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SERAVALLI: NHL projects 98% of players will be fully vaccinated this season

SERAVALLI: NHL projects 98% of players will be fully vaccinated this seasonBy Frank Seravalli CHICAGO — The NHL is projecting at least 98 percent of its players will be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to opening night next month, deputy commissioner Bill Daly told Daily Faceoff on Thursday at the NHL/NHLPA Player Media Tour in the...

DFO Rundown – Ep. 61: Former NHLer Mike Rupp on the Danbury Trashers & the Upcoming Season

DFO Rundown – Ep. 61: Former NHLer Mike Rupp on the Danbury Trashers & the Upcoming SeasonWe are back with a brand new episode of The DFO Rundown! Today on the pod, we were joined by another former member of the Danbury Trashers: Mike Rupp! He is also a veteran of over 600 NHL games and now works with the NHL...

DFO Rundown – Ep. 59: Former Danbury Thrashers President & GM AJ Galante

DFO Rundown – Ep. 59: Former Danbury Thrashers President & GM AJ GalanteThis week on The DFO Rundown, Frank Seravalli was joined by AJ Galante, who is the former President and General Manager of the Danbury Trashers hockey club. If you’ve watched the documentary ‘Untold: Crime & Penalties’ then you know exactly who he is. AJ joined...

Ep. 57: Frank Made It To Edmonton & We Talked To Colby Cohen!

Ep. 57: Frank Made It To Edmonton & We Talked To Colby Cohen!A new episode of The DFO Rundown is live and for the first time ever, Jason and Frank were in the same room to record the podcast! Frank is up in Edmonton for the week so we took the chance to record a few episodes...

SERAVALLI: NHL salary cap projected to rise to $82.5 million in 2022-23

SERAVALLI: NHL salary cap projected to rise to $82.5 million in 2022-23The NHL is projecting a $1 million bump in the salary cap to $82.5 million next offseason ahead of the 2022-23 season, according to sources, which would mark the first rise in the league’s upper-limit since the COVID-19 significantly upended business operations, de-linked the cap...

DFO Rundown – Ep. 51: A Chat with Jordan Martinook & League Headlines

DFO Rundown – Ep. 51: A Chat with Jordan Martinook & League HeadlinesThe guys are back with a new episode of The DFO Rundown! This week Jason and Frank were joined by Carolina Hurricanes forward Jordan Martinook, who recently signed a three-year extension to stay with the club. Martinook had a unique path to the NHL and...

DFO Rundown – Ep. 50: Wrapping up week one of Free Agency

DFO Rundown – Ep. 50: Wrapping up week one of Free AgencySince Free agency opened up on Wednesday, it has been a crazy time around the NHL, and the guys dove into everything. Multiple defencemen are now getting paid the big bucks, the Arizona Coyotes are doing whatever they can to get Shane Wright, and the...

SERAVALLI: Daily Faceoff’s Final Top 75 Free Agent Rankings

SERAVALLI: Daily Faceoff’s Final Top 75 Free Agent RankingsBy Frank Seravalli Ding. That is the sound of a new NHL season. Free agency opens when the clock hits 12 noon ET on Wednesday, beginning the mad scramble of deals and details that will impact the 2021-22 season and beyond. Even without an official...

SERAVALLI: Sizing up the NHL’s summer goaltending market

SERAVALLI: Sizing up the NHL’s summer goaltending marketAround and around they go, when it stops on Wednesday – we will know. The music is playing on the NHL’s annual game of goaltending musical chairs ahead of the opening of free agency on Wednesday at 12 noon ET. There are 10 goaltenders on...

Daily Faceoff’s 2021 Top 75 Free Agents

Daily Faceoff’s 2021 Top 75 Free Agentsby Frank Seravalli Tick tock. The clock is ticking before the hockey calendar officially turns to 2021-22 with the NHL’s opening of free agency on Wednesday, July 28 at 12 noon ET. Without an interview period this offseason, teams are technically not permitted to negotiate...