The 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs just keep on getting better and better. Both the Eastern and Western Conference Finals are down to best-of-three’s and there has been a lot of drama in each series. Both Frank and Jason were out in Edmonton last night as the Oilers came from behind to win Game 4 against the Dallas Stars. There were plenty of positives to pull from the victory for the Oilers and on the other side, the Stars were dealt a massive blow as Chris Tanev didn’t play the third period after b...
May 30, 2024•48 min•Ep. 308
Jason and Frank kick off Memorial Day talking about the big decisions Vancouver will have to make this off season, Pettersson's knee injury and the lack of production from Quinn Hughes in the Playoffs. They then move on to Don Waddell's decision to leave Carolina and join the Blue Jackets, the Czechia World Cup Celebrations and of course breaking down the 2 remaining series. 0:30 - Pettersson's Injury 4:45 - Canucks Offseason 5:30 - Dakota Joshua 11:30 - Filip Hronek 14:45 - Quinn Hughes Postsea...
May 27, 2024•52 min•Ep. 307
Jason and Frank are back with a fresh edition of The DFO Rundown to get you through your Thursday. To start off today’s podcast, the guys looked at all the coaching news that’s gone down over the last couple of days. Jim Hiller is staying put in Los Angeles as the Kings announced that they’ll be removing the interim tag from his title. What does that mean for the future of the Kings? They discussed. Sheldon Keefe was not a free agent for long. He’s now officially been announced as the new Head C...
May 23, 2024•50 min•Ep. 306
These Stanley Cup Playoffs just keep on getting more and more dramatic. The guys sat down in Edmonton to record an in-person edition of the podcast after watching the Oilers beat the Canucks 5-1 in Game 6 of their second-round series and has forced a seventh game. It feels like the Oilers got their swagger back a little bit with their big victory. Will that confidence carry over? Or is Game 7 a total coin flip? Jason and Frank discussed. They also hit on the Dallas Stars' dramatic double-OT win ...
May 19, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 305
Frank and Jason are back with a fresh edition of The DFO Rundown as the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue to heat up. This is just the sixth time in NHL history that all four Round 2 series will go to six games or later. They started out in the Colorado vs Dallas series where the Avalanche picked up a massive win on Wednesday night to keep their season alive. Now, they’re heading back to home ice for Game 6. Can they push the Stars to a seventh game? That led to some talk about V...
May 16, 2024•51 min•Ep. 304
Boston Bruins fans were up in arms on Sunday night as a controversial goalie interference review didn’t go their way and allowed the Panthers’ eventual game-winning goal to stay on the board. Jason and Frank started the show with that and then eventually moved on to the rest of the series between Boston and Florida, including another controversial moment involving Sam Bennett. They also hit on the other Eastern Conference series between the New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes. The Canes are...
May 13, 2024•58 min•Ep. 303
The summer of big moves has begun in Toronto as they fired Sheldon Keefe this morning following another first-round exit. The move was expected and now that it’s official, the Leafs turn their attention to their next hire. Frank and Jason started the podcast by talking about some potential fits and also debated where this Leafs job ranks amongst the other vacancies around the league. They then got into the Stanley Cup Playoffs as second-round action is underway and it has been spicy. We have sup...
May 09, 2024•52 min•Ep. 302
The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs has come to a close and as Frank said last week on the podcast, it was one of the least exciting first rounds we’ve seen in a while. There were only two series that went the distance and a handful ended in five games or earlier. While the first round wasn’t exactly eye-popping, it’s looking like the second round could be exactly that. Every matchup has some intriguing storylines behind it and there are some juggernaut matchups. Frank and Jason worked t...
May 06, 2024•51 min•Ep. 301
It’s a milestone episode of The DFO Rundown as Jason and Frank have reached episode 300 of the show. They kicked things off by talking a little bit about that before getting into the hockey talk. They started out in Tampa Bay where the Bolts were bounced in five games by the Florida Panthers. The big story there surrounds the future of their Captain, Steven Stamkos. He’s right near the top of Frank’s ‘Top 50 Free Agents’ list but the guys seem to think he’s going to stay put. That led to some ta...
May 02, 2024•50 min•Ep. 300
Frank and Jason are back with a fresh playoff edition of The DFO Rundown as they took a look around all eight first-round series. Of course, the Toronto Maple Leafs are dominating the headlines right now as they are just one loss away from once again being eliminated by the Boston Bruins. They hit on the Canucks and Predators series, which Frank is in attendance for. The Canucks are on their third goalie of the series as they head into game five. Will they be able to survive the rash of injuries...
