Spits & Suds Podcast

The guys also discuss the Logan Stankoven call up earlier this week, would defensive prospect Liam Bichsel have been called up if he was still playing for Texas? Lots of laughs, trade talk and breakdowns on today's Spits and Suds.

Two time Stanley Cup Champion Craig Ludwig jumps on the show with Gavin Spittle to discuss the Stars road trip. Craig gives his thoughts on the Pavelski, Hintz, Robertson slump, why they are giving up breakaway opportunities when they are on the power play as well as defensive assignments in their zone. It's also storytime with Luds as he talks about playing for a coach that was a long time police...

It's storytime with Luds as he talks about playing for a coach that was a long time police officer. Lots of laughs mixed with Stars talk on today's Spits and Suds.  

Two time Stanley Cup Champion Craig Ludwig jumps on the show with Gavin Spittle to discuss the Stars road trip. Craig gives his thoughts on the Pavelski, Hintz, Robertson slump, why they are giving up breakaway opportunities when they are on the power play as well as defensive assignments in their zone.

For the second straight day, the Stars fall and had to go up against another tough goalie and were unable to figure him out. Igor Shesterkin made 41 saves and shined in the Rangers win. Gavin talks about Ottawa being a tough matchup for the Stars and this game on Thursday will not be a gimme despite the Senators being in 15th place in the Eastern Conference. Logan Stankoven was called up, Gavin th...

Jake Oettinger and Jeremy Swayman put on an absolute clinic in a 9 round shootout that ends in a Stars loss. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by Robert Tiffin from D-Magazine. They talk about the injuries the Stars have and how Dallas played basic hockey in this game. Then the guys go through questions sent in by listeners. Robert points out to keep in mind it’s basically a tie when you get to overtim...

Scott McLaughlin of Audacy's The Skate Preview joins host Gavin Spittle to preview Monday's marquee matinee of two of the top teams in the NHL, the Dallas Stars and the Boston Bruins. 

Dallas loses to Edmonton in overtime 4-3 and Jani Hakanpaa left the game with an injury. Gavin says he is happy to get a point against the Oilers even if it is a loss they still got a point. Gavin makes note of the great job by the penalty kill to overcome a 5 on 3 against the dangerous power play unit the Oilers have. It has been a tough stretch of opponents the Stars have faced and they have tak...

Our Spits and Suds NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins Gavin Spittle to talk about the 1st place Stars and their dominant win in Nashville. The guys discuss some interesting points that you may not have noticed. Matt Duchene talked openly about figuring out some things against Nashville and Sean tells you what he means. The guys also talk about Miro Heiskanen, Jake Oettinger, Jamie Benn, Ty Dellandrea...

Our Spits and Suds NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins Gavin Spittle to talk about the 1st place Stars and their dominant win in Nashville.

The guys discuss some interesting points that you may not have noticed. Matt Duchene talked openly about figuring out some things against Nashville and Sean tells you what he means. The guys also talk about Miro Heiskanen, Jake Oettinger, Jamie Benn and Ty Dellandrea.

The guys look ahead to Edmonton on Saturday as they lost to the Blues Thursday night and take a trip around the NHL.

Gavin recaps the Stars blowout win over the Nashville Predators. He talks about the hard hit on Nils Lundkvist and then Jamie Benn taking a boarding penalty when the Stars had an 8-2 lead. He says this was an unnecessary penalty by Benn and caused some chippines in the game. 

Two time Stanley Cup Champion Craig Ludwig joins Gavin Spittle to break down the Stars in their defensive zone and the pros/cons of playing man to man as opposed to zone defense. The guys are also excited to see if Ty Dellandrea can string multiple positive games together. A preview of the upcoming tough week for the Stars. Craig also gives his thoughts on Defenseman Morgan Rielly's suspension and...

Two time Stanley Cup Champion Craig Ludwig joins Gavin Spittle to break down the Stars in their defensive zone and the pros/cons of playing man to man as opposed to zone defense. The guys are also excited to see if Ty Dellandrea can string multiple positive games together. 

Craig and Gavin preview the upcoming tough week for the Stars. Craig also gives his thoughts on Defenseman Morgan Rielly's suspension and what he would have done. 

The Stars get a quality win against the Hurricanes with a 4-2 win. Gavin and David recap the win. Gavin thinks Carolina is a goalie away from being a legit threat in the Eastern Conference. Matt Duchene continues to impress Gavin and David with how calm, cool and collected he looks game in and game out. Evgeni Dadanov is going to be out for an extended period of time due to an injury, giving Ty De...

The Stars squeak out a 3-2 win over Montreal Saturday afternoon. Gavin talks about the penalty kill coming up big and Jake Oettinger playing great in net in the win. The penalty kill did a great job for the Stars with the power play going 0/6 and not clicking in this one. Gavin credits Oettinger having great performances in his last two games only allowing three goals. Montreal had a lot of high q...

Hosts Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle talk with Director Jeff Tyner about his new hockey beer league movie The Late Game which Sean has a part in. The guys then discuss the Mason Marchment fine from the NHL, a preview of Stars vs Montreal Saturday and project how many Dallas Stars will be on the 2025 NHL 4 Nations Team USA roster. 

Hosts Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle talk with Director Jeff Tyner about his new hockey beer league movie The Late Game which Sean has a part in. 

The guys then discuss the Mason Marchment fine from the NHL, a preview of Stars vs Montreal Saturday and project how many Dallas Stars will be on the 2025 NHL 4 Nations Team USA roster. 

Two time Stanley Cup Champion Craig Ludwig jumps on Spits and Suds to talk about the Stars 5 to 4 loss in Toronto. The focus was on the penalty kill and how to get back to one of the best in the league. Luds and co host Gavin Spittle also discuss how physicality changed this game and they explain why it happened. They also recap the Stars alumni game and a surprise announcement that Luds is now ma...

Gavin and Robert Tiffin recap the Stars loss to Toronto. They talk about why Dallas doesn't match up well with the Maple Leafs and how Toronto made adjustments after the first period. They talk about some possible targets the Stars could trade for and answer tweets sent in by listeners. Gavin gives a shout out to the Stars for their acknowledgement of National Girls & Women in Sports Day. 

Gavin and Robert Tiffin recap the Stars loss to Toronto. They talk about why Dallas doesn't match up well with the Maple Leafs and how Toronto made adjustments after the first period. The guys talk about some possible targets the Stars could trade for.

The guys answer tweets sent in by listeners. Gavin gives a shout out to the Stars for their acknowledgement of National Girls & Women in Sports Day.