Best Mapleleafs Podcasts (2025)

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Insider Edition: Habs & Stars working on extensions, Flames listening to offers? 25:51

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Meet our insiders: Irfaan Gaffar of Daily Faceoff, Canucks Army, & Rink Wide Vancouver is joined by David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period, SiriusXM NHL, and NHL Network. They look around the NHL, reacting to the week's news and digging into the contracts, trades, and moves that are still on the horizon. Irfaan and David are back with Episode 3 of the…

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Stone & Kopitar Injuries, Hurricanes Rolling, Tom Wilson Hit Controversy | DFO Rundown 1:04:15

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Welcome to the DFO Rundown with Jason Gregor and Jeff Marek! Today we kick off the show with some banter about the Buffalo Sabres before heading into the big controversy this weekend with the Tom Wilson hit on Filip Chytil. Was it late or was it clean? Then we talk about the great start for Kiefer Sherwood, followed by the Seattle Kraken. They have…

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Canadiens Turning Heads, Hughes vs. Hutson + Eichel’s Hot Start 1:03:21

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Welcome to the DFO Rundown with Jason Gregor and Mike Rupp! The NHL season is heating up, and this week on DFO Rundown, Jason Gregor and Mike Rupp break down all the early-season storylines you need to know! Jack Hughes & Luke Hughes: How the Devils’ star brothers are making their mark. Hughes vs. Hutson: Contract debates, value assessments, and pl…

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Agent Brian Bartlett talks expansion and extensions for Alex Tuch, Logan Cooley & Cale Makar 51:27

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The season is a week old and there's already panic setting in around the NHL. The insiders jump around to a few different markets before welcoming player agent Brian Bartlett to the. They talk to Brian about the impact of a rising cap and NCAA / CHL eligibility changing. They also ask Brian about some of his higher profile clients who are due for e…

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Bruins, Panthers Keep Rolling — Early Trouble for Leafs, Kings and Sabres 1:04:12

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Welcome to another Monday edition of the DFO Rundown with Jason Gregor and Jeff Marek! Today we start the show talking about some of the biggest winners and losers so far this season as the Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers come out with hot 3-0 starts, while there are a few teams that have struggled out of the gates. Of course we are going to go …

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Toews Returns, Malkin & Dorofeyev Shine + Early Season Storylines 55:31

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Welcome to the DFO Rundown with Jason Gregor and Mike Rupp! Welcome to the DFO Rundown! On today's show the guys start by talking about the young San Jose Sharks. They had a 3-2 lead late in the 3rd over the Golden Knights but a couple big mistakes lead to an OT loss. A few big storylines are already arising this season as the guys discuss the retu…

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New deals for a pair of Connors and optimism in Toronto? 44:05

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Welcome to the first episode DFO Rundown Insider Edition! Meet our insiders: Irfaan Gaffar of Daily Faceoff, Canucks Army, & Rink Wide Vancouver is joined by David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period, SiriusXM NHL, and NHL Network. They look around the NHL, reacting to the week's news and digging into the contracts, trades, and moves that are still on th…

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NHL Toughness Making a Comeback? + Waiver Wire & Roster Moves 1:05:56

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Welcome to the DFO Rundown! Today the guys start with quick chat about the baseball playoffs before jumping into the CRAZY preseason game between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning as they racked up over 300 penalty minutes. This sparks the conversation about the need for toughness and skill in the NHL. Is the fighting pendulum swinging b…

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Luke Hughes & Jackson Lacombe Extend + Player Milestone Predictions 1:01:48

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Welcome to the DFO Rundown! On today’s episode Jason and Mike Rupp start by talking about Rupp’s Stanley Cup performance. What he remembers from his perspective how he felt at the time and his story about the game sheet! We then move onto the Luke Hughes and Jason Lacombe extensions. Which is a better deal and who has earned it the most? Last night…

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Islanders Build Momentum, Ducks Lock in McTavish & Player Legacies 1:07:33

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Happy Monday! It’s the final week without hockey! On today’s episode Jason and Jeff start by continuing the Aleksander Barkov conversation. How big of a loss is this for the Panthers and what they can do going forward. This leads into some conversation about other injuries this preseason. We then move to the New York Islanders and how this season s…

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Fleury’s Returns to Pittsburgh, Barkov Injury & Ingram Hits Waivers 42:17

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Welcome to the first Friday edition of the DFO Rundown this season! Our new Friday co-host is former NHL player and Stanley Cup Champion, Mike Rupp! Today the guys start by talking about Marc-Andre Fleury, as he will be reuniting with the Pittsburgh Penguins in their preseason game tonight! What an incredible way to send off an amazing career. Of c…

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The Hughes Brothers, Contract Negotiations and Season Preview w/Jeff Marek 1:08:43

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Another season of the DFO Rundown kicks off with Jason Gregor and new Co-Host, Jeff Marek! This season Jeff will be joining Jason every Monday and mystery co-host will be joining each Friday! Today the guys kick off the show talking about which games should end up in the hockey Hall of Game. Which games were so memorable, so important, so impactful…

