Spits & Suds Podcast

Spits and Suds Stars/NHL insider Sean Shapiro joins host Gavin Spittle for his weekly Friday visit. Sean is live from the Under 18 World Championships and brings us an update along with some Dallas Stars ties. Sean explains the pick that led to the first Avalanche goal and why it's not a penalty. He also explains how teams use the pick play in different ways including the Stars. Will Mavrik Bourqu...

Sean and Gavin dive into the other Central Division playoff matchups which proves how tough the Division really is.

Sean explains the pick that led to the first Avalanche goal and why it's not a penalty. He also explains how teams use the pick play in different ways including the Stars. Will Mavrik Bourque return to the lineup and who would he replace? The guys also discuss how Alexander Petrovic was an under the radar key re-signing in the offseason.

Spits and Suds Stars/NHL insider Sean Shapiro joins host Gavin Spittle for his weekly Friday visit. Sean is live from the Under 18 World Championships and brings us an update along with some Dallas Stars ties.

We go behind enemy lines on Spits and Suds as Ryan Kaufman who covers the Avalanche for Xtra Sports 1300 in Colorado joins us to give us his perspective after the Stars second straight overtime win and a 2 games to 1 lead in this series. The mindset of the fans after last night's loss, how Ryan feels about this series, the goaltending matchup, thoughts on booing Rantanen and how the Avs feel about...

Dallas wins their second straight in overtime against Colorado. Tyler Seguin scored the game winner to give Dallas a 2-1 series lead against the Colorado Avalanche. Host Gavin Spittle recaps the game. He talks about the return of Gabriel Landeskog and how great that is for the game of hockey for him coming back after a three year absence. He didn’t like the penalty that was called on Rantanen, whi...

Host Gavin Spittle joined Shan and Bobby on 105.3 The Fan to break down the exciting game 2 victory.

The Dallas Stars even the series with the Colorado Avalanche after Colin Blackwell wins it in overtime. Host Gavin Spittle is cracking open the Frosty’s and recaps the thriller of a hockey game. Pete DeBoer said in his post game press conference how they needed to be more physical and not be pass happy and the Stars did that in this game. Gavin talks about the Stars putting pressure on Colorado wi...

0-8 in game one situations for the Dallas Stars since 2022. The Stars lose 5-1 to Colorado but it didn’t feel like a blowout until the end of the game. Host Gavin Spittle thought Dallas played one of their better games in a while. Mackenzie Blackwood made some huge saves for the Avs and Colorado had a couple of fluke goals. Gavin goes through the scoring summary and then answers tweets from listen...

We want to bring you as much Stars/Avalanche content as possible heading into this playoff series. That includes the voice of the Avalanche Conor McGahey who sat down with 105.3 The Fan's Shan and RJ show to preview this series from a Colorado perspective. 

Spits and Suds NHL and Stars insider Sean Shapiro joins host Gavin Spittle for his weekly chat. Sean caught up with Stars Defenseman Lian Bichsel this week to talk about the physicality of hockey. The Stars rolled out their lines in practice and Sean and Gavin talked about the pairings and what the power play might look like without Jason Robertson. Avalanche goalie Mackenzie Blackwood will make h...

It's a Stars/Avalanche first preview as Robert Tiffin joins host Gavin Spittle. The guys talk about the Stars recent play and specifically defensive lapses. Goalie is always the center of attention but both Robert and Gavin feel as though the Stars need to be better in their coverage in front of the net. With an update pending on Jason Robertson, the guys discuss opening lines on Saturday. Robert...

The Stars lose their 7th in a row to end the regular season. Host Gavin Spittle questions if a Frosty will be cracked in the playoffs because this team looks dead right now. He talks about Pete DeBoer’s comments after the game and how he has never seen anything like this before. Gavin tells it like it is, the Stars are showing no energy on the ice and they have no net presence on offense or defens...

