The DFO Rundown Ep. 376 – A Western Conference Playoff Preview

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 talked about a few teams who’s 2024-25 seasons were disappointments including the Nashville Predators and Detroit Red Wings. They also talked about the San Jose Sharks season, which resulted in another last place finish but the guys talked about whether or not this year was actually a success.

They then got into the two playoff series in the Central Division, starting with the much anticipated Stars and Avalanche matchup. The Stars are limping into the playoffs while the vibes in Colorado are immaculate with Captain Gabriel Landeskog expected to return to the lineup. Everyone seems to be picking the Avs, but are the Stars being a little overlooked?

They also talked about the chances that the Winnipeg Jets make it a relatively short series against the St. Louis Blues. Can Hellebuyck find his form in the playoffs? Was the Blues heater a sign that they’re a legit threat to go on a run?

Tyler then popped in for Fill in the Blank where he asked the guys about what the Flames could do this summer, Rick Tocchet’s future in Vancouver, the chances of the Predators moving a big contract, and what wild card teams could pull off an upset.

From there, they got into the the Golden Knights vs Wild series, which both Gregor and Frank actually agreed on.

They wrapped with a preview of ‘Oilers vs Kings Part 4’ and talked about whether or not this year’s Kings team is better positioned than ones in the past to finally slay the dragon and take down Connor McDavid and the Oilers.

1:30 – Disappointing seasons

6:50 – Are the Sharks getting closer?

11:00 – Stars vs Avalanche

21:30 – Jets vs Blues

25:15 – Buy or Sell

39:10 – Golden Knights vs Wild

46:40 – Oilers vs Kings

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