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. Pretty much every series has been producing some intriguing storylines but officiating has stood out across the board. They started today's show by talking about the impact that the referees have been having so far in the postseason and they debated whether or not the league should allow the media to speak to officials after a game. From there, they talked about the Leafs and Lightning series, which got extra spicy in game three. Does this Leaf's team look different than the team in years past? Or are they doomed for the same fate?
The other two Canadian teams have had interesting weeks as well. The Jets are very much in their series against the Golden Knights, but can they overcome the loss of Josh Morrissey? The Oilers had a wild comeback victory to even up their series against the Kings, do they have what it takes to win what is now a best-of-three? Frank and Jason talked about that and went through some updated series odds courtesy of Betano.ca Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jason and Frank kick off Memorial Day talking about the big decisions Vancouver will have to make this off season, Pettersson's knee injury and the lack of production from Quinn Hughes in the Playoffs. 
They then move on to Don Waddell's decision to leave Carolina and join the Blue Jackets, the Czechia World Cup Celebrations and of course breaking down the 2 remaining series. 
0:30 - Pettersson's Injury 4:45 - Canucks Offseason  5:30 - Dakota Joshua 11:30 - Filip Hronek 14:45 - Quinn Hughes Postseason 17:15 - Don Waddell & Columbus 26:15 - Wendy's Quick Hits 26:45 - PWHL Championship Drama 28:20 - Memorial Cup 29:00 - Alexis Lafreniere 33:30 - Kaapo Kakko 35:00 - Czechia World Championship 37:30 - Paul Maurice Comments 38:30 - Rangers / Florida 41:30 - Oilers / Stars 44:45 - Stars Matching McDavid 47:30 - Adam Henrique and Roope Hintz
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Canucks locker clean out & Columbus lands Waddell

Jason and Frank are back with a fresh edition of The DFO Rundown to get you through your Thursday. To start off today’s podcast, the guys looked at all the coaching news that’s gone down over the last couple of days. Jim Hiller is staying put in Los Angeles as the Kings announced that they’ll be removing the interim tag from his title. What does that mean for the future of the Kings? They discussed.
Sheldon Keefe was not a free agent for long. He’s now officially been announced as the new Head Coach of the New Jersey Devils. Is he the right man to lead the Devils back to the playoffs?
From there, they got into the two Conference Finals. They started out in the Eastern Conference where Sergei Bobrovsky pitched a shutout in Game 1 as the Panthers took the series opener. They debated whether or not the Panther's speed and physicality would be too much for the Rangers.
They then went into the Western Conference where the Oilers and Stars are getting set for Game 1 out in Texas. There are a couple of big injury situations for either team that will have impacts on this series, most notably Roope Hintz. They talked about that and some other key battle grounds in that series.
1:45 - Sheldon Keefe Hired by Devils 7:20 - Jim Hiller Hired by the L.A. Kings 14:20 - Future of the Kings 17:10 - Using Two Goalies in Playoffs 19:30 - Panthers vs. Rangers - Game 1 Recap 23:00 - Matt Rempe 25:10 - Florida's Strengths 27:20 - Dallas vs. Edmonton - Game 1 Preview 2:7:30 - Roope Hintz / Adam Henrique Injuries 32:50 - Ice Time Comparisons and Physicality 34:30 - Stankoven and Johnston 37:15 - Series Predictions 39:30 - Oilers Big Guns Putting Up Points 43:15 - Depth Debate 47:30 - Special Teams
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The Coaching Carousel Continues & Bob Stands Tall at MSG

