Locked On Stars - Daily Podcast On The Dallas Stars

On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey discusses Mavrik Bourque's start to the season and why we must be patient as a fan base. Bourque just has one assist this season in his first five games after missing most of training camp with an injury. We saw him healthy scratched for the first time in Boston, but Joey believes this could be whats best for the Stars and Bourque until he starts to find...

Matt Duchene and the Dallas Stars leave North America off a 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. The Stars are now off to Finland for the NHL Global Series to take on the defending Stanley Cup Champions the Florida Panthers. Duchene has been a huge part of the Stars success early this season and Joey highlights his play in today's first segment of Locked On Stars. Also, we look at the...

The Dallas Stars scored 3 power play goals in their 5-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night. The Stars had just scored two power play goals entering the game and it came to life in the 2nd period to lift the Stars over the Bruins in Boston for the first time since 2018. On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey breaks down the game and highlights performance's by Tyler Seguin and Matt D...

On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey tries to answer this burning question: Has Nils Lundkvist been the Dallas Stars best defenseman this season. Joey does a deep dive on what he's seen from Nils so far this season and a few reasons why his play has seemed to step up in the first handful of games. We look at the numbers amongst all Stars defenseman, and see how he stacks up against Miro Hei...

The Dallas Stars power play struggles continue in a 4-2 loss at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. Ukka-Pekka Luukkonen made 28 saves in the contest and had the Stars frustrated most of the night. On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey begins with another discussion about the power play. Dallas shuffled up personal but only mustered up one shot on three power plays last night....

Tyler Seguin, Sam Steel and Matt Dumba will all travel with the Dallas Stars on their road trip to Buffalo and then Boston later this week. Head Coach Pete DeBoer made note of this at Monday's practice after all three players participated in practice. On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey discusses the injury update and how this could be a boost for players like Miro Heiskanen, Thomas Harley...

Jake Oettinger shuts down the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday in the Dallas Stars 4-1 win. The month of October has always been kind to Otter in his career and he continued that on Saturday against Connor McDavid and company. On today's episode, Joey highlights Oettinger's performance and shares his stunning numbers to begin the season. Plus he breaks down the game and how the Stars are struggling but...

The Dallas Stars take their first loss of the season at the hands of the Washington Capitals by a final score of 3-2 on Thursday night. Colin Blackwell scored his first goal of the season shorthanded for the Stars, but Dallas struggled to find their game for much of the contest as the Capitals pushed back for the win. Joey breaks down everything from Thursday's game including a power play that con...

On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey looks back at Head Coach Pete DeBoer's press conference following the win over San Jose on Tuesday night. Coach DeBoer had a bit of an edge following the shootout loss and possibly hinting at the fact he does not like everything he's seeing despite a 4-0 start to the season. We then look ahead to tonight's game against the Washington Capitals, where the...

The Dallas Stars remain perfect on the season with a 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks in a shootout and become the first 4-0 team in the NHL this season. Jason Robertson, Matt Duchene, and Wyatt Johnston all scored in a shootout to help lift the Stars over a hungry Sharks team. On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey breaks down what he noticed from the game and how performances from Duchene,...

The Dallas Stars look to remain unbeaten as the San Jose Sharks come to town without the #1 overall pick from this summer Macklin Celebrini. On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey breaks down some of the numbers and what we have seen from the Stars in the first three games. He also offers up a reason for the Stars not firing on all cylinders to begin the season despite finding ways to win. Ne...

The Dallas Stars and Casey Desmith shutout the Seattle Kraken 2-0 on Sunday night. The Stars scored two goals within 13 seconds of each other in the 1st period, the first from Sam Steel followed by Wyatt Johnston. Desmith made 25 saves in the win as the Stars recorded back to back shutouts with different goalies for the first time in franchise history. Joey breaks down the game and gives his main...

Jake Oettinger makes 33 saves in the Dallas Stars home opener in a 3-0 win over the New York Islanders. Tyler Seguin scores twice and Jamie Benn added his first goal of the season as the Stars move to 2-0 on the season. Oettinger has been the story over the last two games with his performances and it's needed with the sloppy start for Dallas. Matt Dumba was injured in the 1st period and never retu...

