The DFO Rundown
Episodes
How close are the Habs to contending? PLUS: A Full Free Agency Recap
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the DFO Rundown, Jason Gregor was joined by Jeff Marek from The Sheet to recap everything we’ve seen over the last 72 hours in the NHL.Ther...
Breaking Down Draft Weekend & Previewing Free Agency with Chris Pronger
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The DFO Rundown is back and with draft weekend in the rear view mirror and free agency opening up tomorrow, there was no shortage of talking points fo...
A New CBA Is Coming & The Sabres Send Peterka To Utah
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with another offseason edition of The DFO Rundown, and today’s was a busy one. Earlier this morning, Frank broke the story ...
Trade Market Check In & The Offseason Ahead for the Western Conference Playoff Teams
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the week of the NHL Draft and we are just eight days away from the beginning of free agency. While there wasn’t a lot of news this weekend ar...
The Panthers Repeat As Cup Champs & An Eastern Conference Playoff Preview
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
And with that, the 2024-25 NHL season has come to a close and for a second straight season, the Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup Champions. Jason and ...
A Western Conference Offseason Preview
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kick off your week with an all new episode of The DFO Rundown with Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli as they give you a full offseason preview for each...
Eyeing Up Potential Offer Sheets & New Trade Targets
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown. There’s only been one Stanley Cup Final game since the last pod on Monday, so toda...
Buyout candidates, big decisions in Dallas & the Cup Final heads south
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown as the Stanley Cup Final has officially become a best-of-five series.The guys got int...
Oilers Comeback To Win Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Stanley Cup Final is officially underway and both Jason and Frank were in the building last night to take in the action from Edmonton.They talked ...
A Stanley Cup Final Preview: The Panthers & Oilers Get Set for a Rematch
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown as they previewed this year’s Stanley Cup Final, which is a rematch of last year’...
Peterka, Kreider & Rossi Headline This Summer’s Trade Targets List
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason kicked off today’s episode of The DFO Rundown by talking about the first Trade Targets list of the summer that dropped earlier this ...
Islanders Choose Darche, the Panthers Dominance & The Oilers Lead the WCF
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown to kick off the week.To begin things today, they talked about the Islanders' decision...
Brendan Shanahan’s future with the Leafs & the Stars Game 1 comeback
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jason and Frank are back with a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown as both conference final series are officially underway and both Game 1’s delivered...
The Conference Finals are set as the Panthers cruise past Leafs in Game 7
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We had one Game 7 in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and is resulted in another hearbtreaking loss for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Panth...
The Leafs are gonna Leaf & the Oilers are gonna Oil
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We had our first team advance to the Conference Final as the Edmonton Oilers eliminated the Vegas Golden Knights in five games. That’s where Jason a...
The Florida Panthers Even Things Up, The NHL’s Coaching Market & an Early Look at the Free Agent Class
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jason and Frank are back with a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown as the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs continues to roll on. At first, it fe...
Rantanen Powers Stars in Game 1 & The Leafs Stun The Panthers Early
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with a fresh edition of The DFO Rundown as the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is officially underway. They kicked t...
Rantanen steals series & the miracle in Winnipeg
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs has come to a close and the drama at the kind of stuff that will have us remembering these playoffs for a ...
The Defending Champs Move On & It’s Game 6 Galore on Thursday Night
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jason and Frank are back with another playoff edition of The DFO Rundown as we saw a handful of series come to a close over the last few days. To...
Penguins & Mike Sullivan Part Ways. PLUS: A Complete Stanley Cup Playoff Weekend Breakdown
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown and they started today’s show with some breaking news: the Pittsburgh Penguins Head...
Do the Oilers have a shot to comeback vs the Kings?
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown as they break down the first few games of every playoff series from around the league...
Are the Avalanche poised to cruise past the Stars?
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown as the Stanley Cup Playoffs are officially underway. We had five series kick off over...
A Western Conference Playoff Preview
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The playoff picture in the Western Conference is officially set as both the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild punched their tickets to the postseason...
