The DFO Rundown

The NHL Arrives In Utah

25 Apr 2024

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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. ...

Home Teams Dominate the Weekend & Stone’s Game One Status

22 Apr 2024

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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 ...

Western Conference First-Round Playoff Preview

19 Apr 2024

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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...

Eastern Conference First Round Playoff Preview

18 Apr 2024

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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 i...

The Final Week of the Regular Season

15 Apr 2024

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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 clo...

The Latest on Relocation

11 Apr 2024

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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. Fran...

The Penguins & Islanders have revived their seasons

08 Apr 2024

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With less than two weeks remaining in the regular season, the playoff race in the Eastern Conference is just getting spicier and spicier. The Pittsbur...

The Brawl at MSG & The Penguins Playoff Hopes

04 Apr 2024

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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 attenti...

Connor McDavid’s Heater & The Art Ross Race

01 Apr 2024

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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 re...

Looking Ahead For The NHL’s Basement Dwellers

28 Mar 2024

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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 ab...

Two New Members of the 50-Goal Club

25 Mar 2024

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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 ...

What Was & Wasn't Said At The GM Meetings

21 Mar 2024

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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 ...

The Eastern Conference Pillow Fight

18 Mar 2024

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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 Confe...

The Trade Deadline Recap Show

11 Mar 2024

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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 las...

A deadline preview for all 32 teams

07 Mar 2024

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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 updat...

Deadline Week Begins

04 Mar 2024

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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 P...

Pettersson’s Extension & Tanev’s Moving To Dallas

29 Feb 2024

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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 ...

The Market for Jake Guentzel & the Isles big decision

26 Feb 2024

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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 fre...

Why is the trade market so quiet?

22 Feb 2024

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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 ...

Hanifin’s Future & More Trade Talk

19 Feb 2024

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 ...