The Dallas Stars held on a 4-3 victory over the new look Nashville Predators on Opening night. Joey dissects all the action from the Stars first game of the 2024-25 season. We begin the episode with the biggest takeaway from game one including Jake Oettinger who made 33 saves in the win. He was great along with some help with the posts late. Also, Logan Stankoven with a dominating performance pick...

On today's episode of Locked On Stars, we preview the Dallas Stars opening night game versus the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena to kick off the 2024-25 season. Yesterday, news broke that Predators Goalie Jusse Saros is Day-to-Day with a lower body injury which means we could possibly see Scott Wedgewood vs Jake Oettinger. Joey also explains in detail his concerns with Matt Dumba and Ilya...

Welcome to today's Crossover episode of Locked On Stars and Locked On Avalanche! Chris, Kyle and Joey gear up for another season of the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche battling it out in the Central Division. In the first two segments, Joey answers questions from Chris and Kyle about the outlook of the Stars season and where some of the weaknesses are if any. What do we expect out of Logan Sta...

On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey shares his 2024-25 Dallas Stars Season predictions! We kick off the show with Joey's Central Division predictions, he explains where the Stars finish next season, their win total, amount of points and more while breaking down the eight team division. We then switch to the Western Conference, what seed to the Dallas Stars finish at and who are the eight t...

The Dallas Stars Opening Night roster is set! But will Wyatt Johnston and Mavrik Bourque be available on Thursday night in Nashville. On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey examines the final roster moves made by the Dallas Stars over the weekend ahead of opening night in just a few days. Stars highly touted prospect Lian Bichsel was loaned to back to the AHL with the Texas Stars where he wil...

Juraj Kralik is back on Locked On Stars! We discuss the Dallas Stars defense and how we are feeling heading into next season. Will Matt Dumba and Ilya Lyubushkin elevate their play from previous seasons? Lian Bichsel has had an excellent preseason, if he's able to make an impact at the NHL level, how much better to do you feel about the defense? In the second segment, Juraj shares his thoughts on...

On today's crossover edition with Locked On Wild, Seth and Joey catch up just ahead of the NHL season about to kick on Friday. Seth asks Joey his biggest concerns about the Stars heading into next season and to no surprise the defense is the hot button issue. Also, what kind of void was left by the departure of Joe Pavelski and Joey explains why he believes Wyatt Johnston will soon take that role...

On today's episode of Locked On Stars, we continue are season previews with Defenseman Miro Heiskanen and Thomas Harley. Miro and Harley created a super pairing for Head Coach Pete DeBoer when they were paired together halfway through the season. It looks like they will be separated at the start of this season, so how will it affect one another. Joey reflects on last season from Heiskanen and Harl...

Who is the biggest breakout candidate for the Dallas Stars next season and why is it Mavrik Bourque? On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey explains his reasoning behind why Bourque is due to have a huge season in Dallas. You can also toss Logan Stankoven into this conversation, he may have already had his moment last season, but this will be a full year with a chance to win the Calder Trophy...

The Dallas Stars remain undefeated in the preseason after a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild Sunday night in St. Paul. On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey gives his thoughts on what he saw from the Stars in the second to last preseason game. Logan Stankoven continues to dominate when he really doesn't need too, but boy is he fun to watch. Lian Bichsel continues to stand out and Joey thinks...

The Central is arguably the deepest and toughest division in the NHL, with the Colorado Avalanche, Nashville Predators, Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets leading the way. On this Locked On NHL Season Preview Round Table, Ann Kimmel (Locked On Predators), Chris Micieli (Locked On Avalanche), Harrison Lee (Locked On Jets) and Joey Erickson (Locked On Stars) break down the landscape of a Central Divisio...

Stephen Meserve from 100degreehockey joins the show to discuss the Texas Stars and what he's seen from camp and the preseason so far! On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Stephen gives us a deeper look at why the Texas Stars have been so successful in the AHL over the last decade. We discuss Lian Bichsel and how important last year was for his development and what the outlook is for him next sea...