What a dramatic weekend in the NHL. We watched Bruce Boudreau’s time in Vancouver come to an end in a very public way. Frank gave some insight into just how this situation got as toxic as they did. Did management want to make a change earlier? They also talked about the spot that Rick Tocchet is now in as the Canucks new Head Coach. They then went across Canada to talk about the news that Cole Caufield is going to miss the remainder of the season. The Canadiens have been moving up the standings ...
Jan 23, 2023•49 min•Ep. 188
Today on The DFO Rundown, Jason and Frank were joined by Craig Button of TSN and the Kool Button podcast. Of course, how could you not start things off by talking about Connor Bedard. Craig talked about how he wrestled with using the term ‘generational’, the comparisons to Gretzky at the WJC, and where the best landing spot for him is. They also got Craig’s thoughts on Matvei Michkov, who his biggest wild cards are in this year’s class, and some of his draft philosophies. To wrap it up, Frank of...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 187
Today on The DFO Rundown, Frank Seravalli and Jason Gregor went around the league to check in on a handful of different storylines. To kick things off, Jason went in on the idea of fully getting rid of the shootout. Would a full ten-minute period of 3v3 overtime really work? That also led to some talk that the league needs to remake the point system. From there, they dug into the Western Conference playoff picture. The Seattle Kraken just finished a historically successful road trip and now seem...
Jan 16, 2023•54 min•Ep. 186
Episode 185 of The DFO Rundown is brought to you by Athletic Brewing Co. Join Frank’s Dry Jan challenge powered by Athletic Brewing – available online across Canada and the US. Use FRANK20 for 20% off your first purchase at athleticbrewing.ca. Tune into today’s show to find out how you can win a sign jersey from Athletic Brewing! It's an all news edition of the podcast, the guys started off by talking a look at the latest chapter that is the Vancouver Canucks soap opera. Oliver Ekman-Larsson was...
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 185
Episode 184 of The DFO Rundown is brought to you by Athletic Brewing Co. Join Frank’s Dry Jan challenge powered by Athletic Brewing – available online across Canada and the US. Use FRANK20 for 20% off your first purchase at athleticbrewing.ca. Tune into today’s show to find out how you can win a sign jersey from Athletic Brewing! To start today’s show, Frank and Jason looked at a pair of intriguing teams in the Eastern Conference. The Detroit Red Wings have not been the model of consistency but ...
Jan 09, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 184
Frank Seravalli and Jason Gregor join us once again for another episode of the DFO Rundown! Frank and Jason start the episode by discussing the NHL All-Star game and voicing their opinions on the player selection process for All-Star weekend. After another World Juniors is in the books, Jason and Frank provide a recap. Frank has an NHL Trade Deadline countdown ongoing, and with the deadline 57 DAYS AWAY, Frank provided some insights on which teams have the urgency to make a move. Possible Patric...
Jan 06, 2023•54 min•Ep. 183
Episode 182 of The DFO Rundown is brought to you by Athletic Brewing Co. Join Frank’s Dry Jan challenge powered by Athletic Brewing – available online across Canada and the US. Use FRANK20 for 20% off your first purchase at athleticbrewing.ca. Tune into today’s show to find out how you can win a sign jersey from Athletic Brewing! Jason and Frank are back after their holiday break and they have a lot to get off their chests. They started with the Carolina Hurricanes, who have won 11 straight game...
Jan 02, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 182
Episode 181 of The DFO Rundown is brought to you by Athletic Brewing Co. Join Frank’s Dry Jan challenge powered by Athletic Brewing – available online across Canada and the US. Use FRANK20 for 20% off your first purchase at athleticbrewing.ca It’s a holiday edition of the show as we put together our final podcast of 2022 today. Frank and Jason opened the show with some talk about the holiday season. From there, they touched on the NHL’s holiday schedule and how nice it is that the league gives i...
Dec 23, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 181
Episode 180 of The DFO Rundown is brought to you by Athletic Brewing Co. Join Frank’s Dry Jan challenge powered by Athletic Brewing – available online across Canada and the US. Use FRANK20 for 20% off your first purchase at athleticbrewing.com. Few NHLers know Alex Ovechkin better than Brooks Laich. In fact, only two players have spent more time on the same team as Alex Ovechkin during his career (Niklas Backstrom and John Carlson). So who better to join the pod to discuss ‘The Great 8’s’ milest...
Dec 19, 2022•59 min•Ep. 180
Episode 179 of The DFO Rundown is brought to you by Athletic Brewing Co. Join Frank’s Dry Jan challenge powered by Athletic Brewing – available online across Canada and the US. Use FRANK20 for 20% off your first purchase at athleticbrewing.com. Frank is back from the Board of Governors meeting in Florida and shared with us what he learned from his time around some of the most important people in the sport. Could the cap go up by more than $1 million? Frank thinks it will, despite Gary Bettman’s ...
