Today on The DFO Rundown, Frank Seravalli and Jason Gregor went around the league to check in on a handful of different storylines. To kick things off, Jason went in on the idea of fully getting rid of the shootout. Would a full ten-minute period of 3v3 overtime really work? That also led to some talk that the league needs to remake the point system.
To wrap things up, they broke down the seven-year extension that the Minnesota Wild gave to young forward Matt Boldy. Is committing $49 million to a player with under 100 games played a good move? They debated that as the news rolled in live during the podcast. From there, they dug into the Western Conference playoff picture. The Seattle Kraken just finished a historically successful road trip and now seem like a stone-cold lock to make the postseason. It's also possible that five teams from the Pacific Division will make the playoffs, which was also discussed on the show.