Stargazing: A Dallas Stars Puckcast | Defending Big D

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What will the who is not, to be sure, a podcasting newbie ) to take a long look at the situation. In this episode: the skills they need, the specter of the salary cap, the ghost of the Stars’ puck control, the Chaos Line, and how to fix it, the save percentage in overtime, and whether the TDL is overblown. Ready for a trip to the dark side? Welcome to Stargazing. Brought to you by our sponsor, Gre...

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Secondary scoring is hard to come by, the power play has dried up, but hey – the Dallas Stars can still lose by one point to any team in the league, no matter how good (or bad, for that matter). We’ve all seen this team have these problems before, so Wes and Mark catalogued a few of the things they hope to see more (and less) of in the coming weeks. In this episode: Is this a slump, or is this jus...

The Dallas Stars have come back from the All-Star break in pretty, pretty, pretty good fashion. With a crucial overtime win against the Anaheim Ducks and a feel-good beatdown of the Minnesota Wild, they’re cruising into a home matinee against the Tampa Bay Lightning with something like momentum. Wes and Mark would love to get in line for their postseason tickets right now, but they’re Stars fans,...

At this very moment, every team in the Dallas Stars organization is at the top of its division. Think about that over dinner. It’s fun. 100 Degree Hockey founder (and AHL color commentator) Stephen Meserve joins Mark for a spring update on how the Stars have aligned to give us world peace – or at least the prospect of three deep playoffs runs. In this edition, we explore: the role that roster dept...

The Dallas Stars may be having trouble with those three-player assignments, but Defending Big D has it covered. Taylor joins Wes and Mark for a wide-ranging discussion of the baggage the Victory Green Gang is carrying into the 2023 All-Star Weekend. In this episode, these burning questions: Will the Stars ever win in 3-on-3 overtime again? Should they even bother when there’s no 3x3 OT in the (*ah...

Shut out two good teams and lose to a mediocre one – now those are the Greening Law, P.C. Got a question, observation, or complaint? Post them in the comments, or DM us on the bird app @WesALawrence or @KETibbetts . You could get a shout-out in our next episode. And we always appreciate it when you rate, review or share our stuff. Thanks in advance. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pc...

Considering that 200 Hockey Men™ predicted the Dallas Stars were en route to a rebuild back in September, you might think that worrying about whether the team can make a deep playoffs run this May is a nice problem to have. But here at Stargazing, there’s no problem so big or small that it can’t be discussed to death. So this week, Wes and Mark take the pulse of the currently Hintz-less Stars and...

As the first of three January road stretches concludes, we can see that the Dallas Stars are no longer the back-up goalie team. Fortunately, they’ve built a crash mat full of winners’ points to cushion the inevitable bumps and falls. The question now is how long it can (or will need to) last. Wes and Mark took a look at the California blitz that began on New Year’s Eve, and here’s what they brough...

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Holiday time is here again, and we have our Victory Green goggles on! Wes and Mark survey the season so far, and they have lots of presents (with just a few lumps of coal) for the Dallas Stars organization. In this edition: Which parts of Pete DeBoer’s system have become gifts that keep on giving? Which parts have left us with an unfulfilled wish list? Which players have been the best gifters in C...

Father Time is undefeated, but he may not be as quick as you think he is. This seems like a good place to start with a long look at one of the Texas Stars deserve some time with the big team (and a big dose of Random Robot Voice), are in this week’s Stargazing. We’ll find guys, unless we don’t. You don’t want to let beef simmer. Throw us your questions at Defending Big D , or DM us @WesALawrence  ...

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This season’s Dallas Stars feel like an early holiday present already. But there’s always room for improvement, right? Wes, Mark and Juraj got together the morning of the Anaheim Ducks game to talk about what the Stars have, and what they’re wishing for. In this edition: Are we on full-time Jason Robertson Hart Trophy watch? Should we be? How does the Stars’ cap-hit layer cake stack up with the Ro...

Sure, the Dallas Stars have a good record. They have some great players, and they can beat you in a couple of different ways. But are they actually good? For real? Because some stats suggest they’re...kind of middle-of-the-road-ish. The Victory Green Gang leads the Central Division (still, at this posting) in points, and it also leads the league in shooting percentage. But there’s a lot going on u...

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The Dallas Stars have won twice as many games as they’ve lost so far. Think about that while you get ready for the Edmonton matinée. Wes and Mark have been thinking about it for a while. They recorded this podcast literal moments before the Stars-Coyotes game began, and they’re absolutely willing to take credit for Denis Gurianov getting his mojo back. (They’re also willing to publicly ask David C...

The Dallas Stars are cooking along this season so far, to the point where you might have even forgotten how much the NHL salary cap has affected their every move. But how long will that last? Hockey insider Sean Shapiro joins Taylor and Mark to discuss the Stars’ business, on and off the ice. In this episode, they kick around: where the Stars will get their revenue in the future, why Ty Dellandrea...

The Dallas Stars kicked off their season with three consecutive wins against Central Division opponents – which we might think of as the hockey equivalent of jumping off a Marshall stack into a bank of flash-bang stage effects. It’s nice to see, but can they keep doing it? Can they do it again after an inevitable fallow period during a long season? And does it mean Pete DeBoer’s new system is work...

In the long run, an NHL team is about as good as its prospect pipeline. So where does that leave the Dallas Stars? A long look at their AHL (and ECHL) operations could offer some answers. Stephen Meserve, head honcho of 100 Degree Hockey and a leading light in Texas Stars analysis, joins Mark and Taylor to examine the current lineup and the coming season. And it’s just in time for the season opene...

Players are still deploying to the places they’ll call home this season, but the @WesALawrence  or  @KETibbetts . You could be part of the next podcast. And please don’t forget to rate, review and share wherever you listen. We appreciate it more than words can say, although we have plenty of words, if you want them. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information abou...

The Dallas Stars have traded blows with some of their biggest Central Division rivals during the preseason to date. In the process, they’ve shown us glimpses of what they’re trying to become under head coach Pete DeBoer. Now comes the big question: Do you like where this team is at? Wes, Mark, and Juraj stayed up late just to talk about the underrated, the injury-prone, and the over-under on the o...

The Dallas Stars marked the unofficial start of the new hockey season with the 2022 Traverse City NHL Prospect Tournament. What does the future hold for fans of the Victory Green Gang? Mark Zimmerman and Derek Neumeier were there, and lucky for us, they’re ready to share. They’ve examined the sure things, the sleepers, and the dark horses, and they talk about what they saw in this episode: What di...

Sometimes, being a Dallas Stars fan means rolling with the punches. So why not get a little sparring practice in before the season starts? Welcome to the Doomcast! Wes, Mark and Tyler leaned waaaay into the worst cases for our latest upload (with only one area ruled off-limits), and even reached as far as bankruptcy just to get the edgelord points. In this edition: What if the Stars can’t find a w...