Spits & Suds Podcast

The Stars pick up two points in Anaheim and begin with 5 out of a possible 6 points. Two time Stanley Cup Champion Craig Ludwig and Gavin Spittle break down the game and give you under the radar reasons to be optimistic.

Gavin and Craig talk about how they are impressed with what they have seen with Nils Lundkvist so far.

Gavin and Craig discuss the Stars Ring Of Honor and talk about Ed Belfour and if he should be in the rafters.

Hosts Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle do a full breakdown of the Stars shootout loss in Vegas. Both Sean and Gavin think the Stars are in really good shape. They highlight the play of Nils Lundkvist, Craig Smith, Jake Oettinger and the reason for the Jamie Benn fight. Sean and Gavin also answer lots of listeners questions

Hosts Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle do a full breakdown of the Stars overtime loss in Vegas. Both Sean and Gavin think the Stars are in really good shape.

Gavin and Sean talk about the upcoming two games for the Stars and how they would approach the goaltending situation for Thursday and Saturday.

Sean and Gavin answer lots of listeners questions

Coming off the Dallas Stars first win of the season, two time Stanley Cup Champion Craig Ludwig joins co host Gavin Spittle to break down the game. The guys discuss the solid play of Jake Oettinger, Miro Heiskanen and some things to work on as they look ahead to a Western Conference Finals rematch with the Vegas Golden Knights.

Two time Stanley Cup Champion Craig Ludwig joins co host Gavin Spittle to break down the 2-1 shootout win for the Stars against the Blues. game.

Craig and Gavin go through some questions sent in by the listeners.

Craig and Gavin talk about Jake Oettinger and how his strategy for shootouts is to have no research on what players do so he isn't always looking for them to go to a certain move. Craig goes into why he likes that strategy.

Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle bring you a Dallas Stars position preview. Both Sean and Gavin think this is one of the deepest teams the Stars have had. Who are some of the less notable pieces on this Stars team that can make a big impact. It's also prediction time and the guys answer the question, will the Stars be Central Division Champions in 2024?

Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle bring you a Dallas Stars position preview. Both Sean and Gavin think this is one of the deepest teams the Stars have had. Who are some of the less notable pieces on this Stars team that can make a big impact.

It's prediction time and the guys answer the question, will the Stars be Central Division Champions in 2024?

Gavin and Sean talk about the legacy Barry Melrose left on the NHL as he is stepping away from ESPN after he announced he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Logan Stankoven talk is heating up with training camp underway. Hosts Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle discuss how Stankoven is a completely different scenario than what the Stars faced with Wyatt Johnston last year. The guys also dive into Jamie Benn's minutes and role as well as some NHL and international hockey news. 

Logan Stankoven talk is heating up with training camp underway. Hosts Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle discuss how Stankoven is a completely different scenario than what the Stars faced with Wyatt Johnston last year.

The guys also dive into Jamie Benn's minutes and role as well as some NHL and international hockey.

Spits and Suds was live from the Traverse City Prospect Tournament and hosts Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle bring a breakdown on the play of top Stars prospects Lian Bichsel, Logan Stankoven and Mavrik Bourque. Sean tells us that Bichsel really impressed and we could see him as a 2nd half of the year option on the blueline. The guys also talked about expectations for the Stars line of Jamie Benn,...

Spits and Suds was live from the Traverse City Prospect Tournament and hosts Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle bring a breakdown on the play of top Stars prospects Lian Bichsel, Logan Stankoven and Mavrik Bourque. Sean tells us that Bichsel really impressed and we could see him as a 2nd half of the year option on the blueline.

The guys also talked about expectations for the Stars line of Jamie Benn, Wyatt Johnston and Evgenii Dadonov.

The guys talk about Pascal Vincent being named the Blue Jackets new head coach after what happened with Mike Babcock. Sean gives Gavin props for saying years ago Vincent should be a head coach.

More controversy swirls around new Columbus coach Mike Babcock. Hosts Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle bring you the latest. Sean will be covering the Prospect Tournament in Traverse City which will feature Stars top prospects Logan Stankoven, Mavrik Bourque and Lian Bichsel. He lets us know some other names he'll be watching. Lots of mailbag questions from you to answer as well on this offseason ed...

More controversy swirls around new Columbus coach Mike Babcock. Hosts Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle bring you the latest.

Sean will be covering the Prospect Tournament in Traverse City which will feature Stars top prospects Logan Stankoven, Mavrik Bourque and Lian Bichsel. He lets us know some other names he'll be watching.