Locked On Stars - Daily Podcast On The Dallas Stars

The Dallas Stars stay unbeaten in the preseason after a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild last night. Our number one takeaway on Locked On Stars is Miro Heiskanen and his play on his strong side! Playing along side Matt Dumba, Miro showcased his ability to create scoring chances for himself and others playing on a side that is more suitable to his strengths. Also, Matt Dumba is providing the presenc...

The Dallas Stars roll out an NHL heavy lineup tonight against the Minnesota Wild in the preseason. We discuss what to expect tonight from our first look at Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin, Matt Duchene and Roope Hintz. Also, is this the last season of the Seguin and Benn era? In the next segment, we preview Goalie Jake Oettinger and the important season ahead for him in a contract year. How many games an...

On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey breaks down everything we saw from preseason game two between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche. The Stars won on a buzzer beater from Lian Bichsel in the dying seconds of regulation after another nice showing from the young defensemen. Wyatt Johnston scored his first goal on a power play while playing alongside Logan Stankoven and Mavrik Bourque w...

The Dallas Stars played their first preseason of the game of the season on Saturday night defeating the St. Louis Blues 2-1. Joey shares his takeaways from the game including a standout performance from Lian Bichsel. It's easy to overreact, but that is a great sign for the Stars moving forward. We also highlight Logan Stankoven, Mason Marchment, and Mavrik Bourque who played on a line together and...

On today's episode of Locked On Stars, we take a first glance at some takeaways from day 1 of training camp for the Dallas Stars. All eyes will be on the defenseman pairings in camp and right off the bat Pete DeBoer has Miro Heiskanen playing on his strong side with Matt Dumba. It is not for certain this will happen but the Stars will experiment with different pairings throughout camp and preseaso...

Welcome to Part 2 of Joey and Ryan Chambers on today's episode of Locked On Stars! We open up the show sharing what we are most looking forward to this season with the Dallas Stars? Is it Matt Dumba and Ilya Lyubushkin adding physicality to the lineup or Mavrik Bourque entering his rookie season? Share yours with us below. Joey and Ryan dive into Bourque and what he could potentially add for the S...

Ryan Chambers from Starcastic Remarks joins the show for part 1 of his conversation with Joey on today's episode of Locked On Stars! The Dallas Stars finished up their last piece of business on Tuesday by signing defenseman Thomas Harley to a 2 year $4M deal just ahead of training camp. Ryan shares his thought on Esa Lindell's extension and why he believes this is a good thing for the Stars moving...

The Dallas Stars have signed 30 year old defenseman Esa Lindell to a 5 year $5.25M Cap hit extension this afternoon. Joey breaks down the contract details, shares hit thoughts and opinions and more on the extension on today's episode of Locked On Stars. Lindell was entering the final year of a six year deal at $5.8M per year, so why did the Stars go ahead and get an extension done a year early? Ho...

We're back to every day episodes of Locked On Stars! Training Camp kicks off this week and the first preseason game gets underway this Saturday. On today's episode, Joey goes over the biggest takeaways from the Dallas Stars Prospect Tournament performance in Traverse City. Despite the Stars losing both games against Detroit, positives include Lian Bichsel and Emil Hemming's play in game two. A sur...

Welcome to the first crossover edition with Robyn of Locked On Utah Hockey Club! Joey and Robyn go back and fourth about the Stars and Hockey Club just a few days ahead of Training Camp. In the first segment, we hear from Robyn's perspective on what went down in Arizona over the summer the team transferring over to Salt Lake City. We also discuss the talented young core that includes Clayton Kelle...

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With the season just a little over a month away, we begin our season previews for the Dallas Stars. Today we take a look at two key fixtures on the fourth line, Sam Steel and Colin Blackwell. Steel last season established himself as a consistent piece for head coach Pete DeBoer on the penalty kill and bottom six which led to a career high 77 games. With the departures of Craig Smith, Radek Faksa,...