Previewing The Eastern Conference Playoffs
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are inching closer and closer to the Stanley Cup Playoffs and as the regular season comes to a close over the next few days, there is less and less...
Ivan Demidov highlights the next wave of young NHL stars
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With Frank Seravalli away for the week, Jason Gregor was joined by Daily Faceoff Prospect analyst Steven Ellis for today’s episode of The DFO Rundow...
Ovechkin stands alone with #895
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a historic weekend in the NHL, Frank and Jason decided to record this week’s edition of the podcast a little earlier. The two fired things up ...
Should the NHL Change the Draft Age?
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To kick off today’s edition of the DFO Rundown, Jason and Frank talked about last night’s wild finish between the Washington Capitals and Carolina...
The Blues Can't Lose!
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason return with a new installment of the DFO Rundown. To get things started, they broke down the playoff picture in the West.The St Louis ...
Torts Is Out In Philly
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To kick off a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown, Jason and Frank talked about the big breaking news of the day: John Tortorella is out as the Head Coac...
How far away could expansion be?
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown. To start things off today, they started talking about the idea that the NHL could po...
The Future of the All-Star Game & The Next CBA
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back for an all new edition of The DFO Rundown as Frank returned from the NHL’s GM Meetings. To start the podcast, they talked a...
Trade Deadline Early Returns & The Powerplay Problem
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown as the NHL’s playoff race continues to heat up. To start today’s show, they looke...
Grading Deadline Sellers
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jason and Frank are back with a fresh edition of the podcast, in which they put a bow on their trade deadline coverage by grading what all the sellers...
Marner’s Future & Other Trade Deadline Fallout
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jason and Frank are back with a new episode of The DFO Rundown as the dust has settled on all of the drama that we got on deadline day. To kick things...
Where could Mikko Rantanen land? A LIVE Trade Deadline Preview
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli did a special LIVE Trade Deadline preview to get ready for what should be a wild 24 hours around the NHL. As we ...
The Panthers Add Seth Jones as Deadline Week Kicks Off
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With less than a week to go until the NHL Trade Deadline, we finally saw some trade action over the weekend as a couple of major moves went down. To s...
Which Western Conference teams will be active at the Trade Deadline?
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With only eight days until the NHL Trade Deadline, Frank Seravalli and Jason went through the Western Conference and what they believe each team could...
How will the trade deadline change the Eastern Conference?
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the 4Nations Faceoff now firmly in the rearview mirror, Jason and Frank returned for a new episode of The DFO Rundown. To kick off the show, they...
A 360 Degree Look At The 4 Nations Final
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a little bit of drama on the final day of round-robin play, the hockey world is going to get what it’s wanted all along: a rematch between Can...
The Tkachuks Steal The Show in Montreal & We Play Deadline Matchmaker
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the podcast, Jason Gregor was joined by his usual running mate Frank Seravalli, who was live in Montreal for the 4Nations Face-Off, where thi...
The Key Storylines for Each Country at the 4 Nations Faceoff
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frank Seravalli is live in Montreal for the 4Nations Faceoff as the hockey world will see close to true best-on-best hockey for the first time in clos...
Leave Winnipeg Alone! Plus: What’s Kyle Connor’s next contract
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After his week-long hiatus, Jason Gregor returned to the podcast as he and Frank Seravalli were re-united for episode 357. To begin the pod, Gregor fi...
Recapping a wild weekend of trades in the NHL
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frank is back with a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown and with Jason Gregor still on holidays, he was joined today by Craig Button from TSN. The two o...
Contenders & Pretenders in the Eastern Conference
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frank’s week of rotating co-hosts continued today as he was joined by Pete Blackburn of What Chaos! In the first part of the show, they went through...
What led the Colorado Avalanche to move on from Mikko Rantanen?
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What a weekend in the NHL. We saw one of the biggest in-season trades in the history of the league as the Colorado Avalanche sent superstar forward Mi...
What will the true contenders look to accomplish before the deadline?
