Spits & Suds Podcast

The Stars get back on the winning track with a 2-0 win in Winnipeg. Two time Stanley Cup Champion Craig Ludwig joins Gavin Spittle to talk about this win. Craig played until he was 39 which is Joe Pavelski's current age. He gives the perspective on how the Stars forward is staying so effective.

Craig talks about coaches being fired but goalie coaches being untouched in the NHL, when he thinks Scott Wedgewood should get the start next and his thoughts on Jacob Trouba's stick to the head incident.

Patrick Kane is set to sign with the Detroit Red Wings. Hosts Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle talk about the one year deal, how this helps Detroit and they give the reasons why the Stars were not interested. The guys also give you a Stars/Jets preview.

Gavin talks about the Stars loss to the Flames, after a 4-2 lead vanished and the Stars lost 7-4. He talks about the consistency for the Stars not being there right now. He talks about the Stars getting out to early starts but now they lose the leads, compared to before when they couldn’t get out to early starts. Gavin also answers questions sent in by the listeners.

Gavin and Sean talk about the Stars win over the Rangers on Monday. They also touch on the NHL having no games on Tuesday but everyone is playing Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Sean also talks about Mike Modano getting a statue at American Airlines Center and what a big deal that is. Gavin notes Pete DeBoer pushing the right buttons with the line changes he made for the game on Monday and how it p...

Gavin and Sean talk about Mike Modano getting a statue at American Airlines Center and what a big deal that is.

Gavin and Sean talk about the Stars win over the Rangers on Monday. They also touch on the NHL having no games on Tuesday but everyone is playing Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Gavin notes Pete DeBoer pushing the right buttons with the line changes he made for the game on Monday and how it paid off. Also the guys talk about the NHL Global Series and discuss if the Stars could be a part of them in...

Host Gavin Spittle is joined by Vegas Insider Lindsey Brown. They preview the upcoming game between the Stars and the Golden Knights. They talk about the Golden Knights not having a Stanley Cup champion hangover as Vegas has been off to a hot start. Lindsey touches on the playmakers for the Golden Knights and how she wants to see Jack Eichel shoot the puck more. Gavin tells Lindsey what a differen...

Host Gavin Spittle and David Castillo from D Magazine recap the Stars 6-3 win over the New York Rangers and talk about the Dallas Stars honoring Hall of Famer Mike Modano with a statue at American Airlines Center. Gavin points out how it was odd the Stars went with Wedgewood but it worked out well for the Stars as he played well and Oettinger got a night off. Gavin and David also answer questions...

Host Gavin Spittle and David Castillo from D Magazine recap the Stars 6-3 win over the New York Rangers . Gavin points out how it was odd the Stars went with Wedgewood but it worked out well for the Stars as he played well and Oettinger got a night off.

The Dallas Stars are honoring Hall of Famer Mike Modano with a statue at American Airlines Center. Gavin and David talk about it.

Gavin and David answer questions sent in by listeners.

The Stars saw a 3-0 lead slip away as the Colorado Avalanche scored 6 unanswered to make it a 6-3 Avs win. Gavin talks about how this was a tale of two halves of the hockey game. He talks about how the Stars still haven’t had a win over a quality opponent yet. Gavin also answers questions sent in by listeners. 

Kwame Mason award winning filmmaker and Co-Curator of the NHL's 2023-24 United by Hockey Mobile Museum Tour joins host Gavin Spittle to talk about the tour hitting Farmers Branch on November 21st and at the American Airlines Center on Wednesday November 22nd prior to Stars/Knights. Jason Robertson of the Stars is featured in this museum. Kwame tells some great stories of these amazing athletes and...

The Stars win their 4th straight, this time in OT against the Coyotes. Hosts Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle do a deep dive on the game, the improvement of Arizona and highlight Tyler Seguin and Matt Duchene. Should overtime be changed? The guys have strong opinions plus we answer all of your sent in questions on the Stars and the NHL. 

The Stars win their 4th straight, this time in OT against the Coyotes. Hosts Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle do a deep dive on the game, the improvement of Arizona and highlight Tyler Seguin and Matt Duchene.

The NHL is considering making improvements to overtime. Should overtime be changed? The guys have strong opinions.

Gavin and Sean answer all of your sent in questions on the Stars and the NHL.

Two time Stanley Cup Champion Craig Ludwig joins Gavin Spittle to talk about the Stars fast start. Thomas Harley was out of the morning skate. Craig talks about if the hit was dirty and if it can be prevented. Luds also explains how their team depth gives teams lots of issues. Ken Hitchcock is inducted into the Hall of Fame and Craig goes down memory lane with his former coach as well as many othe...

Two time Stanley Cup Champion Craig Ludwig joins Gavin Spittle to talk about the Stars fast start. Thomas Harley was out of the morning skate. Craig talks about if the hit was dirty and if it can be prevented. 

Ken Hitchcock is inducted into the Hall of Fame and Craig goes down memory lane with his former coach

Craig tells Gavin about the craziest things he has signed as an NHL player after Joseph Woll signed a brick at an autograph signing. Also, a chance for a lucky person to have dinner with Craig and Gavin.

Gavin recaps the Stars blowout win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday. Gavin talks about how great Matt Duchene continues to play for this Stars team and how good his puck control is. He also talks about the things the Stars are still lacking in and how it’s not something to worry about because of how good this team is. He notes that to be this good of a hockey team and to still have things to impr...

The Stars win in Columbus 5-2. Hosts Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle deep dive into the game with their thoughts including why this team gets off to so many slow starts? The guys also discuss how Matt Duchene continues to be a massive factor, the play of Radek Faksa, Nils Lundkvist, Jake Oettinger plus some NHL news and notes. 

The Stars win in Columbus 5-2. Hosts Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle deep dive into the game with their thoughts including why this team gets off to so many slow starts? The guys also discuss how Matt Duchene continues to be a massive factor, the play of Radek Faksa, Nils Lundkvist, Jake Oettinger