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Metropolitan Division Preview + Kirill Kaprizov Update 55:56

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The guys wrap up their 2025/26 season preview as we jump into the Metro Division. First we start with some of the biggest headlines from around the league including Sidney Crosby, Quinn Hughes and the Vancouver Canucks and a Jack Eichel extension in Vegas. Then we move to the Kirill Kaprizov contract rumours. It was reported that he turned down 8 y…

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Pacific Division Deep Dive + Olympic Roster Preview 1:03:55

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Today on the DFO Rundown Jason Gregor and Mike Russo preview the Pacific Division for the upcoming 2025/26 NHL season. First the guys touch on the Olympic rosters before moving onto the Pacific Division. Can the Oilers run it back for a 3rd year? Are the Vegas Golden Knights contenders with the addition of Mitch Marner? Can the Ducks make a push th…

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Atlantic Division Deep Dive 56:18

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The DFO Rundown takes a team-by-team look at the Atlantic Division to see who’s trending up—or falling behind. Detroit and the Yzerplan face heavy criticism, with little playoff hope in sight for the Red Wings or Sabres. Boston’s rebuild could take longer than expected, while Montreal and Ottawa earn some surprising praise. Are we sleeping on Tampa…

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Kaprizov’s next contract & a Central Division offseason recap with Michael Russo 51:12

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Jason Gregor is back with another offseason edition of The DFO Rundown and today, he was joined by Michael Russo of The Athletic. He’s spent the last number of years covering the Minnesota Wild but has been working in hockey for a lot longer than that. The guys started the pod off by talking a little bit about Russo’s career and how he ended up in …

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How close are the Habs to contending? PLUS: A Full Free Agency Recap 1:09:40

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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. There were some big contracts handed out as the free agency window opened and usually, this is the time of the year where big mistakes are made. The guys started today’s podcast by talking about one team t…

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Breaking Down Draft Weekend & Previewing Free Agency with Chris Pronger 57:34

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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 for Jason Gregor. He began the show by going through a little bit of what we saw over the last 72 hours in the league from the Islanders picking first overall to some of the big extensions that were sig…

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A New CBA Is Coming & The Sabres Send Peterka To Utah 1:02:44

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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 that a new CBA is coming and he outlined all of the changes that are coming with that. The guys dug into all of that and Gregor said what he liked and didn’t like about some of the new elements of the C…

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Trade Market Check In & The Offseason Ahead for the Western Conference Playoff Teams 1:18:41

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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 around the league, there is a lot going on behind the scenes and Frank kicked off today’s edition of The DFO Rundown by giving a quick update on the trade market. Are the Sabres getting closer to moving JJ …

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The Panthers Repeat As Cup Champs & An Eastern Conference Playoff Preview 1:01:55

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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 Frank kicked off today’s episode of The DFO Rundown by talking about the Panthers once again winning hockey’s ultimate prize. For GM Bill Zito, the celebration is short-lived as he now has to focus on…

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A Western Conference Offseason Preview 1:08:37

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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 of the eight non-playoff teams in the Western Conference. They started in the basement with the San Jose Sharks, who have boatloads of cap space. Should GM Mike Grier spend like crazy? Or stay the co…

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Eyeing Up Potential Offer Sheets & New Trade Targets 49:45

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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 today they focused more on some offseason topics, starting with the first trade of the summer as Chris Kreider is on the verge of being dealt to the Anaheim Ducks. After breaking down that deal, they got in…

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Buyout candidates, big decisions in Dallas & the Cup Final heads south 1:02:55

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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 into the Stanley Cup Final towards the end of the podcast. They started things off by talking about Frank’s buyout candidate list that was released on Friday. Matt Dumba, TJ Brodie and others appear to …

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Oilers Comeback To Win Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final 55:00

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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 about the atmosphere inside Rogers Place and what stood out in Game 1 of the series. It was a tight checking game that was ultimately decided by one goal. Gregor talked about some of the historical f…

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A Stanley Cup Final Preview: The Panthers & Oilers Get Set for a Rematch 52:25

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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’s battle between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers. They began by talking about each of these teams paths to the final. The Oilers have been picked against in a lot of their series and yet, have fi…

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Peterka, Kreider & Rossi Headline This Summer’s Trade Targets List 54:18

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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 week. They started at the top of the list with Sabres forward JJ Peterka, who is a pending RFA. How could the Sabres move on from Peterka and improve at the same time? The guys discussed that and a hypo…

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Islanders Choose Darche, the Panthers Dominance & The Oilers Lead the WCF 58:48

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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 to go with Mathieu Darche as their next General Manager. He takes over a pretty flawed Isles roster and will certainly have his work cut out for him. The guys talked about what’s on his checklist fo…

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Brendan Shanahan’s future with the Leafs & the Stars Game 1 comeback 57:08

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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 very interesting results. Before they dug into those series, though, they talked about the news that the New York Islanders have asked for permission to speak with Toronto Maple Leafs President Brendan…

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The Conference Finals are set as the Panthers cruise past Leafs in Game 7 58:12