On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey takes a look at the odds for Logan Stankoven to win the Calder Trophy this season. He will have stiff competition in Matvei Michkov and Macklin Celebrini, but Stankoven has already established himself as a NHL regular and is due for an uptick in minutes. We switch over to Nils Lundkvist in the second segment, where we take a look at where he fits and why...

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The Dallas Stars have one of the brightest futures in the NHL with young players like Wyatt Johnston, Logan Stankoven and Mavrik Bourque who are expected to make significant impacts next season. You also cannot forget about Lian Bichel, Tristan Bertucci and first round pick Emil Hemming. With that in mind, on today's episode of Locked On Stars, we observe the top five players 22 years of age or yo...

On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Chris Tanev's departure left a void the Dallas Stars will try to fill with Matt Dumba and Ilya Lyubushikin. With those additions, Joey ranks each Central Division team based on their defensive pairings heading into next season. Miro Heiskanen and Thomas Harley hold up against some of the best in the NHL, but will they break up to allow Miro to play on his str...

Roope Hintz comes in at #14 on this year's ranking of Top Centers in the NHL according to NHL Network. Hintz is no stranger to being overlooked, but coming off his 3rd consecutive season of at least scoring 30 goals has to mean something. Plus, what he does on the defensive side of the puck is equally as impressive. On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey makes a case for Roope to be higher on...

Miro Heiskanen is one of the best Defensemen in the NHL, but has only cracked the Top 10 once in his career in Norris Trophy voting. Perhaps with new right shot d men Matt Dumba and Ilya Lyubushkin, Miro can play on his strong side and meet new heights offensively that will elevate his status around the league. Either way, Heiskanen has one of the best contracts in the entire league, an article by...

On today's episode of Locked On Stars, we rank every single Dallas Stars jersey in Franchise History. The Stars have had some pretty sweet sweaters throughout the years, so why not put them into categories with the help of tier maker. Joey goes through each jersey and places them into a category with "S" being the best and so on and so forth. What is your All-Time favorite jersey the Stars have ha...

On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey leads off with the NHL Network's Top 20 Wingers in the NHL right now which features Jason Robertson at number six. Robertson comes off a season with just 80 points after 109 the previous season, however he still led the team and made an impact. Joey believes with the departure of Joe Pavelski, his numbers will skyrocket again with the addition of Wyatt J...

On today's episode of Locked On Stars, an article by David Castillo on DMagazine highlights Roope Hintz's last season and shows he still ranks amongst the best in the NHL despite a "down" season. Hintz produced 65 points in 80 games last season while eclipsing the 30 goal mark for the third consecutive season, but many would argue it was not a great season for Roope. Castillo compares Roope's seas...

On today's episode of Locked On Stars: Joey's way to early trade deadline targets for the Dallas Stars. The Stars will more than likely be a team that is competing for a Stanley Cup at the end of next season, so why not fast forward and look at potential players the Stars could acquire for a playoff run. Joey picked a variety of defensemen including Ivan Provorov, Jeff Petry, Marcus Pettersson and...

On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey explains why he believes Dallas Stars goalie Jake Oettinger will have a career year next season. Otter's last season was funky, dealing with an injury midway through the season, inconsistent play while posting his statistical worst season of his young career but still being named an All-Star. Joey compares the first four seasons of Oettinger to other gre...

Should Dallas Stars legend Jere Lehtinen be in the Hockey Hall of Fame? Today's headline question of this mailbag episode of Locked On Stars is why or why not Lehtinen should be in the HOF. Joey makes his case on why he should be and also shares where his resume may not stack up with others. Just to name a few achievements, Jere won a Stanley Cup in 1999 with the Stars, was one of five players in...

Dallas Stars first round pick Emil Hemming was drafted 15th overall in the 2024 CHL Import Draft last week and has signed with the Barrie Colts for next season. This is a great sign for the Stars and Hemming's development as he makes his transition to the North American style of hockey. On today's episode of Locked On Stars, Joey shares his insight on Hemming joining the Colts next season and how...