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with a fresh edition of The DFO Rundown as they decided to sink their teeth into the potential shopping lists for the true co...
McDavid & Myers Face Suspensions & The Best Fits for JT Miller
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli are back with a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown as they took a look back at everything that went down over the weeke...
The Deep Rooted Problems In Pittsburgh & The Blue Jackets Remarkable Run
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli are back with a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown as they went around the league and talked about some of the big stor...
Trade Deadline Matchmaker & Philly Welcomes Back Gauthier
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown to go through everything that went down over the weekend around the NHL. To start off...
Do the Boston Bruins need to take a big swing?
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jason and Frank are back with a fresh episode of the DFO Rundown as they began to sink their teeth into the trade with market. With the deadline now l...
Team USA Stays Golden
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with another episode of The DFO Rundown following a headline-filled weekend in the world of hockey.To kick things off, they t...
The Red Wings Shake Things Up & Are The Rangers Dead?
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a brief holiday break, the boys are back with a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown and while the league was dormant for most of the last week, the...
What’s going on in Vancouver?
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli sat down for one last podcast before their Christmas Break and to kick things off, they talked about some of their fa...
Kakko goes to the Kraken & the Habs add Carrier
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was a wild evening in the NHL as three trades went down in the matter of a few hours. Frank and Jason broke it all down today on a new episode of T...
New York State of Despair
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To kick off a new edition of The DFO Rundown, Jason and Frank sunk their teeth into the latest surrounding the New York Rangers, who continue to strug...
Is it time for big changes in Nashville?
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown as they go around the league and touch on some of the bigger stories that are floatin...
What’s Next In The Big Apple?
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with a fresh edition of The DFO Rundown and to kick things off today, they discussed what went down on Friday with the New Yo...
The Snubs & Surprises From The Four Nations Roster Reveals
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Four Nations Rosters have officially been announced with roughly two months to go before the tournament will get going. That's where Jason and Fra...
A Final Look at the big 4 Nations Roster Decisions
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thanksgiving! Jason and Frank recorded a fresh episode of the podcast as the long weekend in the USA gets going. After some talk about the footb...
Jim Montgomery Lands in St. Louis
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We got some big news in the NHL over the weekend as the St. Louis Blue fired Drew Bannister just 22 games into his Head Coaching career and promptly h...
The Trade Market Begins To Form
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The first trade targets list of the season has dropped and that means it’s officially time to start talking about what big moves we could see this y...
Alex Ovechkin isn’t slowing down & Ryan Reaves Gets 5-Games
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jason and Frank are back with a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown to recap what was a wildly eventful weekend in the NHL. To start, they talked about A...
What changes could the next CBA bring?
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Frank is back from the GM Meetings and has some notes on what was discussed as some of the most influential minds in hockey got together. The league a...
Hall of Fame Weekend Recap & Ovechkin’s chase
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on The DFO Rundown, Jason and Frank started off by talking about Hall of Fame weekend in Toronto. Frank was in attendance for the induction cere...
Can the Preds turn it around?
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli are back with another edition of of The DFO Rundown as they tackled some big stories from around the NHL. The one quo...
The NHLPA Acknowledges CTE & Alex Ovechkin Can’t Stop Scoring
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with a fresh episode of the podcast following a wild Halloween weekend around the league. To start, they talked about their w...
Can the Avs & Oilers survive their injury woes?
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To begin an all new edition of The DFO Rundown, Jason and Frank talked about a pair of teams that are currently fighting through some pretty big injur...
Steven Stamkos Returns to Tampa Bay
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jason and Frank are back with another fresh episode of The DFO Rundown. The guys kicked off today’s show with some drama in Long Island. The Islande...
Are The Minnesota Wild Legit?
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jason and Frank are back with another fresh episode of The DFO Rundown. The guys kicked off today’s show with a little bit of talk about Halloween i...
Are tensions high in Pittsburgh? PLUS: A look back at the 2020 NHL Draft
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jason and Frank have a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown for you to begin your week with. After some banter about Halloween, the guys got into the hock...
