The DFO Rundown Ep. 394 – The Panthers Repeat As Cup Champs & An Eastern Conference Playoff Preview
And with that, the 2024-25 NHL season has come to a close and for a second straight season, the Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup Champions. Jason and Frank kicked off today’s episode of The DFO Rundown by talking about the Panthers once again winning hockey’s ultimate prize.
For GM Bill Zito, the celebration is short-lived as he now has to focus on trying to keep this group together despite a tight salary cap situation. Frank talked about just how many of the big free agents he thinks the Panthers could hang onto.
They then talked about the Edmonton Oilers, who got to within two games of winning it all. Now, they face a lot of big offseason questions. The first is around Evander Kane and the NHL’s investigation into their use of LTIR. Frank gave some insight into that. They also talked about the Trent Frederic extension.
They then got into their Eastern Conference offseason preview, beginning with the Philadelphia Flyers. The list of needs for GM Danny Briere is long and they have plenty of assets and cap space to use if they want to.
The Boston Bruins are going to be looking to bounce back and add some scoring punch to their roster but they are not the only team in that boat. The Rangers, Red Wings, and Sabres are all looking to take steps forward.
Tyler then popped on for Buy or Sell, where he asked the guys about what playoff team is going to be the busiest this summer and how many players from this last Cup Final could he Hall of Famers one day.
1:10 – Panthers repeat as Cup Champs
8:00 – Evander Kane Investigation
15:30 – Trent Frederic Extension
18:10 – Philadelphia Flyers
23:10 – Boston Bruins
28:55 – Buffalo Sabres
36:05 – Pittsburgh Penguins
39:40 – New York Islanders
43:10 – New York Rangers
46:40 – Detroit Red Wings
51:40 – Columbus Blue Jackets
55:40 – Buy or Sell
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