Spits & Suds Podcast

Host Sean Shapiro tells you that Alex DeBrincat has the Dallas Stars on the list of teams that he would allow a trade to. Is this something that Stars GM Jim Nill wants to do? Co-host Gavin Spittle talks to Sean about the scoring forward, his consistency and what it would cost the Stars from an asset and salary cap standpoint.

Sean and Gavin do another offseason deep Stars dive and focus on the workload of Jake Oettinger and what needs to happen next season to keep him fresh. 

Spits and Suds is live from the Stanley Cup. Hosts Sean Shaprio and Gavin Spittle give their thoughts on the Vegas franchise and the potential of winning the Cup after only six years. They also talk about the aggression of rebuilding this franchise after their first Cup appearance. The theme of today's program is the potential of a Ryan Suter buyout for the Dallas Stars. Will it happen, how much s...

Spits and Suds is live from the Stanley Cup. Hosts Sean Shaprio and Gavin Spittle give their thoughts on the Vegas franchise and the potential of winning the Cup after only six years. They also talk about the aggression of rebuilding this franchise after their first Cup appearance.

The theme of today's program is the potential of a Ryan Suter buyout for the Dallas Stars. Will it happen, how much space it opens up and who would replace him if it happened?

Gavin and Sean talk about an excerpt from the book and Gavin makes note the book would make a great Father's Day present with Father's Day coming up Sunday.

Spits and Suds was in Vegas for the Stanley Cup and hosts Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle give their thoughts on the series and how the Dallas Stars would have fared against Florida. The guys go around the league and make it Stars relatable. A big trade in the NHL involving a Defenseman, Coaching and GM changes as well as the new Cole Caufield contract and how does it compare to Jason Robertson. 

Spits and Suds was in Vegas for the Stanley Cup and hosts Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle give their thoughts on the series and how the Dallas Stars would have fared against Florida. The guys go around the league and make it Stars relatable.

The guys talk about the coaching and GM changes around the NHL.

The guys discuss Cole Caufield's eight year contract and how it compares to Jason Robertson's contract. Gavin brings up contracts for the Stars and if trade clauses are the norm in the NHL.

Two time Stanley Cup and 17 year NHL Veteran Craig Ludwig joins Gavin Spittle with his thoughts on the Stars being eliminated by Vegas in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals. Craig lets us know what he saw from a players perspective and something he would like to see change from a defensive philosophy. The guys also preview the Stanley Cup Final with some terrific storylines. 

The Stars have been eliminated in the playoffs after a 6-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. Gavin and Sean recap the loss and talk about how the Golden Knights set the tone immediately in the first period and never looked back. Sean says the Stars were down 3-0 in the series because of Jamie Benn’s actions in game 3. The guys didn’t see many quality scoring opportunities from the Stars at all in...

The Stars have been eliminated in the playoffs after a 6-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. Gavin and Sean recap the loss and talk about how the Golden Knights set the tone immediately in the first period and never looked back. Sean says the Stars were down 3-0 in the series because of Jamie Benn’s actions in game 3. The guys didn’t see many quality scoring opportunities from the Stars at all in...

The guys go through tweets sent in by listeners.

Part 2 of answering questions sent in by listeners.

Gavin and Sean recap the game 5 win and talk about the Stars causing so much havoc in front of the net. Gavin asks who will leave the lineup now that Jamie Benn will return for game 6. Sean thinks it will be Fredrik Olofsson. Gavin and Sean discuss Oettinger coming up huge for the second straight game. The guys talk about how the sample size is large enough now that Oettinger really does show up w...

Gavin and Sean recap the game 5 win and talk about the Stars causing so much havoc in front of the net. Gavin asks who will leave the lineup now that Jamie Benn will return for game 6. Sean thinks it will be Fredrik Olofsson. Gavin and Sean discuss Oettinger coming up huge for the second straight game. The guys talk about how the sample size is large enough now that Oettinger really does show up w...

Part 1 of Gavin and Sean answering questions from listeners.

The guys continue to answer tweets sent in by listeners.

Spits and Suds host Gavin Spittle recaps Game 4 and previews Game 5 with one of our favorite guests, Lindsey Brown who covers the Vegas Golden Knights. The duo also discuss the Vegas players and fanbase thoughts on the Jamie Benn crosscheck and suspension. 

Gavin and Sean recap the game 4 overtime win for the Stars. They talk about how it’s a great feeling for Jake Oettinger to get his first overtime win in the playoffs. They talk about how big Joe Pavelski’s one-timer was to win the game. Jason Robertson scored two more goals, has he turned a corner? Sean talks about with Benn being out, the Stars changed their power play unit. The guys go through t...

Two time Stanley Cup Champion and Dallas Stars favorite Craig Ludwig joined Gavin Spittle to give his thoughts on Jamie Benn's actions. Craig points out how important composure is and that Jamie should speak immediately after the NHL ruling to avoid any drama. The two also give credit Vegas for taking the Stars out of their game. 

Gavin and Sean recap a terrible game 3 performance from the Stars. Sean confirmed Jamie Benn went home after the game and didn’t speak to the media. Sean says his game misconduct ended the Stars season and it’s a bad look he wouldn’t even speak to the media. Sean expects Benn to be suspended for game 4 and he probably will not speak to the media until September if that’s the case. The guys talk ab...

Gavin and Sean recap a terrible game 3 performance from the Stars. Sean confirmed Jamie Benn went home after the game and didn’t speak to the media. Sean says his game misconduct ended the Stars season and it’s a bad look he wouldn’t even speak to the media. Sean expects Benn to be suspended for game 4 and he probably will not speak to the media until September if that’s the case.

The guys talk about Oettinger getting pulled early in yet another playoff game. Both guys think it was the right move and that he probably will have a short leash in game 4.