Spits & Suds Podcast

He played 13 years in the NHL and wore the "C" for the New York Rangers. After a successful run in the NHL, Callahan is now a lead analyst for ESPN. 105.3 The Fan's Gbag Nation caught up with Callahan to get his thoughts on the Stars playoff chances, Mikko Rantanen, Wyatt Johnston, his example of moving to a warm weather city to play similar to Dallas plus his memories of playing for John Tortorel...

Stars beat reporter Lia Assimakopoulos of the Dallas Morning News joins host Gavin Spittle to bring us the latest from Stars practice as they get ready for Nashville. Both Pete DeBoer and Matt Duchene give their thoughts on the tight Central race. Lia also mentioned that Coach DeBoer talked about the amount of shots on net and what defensive improvements need to be made in front of Oettinger and D...

The Dallas Stars beat the Kraken 3-1 Monday night. Host Gavin Spittle talks about the play from Casey DeSmith as he had another great game. The Avalanche lost to the Flames in overtime so Dallas gained another point on Colorado, as they sit in second place in the Central Division. Wyatt Johnston continues to score goals, he scored his 30th on the year. Gavin finishes by reading tweets from listene...

Live from Seattle, Dallas Stars Senior Staff Writer and a terrific friend of Spits and Suds Mike Heika joined 105.3 The Fan's K&C Masterpiece to give his thoughts on this Stars Defense, shot differential, goaltending, Miro Heiskanen and more. 

Host Gavin Spittle joins Locked On Stars host Joey Erickson to talk about the Dallas Stars clinching the playoffs, the win against the Kraken, what a first round playoff matchup vs the Avalanche could look like, the playoff picture as a whole in the NHL and much more. It’s a crossover edition of Spits and Suds with Joey Erickson from the Locked on Stars Podcast.  

Gavin and Joey look at the NHL plaoyff picture, go around the leagues top stories and give an outlook at the Stars 2024-2025 season.

The guys breakdown what a Dallas Colorado round 1 playoff series would look like as that is the most likely outcome for the first round ofthe playoffs for the Stars.

Host Gavin Spittle joins Locked on Stars host Joey Erickson to talk about the Stars win against the Kraken that clinched a playoff spot for Dallas.

For the 6th time in 7 years, the Stars make the playoffs after a 5-1 win against the Seattle Kraken. Host Gavin Spittle talks about the performance from Jake Oettinger in the win and the performances from the dominant line of Robertson, Hintz and Rantanen. Rantanen has 11 points in 11 games with the Stars. The Stars have an extremely impressive record when Jason Robertson and Wyatt Johnston score...

Our Stars/NHL Spits and Suds insider Sean Shapiro joins us for his weekly visit and does think that this Stars defense can be better and he explains why. Sean and Gavin also discuss the recent play of Lian Bichsel and his penalties. Sean talks about Bichsel adjusting to the league and how the league is adjusting to him and uses Thomas Harley as an example. As a former goalie, Sean tells us about G...

The Stars get outshot miserably by the Flames but are able to come away with a 5-2 win. Casey DeSmith made 46 saves in the win. Host Gavin Spittle talks about the Stars getting closer to catching the Winnipeg Jets, as they are only 4 points behind now. The Stars goaltenders have faced 92 shots in the last two games but have won both of them. Gavin ponders how sustainable this is for this team. The...

From starting in Frisco to a stellar college career at Colgate to playing for Team USA and now in the pro's with the New York Sirens of the Professional Women's Hockey League, it's been a great ride for Ally Simpson. Host Gavin Spittle talks to her about growing up a Stars fan, what got her into hockey, what she misses most about Texas, donning the USA sweater, her relationship with fellow PWHL'er...

The Stars took a 4-0 lead into the third period behind a second period natural hat trick from Jason Robertson. Edmonton was able to rally and make it a game but Dallas was able to pick up two points in a 4-3 win against the Oilers. Host Gavin Spittle talks about the big saves from Jake Oettinger in the game and the performances from Wyatt Johnston and Jason Robertson. He talks about the late start...

So much to discuss with Spits and Suds favorite Robert Tiffin. The Stars after 70 games are ahead of last year's pace. Robert talks about the season under Pete DeBoer and his coaching success since arriving. The guys also discuss GM Jim Nill picking up his 500th win. Robert tells us how it is to cover DeBoer and Nill. Should the Stars look to re-sign Mikael Granlund and how the new Mikko Rantanen...

The Stars continue their success at the AAC with a 3-0 win against the Minnesota Wild. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by David Castillo from D Magazine. The guys go through the game and talk about the Stars performance. David has some concern with the Stars struggles against some bad teams and how they shouldn’t be having these struggles. Gavin wants to see Blackwell in the lineup permanently and th...

Gavin and David go over the Stars two new prospects the Stars signed and take a look at the Stars schedule and the Avalanche upcoming schedule with Colorado trying to catch Dallas in points.

Gavin and David answer tweets from Stars fans.

The Stars continue their success at the AAC with a 3-0 win against the Minnesota Wild. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by David Castillo from D Magazine. The guys go through the game and talk about the Stars performance. David has some concern with the Stars struggles against some bad teams and how they shouldn’t be having these struggles. Gavin wants to see Blackwell in the lineup permanently and th...

Thomas Harley scores twice including the game winner in overtime, as the Stars defeat the Flyers 3-2. Host Gavin Spittle talks about the parity in the league no matter the record for these teams. He talks about the lack of shots on net and the Stars getting too cute with their passes on the power play. They need to get more shots on net. And he talks about Thomas Harley's success for the Stars.

Our Spits and Suds Stars/NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins us for his weekly visit. Sean and Gavin discuss Pete DeBoer's comments and some changes coming out of Friday's practice that we might see Saturday afternoon against Philadelphia. Can this team hold up defensively? Sean gives his thoughts on the lines that he would like to see and why plus some interesting notes on the early success of Victory...

The Stars lose 3-2 in a shootout to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Host Gavin Spittle opens up with Pete DeBoer’s comments after this game. DeBoer wasn’t happy with the effort from his team and Gavin agrees with what he had to say. Casey DeSmith stole them a point with the performance he had in regulation. Gavin reads tweets from listeners to wrap. 

Professional Coach and Analyst Jack Han joins host Gavin Spittle talks about his journey from China to working with teams around the world at the highest level. Jack has a new book out Hockey Tactics 2025 and the guys discuss modern day analytics and strategies that teams use as well as Jack's thoughts on the Dallas Stars and head coach Pete DeBoer. Jack explains why the slap shot is going away, w...

After multiple trades and the highest prospects now flourishing for the Dallas Stars, D Magazine's David Castillo joins host Gavin Spittle to talk about the next wave of prospects that you might not have heard of and how they are playing in Junior Hockey as well as in College. David also gives his thoughts on last night's Stars OT win, the NHL Playoff format as well as how far Dallas can go withou...

The guys also discuss the Stars goaltending prospects and talk about the NHL playoff picture.

After multiple trades and the highest prospects now flourishing for the Dallas Stars, D Magazine's David Castillo joins host Gavin Spittle to talk about the next wave of prospects that you might not have heard of and how they are playing in Junior Hockey as well as in College.