These Stanley Cup Playoffs just keep on getting more and more dramatic.
The guys sat down in Edmonton to record an in-person edition of the podcast after watching the Oilers beat the Canucks 5-1 in Game 6 of their second-round series and has forced a seventh game.
It feels like the Oilers got their swagger back a little bit with their big victory. Will that confidence carry over? Or is Game 7 a total coin flip? Jason and Frank discussed.
They also hit on the Dallas Stars' dramatic double-OT win over the Colorado Avalanche. Dallas has looked like an absolute wagon these entire playoffs and that was true for most of this series against the Avalanche. Will they have an easy time with whoever comes out of the Pacific? Or will injuries hold them back? Tyler also popped in for a new edition of Fill in the Blank presented by Wendys where he asked the guys some big offseason questions about the teams who lost in the second round.
Coming off those questions, they continued the conversation by talking about the big decisions that the Hurricanes have to make this summer. Do they need to make sweeping changes or can they run it back with a similar group?
They also did their preview of the Eastern Conference Final. After putting away the Bruins in six games, the Panthers will meet the President's Trophy winning New York Rangers with a trip to the Stanley Cup Final on the line. The guys discussed the key battlegrounds in that series.
They wrapped up the show by talking about the Craig Berube hiring in Toronto. Gregor wondered if he could have a Rick Tocchet like impact with this Maple Leafs group. Frank said this new hire needs to be paired with major roster changes.
Frank also had an update on the Matvei Michkov situation. There are rumblings that the Flyers could be getting him two years earlier than expected.
4:40 - Oilers force Game 7 11:45 - The Canucks stars 17:55 - Oilers coaching adjustments 20:30 - Demko’s availability 24:30 - Stars take down Avalanche 34:50 - Fill in the Blank 47:10 - Changes in Carolina? 55:35 - Rangers vs Panthers preview 1:04:40 - Berube to the Maple Leafs 1:15:20 - Will the Flyers get Michkov early?

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The Oilers Force Game 7 & An Eastern Conference Final Preview

Frank and Jason are back with a fresh edition of The DFO Rundown as the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue to heat up. This is just the sixth time in NHL history that all four Round 2 series will go to six games or later.
They started out in the Colorado vs Dallas series where the Avalanche picked up a massive win on Wednesday night to keep their season alive. Now, they’re heading back to home ice for Game 6. Can they push the Stars to a seventh game?
That led to some talk about Valeri Nichuskin and his future. It was announced that he’s going into the third phase of the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program, which comes with a six-month suspension. Will Nichuskin ever be back with the Avs? Frank and Jason talked about that.
From there, they went into the series between the Bruins and Panthers where Jeremy Swayman has been outstanding for the Bruins. Speaking of goaltending, that’s the big storyline out West as both the Oilers and Canucks could have some crease drama brewing.
They wrapped the show up with a new edition of Buy or Sell with Tyler, an update on the coaching market from Frank, and a tribute to the late Darren Dutchyshen.
3:00 - Avs vs Stars & Nichushkin’s future 14:45 - Bruins vs Panthers 19:20 - Oilers vs Canucks 32:00 - The Goalie Conundrum 37:40 - Buy or Sell 44:50 - Memorial Cup talk 46:30 - Coaching Update
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Nichushkin’s Future & Goalie Decisions for the Oilers & Canucks

Boston Bruins fans were up in arms on Sunday night as a controversial goalie interference review didn’t go their way and allowed the Panthers’ eventual game-winning goal to stay on the board. Jason and Frank started the show with that and then eventually moved on to the rest of the series between Boston and Florida, including another controversial moment involving Sam Bennett.
They also hit on the other Eastern Conference series between the New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes. The Canes are on the brink of elimination and the odds seem low that they’ll be able to pull of this comeback against the Rangers and that led to a conversation about what the franchise will do in the offseason.
From there, they got to the Oilers and Canucks series. Goaltending has been a massive story in this series as Stuart Skinner was pulled in game three and the Oilers are down 2-1 despite controlling play for the majority of the series. Will the Oilers make a change in net ahead of game four? Or will they keep riding Skinner? They debated that and other potential lineup changes for the Oilers ahead of Game 4.
They also talked about the Stars taking over their series against the Avalanche. What allowed this series to flip? Frank gave his take on that.
They wrapped up the show with a new edition of Fill in the Blank and some talk about the coaching carousel that’s currently going on in the league.
1:10 - Bennett goalie interference 5:40 - Can the Bruins come back? 7:20 - Canes vs Rangers 20:30 - Canucks lead Oilers 41:40 - Stars vs Avalanche 44:00 - Fill in the Blank 51:05 - Coaching searches 54:10 - Leafs coaching update
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