Spits & Suds Podcast

7 wins in a row for the Dallas Stars after a 2-1 shootout winner against the Montreal Canadiens. Host Gavin Spittle rehashes what he wanted in these three games with Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. He said 3 points or more would be ideal and they already got 2 with the win, Gavin wants to see Lian Bichsel back with Dallas soon. He believes he is a difference maker and makes the Stars better. He says...

The Stars keep their winning ways going after a 4-1 domination over the Flyers. Host Gavin Spittle recaps the win and answers tweets from listeners.

The halfway point of the 2024-25 NHL season is upon us. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by D Magazine's David Castillo. The guys put their professor hats on and give midterm grades to each Dallas Stars player along with the coaching staff. See if you agree with their letter grades on the latest edition of Spits and Suds!

The halfway point of the 2024-25 NHL season is upon us. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by D Magazine's David Castillo. The guys put their professor hats on and give midterm grades to each Dallas Stars goalie.

The halfway point of the 2024-25 NHL season is upon us. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by D Magazine's David Castillo. The guys put their professor hats on and give midterm grades to each Dallas Stars defensemen.

The halfway point of the 2024-25 NHL season is upon us. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by D Magazine's David Castillo. The guys put their professor hats on and give midterm grades to each Dallas Stars forward.

RJ Choppy, morning host of 105.3 The Fan joins host Gavin Spittle to be the judge on whether Gavin got Catfished by a Spits and Suds listener on a dating site. Gavin tells this unique, funny story and how it relates to the program. The guys then discuss the win over the Rangers last night, does RJ think that Madison Square Garden is the Mecca of hockey arenas and should the Stars pull the trigger...

What a massive win for the Dallas Stars after trailing 3-0 in the first period against the Rangers. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by Robert Tiffin from D Magazine to talk about the insane game at Madison Square Garden. The guys discuss the art of the check from two different players. Jamie Benn creating space for his game winner and Jason Robertson being able to power through a check and stay invol...

Gavin and Robert discuss a possible contract extension for Jamie Benn and what it would look like.

What a massive win for the Dallas Stars after trailing 3-0 in the first period against the Rangers. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by Robert Tiffin from D Magazine to talk about the insane game at Madison Square Garden. The guys discuss the art of the check from two different players. Jamie Benn creating space for his game winner and Jason Robertson being able to power through a check and stay invol...

4 straight wins for the Dallas Stars after a 3-2 Overtime winner from Thomas Harley. Host Gavin Spittle recaps the win, talks about the Utah Hockey Club and then answers questions from listeners on Twitter. 

Our Spits and Suds NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins Gavin Spittle to talk about the Stars and how they are back to their winning ways. The guys discuss the chemistry of the top two lines and how Jason Robertson and Roope Hintz are playing real well with Evgenii Dadonov. Oskar Bäck gets a two year extension. The guys discuss his road to the NHL as well as a nice debut from Arttu Hyry. Two Stars prosp...

Trade talk with Vancouver and what Stars on the current roster he would Sean Shapiro be willing to trade. That plus the recycling of NHL coaches with different teams.

Two Stars prospects are playing in the World Juniors. Sean lets us know how Emil Hemming and Aram Minnetian are doing in the tournament.

Our Spits and Suds NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins Gavin Spittle to talk about the Stars and how they are back to their winning ways. The guys discuss the chemistry of the top two lines and how Jason Robertson and Roope Hintz are playing real well with Evgenii Dadonov. Oskar Bäck gets a two year extension. The guys discuss his road to the NHL as well as a nice debut from Arttu Hyry. Sean gives his...

The Stars have won 4 of their last 5 and held Ottawa to just 13 shots in a 4-2 win. Host Gavin Spittle recaps the win and talks about how Ottawa is a good team and this was a good win for Dallas. He pitches the idea of the Stars going after Mikael Granlund and how he would help their team. Gavin likes what he has seen from the Stars lately.  

The Stars end 2024 with a victory against the Buffalo Sabres. Host Gavin Spittle talks about the Lian Bischel move to the Texas Stars and Dallas reactivating Matt Dumba from injury. He thought the Stars defense played really well in this game and Casey DeSmith was strong in the win. Since the disaster against the Blackhawks back in November, DeSmith has only allowed 5 goals in three games. Jason R...

The Stars get a win over Chicago 5-1 and get a power play goal to end their streak of power play woes. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by Robert Tiffin from D Magazine. The guys talk about the Stars getting fined by the league for practice during the holiday break. Then the guys go through the win over the Blackhawks. Gavin thought Chicago was the better team in the first period but then Dallas reall...

Gavin and Robert preview the upcoming Buffalo game on New Years Eve and then answer questions on Twitter from listeners.

The guys go through the win over the Blackhawks. Gavin thought Chicago was the better team in the first period but then Dallas really got going. Robert notes how Oettinger bounced back with a great effort after the tough loss to the Minnesota Wild Friday.

 Host Gavin Spittle is joined by Robert Tiffin from D Magazine. The guys talk about the Stars getting fined by the league for practice during the holiday break.

Dallas sees a 2-0 lead evaporate in the third period and lose to the Wild 3-2 in Overtime. Host Gavin Spittle talks about what went wrong. He makes note that the second goal Dallas scored was set up by Ilya Lyubushkin and how great of a play he made to open up the middle for Wyatt Johnston’s goal. Gavin breaks down the Minnesota Wild game winner in overtime and why it happened. Pete DeBoer said Ma...

The Stars defeat the Utah Hockey Club 3-2 before the Holiday break. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by David Castillo from D Magazine. The guys discuss the Utah Hockey Club and that the future of this team is very bright. David talks about Stankoven moving to the 4th line and Blackwell to line 3. They talk about Casey DeSmiths impressive performance and allowing Jake Oettinger to have some time off w...

Dallas went 0-7 on the power play and allowed a short handed goal in a 3-1 loss to the New York Rangers. Host Gavin Spittle addresses the power play woes as they continue to just burn this team. He talks about how great Igor Shesterkin was but it’s not a good enough excuse anymore. They have to score goals and especially when they have 17 minutes on the power play, they have to score. He addresses...

DallasStars.com Senior Staff Writer Mike Heika joins host Gavin Spittle for this episode. Mike tells us about the flu bug and how the juggling of lines and players can affect the team. Mike brings up a great point about picking up a scorer but does the development of young players like Logan Stankoven and Mavrik Bourque pay the price with minutes. Mike and Gavin talk about Stars from the past comp...