The DFO Rundown Ep. 337 – Alex Ovechkin isn’t slowing down & Ryan Reaves Gets five Games
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 Alex Ovechkin’s ridiculous production. The 39-year-old is on pace for 111 points and his projected date to pass Wayne Gretzky for the most goals of all time is getting closer and closer.
The Capitals have been red-hot so far this season and it’s not just Ovechkin driving things. Frank pointed out that this team is looking very balanced. They also talked about another team in the Eastern Conference: the Carolina Hurricanes. They’re being driven by Martin Necas’ hot start and that created a big debate about whether or not he’s just a player on a hot-streak or a budding star.
They then dug into the Ryan Reaves hit on Darnell Nurse, which resulted in Reaves getting a five-game suspension. Did the league get this right? Was the hit as bad as the social media commentary made it out to be? The guys talked about it.
They also talked about the struggles in Chicago. The team is struggling to string together wins and even more surprisingly, Connor Bedard is struggling and it all came to a front on Saturday night as he was frustrated in his return to his hometown of Vancouver.
Tyler then popped in for Buy or Sell where he asked the guys about a few futures bets he likes over at Bet365.
They wrapped up the show by following up on their conversation from last week about limiting contract terms, the Flyers’ bounce back over their last ten games, and a surprising contender in the Calder Trophy race.
1:00 – Ovechkin’s crazy pace
9:20 – Necas’ hot start
14:50 – Ryan Reaves suspension
21:05 – Bedard & the Blackhawks struggle
34:55 – Buy or Sell
44:20 – Limiting contract term
47:00 – Flyers bounce back
52:30 – Dustin Wolf & the Flames
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