Today’s podcast started off as normal as any other. Jason and Frank talked about Jake Guentzal leaving last nights loss with an upper-body injury. The Penguins still haven’t gained any sort of momentum this season and the questions about them selling at the deadline remain. The other Pennsylvania team just keeps on humming. Everyone is waiting for the the Flyers to fall off and instead, they’re staying in the race. Will it get to a point where the Flyers won’t want to sell? The guys debated that...
Feb 15, 2024•56 min•Ep. 278
Frank and Jason are back with a new episode of The DFO Rundown. They started the pod off by talking about their Super Bowl Sundays, which included some nice wins by both guys. They also talked about their go-to Super Bowl spreads. They eventually did get into the hockey talk as they broke down the Morgan Rielly cross-check on Ridley Greig. There has been a lot of over reactions on both sides of this debate and the two gave their thoughts on each fan base's reactions. From there, they did some tr...
Feb 12, 2024•54 min•Ep. 277
We are officially one month away from the NHL trade deadline and that means our very own Frank Seravalli has updated his Trade Targets list. That’s where the guys kicked things off on today’s episode of the podcast. The two remaining Calgary Flames have moved right up to #1 and #2 on the board as Frank expects both Noah Hanifin and Chris Tanev to be moved before March 8th. He explained that and talked about the markets for those two defensemen. From there, they went out to the Eastern Conference...
Feb 08, 2024•54 min•Ep. 276
The NHL All-Star weekend is usually a quiet time where the league is focused more on taking time off or showing their sponsors a good time than they are on making news happen. Well, that was not the case this weekend. We had two big trades, a coach firing, and some juicy press conferences from both Commissioner Gary Bettman and Marty Walsh from the NHLPA. Walsh blasted the Arizona Coyotes on a handful of issues and that’s led to even more speculation about the future of the Coyotes in the desert...
Feb 05, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 275
This season has not gone the way that the Columbus Blue Jackets envisioned. They spent big in the offseason, hired Mike Babcock and looked like a team with real playoff aspirations. Well, things got off the rails very early and the latest chapter involves one of their top prospects, David Jiricek, who sounded off about his lack of playing time in the NHL. Patrik Laine also announced he is stepping away from the team for mental health reasons. Frank and Jason started things off by talking about t...
Jan 29, 2024•53 min•Ep. 274
There has been a lot of news around the hockey world this week but no story is bigger than the sexual assault case connected to the 2018 Team Canada World Junior Team. We finally got news this week from the London, Ontario Police and it came with a handful of NHLers taking leaves of absence. Frank and Jason began today’s podcast by talking about what’s going on and where things go from here. The NHL did their best to bury the story by having Ryan Smith, the Owner of the Utah Jazz, release a stat...
Jan 25, 2024•55 min•Ep. 273
News was breaking all around the NHL over the weekend and to help you get back up to speed, Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli have a new Monday edition of The DFO Rundown for you. The show kicked off with the news that Corey Perry is signing with the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers, who are currently on a 13 game win streak, are expected to sign the former Hart Trophy for around a league minimum cost. Frank Seravalli went over the process Perry went through and a few of the teams that were involved i...
Jan 22, 2024•57 min•Ep. 272
Things are not going well right now for the Toronto Maple Leafs and that’s exactly where Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli began today’s podcast. Sheldon Keefe made some interesting comments the other day after the Leaf’s suffered their fourth consecutive loss and that led to the guys breaking down whether or not the Leafs are actually just a few moves away from being a true Stanley Cup contender or if this just won’t be their year. The Leafs will have a chance to bounceback tonight as they face ...
Jan 18, 2024•55 min•Ep. 271
The guys are back for a Monday edition of the podcast. Jason and Frank started the show with a little bit of chatter about the crazy weather we’ve been getting across both Canada and the USA. They also talked a little bit about the NFL weekend courtesy of our friends at Betano. From there, they talked about a pair of struggling teams in the Pacific Division. While the Oilers and Kraken have been red-hot, the Kings and Golden Knights have both continued to struggle along. They guys debated which ...
Jan 15, 2024•58 min•Ep. 270
We got our first big trade of the season this week as the Philadelphia Flyers and Anaheim Ducks swapped two former top ten draft picks. 2022 fifth overall pick Cutter Gauthier forced his way out of Philadelphia and now has a new home with the Anaheim Ducks and on the flip side of this deal, Flyers GM Danny Briere was able to bring in Jamie Drysdale, a young defenseman with tremendous upside. Jason and Frank broke down the stunning trade and all the fallout from it. The Flyers organization has be...
