Spits & Suds Podcast

Stars General Manager joined the K&C Masterpiece to talk about the teams start, the Power Play, injuries with an update on Jamie Benn, Matt Duchene, Nils Lundkvist, and Oskar Bäck, having a different coaching voice in the room, being the Assistant GM of Team Canada, his memories for playing for Canada in the 1980 Miracle on Ice Olympics, and much more. 

Our Spits and Suds Stars and NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins Gavin Spittle to give his thoughts on this Dallas Stars start to the season. Sean gives his overall thoughts and then the guys focus on Roope Hintz both on the offensive and defensive end specifically trailing and not skating as hard as he could on the Game Winning overtime goal against the Kings.Should Texas Hockey fans be upset with the horns down sign by Adrian Kempe? Should the Stars switch up the lines and put Wyatt Johnston on the top line? Sean discusses the play of Jake Oettinger along with Thomas Harley and Miro Heiskanen. The guys also have a thought on the penalty kill woes as well an idea for the Heritage Classic to bring back the North Stars sweater to the NHL. 

The Stars pick up a point but they lose to the Kings 3-2 in overtime. Host Gavin Spittle starts with the Stars game starting 15 minutes later than the 8:00 puck drop scheduled. If it’s not going to start at 8:00, put what time the game will actually start. He goes through the scoring summary and the positives for Dallas getting two power play goals in this game, but then the negative, the penalties taken by the Stars leading to a power play goal for LA. Gavin breaks down the overtime goal and what he saw from Roope Hintz on the Kings rush to the net. He goes through tweets from the listeners to wrap. 

An ugly 5-1 blowout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Host Gavin Spittle talks about what he’s seeing from the Stars and what has been going wrong for this team in the last three games. He doesn’t see the aggressiveness from the Stars and a lack of physicality. Gavin wants to see the Stars switch up their lines because what they’re currently doing isn’t working. He wraps by going through tweets from the listeners.

After winning their first three games of the season, the Stars have lost two in a row, after a 3-1 defeat to the Blues. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by Robert Tiffin of StarsThoughts.com. The guys talk about the game and how the Stars forward depth is very thin right now. Then they talk about the problems Dallas faced with turnovers and their defense in front of the net. Is there something off with Miro Heiskanen? The guys talk about Heiskanen and his slow start. They wrap by going through tweets from listeners. 

They weren’t going to win them all. The Stars lose their first game of 2025 in a 5-3 final to the Vancouver Canucks. Host Gavin Spittle recaps the game and talks about the great start Dallas got off to in the first period but then things changed in the second. Gavin points out the massive error in the third period where Vancouver out hustled Dallas on a puck that then forced a penalty on Dallas and it bit them as Vancouver put the game away on an empty netter. 

The Stars stay undefeated after a 5-2 home opener win against the Minnesota Wild. Host Gavin Spittle starts with the 3rd period woes. Despite the fact the Stars aren’t showing up in the 3rd period so far this season, they have won all their games and picked up 6 points in the three games they’ve played. Gavin was at the AAC and loved the energy from the fans in this game. He said it felt like a playoff environment and it was so awesome. He goes through the game and explains what changed from the first two periods to the third period. Gavin also explains the instigating penalty rule.   

After wins in Winnipeg and Colorado, David Castillo of D Magazine joins Gavin Spittle to give his thoughts on the start as well as a look ahead to the home opener against Minnesota. David dives into what the Stars need to improve, the play of Mikko Rantanen, the Thomas Harley and Nils Lundkvist pairing as well as some players that are off to slower starts. When Oskar Bäck returns, does he crack the lineup and if so, who is the odd man out. The guys discuss Thomas Harley as the Power Play 1 Defenseman and what is a fair number to sign Harley with Montreal blueliner Lane Hudson agreeing to a new 8 year deal. Lots to take in on this edition of Spits and Suds with David Castillo. 

The guys discuss Thomas Harley as the Power Play 1 Defenseman and what is a fair number to sign Harley with Montreal blueliner Lane Hudson agreeing to a new 8 year deal.

When Oskar Bäck returns, does he crack the lineup and if so, who is the odd man out. David dives into the play of Mikko Rantanen, the Thomas Harley and Nils Lundkvist pairing as well as some players that are off to slower starts.