The DFO Rundown
Episodes
Hanifin’s Future & More Trade Talk
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Blue Jackets Have Fired Jarmo Kekalainen
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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. T...
The reaction to Rielly vs Greig
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 som...
One Month Until The Deadline
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Recapping a Wild All-Star Week
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
The Blue Jackets are a mess
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Latest on the Hockey Canada Investigation
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 W...
Corey Perry to Edmonton & Patrick Roy heads to the Islanders
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Are the Flames open for business?
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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. S...
What are the Leafs going to do in net?
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 b...
Torts Speaks Up, Drysdale Debuts & Perry’s Future
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ove...
Nylander Locks In With The Leafs
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 contrac...
Appreciating Greatness
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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. Ale...
An Early Look at Buyers & Sellers
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 start...
The Holiday Special & A World Junior Preview with Steven Ellis
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
The New Look Senators & What’s Wrong With Buffalo?
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 s...
Nathan MacKinnon’s Hart Case & the NHL’s E-Bug Problem
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
What’s Next in St. Louis?
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 i...
The Penguins Historic Power Play Drought
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
The Oilers are back & Gregor is relieved
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ta...
Eastern Woes & Board of Governors Preview
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Does Patrick Kane solidify the Red Wings as a playoff team?
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Corey Perry Situation & Teams on Heaters
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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.&nb...
Nylander Shines in Sweden & The Flyers Stay Hot
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 playo...
Frank is live from the Global Series in Sweden
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Edmonton Oilers move on from Jay Woodcroft
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ass...
Bolts Keep Rolling, Huberdeau’s Benching & Campbell’s Future
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 s...
The Toronto Maple Leafs Reaction & San Jose's Struggles
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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-t...
What’s going on in Ottawa?
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 inves...
Will the Sharks win 20 games?
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 l...
Live from Edmonton for the Heritage Classic
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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....
McDavid Goes Down & Three Undefeated Teams Remain
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Edmonton Oilers' miserable start to the season managed to get even worse on Saturday night as Connor McDavid went down during the team's loss to t...
Is Corey Perry a Hall of Famer?
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The guys are back with a Thursday edition of The DFO Rundown and to start today’s show, they talked a little bit about the games we saw last night. ...
Matthew’s Runs Rampant & Early Season Reactions
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown. Coming off a full weekend of NHL hockey, the guys went through some of the biggest s...
Atlantic Division Preview & Bedard Debuts
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The first 48 hours of the NHL season have not underwhelmed. We’ve gotten some pretty big moments on the ice as Connor Bedard made his debut and both...
Jets sign Hellebuyck & Scheifele PLUS: A Central Division Preview
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The offseason is over and meaningful hockey will be played this week. It’s an exciting time around the league with plenty of interesting roster move...
Metropolitan Division Preview
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are continuing on with their season previews as we are officially under a week away from the start of the NHL Season. Today, they focu...
Pacific Division Preview
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The calendar has flipped to October and that means hockey season is just around the corner. In fact, we are less than ten days away from the start of ...
Playoff Contenders in the East & Frank’s Pre-Season Tour
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The pre-season is officially underway and after a long summer off, there are NHL games being played. Things got going this weekend with the NHL’s Gl...
Trouble in Columbus : Mike Babcock Update
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This past week has definitely come with some interesting news from around the league. In specific, for the Columbus Blue Jackets. There was plenty for...
The Season Is Under A Month Away
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are officially under a month away from the start of the NHL! With camps getting rolling and news still breaking, there was plenty for Jason and Fra...
Who Are The Tier One Cup Contenders?
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jason and Frank are back after another summer hiatus to break down what’s going on around the hockey world. They started by talking about the T...
How big will the Bruins step back be?
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After another quick summer hiatus, Jason and Frank are back with a brand new episode of The DFO Rundown. Off the jump, the guys caught up a bit and ta...
Erik Karlsson Trade Analysis
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
WE HAVE A TRADE! After a lengthy process for the San Jose Sharks, they have officially found a trade partner for Erik Karlsson. With a brand new episo...
More Erik Karlsson Rumors, and Salary Arbitration Around the NHL
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the summer news continuing to file in, we have a brand new episode of the DFO Rundown to keep you up-to-date! Frank and Jason start the show by d...