Jan 11, 2024•57 min•Ep. 269
The Toronto Maple Leafs have locked up star winger William Nylander, signing him to an eight-year deal that will go down as one of the richest contracts in the entire league. Frank and Jason started today’s podcast by breaking down that signing. Is it too much money? Does it hurt the Leafs chances to win a Stanley Cup? The guys debated those questions and more. That bled into a conversation about how many true Stanley Cup contenders there are in the league. Frank’s list has gotten smaller during...
Jan 08, 2024•58 min•Ep. 268
Today’s podcast started off with a lot of talk about one of the games greats and a pair of players who are certainly trending in that direction. Alex Ovechkin is slowly starting to find his goal scoring groove. Can he still hit 30-goals this season? Frank and Jason debated that and talked about his chase to become the leagues all-time leader in goals. From there, they talked about Connor McDavid’s latest accomplishment, hitting the 900 point mark. McDavid hit the milestone in the fifth least amo...
Jan 04, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 267
After a short holiday break, Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli are back with a fresh episode of the DFO Rundown. In their final pod of 2023, they started off by talking about what the playoff cut line will be in both the East and West. That bled into a big conversation about which bubble teams will be buyers and sellers. Are the Flyers legit? Could the Blues be looking to sell off? When will the Flames decide which direction they’re going? Are the Coyotes going to look to buy? DO the Seattle Krak...
Dec 29, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 266
Happy Holidays hockey fans! As you sit around the house during the holiday break, enjoy a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown as Jason and Frank put on their best holiday outfits and recorded a new episode of the pod. Of course, they got off topic in a hurry as Gregor told stories from his days on the farm and Frank shared his favourite parts of Christmas morning. They did eventually get to some hockey talk as they welcomed Daily Faceoff prospect analyst Steven Ellis to the show to get them set for...
Dec 25, 2023•57 min•Ep. 265
Since the last episode of the podcast dropped, we’ve had yet another coaching change in the NHL as the Ottawa Senators fired DJ Smith in his fifth season with the team. Frank and Jason began the pod by breaking down the decision and talking about the timing of the move. They also discussed the decision to bring in Jaques Martin and Daniel Alfredsson onto their bench. It’s obvious that Martin is a temporary replacement and Frank talked about whether or not he likes that move by Sens management. H...
Dec 21, 2023•47 min•Ep. 264
A wild weekend of hockey in the NHL gave Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli a lot to chew on today’s on the DFO Rundown. To kick things off, they started by talking about Nathan MacKinnon’s heater. He’s been lights out this season but has really hit another level over the last ten days. He’s looking like a player that will be a Hart Trophy finalist this season and that led to some debate about who else is putting together a strong MVP case at the one-third mark of the season. Frank then provided a...
Dec 18, 2023•1 hr 5 min
We have our third coaching change of the year as the St. Louis Blues have moved on from the Head Coach that led them to their first ever Stanley Cup in 2019. Craig Berube is out behind the bench, even though the team is just a few points out of a playoff spot. Jason and Frank started off the podcast by breaking down why the move was made and debated whether or not this Blues team is good enough to get into the playoffs. That also led into a bigger conversation about whether or not this team is o...
Dec 14, 2023•41 min•Ep. 262
Jason and Frank are here to start the week off with a recap of everything we say over the last 48 hours in the hockey world. To kick things off, they talked about whether or not we need to start accepting the fact that the Philadelphia Flyers will be a playoff team this year. They continued their heater over the weekend while the other team in Pennsylvania saw their historic powerplay drought continue. The Penguins can’t buy a goal with the man advantage and it’s costing them wins. They currentl...
Dec 11, 2023•45 min•Ep. 261
The Edmonton Oilers have won five games in a row and that means, Jason Gregor has had his hair punishment cut in half. The guys started the show by talking about the Oilers heater and Gregor’s excitement that he will be able to once again shave his head. Are the Oilers back? Frank seems to believe so. The playoffs are still a ways away, but five straight wins have their fan base feeling a lot better. That led to some talk about the Western Wild Card race. There are more than a handful of teams s...
Dec 07, 2023•43 min•Ep. 260
Frank joined the podcast live from Seattle as he is out west for the upcoming Board of Governors meeting. He gave us a preview of what is expected to be covered at this years meeting today on the podcast. One topic that will come up: expansion. Frank had some insight into that. Other items include mandating cut-proof gear, the Coyotes off-ice issues, and an update on the salary cap. Before they got into that, they covered a handful of other topics from around the league, starting with a handful ...
