The DFO Rundown Ep. 357 – Leave Winnipeg Alone!
After his week-long hiatus, Jason Gregor returned to the podcast as he and Frank Seravalli were re-united for episode 357.
To begin the pod, Gregor finally got a chance to give his take on the Mikko Rantanen trade and that led to some talk about whether or not he thinks Rantanen will eventually extend in Carolina.
From there, they talked about a few other things that Gregor missed over the last 10 days, including the big salary cap increases that are coming over the next few seasons.
That led Frank to start wondering what the Jets will end up doing with Kyle Connor, who is eligible to sign an extension this summer. The guys debated whether or not he’s considered an elite player and then threw around some contract comparables. They also talked about the Jets deadline plans & the recent player poll that saw a high percentage of players say the Jets are the spot they’d least like to play.
Tyler then popped in for a new edition of Buy or Sell, where he asked the guys about Marcus Pettersson’s extension in Vancouver, the chances of either Bowen Byram or Casey Mittelstadt being traded for a second straight trade deadline, and what the Los Angeles Kings, and Rob Blake need to do ahead of March 7th.
To wrap up the show, they stayed in the Pacific Divsion and talked about the Vegas Golden Knight’s struggles. Jack Eichel has been scoring but their team is very top-heavy and Frank wondered if that will change with the addition of Brandon Saad. They also touched on what the Oilers could be looking to accomplish ahead of the deadline.
Frank also gave his Super Bowl prediction for his Philadelphia Eagles.
1:20 – Rantanen’s future
18:00 – Kyle Connor’s future
27:40 – Jets deadline plans
36:00 – Buy or Sell (Pettersson extension, Byram/Mittelstadt, Kings deadline plans)
47:55 – Golden Knights struggles
51:50 – Oilers need for speed
57:00 – Brock Nelson update
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