Nichushkin’s Future & Goalie Decisions for the Oilers & Canucks

Frank and Jason are back with a fresh edition of The DFO Rundown as the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue to heat up. This is just the sixth time in NHL history that all four Round 2 series will go to six games or later.
They started out in the Colorado vs Dallas series where the Avalanche picked up a massive win on Wednesday night to keep their season alive. Now, they’re heading back to home ice for Game 6. Can they push the Stars to a seventh game?
That led to some talk about Valeri Nichuskin and his future. It was announced that he’s going into the third phase of the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program, which comes with a six-month suspension. Will Nichuskin ever be back with the Avs? Frank and Jason talked about that.
From there, they went into the series between the Bruins and Panthers where Jeremy Swayman has been outstanding for the Bruins. Speaking of goaltending, that’s the big storyline out West as both the Oilers and Canucks could have some crease drama brewing.
They wrapped the show up with a new edition of Buy or Sell with Tyler, an update on the coaching market from Frank, and a tribute to the late Darren Dutchyshen.
0:00 - Welcome to The DFO Rundown
3:00 - Avs vs Stars & Nichushkin’s future
14:45 - Bruins vs Panthers
19:20 - Oilers vs Canucks
32:00 - The Goalie Conundrum
37:40 - Buy or Sell
44:50 - Memorial Cup talk
46:30 - Coaching Update
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[@joshuaphiliphinrichs8025]

Man, he mentioned it’s 6am where he was, but the guy on the right is grumpy lol

[@domh548]

as a avs fan i really hope the avs dont move on from nuke. Should terminate or ammend the current contract and create a new one that starts at a lower dollar amount with a chance to earn back to original dollar amount slowly based on how long he stays sober. One clause should be drugs testing every day or week at random times. Would be a mistake to let another team sign a player like val for pennies.

[@TheFlizash]

This is the best, most contested 2nd Rd i van remember

[@TheFlizash]

Same here. I'm a 35+yr Blackhawks fan but I can't remember a 2nd Rd like this in years......maybe ever. It's amazing!

[@ML-my8qq]

Didn’t Demko miss a month, play one game and then missed that last two weeks?

[@dannychoy6323]

Sadly, Skinner cracks under pressure. I've seen enough, he is big and slow. He is just a back up goalie.

[@toddashton9696]

Frank is in the toilet stall again.

[@sergi913]

Look at Frank on his high horse talking down to addiction. Awful take