Spits & Suds Podcast

Dallas loses to Toronto 5-3 after a tough second period saw the Leafs score 3 goals. Host Gavin Spittle makes note about how the Maple Leafs have the Stars number year after year. Gavin makes note about the lack of scoring from this team since Tyler Seguin went on LTIR. The Stars went 0/4 on the power play and he talks about how big of a momentum killer that is. Gavin reads through tweets from lis...

Our Spits and Suds NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins us from Plymouth Michigan, home of Team USA's training camp as they get ready for World Juniors in Ottawa. Two Stars draft picks will play in the tournament, Aram Minnetian for team USA and Emil Hemming for Finland. Sean tells us that Lian Bichsel needs to stay on the Stars roster and the possibility of carrying eight defensemen. Sean also talks ab...

Gavin and Sean ask if the Winter Classic will ever return to DFW? 

Sean and Gavin talks about Logan Stankoven's play as of late, Jake Oettinger's play and how great of a fit Matt Duchene has been.

Our NHL Insider Sean Shapiro explains why Lian Bichsel needs to stay with the Stars and that they should carry 8 defensemen.

Dallas ended Washington’s 10-game road winning streak with a 3-1 victory. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by David Castillo from D Magazine to talk about the great performance from the team. Dallas continues to play excellent hockey at home as they improved to 13-1 at the AAC. The guys talk about the impact of Lian Bichsel in just three games at the NHL level. Jake Oettinger once again was incredible...

Gavin and David answer questions from listeners and talk about the upcoming game with the Leafs.

Gavin and David highlight Jake Oettinger's performance in the win against the Caps. The guys talk about the Capitals pressing in the attacking zone and Oettinger making save after save. Gavin makes note that if these guys can put more games like this together, that’s a Stanley Cup contending team.

Dallas ended Washington’s 10-game road winning streak with a 3-1 victory. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by David Castillo from D Magazine to talk about the great performance from the team. Dallas continues to play excellent hockey at home as they improved to 13-1 at the AAC. The guys talk about the impact of Lian Bichsel in just three games at the NHL level and discuss how he's making it very diffi...

The Stars defeat the Blues 2-1 in an overtime thriller thanks to a game winner from Matt Duchene. Host Gavin Spittle talks about how great Duchene has been all season and how Jim Nill made it happen in the offseason with bringing him back. Gavin starts with the Blues latest trade with the Anaheim Ducks and wonders who else is up for grabs in a trade from Anaheim? Could Dallas target anyone from th...

David Castillo of D Magazine joins Gavin Spittle to do a deep dive on Game 1 of Lian Bichsel in a Stars sweater. David cites specific examples of how one game shows why he should stay in the lineup. The guys look at specific needs to be fixed and whether it's worth it going "all in" with the possibility of losing key pieces of this youth movement. 

The Stars come out flat in a 4-1 loss to the Nashville Predators. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by Robert Tiffin from D Magazine. The guys talk about the slow start. Gavin defends Jake Oettinger as fans sounded off on Oettinger playing badly. Then they talk about Lian Bishel getting called up and answer questions from listeners on Twitter. 

The guys answer questions from listeners on Twitter.

Lian Bischel made his NHL debut and made an impact as he scored a goal in the game. Gavin and Robert talk about his performance and how long they expect Bischel will be with the team before he gets sent back down to Texas. And someone asks if Thomas Harley should run the power play. The guys discuss.

The Stars lose to the Predators 4-1 and fans are putting the blame on Jake Oettinger. Gavin Spittle and Robert Tiffin explain why he shouldn't be blamed.

Jake Oettinger shuts down the Flames in the third period and the Stars score 4 goals in the third to beat Calgary 6-2 Sunday night. Another win at home for the Stars, host Gavin Spittle recaps the win and talks about how fun it is to see the team streaking like they did in the third period. He talks about how good the first line was in this game and how that takes pressure off the other lines. 

Penalties hurt the Stars in their 3-2 loss to Vegas Friday night. Host Gavin Spittle recaps the loss, talks about the penalties being such a killer in this one and answers questions and comments from people on Twitter. 

With Tyler Seguin moving to Long Term Injured Reserve, host Gavin Spittle is joined by NHL.com writer and Managing Editor of Defending Big D Taylor Baird to discuss potential Dallas Stars trade targets. Taylor and Gavin explain why the Stars can't be free spenders and Taylor gives her thoughts positions she would like to see improved. It's a trade target edition of Spits and Suds.

Former longtime Dallas Stars voice now hockey commentator and writer Ralph Strangis joins Gavin Spittle on Spits and Suds. Ralph gives his thoughts on this recent Stars run, the overall season, the performance of both Casey DeSmith and Jake Oettinger, Evgenii Dadonov, Jamie Benn, Matt Duchene, Mason Marchment and Tyler Seguin. Ralph and Gavin discuss the LA Kings and Ralph talks about his time aro...

What a big win for the Dallas Stars over the Utah Hockey Club. They won both games on the back to back and Casey DeSmith played incredibly well. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by David Castillo from D Magazine to discuss the big win. The guys talked about how dark the Delta Center looked on TV. The Stars scored another power play goal. The guys talk about the play of Evgeni Dadonov and Sam Steel. Th...

Gavin and David look ahead to Wednesday's game against the Kings.

The guys answer tweets sent in from listeners

What a big win for the Dallas Stars over the Utah Hockey Club. They won both games on the back to back and Casey DeSmith played incredibly well. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by David Castillo from D Magazine to discuss the big win. The guys talked about how dark the Delta Center looked on TV. The Stars scored another power play goal. The guys talk about the play of Evgeni Dadonov and Sam Steel. Th...

Dallas picks up 4 points over the weekend with two wins over the Avs and Jets. Host Gavin Spittle recaps the win and talks about the performances of Mason Marchment and Jake Oettinger. Gavin answers questions from listeners and previews Monday’s game in Utah.

The Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 and score 2 goals on the power play. Gavin gives a huge stick tap to Stars broadcaster Josh Bogorad for calling the game on TNT and doing a great job. Then he recaps the game and talks about the big game from Mason Marchment. Gavin talks about the impact Jake Oettinger had on this game as Colorado could have tied the game but he made saves when it counted...