DFO Rundown – Ep. 34: The Scheifele Suspension & Trade Talk with Chris Johnston
Jun 4, 2021, 10:48 EDT

The NHL is churning out news and big stories seemingly non-stop right now so for today’s episode of The DFO Rundown, we brought in some extra insider help! Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston joined Jason Gregor and Frank Seravalli to talk about the summer ahead for the Maple Leafs and what kind of changes could be coming. They also touched on the Mark Scheifele suspension and played a little Buy/Sell with some big names on the trade market!
Things are bad in Toronto and while the people in charge made it sound like some big changes might not happen, Chris thinks there’s a chance that things could get wild. Who are those names? You’ll have to listen in to find out.
During Buy/Sell they touched on Cale Makar, the Leafs, the Oilers, Flames, Sabres, and Seth Joens! They wrapped up with a little bit more talk about the Blue Jackets and a fresh round of Rapid Fire!
4:40 – What names could be out in Toronto?
8:00 – Hyman over $5 million?
14:30 – The Schiefele suspension
20:40 – Buy/Sell (lots of good trade rumour talk here)
34:45 – Rapid Fire
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