Dec 04, 2023•46 min•Ep. 259
Jason and Frank are back with another fresh episode of the pod and considering the amount of news that’s broken over the last 72 hours, there was a lot for them to get to. After talking about some teams on streaks right now, they dug into Patrick Kane’s decision to join the Detroit Red Wings. There were plenty of suitors, including the Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers, but the man they call “Showtime” is deciding to take his talents to “Hockeytown”. Why did this make sense for both Kane and R...
Nov 30, 2023•47 min•Ep. 258
On today’s edition of The DFO Rundown, Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli went around the league and hit on all the big headlines from the weekend. Nothing was bigger than the news that Corey Perry will be away from the Chicago Blackhawks. With no solid info on the situation, there has been a lot of speculation about what’s going on. Frank gave us an update and talked about why the Hawks are being extra cautious. That led to some talk about Connor Bedard’s recent play and some other stories from t...
Nov 27, 2023•51 min•Ep. 257
We are creeping closer and closer to American Thankgiving, which of course is an important benchmark in the NHL when it comes to teams and their playoff chances. With that date looming, Frank and Jason talked about a few teams that have been surprises to this point in the season and whether or not they have legit playoff chances. Before that though, they recapped Frank’s trip to Sweden and talked about the results of the NHL’s Global Series. The stars shone bright in Stockholm and William Nyland...
Nov 20, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 256
The NHL’s Global Series is taking place this weekend in Stockholm, Sweden with the Maple Leafs, Red Wings, Senators, and Wild all heading across the pond to each play two games. To begin today's pod, Frank talked about his trip to Sweden and some of the local cuisine that’s available. They also talked about Swedish star, Elias Pettersson and the red-hot Vancouver Canucks. They have the league's three highest-scoring forwards and they look like a team that’s taken a step into the elite tier in th...
Nov 16, 2023•53 min•Ep. 255
The Edmonton Oilers decided it was time to make a change yesterday despite beating the Seattle Kraken 4-1 on Saturday night. Jay Woodcroft and his assistant coach Dave Manson, were relieved of their duties and replaced by Kris Knoblauch and Paul Coffey. Woodcroft leaves the Oilers with a 3-9-1 record this season; however, he has the best win percentage of all time by an Oilers coach. Stay in Alberta, Nikita Zadorov submitted a trade request to the Calgary Flames. Zadorov is one of many pending u...
Nov 13, 2023•55 min•Ep. 254
On today’s episode of The DFO Rundown, the guys started the show on a positive note and talked about a few teams who are off to flying starts this season. A lot of people wondered if the Tampa Bay Lightning would be able to survive the first ten weeks of the season without Andrei Vasilevskiy an the answer is that they aren’t just surviving, they’re thriving. Are the Bolts legit Cup threats this year? Out west, many thought the Vancouver Canucks could jump back into the playoffs this season but a...
Nov 09, 2023•53 min•Ep. 253
Things are going back for many teams across the NHL, but nobody is struggling more than the San Jose Sharks. Over the last week, the Sharks had back-to-back games of allowing 10 goals while countering with only three themselves. It’s a dismal time in that organization, and there isn’t much light at the end of the tunnel. Another team in disarray is the Edmonton Oilers, who looked uncharacteristically bad again on Saturday versus the Nashville Predators. On Thursday, the Sharks and Oilers clash, ...
Nov 06, 2023•52 min•Ep. 252
The start of the Michael Andlauer era in Ottawa has gotten off to a bit of a rocky start, and its no fault of the Senators' new owner. A pair of investigations that began before he bought the team have resulted in some stiff punishments being levied against the club. Jason and Frank began today’s podcast by talking about the league's decision to strip the Sens of a first-round pick over the Evegenii Dadonov situation and Andlauer’s reaction. It led to some talk about another vague statement by t...
Nov 02, 2023•52 min•Ep. 251
Jason and Frank are back with another edition of The DFO Rundown and as the first month of the NHL season comes to a close, the guys went around the league and talked about some teams that are really starting to heat up and one team in particular that appears to be heading towards a historically awful season. Both the New York Rangers and Anaheim Ducks ripped through their recent road trips. The Rangers are making life easy for both Igor Shesterkin and Jonathan Quick with how well they’re defend...
Oct 31, 2023•45 min•Ep. 250
Frank made the trek up to Edmonton for the Heritage Classic on Sunday and that means that we got to record today’s episode of the podcast in person. To start things off, he and Jason Gregor talked about the two teams in Alberta. Both the Oilers and Flames are hurting right now and in desperate need of a victory. They also talked about how they plan on staying warm during the game on Sunday. From there, they talked about the NHL’s final perfect team: the Vegas Golden Knights. Frank talked about t...
Oct 27, 2023•45 min•Ep. 249