Alex DeBrincat Lands in Detroit
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With some news breaking in the last 24 hours, we have a brand new episode of the podcast to break it all down. Tyler filled in for Gregor today as he ...
Breaking Down Free Agency
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with a holiday Monday edition of The DFO Rundown. We are three days into NHL Free Agency and there have been plenty of headsc...
Free Agent Preview
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Draft week in Nashville has come and gone. Heading into the week there were a lot of rumours about big trades and nothing really came to fruition as t...
Draft Day Primer
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s draft day in Nashville and there is a lot going on around the NHL. We had a handful of big trades yesterday and there are still a bunch of big ...
We are Live in Nashville & Jarmo Kekäläinen joins the show
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The crew is live in Nashville, Tennessee for a draft week edition of the podcast. There are a lot of rumors flying around as the league all convene in...
Decision time is looming in Calgary
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We knew this summer could be a busy one for new Flames GM Craig Conroy and it’s sounding like that will be the case. To start today’s podcast, Fra...
Carolina Hurricanes Assistant GM Eric Tulsky
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are back with a Monday edition of the podcast and to start things off, they dug into the Vancouver Canucks decision to buyout Oliver Ekman-Larsson....
Offer Sheets & Offseason Talk
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are now officially in the offseason. Frank and Jason started the show with a little bit of talk about the Vegas Golden Knights winning The Stanley ...
Severson’s off the board & The Cup is in Vegas
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lord Stanley will be in the building when the puck drops on game five of The Stanley Cup Final. The Vegas Golden Knights hung on to win game four of t...
Breaking Down The Spring Blockbuster!
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We got off-season action! It’s only the beginning of June, but this week we saw the first blockbuster of the offseason as the LA Kings, Philadelphia...
The Goalie Market & Babcock to CBJ
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Vegas Golden Knights are now just three wins away from winning The Stanley Cup after taking down the Florida Panthers in game one of their series....
BREAKING: Pittsburgh Hires Kyle Dubas as POHO
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We got breaking news while we recorded today’s podcast! The Pittsburgh Penguins named Kyle Dubas their new President of Hockey Operations. Why did D...
The Stars Can Make History & The Senators Ownership Situation
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The hockey calendar is slowing down, the but Western Conference Final is just heating up. The Dallas Stars have pushed the Golden Knights to game six ...
Breaking Down The Top 50 Free Agents
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are potentially less than 24 hours from officially knowing what this year’s Stanley Cup Finals matchup will be. The Florida Panthers finished off...
The Latest on Job Openings Around The League
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back with a holiday Monday edition of the podcast, at least if you’re in Canada. If you’re in the United States, like Frank, i...
It's time for the Coyotes to leave Arizona
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Conference Finals are finally getting underway after a few days off. Jason and Frank eventually got to previewing the two series that will decide ...
What changes are coming in Edmonton & Toronto?
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Stanley Cup will stay south of the border for another season. Both the Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs were eliminated from the Stanley Cu...
A New Era in Philly & A Playoff Update
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Stanley Cup Playoffs continue to roll along and every series is going to see a fifth game. The Toronto Maple Leafs were in danger of being swept l...
The Draft Lottery & The Leafs 3-0 Deficit
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Stanley Cup playoffs continued to be widely unpredictable as the Seattle Kraken and Florida Panthers just can’t stop winning. Frank and Jason du...
Playoff talk & a draft preview with Craig Button
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the Stanley Cup playoffs continued into Round 2, we picked up right where we left off. Only this time around, if a player finds the back of the net...
Historic Upsets & What's Next in Boston?
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What. A. First. Round.The opening series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs lived up to the hype and then some. Sunday night alone saw the team that just set...
Every team is still alive & we have a new trade targets board
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are on our fifth podcast of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and every single team is still alive. Now, that could all change tonight and that’s where Ja...
Breaking down one week of playoff hockey
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jason and Frank are back with a fresh episode of The DFO Rundown and with one week of playoff hockey in the books, they had plenty to break down. Pret...
What's Happening in Calgary & Stanley Cup Playoff Controversies
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are through three nights in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and there is no shortage of storylines. Frank and Jason went through every series and where th...
Western Conference Playoff Preview
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Part two of our playoff preview is up now and after going through all four Eastern Conference matchups in episode 209, Jason and Frank turned their at...
