Spits & Suds Podcast

Gavin and David Castillo from D Magazine talk about the great performance from the Dallas Stars 5-1 win over the LA Kings. Gavin starts with how great ESPN Plus did with their coverage and how much he enjoyed it. They discuss Oettinger’s performance in net and how good he looked against a really good Kings team.

The guys talk about Jason Robertson and the season he is having and point out the continued growth of Nils Lundkvist each game.

The guys look around the NHL and look at the standings. They wrap with the upcoming schedule for the Stars.

Gavin recaps the Stars win over the Blackhawks. He talks about the fourth line giving the team the best chance of winning and Pete Deboer realizing that in the third period and riding the fourth line to the end. Scott Wedgewood got injured during the game and Jake Oettinger came into the game in relief. The Stars get set to host a good LA Kings team on Tuesday. 

The Stars got Jake Oettinger back but they came up short 6-3 against Nashville. Gavin points out the main goal of the game Friday night was to come out of it with a healthy Jake Oettinger and they did that. He brings up something that he’s been seeing around the NHL lately with teams pulling their goalies too early, and he believes the Stars did it Friday when they were down one with still 2:36 to...

The Stars dominated the Minnesota Wild 7-2. Gavin talks about Sean Shapiro pointing out to go high on the rookie goaltender for Minnesota and the Stars did that all game. Gavin talks about Scott Wedgewood coming out strong after his night off Monday. He touches on Jason Robertston continuing to stay hot and Nils Lundkvist getting his first goal of the season. There were a lot of positives but the...

Hosts Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle highlight the tremendous Matt Murray shutout story in Minnesota. The guys also deep dive into the success the Stars have killing penalties and scoring shorthanded goals. They also explain where the loss of Miro Heiskanen is being missed most. Then Spits and Suds goes around the NHL highlighting the success of the Winnipeg Jets, the Cutter Gauthier trade drama,...

The Stars blank the Minnesota Wild 4-0 Monday and it was behind 25 year old Matt Murray getting his first start of the season after 11 straight games of Scott Wedgewood. Gavin loves that Pete Deboer pulled the trigger on starting Murray. Gavin talks about how after three losses in a row, it was time to make this move and it paid off big time. Gavin points out how the Stars had 12 minutes of penalt...

The Stars play the Minnesota Wild in back to back games this week. Wild play by play announcer Joe O’Donnell joins Gavin to preview the upcoming two games. They talk about the crazy game on Saturday with the Wild beating the Blue Jackets in overtime and Marc Andre-Fleury tying Patrick Roy for 2nd in all time wins in the NHL. They preview the game by looking at the players from both teams and the m...

The Stars had another slow start to the game against Nashville and were unable to pull through with a win after a 4-3 loss to Nashville. Gavin talks about the bad and the good with the Stars lately and takes a look ahead at the upcoming schedule for Dallas as they will play the same two teams in the next three games. 

Dallas Morning News Stars beat reporter Lia Assimakopoulos joins Spits and Suds following the Pete DeBoer press conference to give us the latest Miro Heiskanen injury news. How will they replace Miro, do they have any cap space to make a move, and how the locker room is reacting to the injury? Lia and host Gavin Spittle also discuss the craziness of last night's Stars/Avs game, the healthy scratch...

The Stars let one get away from them as the Avalanche scored to tie the game late in the third period and won the game in overtime. Gavin and Robert Tiffin recap the game and talk about the Stars letting it get away from them after being up 4-2. They touch on the player performances and in particular, how good Wyatt Johnston looked in the game. The guys answer tweets sent in by listeners. 

Hosts Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle recap the Stars loss to Montreal and they preview the upcoming Central Division tilt against the Colorado Avalanche. Sean discusses how blocking shots in the NHL has changed. The guys also talk about how USA Hockey is thriving in the World Junior Championship and a look back at how it all started with the 1980 Olympic team. They also ask if the Winter Classic h...

Hosts Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle recap the Stars loss to Montreal.

Sean discusses how blocking shots in the NHL has changed and the guys preview the upcoming game with Colorado Thursday.

Has the Winter Classic lost its luster and what can be done? 

The Stars close out the year 2023 with a bang in an 8-1 blowout win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Gavin talks about the win and how great the team looked. They put the puck on net and good things happen when they do that. He looks ahead at what’s on tap for the Stars next and a quick preview of the Winter Classic for New Years Day. 

Another thriller at the AAC as the Stars beat the Chicago Blackhawks in overtime thanks to a Roope Hintz hat trick. Gavin recaps the win and talks about the performance of Joe Pavelski and the Stars ending their power play drought. He likes what he saw from Nils Lundkvist and hopes to see more of him in the future. Gavin talks about what happened in the game and how the Stars were able to come awa...

Before he was the Hall of Fame voice of the Texas Rangers, Eric Nadel was known as a hockey play by play announcer which still to this day is a passion of his. We talk about his amazing hockey journey from his childhood, college, the minors into the transition of baseball and how the two sports are related in many ways. It's an amazing hour of laughs talking hockey with Eric Nadel on this One Time...

The Stars lose in St. Louis and the Central Division is tightening up. Hosts Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle discuss the day of game travel rule that the Stars had to face and some tweaks in the rule that they would like to see. The guys hit on some points from the game, recap the crazy ending in Nashville, highlight an NHL rule that you might not know and discuss the World Junior Championships whi...

Hosts Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle discuss the day of game travel rule that the Stars had to face and some tweaks in the rule that they would like to see.

The guys hit on some points from the game, recap the crazy ending in Nashville and highlight an NHL rule that you might not know.

Gavin and Sean discuss the World Junior Championships which are underway.

The NHL returned from holiday break and the Stars offense came out flat in a 2-1 loss to the Blues. Gavin talks about how important it is to note the NHL not allowing teams to travel early for the matchups during the holiday break and how it impacted a bunch of teams in the NHL. He talks about the Blues goalie taking advantage of his opportunity in net and having a career night saving 39 shots. 

Gavin talks about the Stars getting a quality win over the Canucks after a 4-3 win in overtime. He touches on Scott Wedgewood continuing to play well during Jake Oettinger's absence. Gavin also talks about Matt Duchene continuing to be a force for this team. Gavin reads tweets sent in by listeners to close out the show and previews the game with Nashville.