Dec 16, 2022•43 min•Ep. 179
Episode 178 of The DFO Rundown is brought to you by Athletic Brewing Co. Join Frank’s Dry Jan challenge powered by Athletic Brewing – available online across Canada and the US. Use FRANK20 for 20% off your first purchase at athleticbrewing.com. Frank Seravalli’s background was a beautiful blue sky with an abundance of palm trees as he’s in Florida for the upcoming Board of Governors meeting. He speculated about some of the potential discussion points that some of the most important people in the...
Dec 12, 2022•57 min•Ep. 178
Episode 177 of The DFO Rundown is brought to you by Athletic Brewing Co. Join Frank’s Dry Jan challenge powered by Athletic Brewing – available online across Canada and the US. Use FRANK20 for 20% off your first purchase at athleticbrewing.com This was a big week for Jason Gregor. As the President (unofficially) of The Tage Thompson Fan Club, Gregor has been really enjoying the wild run that he’s been on and his second six-point performance of the season was an absolute masterpiece. Could this s...
Dec 09, 2022•49 min•Ep. 177
Episode 176 of The DFO Rundown is brought to you by Athletic Brewing Co. Join Frank’s Dry Jan challenge powered by Athletic Brewing – available online across Canada and the US. Use FRANK20 for 20% off your first purchase at athleticbrewing.com What a wild weekend it was in the NHL. The theme of the season has been streaks. From teams being on wild heaters, to long losing skids, to remarkable point streaks from a couple of the games stars. There have been some amazing runs this season. Frank and ...
Dec 05, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 176
Episode 174 of The DFO Rundown is brought to you by Athletic Brewing Co. Join Frank’s Dry Jan challenge powered by Athletic Brewing – available online across Canada and the US. Use FRANK20 for 20% off your first purchase at athleticbrewing.com It’s December and that means the holidays are just around the corner. Jason started the show with a rant about how some parents handled a certain Christmas-time tradition for their kids. They did eventually get into some big stories from around the league ...
Dec 02, 2022•53 min•Ep. 175
After taking the back half of last week off for American Thanksgiving, Jason and Frank returned today with a new episode of the podcast. Off the jump, they talked about their weekends which featured Frank’s run in with an interesting uncle and Gregor had some takes on the World Cup. They eventually did get into the hockey side of things and started by talking about the surprising number of comebacks we’ve seen over the last couple of days in the NHL. From there, they talked about Matt Murray’s s...
Nov 28, 2022•58 min•Ep. 174
Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli are back with another episode of The DFO Rundown. To kick things off, they talked about children's sports/activities and which ones drive parents the craziest. From there, they moved onto something that’s driving Leaf’s fans crazy: Auston Matthews' goal total. The Leaf's superstar is on pace for undergo 40 goals right now and only has two even-strength markers through 19 games. Is this concerning? Or will AM34 heat up? Their big guest today was Chris Therien, the...
Nov 21, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 173
Today to start the podcast, the guys got a little personal. Frank is struggling with what to get his wife for Christmas, especially considering what she’s asked for. He also has a problem with the youth hockey team he runs. After that, they dug into the New Jersey Devils' winning streak. It’s now up to 11 games. For a team that most expected to be a fringe playoff contender, it’s been wild to watch them emerge as one of the best teams in the NHL. It’s been a season full of streaks. The Bruins ha...
Nov 18, 2022•57 min•Ep. 172
It’s Hall of Fame weekend in the world of hockey and that is where Jason and Frank started today on The DFO Rundown. The love shown to Bjore Salming over the weekend was incredible and the Leaf's tribute to their legend was the biggest story of the weekend. From there, they discussed this year's HHOF class which includes three Swedish players. It’s an interesting class as none of the NHLers inducted have won a Stanley Cup and that led to a debate about players who still aren’t in the Hall yet. T...
Nov 14, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 171
The regular season is almost a month old and both the Arizona Coyotes and Chicago Blackhawks are tied for a playoff spot. It’s safe to say that the start of the season has not exactly gone the way most of us expected. The teams on hot streaks, like the Devils, Bruins, Jets, and Golden Knights, have kept them rolling for a long time. On the other hand, the teams on cold streaks, the Blues, Penguins, and Flames, have really struggled to snap out of them. Frank and Jason took a trip around the leag...
Nov 11, 2022•45 min•Ep. 170
An all news episode of The DFO Rundown is here to get your through your Monday afternoon. Frank and Jason kicked off the show with an in-depth conversation about the Boston Bruins signing and subsequent release of Mitchell Miller. What were the Boston Bruins thinking? Why did the NHL approve the contract? Was Don Sweeney pushed into this move? The two tried their best to answer all of those questions. After that, they went around the league and checked in on a bunch of different teams. The Devil...
