Spits & Suds Podcast

David Castillo of D Magazine and Stars Stack joins host Gavin Spittle to recap Day 1 of Free Agency. David first shares his thoughts on the hire of Glen Gulutzan. David and Gavin share their thoughts on signing Radek Faksa to a multi year deal as well as Colin Blackwell. The guys then look at the movement with the other Central Division teams and David tells us about the Stars recent draft pick, Cameron Schmidt. 

The guys then look at the movement with the other Central Division teams and David tells us about the Stars recent draft pick, Cameron Schmidt. 

David and Gavin share their thoughts on signing Radek Faksa to a multi year deal as well as Colin Blackwell.

David Castillo of D Magazine and Stars Stack joins host Gavin Spittle to share his thoughts on the hire of Glen Gulutzan.

All reports are pointing towards Glen Gulutzan in becoming the Dallas Stars head coach. Host Gavin Spittle explains why Glen Gulutzan isn’t a retread. The Stars are a completely different team since the last time he was here. He explains that when Gulutzan was in Dallas, the Stars were going through a lot of obstacles. Gavin explains how much better the Oilers Power Play got when Gulutzan took over and that he can fix the Stars Power Play issues.

David Castillo joins Gavin Spittle as NHL Silly Season continues with a bunch of Stars and NHL news to discuss. Noah Dobson gets traded and signs for 9.5 million. Does that push Thomas Harley over 10m? Gavin and David discuss the 5 biggest changes in the new NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement and how it affects the Stars. Plus, David gives us some players to watch in the NHL draft that could be available when the Stars pick. It's a packed edition of Spits and Suds with D Magazine's David Castillo. 

Spits and Suds Insider Sean Shapiro joins host Gavin Spittle with so much going on with the Dallas Stars. Sean discusses the Mitch Marner rumblings and the behind the scenes of how players names surface with teams. Sean has a relationship with both Glen Gulutzan and Neil Graham which are two of the finalists to become the Stars head coach. Sean explains why the term "Retread" should not be used for Gulutzan. The guys also discuss the Stars coaching loss of assistant Misha Donskov as he is named VP-Hockey Operations and men’s national teams coach for Canada. Sean discusses how that is a loss for the Stars but an amazing opportunity for Donskov. Plus free agency news and notes and a whole lot more on this edition of Spits and Suds with insider Sean Shapiro. 

It's been a busy offseason for the Dallas Stars and the Captain Jamie Benn returns agreeing to a one year contract. Robert Tiffin of StarsThoughts.com and D Magazine brings us the details on this deal including a bonus structure that pushes the salary higher. Robert also brings us coaching news as it appears as though the Stars are down to their top 2 candidates. Gavin and Robert also talk about the Stars cap space, a Dumba buyout and how they can maneuver to fill this roster with free agency coming soon. 

It’s been a busy start to the NHL offseason for the Dallas Stars. They re-signed Matt Duchene to a 4 year contract and then traded Mason Marchment to the Seattle Kraken. Host Gavin Spittle and David Castillo from D Magazine dissect these moves from the Stars. They talk about why keeping Duchene is good for the team. Even though he wasn’t great in the playoffs in 2025, David and Gavin agree Duchene is seen as a leader for the Stars and he has expressed how much he loves playing in Dallas. Then the guys talk about the Stars trading Mason Marchment to Seattle for two draft picks. How will the Stars replace Marchment in the lineup? David and Gavin have thoughts. 

Robert Tiffin of StarsThoughts.com joins Gavin Spittle to talk about current Stars Assistant Alain Nasreddine being elevated to the head coaching position. The guys bring you the background on Nasreddine and his quick ascension as a coach at the pro level. What makes him a quality candidate that can help this team and the hurdles that he would have to overcome. Robert and Gavin also talk about how this might pave the way for Neil Graham to be elevated as a Stars Assistant from Texas. Robert also gives his thoughts on who he would like to see as the new Stars bench boss. Everything you want to know about Alain Nareddine as a player and now coach on this episode of Spits and Suds.