History in Pittsburgh & Goalie Woes Around The League
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jason and Frank are back with another new edition of The DFO Rundown as they broke down the biggest headlines from around the NHL. Today, they begun w...
The State of the Goaltending Market
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with a fresh edition of the DFO Rundown as the first weekend of the regular season is behind us. Now that every team has take...
Alexis Lafreniere’s Next Deal & The Sabres Struggles
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with a fresh episode of the pod. Pretty much every team in the league has played a game now as the season is a few days old a...
A New Era Begins in Utah
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hockey season is finally here. The offseason is over and after a few games in Europe to begin the season, the other 30 teams in the league are ready t...
Pacific Division Preview
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With October knocking at the door, Jason and Frank wrapped up their division previews by breaking down how they expect things to play out in the Pacif...
Atlantic Division Preview
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The DFO Rundown division previews continued to roll on and today, the guys zeroed in on the Atlantic Division. For the last few seasons, the division ...
Central Division Preview
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli continued their division preview series with a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown. Today’s episode focused on ...
Metro Division Preview
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the NHL regular season just a month away, Jason and Frank began their division preview series. Today, they took a look at the Metro Division. The...
Remembering Johnny Gaudreau & Recapping Summer Headlines
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jason and Frank are back! After a summer hiatus, the boys returned to begin covering their fifth NHL season together on The DFO Rundown. Today’s pod...
Michkov lands in Philly, Oilers Hire Bowman & Blue Jackets choose Evason
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back after taking a few weeks off to enjoy their summers. While news hasn’t come in at any sort of rapid pace, there have still ...
Recapping a wild week of offseason moves
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a quick one-week hiatus for the holidays, Jason and Frank are back with a fresh episode of the DFO Rundown as they look back at the week that wa...
A Full Free Agency Preview
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are about 12 hours away from the beginning of NHL free agency and there are a number of major storylines that are really coming down to the wire. F...
Going Full Speed Into Offseason Mode
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup Champions for the first time in franchise history after taking down the Oilers in Game 7 of the final. Frank and ...
Seventh Heaven in Sunrise
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It all comes down to this! Game 7 in Sunrise, Florida between the Oilers and Panthers for The Stanley Cup. For Edmonton, they’ll be looking to make ...
The Offseason Kicks Off With A Bang!
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a wild Wednesday full of activity around the NHL, it’s safe to say that the offseason is officially here. Jason and Frank kicked off the podca...
The Cup Final is Going Back to Florida
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Stanley Cup Final is still alive as the Oilers ran the Panthers out of the building in Game 4 on Saturday night. Frank and Jason kicked off the po...
Breaking Down The Trade Targets Board
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with a new episode of The DFO Rundown and to lead today’s show: the Edmonton Oilers are on their last leg. They started the...
Bobrovsky Steals Game One of The Stanley Cup Final
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli are back with a Monday edition of the podcast as they recapped Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. They broke down how t...
A look at some lower profile NHL contract snags
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jason and Frank start todays episode breaking down some of the advantages each team will have in this Stanley Cup Final Series. They then further brea...
The Stanley Cup Final is Set
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 2024 Stanley Cup Final matchup is set as both the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers punched their tickets to the big dance with victories on ho...
Who Has The Edge in Each Conference Final?
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Canucks locker clean out & Columbus lands Waddell
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 la...
The Coaching Carousel Continues & Bob Stands Tall at MSG
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Oilers Force Game 7 & An Eastern Conference Final Preview
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 aft...
Nichushkin’s Future & Goalie Decisions for the Oilers & Canucks
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Controversial Calls & The Oilers Goaltending Problem
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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’ eve...
Maple Leafs Search For a New Coach & Second Round Fireworks
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 no...
Previewing a Potentially Electric Second Round
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 rou...
What’s next for the LA Kings? PLUS: A look at the top 50 free agents
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Leafs are on the brink & a full playoff report
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 Toron...