Nov 07, 2022•48 min•Ep. 169
We are past the point of early season overreactions and now getting to the point where it’s time to wonder if struggling team members can get things back on the rails. That’s where Jason and Frank started today on the podcast. The Blues, Penguins, Flames, and Senators are all struggling to varying degrees right now and the guys broke down what’s going wrong with each of those teams. They also hit on the Ryan Reynolds rumours and the Senator's potential sale. They eventually did get to some posit...
Nov 04, 2022•51 min•Ep. 168
It’s Halloween night and we dropped a spooky edition of The DFO Rundown to celebrate the occasion. The Toronto Maple Leafs have certainly spooked their fan base with their play early in the season and now, Sheldon Keefe might be losing some sleep as the team wraps up their western road trip. For Bruins fans, this start to the season has definitely been a huge treat. The team is rolling and David Pastrnak is shooting the lights out, which led Jason and Frank to talk about what his next contract c...
Oct 31, 2022•59 min•Ep. 167
The guys are back with a fresh Friday edition of The DFO Rundown as they went around the NHL and dug into the biggest storylines from around the NHL. To kick things off, they looked at the team that’s surprisingly being talked about more than anyone: The Arizona Coyotes. It’s not because of anything they’ve done on the ice but instead how things are looking off the ice as they get set to play their first game on the ASU campus. From there, they hit on a bunch of other teams. The Bruins are looki...
Oct 28, 2022•53 min•Ep. 166
Last week, it was all about early season overreactions. Now some of those early season concerns in some markets are becoming more and more legitimate. In no city is that more true than Vancouver, where the Canucks went another week without getting a victory and things are fully off the rails. Frank and Jason discussed the comments from Bo Horvat, Jim Rutherford, and Bruce Boudreau. Can things get better in Vancouver or do they need to make some serious changes? They also talked about Sidney Cros...
Oct 24, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 165
It’s early in the season, but plenty of great storylines are emerging. The Buffalo Sabres are surprising the league. The team is being driven by Rasmus Dahlin, who made history over the last week, and Eric Comrie's hot streak. There are some rookies who are playing well too. The Canadiens have a pair that are making headlines for completely different reasons. Jason and Frank discussed talked about that and debated whether or not its best for players like Juraj Slafkovsky in Montreal and Shane Wr...
Oct 21, 2022•57 min•Ep. 164
Jason and Frank are back with a Monday episode of the podcast and today, they focused on the world of goaltending as Kevin Woodley from InGoal Magazine joined the show to discuss a handful of topics. To start things off, Woodley broke down how Matt Murray looked between the pipes for the Toronto Maple Leafs and shared his thoughts on if there's any reason to think he can go back to being a true number one once he's healthy. He also talked about a pair of young netminders in Jake Oettinger and Ca...
Oct 17, 2022•50 min•Ep. 163
The NHL season is underway and naturally, there are some fan bases who are concerned about how their teams started the season. Which ones deserve to be worried and which ones just need to take a deep breath? Frank and Jason started the podcast by talking about some overreactions from around the league. We’ve also already seen a few players go down with some long-term injuries, most notably Patrik Laine in Columbus. Could this be enough to sink their season already? Frank also gave us some insigh...
Oct 14, 2022•48 min•Ep. 162
Regular-season hockey has finally arrived in North America! After San Jose and Nashville started their seasons over the weekend in Europe, the rest of the NHL schedule gets going tonight with a doubleheader. Frank and Jason talked about a handful of different roster squeezes from around the league and how some teams were able to maximize their LTIR pools with some creative moves ahead of opening night. They also touched on the controversy surrounding Ian Cole and the news we got over the weekend...
Oct 11, 2022•59 min•Ep. 161
Today on The DFO Rundown, Frank and Jason wrapped up their season preview podcasts with a look at the Pacific Division. They were joined by Calgary Flames forward Jonathan Huberdeau to kick things off. With Huberdeau, they talked about his summer, his first few months in Calgary, and what his mindset is ahead of the 2022-23 NHL campaign. The Flames are a team with Stanley Cup aspirations and Huberdeau will be leaned on as one of their key players. Outside of that, they also talked about a pair o...
Oct 07, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 160
We are just under a week away from real, regular-season NHL hockey! With the season just around the corner, Frank and Jason continued their season previews today by taking a deep look at the Metro. They started things off by welcoming in Carolina Hurricanes Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour. Rod talked about the busy summer the team's front office had and how he feels about the new mix of guys they added over the last few months. His mentality is simple: Stanley Cup or bust and he explained why the gro...
Oct 03, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 159
