Spits & Suds Podcast

The Stars get crushed by the Chicago Blackhawks in a 6-2 loss. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by David Castillo from D Magazine to talk about the game and the power play woes continuing. David says this is probably one of the worst games the Stars have played since Pete DeBoer has been the head coach. It was a really ugly performance for Casey DeSmith. David says this is why backups are backups for...

Mike Piellucci, the Sports Editor at D Magazine joins host Gavin Spittle to talk about the company, the writers that join Spits and Suds and much more from a journalistic perspective. Mike also shares his favorite Dallas Stars player and favorite story D Magazine has covered. 

The CHL USA Prospects Challenge is Tuesday night and our Spits and Suds NHL Insider Sean Shapiro is live From London, Ontario to cover the event. Blake Fiddler from the Dallas Stars Elite Hockey Club will be playing in this game. Gavin and Sean then discuss the Stars power play problems after they gave away a 3-1 lead in the 3rd period against the Hurricanes. The guys then talk about the Colorado...

The Stars see a 3-1 lead slip away in the 3rd period against the Carolina Hurricanes and they lose in crazy fashion. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by Robert Tiffin from D Magazine. The Stars special teams was a problem in this game, as they allowed 2 power play goals and a shorthanded goal. The guys dissect the loss and talk about the Martin Nečas pass that went off Ilya Lybushkin’s skate and into...

Host Gavin Spittle discusses the Stars win over the Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday. He talks about how they started from behind early but were able to come back and win the game. Matt Duchene continues his success and the Stars got out of their scoreless slump with the power play. The Stars face Carolina Monday and the Hurricanes are down two of their top goalies. Gavin previews that game and says i...

Host Gavin Spittle joins Joey Erikson of the Locked On Stars Podcast to talk about the Stars win over the San Jose Sharks, the consistency from Matt Duchene this season, a preview of Stars Lightning for Saturday’s tilt, the power play woes, and lots of NHL news. It’s a crossover episode of Spits and Suds with Locked on Stars!

Gavin and Joey go around the NHL and talk about the big stories.

Gavin and Joey preview the upcoming Stars game with the Tampa Bay Lightning for this Saturday night. The guys also discuss the Stars power play woes and how they can fix them.

Host Gavin Spittle joins Joey Erikson to talk about the Stars win over the San Jose Sharks and the consistency from Matt Duchene this season.

The Stars beat the Sharks 5-2 but it was more of a one goal win because of two empty netter by the Stars in the final minutes. Host Gavin Spittle says watch out for the Sharks in the years to come. He recaps the game and touches on the power play going 0-4 in the game and how they continue to have struggles with the man advantage. This is a massive issue that needs to get resolved.

The great Mike Heika joins host Gavin Spittle to talk Stars and preview the next matchup against San Jose. Mike and Gavin discuss the slow start for Jason Robertson and some reasons behind it. Mike gives his thoughts on the struggling Stars power play. Will we see Nils Lundkvist back in the lineup against the Sharks? Mike discusses the blue line situation and the guys also talk about the San Jose...

The Stars lose their first home game of the season at home. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by David Castillo from D Magazine to break down this game. David says the Stars got out goalie’d in this game as Lukáš Dostál was great in net and the Ducks offense was able to get to Casey DeSmith. Gavis was surprised no Nils Lundkvist in this game tonight especially with his speed against a young Anaheim tea...

The Stars pick up a big win over a good Minnesota Wild team, 2-1 Saturday night. Host Gavin Spittle talks about how much he wanted the Stars to win this game because the last two games were against teams that are having down years, Minnesota was the big test and the Stars came out victorious. He talks about Matt Dumba getting put back in the lineup and how giving him a break before was a good move...

Our Spits and Suds NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins Gavin Spittle to talk Stars and news in the NHL. We get an update on Lian Bichsel's progress in Texas, the 3rd line pairing of Brendan Smith and Nils Lundkvist, when we will see Matt Dumba again and should the Stars have Mavrik Bourque play a game or two in Texas? The guys also talk about Connor McDavid reaching 1,000 points and Andrei Andrei Vasil...

The Stars are 7-0 at home after they blow out the Boston Bruins 7-2. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by Robert Tiffin from D Magazine. The guys talk about the defensive pairings and how well they played in the game. Then they transition to the offense lighting up Jeremy Swayman, including a first NHL goal for Oskar Back. The guys then talk about the penalty shot Evgeni Dadonov scored on and his succe...

The Stars scored 6 goals in the first period and completely dominated the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-1. Host Gavin Spittle talks about how they needed this bounceback game and they delivered. They have to keep the winning going and get ready for a quality opponent in the Minnesota Wild this Saturday. Gavin gives a stick tap to Pete DeBoer for a healthy scratch to Matt Dumba and started Brendan Smith. L...

Another game where the Stars were completely outmatched by the opponent after a 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Host Gavin Spittle and David Castillo from D Magazine talk about the Stars team as a whole. The guys talk about the frustrations they have from this team, it’s early but the problems continue to happen. What can Pete DeBoer do to fix this power play? The guys then answer lots of questions...

Gavin and David answer lots of questions from listeners after the loss to the Jets.

Another game where the Stars were completely outmatched by the opponent after a 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Host Gavin Spittle and David Castillo from D Magazine talk about the Stars team as a whole. The guys talk about the frustrations they have from this team, it’s early but the problems continue to happen. What can Pete DeBoer do to fix this power play?

It's a terrific early season tilt between two of the hottest teams in the NHL as the Dallas Stars travel to Winnipeg to take on the Jets Saturday afternoon. Joining host Gavin Spittle is Connor Hrabchak of Winnipeg Sports Talk to talk all things Jets and how they are off to one of the best starts in NHL history. Connor explains why they are tops in the league on the Power Play, how they are a diff...

Host Gavin Spittle is joined by Robert Tiffin from D Magazine to discuss the Stars 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Robert is live from the AAC and gives us some insight from inside the locker room. The guys discuss the play of Miro Heiskanen and the Stars blue line as a whole. Robert is a little concerned about Thomas Harley so far this season with the lack of looking like he’s able to contro...

Robert talks about the trip to Finland.

Gavin and Robert answer tweets from listeners.

Host Gavin Spittle is joined by Robert Tiffin from D Magazine to discuss the Stars 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Robert is live from the AAC and gives us some insight from inside the locker room. The guys discuss the play of Miro Heiskanen and the Stars blue line as a whole. Robert is a little concerned about Thomas Harley so far this season with the lack of looking like he’s able to contro...

From playing in Juniors, College and the Minors to now coaching in all three, 1st-year head coach of the ECHL's Allen Americans BJ Adams hops on with host Gavin Spittle to talk about joining Allen and being both the Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations. BJ has coached some terrific names now in the NHL. We also discuss the ECHL as a feeder league and get some great stories from Coach on th...