Eastern Conference Playoff Preview
15 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Part one of our Stanley Cup Playoff preview is here. Frank and Jason went through every series in the Eastern Conference today on the podcast. Before ...
Playoff Races & the Karlsson Norris argument
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The final week of the regular season is here and there is still a lot left undecided. Frank and Jason did eventually get into the playoff races, but t...
The playoff races, injury problems & breakout players
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jason and Frank are back with episode 207 of The DFO Rundown, brought to you by Betano.ca. To start things off today, Frank outlined a new piece he’...
Coaches on the hot seat & summer trade ideas
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are just two weeks to go in the regular season and things are still largely undecided in both conferences. Frank and Jason dug into things today...
The Western Conference is tightening up!
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There just a few weeks left in the regular season and the races are really starting to heat up. The Flames and Predators are still alive thanks to the...
Who's peaking at the right time?
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It was a hectic weekend around the NHL with both conference's playoff races still not over yet. The Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames, and Nashville Pr...
A crawl to the finish line in the West
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It was a wild weekend around the NHL as playoff races continue to heat up. We had multiple 7+ goal outputs from different teams around the league and ...
Binnington's act, fighting in hockey & frying pans
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jason and Frank are back with another episode of The DFO Rundown and they kicked things off with some fireworks as they talked about the Jordan Binnin...
The GM Meetings & What's Next in Philly?
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back for another Monday edition of the pod. There was some major news late last week with the Flyers moving on from General Manage...
The Playoff Race Is On & Mission 200
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The conversation on the pod has shifted fully from trade talk to discussion about the playoff races and suddenly, there are playoff races in each conf...
The Trade Deadline Recap Show
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the trade deadline in the rearview mirror, Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli sat down for a full breakdown of what happened over the last week in ...
A Pre-Deadline Look Around The League
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is this a deadline preview show? Or a deadline wrap up show?We are still more than 24 hours away from the NHL trade deadline and most of the names at ...
'Wild Card' Week Is Here!
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We got a couple of big moves this weekend in the NHL as things continue to heat up ahead of trade deadline. Timo Meier is off to the New Jersey Devils...
New Names On The Trade Block
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Things are happening around the NHL. We had two trades yesterday and there will surely be more this weekend. We are basically one week from the trade ...
The Leafs Make Their Big Splash
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What a weekend in the NHL! We got a big trade, some other substantial news off the ice, and it was a topsy-turvy week in the standings as well. To beg...
The status of Kane & Toews
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are now just over two weeks away from the NHL trade deadline and with plenty of news potentially coming, we decided to drop today’s episode of th...
Where is Chychrun Going? PLUS: Frank breaks down his Super Bowl weekend
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The guys are back with a post Super Bowl Sunday edition of the podcast. Frank was in Phoenix for the big game. To start the pod, they talked about tha...
Tarasenko to the Rangers... what's next?
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are now just 21 days away from the NHL Trade Deadline and we’ve now seen our second massive trade of the season. That means Jason and Frank had a...
Horvat will stay on Long Island & We Recap All-Star Weekend
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Frank and Jason are back after a little All-Star weekend hiatus and they had a lot to breakdown, starting with the Bo Horvat extension on Long Is...
The biggest surprises & disappointments of the season
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are back together in-studio for episode 190 of The DFO Rundown. Frank Seravalli was in town for the big pond hockey tournament out at the Fairmont ...
Live from Edmonton
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 189 of The DFO Rundown was a special one. We’re almost 200 episodes in and this is one of the few times where all three of Frank, Jason, and...
The Boudreau situation, Sutter's comments & Caufield's injury
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Talking NHL Draft with Craig Button
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 of...
Could 5 Pacific Division teams make the playoffs? PLUS: Matt Boldy's big extension!
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Canucks Soap Opera & The Avs Stanley Cup Hangover
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 on...
Could the Panthers be sellers? PLUS: Brett Sutter on 1000 career AHL games
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 on...
Who's looking to trade first-round picks? PLUS: All-Star Game Roster Breakdown
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Al...
Which teams should go all-in this season?
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 on...
Gettin' In The Festivus Spirit
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 on...
Brooks Laich on Ovechkin's record, having #8 as a teammate & his post-career life
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 on...