Spits & Suds Podcast

Patrick Kane is 4 points away from passing Mike Modano as the top US born NHL player in league history.

Then the guys talk about all the goalies the Stars have had to face during this tough stretch with them all being Olympic goalies.

NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins for his weekly appearance on Spits and Suds. Host Gavin Spittle and him talk about the upcoming Olympics and the situation not being as bad as people think with the ice and the arena. The guys talk about this long road trip coming to an end for the Stars and what has been going wrong for the Stars during this slump they are in.

The Stars end their long road trip with a 2-1 loss against the Utah Mammoth. Host Gavin Spittle starts with the Mammoth being a good hockey team and they continue to make up ground in the Central Division. He talks about the Stars struggle with putting the puck in the net and then goes through the positives from the game. The Stars have faced olympic goaltenders or will face them in 12 out of 18 g...

Lia Assimakopoulos from the Dallas News joins host Gavin Spittle to talk about the current state of the Dallas Stars after they dropped their 8th game in the last 10. Gavin and Lia discuss the top players from the Stars aren’t dictating play and are reacting to play from other teams. You aren’t seeing players take over games like you see the top players from other teams that can take over a game....

Lia and Gavin discuss the upcoming trade deadline and who they want to see the Stars pursuit.

Lia talks about the closure of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette as a former intern and getting to interview Mike Tomlin.

Lia Assimakopoulos from the Dallas News joins host Gavin Spittle to talk about the current state of the Dallas Stars after they dropped their 8th game in the last 10. Gavin and Lia discuss the top players from the Stars aren’t dictating play and are reacting to play from other teams. You aren’t seeing players take over games like you see the top players from other teams that can take over a game....

The Stars fall in the second game of their back to back to the Anaheim Ducks. Host Gavin Spittle talks about the game and what went wrong for the Stars. He thought Casey DeSmith played really well and kept them in the game where they were outplayed. Gavin explains what the corsi for percentage analytic is. Why haven’t the Stars been able to dictate play? Gavin goes through tweets from the Sudsies....

Gavin goes through tweets from the Sudsies. 

The Stars fall in the second game of their back to back to the Anaheim Ducks. Host Gavin Spittle talks about the game and what went wrong for the Stars. He thought Casey DeSmith played really well and kept them in the game where they were outplayed. Gavin explains what the corsi for percentage analytic is. Why haven’t the Stars been able to dictate play?

The Stars pick up 2 points with a 3-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings. Host Gavin Spittle talks about the lineup changes for the Stars including the return of Jamie Benn. He goes through the scoring summary and the players that stood out. He goes around the league, it was a good night for Dallas with both Minnesota and Colorado losing. 

6 penalties from the Stars leads to 4 power play goals for the Sharks and the Stars lose 5-4 in overtime. Host Gavin Spittle talks about the penalties and how they continue to be a problem for the Stars. They have totaled 36 penalty minutes in the last 4 games. Gavin points out how none of the 6 penalties against San Jose were goal preventing penalties. He breaks down the PK from San Jose and the...

Mike Heika from DallasStars.com joins host Gavin Spittle from San Jose to talk about the hectic season the Stars have been having this season and how crunched everything is with the Olympics. Mike and Gavin talk about the win on Wednesday night against the Caps. They liked the play of Roope Hintz and Thomas Harley. The guys liked the way Jason Robertson has responded after being snubbed by Team US...

Who would Mike Heika want the Stars to trade for at the deadline? He thinks the Stars being in win now mode will have them making moves by the trade deadline.

With Casey DeSmith playing so well lately, Mike and Gavin discuss what they think the Stars will do with goaltending during this road trip.

Mike Heika from DallasStars.com joins host Gavin Spittle from San Jose to talk about the hectic season the Stars have been having this season and how crunched everything is with the Olympics. Mike and Gavin talk about the win on Wednesday night against the Caps. They liked the play of Roope Hintz and Thomas Harley. The guys liked the way Jason Robertson has responded after being snubbed by Team US...

The Stars ended their losing streak after beating the Washington Capitals 4-1. Our NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins host Gavin Spittle to break down the performance from Casey DeSmith. The Stars extended Justin Hryckowian to a 2 contract. Gavin and Sean talk about how fast he has progressed in the league. The guys talk about the play of Radek Faksa and Sam Steel in the win against Washington. Then t...

Sean and Gavin wrap by talking about the end for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette newspaper.

The guys transition to the World Juniors and Sean’s coverage as Sweden took the gold medal.

The Stars ended their losing streak after beating the Washington Capitals 4-1. Our NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins host Gavin Spittle to break down the performance from Casey DeSmith. The Stars extended Justin Hryckowian to a 2 contract. Gavin and Sean talk about how fast he has progressed in the league. The guys talk about the play of Radek Faksa and Sam Steel in the win against Washington.

Six losses in a row for the Dallas Stars. Host Gavin Spittle starts with a positive, the Stars still have a 15 point lead from the Utah Mammoth. Dallas and Minnesota are now tied at 58 points for 2nd in the Central. Gavin then transitions to the game. He starts with the booing from the Hurricanes fans and explains why it’s not warranted towards Rantanen. He goes through the scoring summary. He say...

He says the Stars need to get back to basics and stop taking penalties. It’s been frustrating to see these penalties and giving opponents all these power play opportunities. 

Six losses in a row for the Dallas Stars. Host Gavin Spittle starts with a positive, the Stars still have a 15 point lead from the Utah Mammoth. Dallas and Minnesota are now tied at 58 points for 2nd in the Central. Gavin then transitions to the game. He starts with the booing from the Hurricanes fans and explains why it’s not warranted towards Rantanen. He goes through the scoring summary.

Robert Tiffin of StarsThoughts.com joins host Gavin Spittle to talk about the latest news for the Dallas Stars. The guys start with a road trip they will be taking during the Olympic break to cover the Texas Stars. Jamie Benn had stitches put in after his injury on Sunday. Robert says Benn is listed as day to day and will miss the back to back Tuesday and Wednesday. Nathan Bastian has been recalle...