasmus Dahlin<\/strong><\/a>? Jesperi Kotkaniemi<\/strong><\/a>? Brady Tkachuk<\/strong><\/a>? Vitali Kravtsov<\/strong><\/a>?<\/p>\n

Now that they are out of the John Tavares<\/a> sweepstakes, what does Montreal Canadiens<\/a> general manager Marc Bergevin<\/a><\/strong> do to rebuild the team? Should he pursue Paul Stastny<\/a><\/strong> or Ryan O’Reilly<\/a><\/strong>? What about secondary options like Tyler Bozak<\/a><\/strong> and Riley Nash<\/a><\/strong>? Can he get a defenceman like Calvin de Haan<\/a><\/strong>? Should he take another option and go into a full-scale rebuild?<\/p>\n

All this and More as we go on the Power Play.<\/p>\n