Apr 29, 2024•52 min•Ep. 299
Utah officially welcomed it’s team to town as former Arizona Coyotes players and staff made their way to Salt Lake City to meet their new fan base. Frank was in the mix for all the festivities and told us all about the vibes. He also updated us on a few things like the status of the teams name and how they’re going to upgrade their arena. After starting the podcast with some talk about the NHL’s newest franchise, Jason and Frank talked about some of the surprising results that we’ve seen so far ...
Apr 25, 2024•42 min•Ep. 298
Frank and Jason are back with a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown, presented by bet365. To begin today’s pod, the guys went through all the game one results that we got over the weekend. They started by talking about the Maple Leafs dropping the series opener to the Bruins. Toronto was undisciplined and their big guns were held quiet. Can Matthews and company get going in game two? The guys discussed. Tonight, the Golden Knights and Stars begin their playoff series and the one storyline that loom...
Apr 22, 2024•47 min•Ep. 297
It took until the final day of the regular season, but the four Western Conference playoff series are finally locked in and with that, we are ready to go for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Jason and Frank broke down every series in today’s playoff preview podcast. To kick things off, they went through the surprising results from last night that saw the Vegas Golden Knights lose to the Anaheim Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks, meaning the Golden Knights are now on a flight t...
Apr 19, 2024•50 min•Ep. 296
The Stanley Cup playoffs are right around the corner, and while we may be waiting for the Western Conference to finalize its, the Eastern Conference is ready to rock with all four matchups written in stone. On today's episode of The DFO Rundown, Frank Seravalli and Jason Gregor go through each series in the Eastern Conference and give there predictions. However, before getting to the playoff talk, Frank and Jason touched on the Arizona Coyotes. Last night, the Coyotes played their final game in ...
Apr 18, 2024•38 min•Ep. 295
With just a few days remaining in the 2023-24 regular season, Frank and Jason broke down everything that’s still on the line as things come to a close. Obviously, there are still two playoff spots up for grabs in the Eastern Conference as the Penguins, Capitals, Islanders, and Red Wings all still have hope. The guys ranked who they think will get the final two spots in the big dance and also talked about what else is on the line this week. There is also a wild tie-breaker scenario brewing that c...
Apr 15, 2024•54 min•Ep. 294
It’s been a big 24 hours around the NHL as it sounds more and more like the Arizona Coyotes are going to be relocating to Salt Lake City, Utah. Frank has been all over this news, breaking the news yesterday. He and Jason kicked off the podcast by talking about how it got to this point between the league and the Coyotes and also what the next steps could potentially be in this process. Potential Utah Owner Ryan Smith has a home ready for the team to potentially play in. It’s not a perfect fit tho...
Apr 11, 2024•56 min•Ep. 293
With less than two weeks remaining in the regular season, the playoff race in the Eastern Conference is just getting spicier and spicier. The Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders have gone from afterthoughts to squarely in the thick of things with their recent run. Can either team finish the job and get into the big dance? Frank and Jason started the show off by talking about what’s going on when it comes to the final two playoff spots that are up for grabs. From there, they continued thei...
Apr 08, 2024•58 min•Ep. 292
Things got spicy last night at Madison Square Garden as the Rangers and Devils had an old-school brawl off the opening faceoff. It grabbed the attention of the entire sporting world and to begin today’s podcast, Jason and Frank talked about what went down and the reaction to it. From there, they got into the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Pittsburgh Penguins have suddenly worked themselves right back into the fight as almost everyone else in the race continues to play mediocre hockey. The ...
Apr 04, 2024•52 min•Ep. 291
The calendar has turned to April and that means we will get Stanley Cup Playoff action this month. There are less than three weeks remaining in the regular season and while the playoff races aren’t as spicy as maybe fans would have liked, there is a fascinating race brewing for the Art Ross Trophy. Connor McDavid has racked up 25 points in his last ten games and is now is right behind both Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov and he has games in hand. Jason and Frank started today’s pod by talki...
Apr 01, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 290
Frank and Jason are back with another fresh edition of The DFO Rundown. They kicked off today’s show by talking about the comments that were made about Oilers forward Zach Hyman earlier this week and the reaction to it. Hyman responded about as well as he could have, scoring the OT Winner in the Oilers' win over the Jets on Tuesday. From there, they decided to take a break from all the talk about the playoff races and instead decided to go to the bottom of the NHL standings and dug into the futu...
