Spits & Suds Podcast

The Stars get swept by the Florida Panthers in Finland. Host Gavin Spittle discusses the global stage and how cool it was for Dallas to be a part of it. Gavin gives a stick tap to Victory+ for how they overcame the technical difficulties during their broadcast. He recaps the game on Saturday and discusses the play of the Panthers and how good this team really is. Then he goes through the individua...

Gavin reads tweets sent in by listeners.

The Stars get swept by the Florida Panthers in Finland. Host Gavin Spittle discusses the global stage and how cool it was for Dallas to be a part of it. Gavin gives a stick tap to Victory+ for how they overcame the technical difficulties during their broadcast. He recaps the game on Saturday and discusses the play of the Panthers and how good this team really is. Then he goes through the individua...

Spits and Suds gets you ready for the back to back Dallas Stars/Florida Panthers NHL Global Series in Finland. Joining host Gavin Spittle is Joey Erickson, host of the Locked on Stars podcast. Gavin and Joey preview this game and let you know how even this matchup really is. The guys also talk about how the Stars took a page out of the Panthers playbook in the offseason. Biggest Stars surprises an...

Spits and Suds NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins Gavin Spittle to talk about the Stars week in Finland. Sean talks about his experience in Finland and gives some tips to local fans going to the games. With Jake Oettinger's contract wrapped up, it's now time to look into what a new long term deal with Wyatt Johnston will look like? Gavin and Sean both have the same opinion on what that annual number w...

The guys talk about the selection of three stars in hockey games, Esa Lindell blogging about Finland, Maverick Bourque getting a night off, and Jim Nill's future.

With Jake Oettinger's contract wrapped up, it's now time to look into what a new long term deal with Wyatt Johnston will look like? Gavin and Sean both have the same opinion on what that annual number will look like. The guys also look at the play of Jake Oettinger, Winnipeg's early success, Stamkos returning to Tampa for the first time and much more NHL talk.

Spits and Suds NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins Gavin Spittle to talk about the Stars week in Finland. Sean talks about his experience in Finland and gives some tips to local fans going to the games. 

The Stars are 5-0 at the American Airlines Center after they beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 Saturday night. Gavin gives a stick tap to the Blackhawks who were playing a back to back and Petr Mrazek played well in a back to back. He was really impressed with Connor Bedard in this one. Gavin believes the Blackhawks could have tied the game with Seth Jones shot from the blue line but because it was...

The Stars beat the Boston Bruins 5-2 and the Stars scored 3 power play goals in the win. Host Gavin Spittle talks about what changed with the power play not getting it done in the previous games but were able to in the game against Boston. The Stars jumped from 29th to 18th in power play scoring with the three goals they scored in the game. Gavin comments on Casey DeSmith getting the start because...

The Stars offense came out flat again as they didn’t score their two goals until the final 5 minutes of the game. Host Gavin Spittle recaps the game and talks about the Stars players passing up good shots and passing the puck too much. Gavin goes into what Pete DeBoer had to say after the game and the effort that needed to be shown more from the players in this game. He also talks about the power...

The Stars continue their roadtrip Thursday night in Boston against the Bruins. Scott McLaughlin of The Skate Podcast gets us ready for this matchup letting us know the keys to beating this Boston team. Scott and host Gavin Spittle relive the Jeremy Swayman contract negotiations and how it set the market for Jake Oettinger. The guys discuss former Stars coach Jim Montgomery in the last year of his...

Before the NHL Global Series in Finland November 1st and 2nd, host Gavin Spittle catches up with our favorite arena voice of the Stars Jeff K. Jeff will be doing the PA for both games in Finland as the Stars face off against the Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers. Jeff discusses the dream come true upcoming trip, how he will be calling it when the Panthers are the home team, the travel activiti...

Jeff explains the reason he goes by the name Jeff K instead of his full last name and tells some other fun stories.

Jeff pulls back the curtain and lets us know the process to announce each goal and his interaction with Stars fans.

Before the NHL Global Series in Finland November 1st and 2nd, host Gavin Spittle catches up with our favorite arena voice of the Stars Jeff K. Jeff will be doing the PA for both games in Finland as the Stars face off against the Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers. Jeff discusses the dream come true upcoming trip, how he will be calling it when the Panthers are the home team, the travel activiti...

The Stars beat the Edmonton Oilers in a Saturday matinee despite being outshot 11-2 in the first period. Gavin talks about the goaltending from Jake Oettinger once again keeping the Stars in it whenever they get outshot like that in the first period by not letting the Oilers score. Once again, Gavin asks why can’t the Stars start these games quicker? The third period they lit the lamp three times...

It was bound to happen eventually, the Stars lose for the first time this season in a 3-2 final to the Washington Capitals. Host Gavin Spittle and David Castillo from D Magazine talk about the loss. David says at least Dallas isn’t the Colorado Avalanche who are off to a horrendous start to the season. David says the Stars are in cruise control to begin the season as they just haven’t looked great...

Gavin and David discuss if they think Roope Hintz can be an elite Cup winning center in the NHL. 

Gavin and David breakdown the Jake Oettinger contract extension from the Stars.

It was bound to happen eventually, the Stars lose for the first time this season in a 3-2 final to the Washington Capitals. Host Gavin Spittle and David Castillo from D Magazine talk about the loss. David says at least Dallas isn’t the Colorado Avalanche who are off to a horrendous start to the season. David says the Stars are in cruise control to begin the season as they just haven’t looked great...

Hosts Gavin Spittle and Sean Shapiro discuss the new 8 year 8.25 million per year deal with the Dallas Stars. Why both Gavin and Sean are excited about this deal and have been talking about this exact number and years and why it is great to get it done now rather than waiting. How this deal could help the Stars with salary cap in the future. Can the Stars keep all of their young guys and how they...

Spits and Suds is live in Washington DC with Dallas Stars Senior Staff Writer Mike Heika to talk about the Stars hot start. Hockey News has the Stars ranked 1st in their power rankings. Gavin and Mike discuss the power play and the players and coaches thoughts on improvement. Mike's thoughts on the Stars impressive 4th line featuring Colin Blackwell, Sam Steel and Oskar Bäck. Should the Stars nego...

Casey DeSmith shuts out the Seattle Kraken in his Stars debut. Dallas scored back to back goals in the first period and played stellar defense in a 2-0 win. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by Robert Tiffin from the AAC to recap the win. Robert breaks down the line pairings and how they worked out well in this game. Then the guys answer tweets from listeners.

Gavin and Robert answer questions sent in by listeners after the Stars 2-0 win over Seattle.