High energy with lots of opinions. Ralph Strangis hops on Spits and Suds with host Gavin Spittle to talk Stars and the upcoming NHL Playoffs. Ralph gives his opinion on this team flipping the switch as the playoffs begin. Ralph gives his insights on the makeup of this team, his thoughts on Oettinger in the playoffs, coming out of the gate quickly, Pete DeBoer, the Captain Jamie Benn and a lot more...

The Stars lose 6-4 to the Red Wings. Host Gavin Spittle gives a quick synopsis of the game, talks about Jamie Benn having number 400 taken away from him again, as Lian Bichsel poked the puck in. He talks about how Bichsel did the right thing on that play even though it took the goal away from Benn. Then he answers tweets from listeners. 

The Stars lose their 5th in a row after the Utah Hockey Club beat them 5-3. Host Gavin Spittle recaps the game and goes over the injury report. It’s official, the Stars will play the Avalanche in the first round of the playoffs next weekend. Gavin wraps by answering Tweets from listeners. 

Brent Severyn from Victory+ joined Shan and RJ on 105.3 The Fan to talk about the Stars struggles as they have lost their last 4 games. He talks about what's gone wrong for the Stars and how they can fix these problems with the playoffs quickly approaching. He thinks they've lost their confidence and they are struggling to keep the puck out of the net on defense. Brent thinks if the Stars play the...

Spits and Suds Stars and NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins Gavin Spittle for his weekly visit. Sean gives his thoughts on the Winnipeg loss as well as the Stars struggles. Sean and Gavin both think this team can turn things around and they talk about why. Jamie Benn has struggled since January and the guys give their thoughts on the Captain. Both Sean and Gavin defend Pete DeBoer on his comments afte...

The Stars were blanked by the Jets 4-0. Host Gavin Spittle opens the counseling session up for Stars fans. The reality is Winnipeg dominated Dallas this season. The Stars finished 1-3 against the Jets and all three losses weren’t close. Gavin thinks Winnipeg could very much win the Western Conference and get to the Stanley Cup final. Jamie Benn’s scoreless streak is up to 13 games now, should ther...

It's a big game Thursday night at the American Airlines Center as the Stars host first place Winnipeg. Connor Hrabchak from Sports Talk Winnipeg joins host Gavin Spittle to discuss the matchup, what Stars fans should watch from the Winnipeg point of view, their overall health heading into the game and how teams have been effective against the Jets. 

The Stars lost to the Canucks after allowing 3 goals in the final minute and gave up an overtime goal to lose to the Canucks 6-5. Host Gavin Spittle unwraps this hockey game and talks about how frustrating this game was. Pete DeBoer said this kind of loss flushes out the good that happened in this game and Gavin points out how good the power play unit looked in this game and how good the team play...

The Stars lose in overtime to the Minnesota Wild 3-2. Host Gavin Spittle talks about how this team looks extremely tired in the third period lately as they were outshot 17-4 in the period. Throughout the year this team had been pretty disciplined with not committing penalties but since the beginning of March, these guys have been committing a lot more. Gavin is focused on the game Tuesday against...

Host Gavin Spittle says you have to tip your hat to Sidney Crosby before he talks about anything else because Crosby’s hat trick led the Penguins past the Stars in a 5-3 game. Gavin asks where were the big hits? There was a lack of traffic in front of the net from the Stars offense and they once again had less than 30 shots on net. He says there needs to be more consistency from this team and you...

Our Spits and Suds Stars and NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins Gavin Spittle to discuss the Stars winning ways but should we be concerned with the slow starts? Sean breaks down Wyatt Johnston and what makes him such an effective player. Can teams make adjustments to slow him down? The effectiveness of Codi CeCe since being traded to Dallas. The two way play of Matt Duchene and Mikko Rantanen and how...

The Stars score five unanswered goals to beat the Nashville Predators 5-1. Host Gavin Spittle and StarsThoughts.com’s Robert Tiffin recap the game and talk about Jamie Benn getting a night off. The guys talk about Mikko Rantanen and how well he is fitting in with this hockey team. The Stars play 5 games in the next 7 days and that is a grind. The guys answer tweets from listeners and Robert gives...