The DFO Rundown Ep. 344 – New York State of Despair
To kick off a new edition of The DFO Rundown, Jason and Frank sunk their teeth into the latest surrounding the New York Rangers, who continue to struggle.
GM Chris Drury tried to shake things up by trading Captain Jacob Trouba and it hasn’t sparked the team the way that they had hoped. Will someone pay for these struggles with their job? Or will the Rangers try to see this through with their current group? The guys debated it.
From there, they went to upstate New York and talked about the Sabres 10-game losing streak. Is it time for a change at the top in Buffalo? Frank thinks it might be but also wasn’t willing to say that their season is over. Things aren’t working and that is a fact. The Sabres will need to change something soon.
They then went out west and talked about the comments that Vancouver Canucks Head Coach Rick Tocchet following the teams loss this weekend. Was Tocchet right to call out his team? The guys discussed it. Frank thinks the Canucks have an issue on their blueline and wondered if they should have been in on the Cam Fowler trade talks. That then led them to break down the deal that happened between the Blues and Ducks.
Tyler then popped in for a new edition of Fill in the Blank, where he asked them about the Ottawa Senators’ playoff chances, who the truly elite teams are in the West, and which team could be next to make a trade.
After that, they talked about the MVP race and a pair of teams in the Eastern Conference who are continuing to play well after strong starts to the season.
1:05 – Rangers struggles continue
16:10 – Can the Sabres turn it around?
25:05 – Tocchet’s post game comments
30:00 – Cam Fowler moves to St. Louis
34:30 – Fill in the Blank
35:50 – The MVP Race
54:00 – The Devils start
56:30 – The Capitals continued run
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