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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 Panthers absolutely dominated the Leafs in each of their final two wins in the series and that’s led to questions about whether or not we will see massive changes in Toronto this summer. Frank and Jason be…

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The Leafs are gonna Leaf & the Oilers are gonna Oil 57:25

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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 and Frank started today on a new episode of The DFO Rundown. It’s the third Western Conference Final in four years for Connor McDavid and company, and this one seems like the most unexpected of the bunch…

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The Florida Panthers Even Things Up, The NHL’s Coaching Market & an Early Look at the Free Agent Class 1:01:14

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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 felt like we might get a few pretty quick series, but the results from this weekend have drastically changed things. To start things off, they looked into the Toronto and Florida series, where the home …

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Rantanen Powers Stars in Game 1 & The Leafs Stun The Panthers Early 59:29

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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 things off by talking about Mikko Rantanen’s dominance in Game 1 of the Dallas Stars series against the Winnipeg Jets. It’s his second straight hat-trick and third straight game with three or more poin…

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Rantanen steals series & the miracle in Winnipeg 1:12:51

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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 really long time. Jason and Frank kicked off today’s episode of The DFO Rundown by breaking down the Winnipeg Jets miraculous comeback in Game 7 against the St. Louis Blues and Mikko Rantanen saving t…

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The Defending Champs Move On & It’s Game 6 Galore on Thursday Night 51:30

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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 kick things off today, they dug into the Battle of Florida, which was dominated by the Panthers. Frank wondered why so many people didn’t want to believe in the defending Stanley Cup Champions and also ta…

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Penguins & Mike Sullivan Part Ways. PLUS: A Complete Stanley Cup Playoff Weekend Breakdown 1:02:16

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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 Coach Mike Sullivan have parted ways. Where could Sullivan land? Who could the Penguins target as their next Head Coach? The guys answered all of that and more, including some talk about the possibilit…

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Do the Oilers have a shot to comeback vs the Kings? 52:44

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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. They started out in Los Angeles where the Kings won both games at home and now have what feels like a commanding 2-0 series lead on the Edmonton Oilers, who don’t look anything like the team that we…

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Are the Avalanche poised to cruise past the Stars? 1:02:48

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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 the weekend so to begin today’s pod, the guys went through each of the results. They started with the Avalanche’s big win over the Stars. The Avs stars came to play, Mackenzie Blackwood shone in his …

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A Western Conference Playoff Preview 1:02:51

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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 earlier in the week. With that, Jason and Frank previewed each of the four first round series that we’ll get and gave their picks for each one. Before they got into the playoff talk, they quickly tal…

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Previewing The Eastern Conference Playoffs 57:48

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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 on the line around the league. As a result, the four matchups in the Eastern Conference are basically all but locked up so today, Jason and Frank previewed each of the series. They started off with t…

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Ivan Demidov highlights the next wave of young NHL stars 46:52

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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 Rundown. There was a lot of Jason to get to with Steven, who is one of the best prospect analysts in the game, as over the last two weeks, we’ve seen a handful of big-name prospects make the jump from college…

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Ovechkin stands alone with #895 1:02:57

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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 on a Sunday night to talk about Alex Ovechkin finishing his chase of the NHL’s all-time goal record as he found the back of the net for the 895th time and officially passed Wayne Gretzky at the top of t…

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Should the NHL Change the Draft Age? 53:30

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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 Hurricanes. There were over 140 penalty minutes in the game, but the moment that had everyone talking was Jalen Chatfield’s takedown of Connor McMichael during their fight. Did Chatfield go too far and c…

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The Blues Can't Lose! 44:28

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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 Blues are running away with the final wildcard spot as they continue a hot streak. The guys comment on if they have played their way into serious contender consideration. The Wild could be getting Ki…

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Torts Is Out In Philly 52:10

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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 Coach of the Philadelphia Flyers. Tortorella was in the third season of a four-year deal and the Flyers were having their worst season since he was hired. The guys broke down why the Flyers made this deci…

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How far away could expansion be? 56:11

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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 potentially be once again looking at expansion. There has been lots of chatter about both Atlanta and Houston as cities that the league could potentially have interest in, but does going to 34 teams mak…

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The Future of the All-Star Game & The Next CBA 58:44

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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 about the NHL’s penalty problem as Frank had a chance to ask some General Managers about the research that Jason did on the drop in penalties this season. Will the league do something to address this? Wi…

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Trade Deadline Early Returns & The Powerplay Problem 47:12

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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 looked at some trade deadline additions that are fitting in nicely with their new clubs and a few that are off the rougher starts. That led them to some talk about the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Sena…

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Grading Deadline Sellers 51:59

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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 did last Friday. Frank kicked things off with a spicy take and gave which trade he thinks could be this year’s version of the infamous Filip Forsberg for Martin Erat trade. From there, they talked ab…

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Marner’s Future & Other Trade Deadline Fallout 1:15:13

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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 off, they talked about one of the trades that didn’t happen on Friday: Mitch Marner to Carolina. How close was a deal and what does this mean for Marner’s future with the Toronto Maple Leafs? Frank g…