Spits & Suds Podcast

High energy with lots of opinions. Ralph Strangis hops on Spits and Suds with host Gavin Spittle to talk Stars and the upcoming NHL Playoffs. Ralph gives his opinion on this team flipping the switch as the playoffs begin. Ralph gives his insights on the makeup of this team, his thoughts on Oettinger in the playoffs, coming out of the gate quickly, Pete DeBoer, the Captain Jamie Benn and a lot more. Ralph Strangis never holds back and that's the case on this edition of Spits and Suds. 

The Stars lose 6-4 to the Red Wings. Host Gavin Spittle gives a quick synopsis of the game, talks about Jamie Benn having number 400 taken away from him again, as Lian Bichsel poked the puck in. He talks about how Bichsel did the right thing on that play even though it took the goal away from Benn. Then he answers tweets from listeners. 

The Stars lose their 5th in a row after the Utah Hockey Club beat them 5-3. Host Gavin Spittle recaps the game and goes over the injury report. It’s official, the Stars will play the Avalanche in the first round of the playoffs next weekend. Gavin wraps by answering Tweets from listeners. 

Brent Severyn from Victory+ joined Shan and RJ on 105.3 The Fan to talk about the Stars struggles as they have lost their last 4 games. He talks about what's gone wrong for the Stars and how they can fix these problems with the playoffs quickly approaching. He thinks they've lost their confidence and they are struggling to keep the puck out of the net on defense. Brent thinks if the Stars play the way they're supposed to in the playoffs, they can beat anyone.

Spits and Suds Stars and NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins Gavin Spittle for his weekly visit. Sean gives his thoughts on the Winnipeg loss as well as the Stars struggles. Sean and Gavin both think this team can turn things around and they talk about why. Jamie Benn has struggled since January and the guys give their thoughts on the Captain. Both Sean and Gavin defend Pete DeBoer on his comments after the Vancouver game but Sean does feel as though some adjustments need to be made for the playoffs. Who is the top player that Sean feels needs to step up in the playoffs, which players need to get a rest and much more. 

The Stars were blanked by the Jets 4-0. Host Gavin Spittle opens the counseling session up for Stars fans. The reality is Winnipeg dominated Dallas this season. The Stars finished 1-3 against the Jets and all three losses weren’t close. Gavin thinks Winnipeg could very much win the Western Conference and get to the Stanley Cup final. Jamie Benn’s scoreless streak is up to 13 games now, should there be concern about him? Lots of Tweets from listeners.

It's a big game Thursday night at the American Airlines Center as the Stars host first place Winnipeg. Connor Hrabchak from Sports Talk Winnipeg joins host Gavin Spittle to discuss the matchup, what Stars fans should watch from the Winnipeg point of view, their overall health heading into the game and how teams have been effective against the Jets. 

The Stars lost to the Canucks after allowing 3 goals in the final minute and gave up an overtime goal to lose to the Canucks 6-5. Host Gavin Spittle unwraps this hockey game and talks about how frustrating this game was. Pete DeBoer said this kind of loss flushes out the good that happened in this game and Gavin points out how good the power play unit looked in this game and how good the team played in the first two periods. Lots and lots of tweets for Gavin to go through after that one. 

The Stars lose in overtime to the Minnesota Wild 3-2. Host Gavin Spittle talks about how this team looks extremely tired in the third period lately as they were outshot 17-4 in the period. Throughout the year this team had been pretty disciplined with not committing penalties but since the beginning of March, these guys have been committing a lot more. Gavin is focused on the game Tuesday against Vancouver as others look ahead to the showdown with Winnipeg Thursday. He also debates the argument on if Alexander Ovechkin is the “Goat.”

Host Gavin Spittle says you have to tip your hat to Sidney Crosby before he talks about anything else because Crosby’s hat trick led the Penguins past the Stars in a 5-3 game. Gavin asks where were the big hits? There was a lack of traffic in front of the net from the Stars offense and they once again had less than 30 shots on net. He says there needs to be more consistency from this team and you can’t play like this and expect to survive in the playoffs. Casey DeSmith played extremely well and didn’t have much help from his defense. He wraps by reading tweets from listeners.