Mar 28, 2024•48 min•Ep. 289
As we continue to creep closer to the end of the regular season, there are plenty of storylines emerging. Frank and Jason started the show by talking about the two newest members of the 50-goal club: Sam Reinhart and Zach Hyman. They broke down each players path to the milestone and talked about the narrative that Hymans success is only due to playing with Connor McDavid. From there, they quickly hit on some seeding races in both the East and West. The Predators just keep on rolling and have no ...
Mar 25, 2024•54 min•Ep. 288
Frank is back from covering the NHL GM Meetings in Florida and today on the pod, he and Gregor kicked things off by recapping what the league decided to change within the game. That led to a big conversation about what the league’s General Managers didn’t discuss over the last few days and that sparked a big rant from Gregor about what’s wrong with the NHL’s playoff format. They also hit on the future of emergency goalies and the idea of making it easier for teams to carry a third goalie so we d...
Mar 21, 2024•59 min•Ep. 287
After a quick one-week hiatus, Jason and Frank are back with another edition of podcast. They started the show today by digging into the Eastern Conference playoff race, which is still very much up for grabs as we reach the final month of the regular season. The Red Wings have gone cold, the Capitals are somehow right back in the mix, and the Islanders have struggled to stay consistent. The guys debated which of those three has the best shot to pull away in the race. They also looked at whether ...
Mar 18, 2024•58 min•Ep. 286
Trade season has come and gone with a handful of surprising moves coming down on deadline day. Jason and Frank recapped everything we saw over the last few weeks in a brand new edition of the podcast, with a bit of a twist. Tyler popped in early and today’s episode featured extended versions of both Fill in the Blank and Buy or Sell as Tyler ran the guys through the deadline gauntlet and got their thoughts on almost all the moves that went down and even a few that got close but ultimately didn’t...
Mar 11, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 285
We are just over 24 hours away from the NHL Trade Deadline and to get you ready for the big day, Frank and Jason went through the entire NHL and updated you on what could go down between now and Friday at 3pm eastern. They started with the Atlantic Division where the Florida Panthers made a big move yesterday picking up Vlad Tarasenko from the Ottawa Senators. Frank says they aren’t done. The Ottawa Senators have a few other pieces to sell and could still be looking to move Jakob Chychrun. They ...
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 284
We are less than a week away from the NHL Trade Deadline and action is starting to pick up. We had some significant news over the weekend with Elias Pettersson officially signing his extension with the Vancouver Canucks and the Washington Capitals waiving Evgeny Kuznetsov. Frank and Jason broke down those two stories and then got into what could be going down this week. There are still some teams who have some tough decisions to make this week. The New Jersey Devils are on the outside looking in...
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 283
We finally got news! It was a wild Wednesday night in the NHL with two big stories breaking within minutes of each other. First, Frank broke the news that the Vancouver Canucks and Elias Pettersson are closing in on a fresh long-term extension that will keep the Swedish star in Vancouver through the bulk of his career. Frank talked about the expected value of the deal and why getting this done now is so significant for both the Canucks and Pettersson. We also got another move involving one of Fr...
Feb 29, 2024•55 min•Ep. 282
We are less than two weeks away from the NHL trade deadline and the market is still remarkably quiet. Jason and Frank started with that today on a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown. The first half of today’s pod was straight trade talk, starting with a big conversation about the New York Islanders. They’re continuing to slip in the Eastern Conference playoff race and Gregor says they should be looking to sell off some pieces. The guys had a conversation about which pieces they could move and what...
Feb 26, 2024•55 min•Ep. 281
Frank and Jason are back with another fresh episode of The DFO Rundown as they sunk their teeth into the remarkably quiet trade market in the NHL. The buyers and sellers are beginning to become more clear, but yet there isn’t anything happening in terms of actual moves. Frank explained why there hasn’t been a lot of activity and Gregor talked about a few teams that he thinks are destined to be sellers. That eventually got them onto the topic of the Vegas Golden Knights and their run of injuries....
Feb 22, 2024•48 min•Ep. 280
The guys are back with a Monday edition of the podcast as they tackled a handful of the biggest stories from around the NHL. To kick things off, they dug into the market for Calgary Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin and talked about a few teams that could be interested in adding him ahead of the March 8th deadline. They also talked about a handful of other possible trade chips like Marc-Andre Fleury, Sean Durzi, and some players on the Seattle Kraken. From there, they quickly hit on what we saw at ...
Feb 19, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 279
