{"id":4323,"date":"2016-12-19T21:53:26","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T02:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=4323"},"modified":"2018-01-17T20:53:35","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T01:53:35","slug":"otpp-florida-panthers-management-dominant-metro-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2016\/12\/19\/otpp-florida-panthers-management-dominant-metro-division\/","title":{"rendered":"OTPP: Florida Panthers Management, Dominant Metro Division and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>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<p>The boys are back and looking at the news from around the NHL.<\/p>\n<h2>OTPP: Florida Panthers Management, Dominant Metro Division and More<\/h2>\n<p>There have been conflicting reports about what is going on with the Florida Panthers management team. \u00a0Darren Dreger and Bob McKenzie of TSN indicate that <strong>Dale Tallon<\/strong> is back in control of hockey operations. The team indicates that no changes have been made. What is going on? Could the reports be wrong? Dave and Ben look to get to the bottom of it.<\/p>\n<p>The boys also look at the NHL suspending <strong>Cody Eakin\u00a0<\/strong>and <strong>Mike Hoffman<\/strong>. Did the department of player safety get things right? Should they have done more? Should <strong>Marc-Edouard Vlasic<\/strong> have been suspended?<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From there the boys look at the Metropolitan Division, and the dominance of the five teams there. \u00a0Do the five already have their tickets booked for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>They also look ahead to the World Juniors. \u00a0Team Canada named their roster. Team USA suffered a big loss in <strong>Brock Boeser<\/strong>. \u00a0How does this effect the tournament? Who are the teams to beat in this year&#8217;s event?<\/p>\n<h3>All that and more in this edition of On the Power Play.<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/wdj2u-65bcb6?from=yiiadmin\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/wdj2u-65bcb6?from=yiiadmin\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Chill Puck is proud to bring you On The Power Play.\u00a0 Ensure your drinks are always cold with the Chill Puck.\u00a0 Type in the code \u201clastword\u201d at <a href=\"http:\/\/chillpuck.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chillpuck.com<\/a> to get free shipping. Sign\u00a0up on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/OnThePowerPlay\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our facebook page<\/a>. To be entered to win a free two pack of Chill Pucks, just follow the instructions in the podcast.<\/p>\n<div><a id=\"ld-6425-7766\" href=\"http:\/\/lockerdome.com\/6169841350483521\/8460880958608152\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Which iconic sports venue is highest on your bucket list?<\/a><span id=\"ld-6425-7766-equiv\"> in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lockerdome.com\/6169841350483521\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LastWordOnSports\u2019s Hangs<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lockerdome.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LockerDome<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:\u00a0PHILADELPHIA, PA &#8211; JUNE 28: Dale Tallon, General Manager of the Florida Panthers, speaks on the phone on Day Two of the 2014 NHL Draft at the Wells Fargo Center on June 28, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. \u00a0(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 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. 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