Spits & Suds Podcast

The Stars score five unanswered goals to beat the Nashville Predators 5-1. Host Gavin Spittle and StarsThoughts.com’s Robert Tiffin recap the game and talk about Jamie Benn getting a night off. The guys talk about Mikko Rantanen and how well he is fitting in with this hockey team. The Stars play 5 games in the next 7 days and that is a grind. The guys answer tweets from listeners and Robert gives an update on Tyler Seguin. 

He played 13 years in the NHL and wore the "C" for the New York Rangers. After a successful run in the NHL, Callahan is now a lead analyst for ESPN. 105.3 The Fan's Gbag Nation caught up with Callahan to get his thoughts on the Stars playoff chances, Mikko Rantanen, Wyatt Johnston, his example of moving to a warm weather city to play similar to Dallas plus his memories of playing for John Tortorella. 

Stars beat reporter Lia Assimakopoulos of the Dallas Morning News joins host Gavin Spittle to bring us the latest from Stars practice as they get ready for Nashville. Both Pete DeBoer and Matt Duchene give their thoughts on the tight Central race. Lia also mentioned that Coach DeBoer talked about the amount of shots on net and what defensive improvements need to be made in front of Oettinger and DeSmith. Tyler Seguin is back on the ice wearing a non contact sweater. Miro is back skating but Lia says that he wasn't at practice. Mikko Rantanen is discussed for his play on both ends of the ice and his growing comfort level. Plus, Gavin and Lia talk about the grind ahead for the Stars with 5 games beginning tomorrow in 7 days. 

The Dallas Stars beat the Kraken 3-1 Monday night. Host Gavin Spittle talks about the play from Casey DeSmith as he had another great game. The Avalanche lost to the Flames in overtime so Dallas gained another point on Colorado, as they sit in second place in the Central Division. Wyatt Johnston continues to score goals, he scored his 30th on the year. Gavin finishes by reading tweets from listeners.

Live from Seattle, Dallas Stars Senior Staff Writer and a terrific friend of Spits and Suds Mike Heika joined 105.3 The Fan's K&C Masterpiece to give his thoughts on this Stars Defense, shot differential, goaltending, Miro Heiskanen and more. 

Host Gavin Spittle joins Locked On Stars host Joey Erickson to talk about the Dallas Stars clinching the playoffs, the win against the Kraken, what a first round playoff matchup vs the Avalanche could look like, the playoff picture as a whole in the NHL and much more. It’s a crossover edition of Spits and Suds with Joey Erickson from the Locked on Stars Podcast.  

Gavin and Joey look at the NHL plaoyff picture, go around the leagues top stories and give an outlook at the Stars 2024-2025 season.

The guys breakdown what a Dallas Colorado round 1 playoff series would look like as that is the most likely outcome for the first round ofthe playoffs for the Stars.

Host Gavin Spittle joins Locked on Stars host Joey Erickson to talk about the Stars win against the Kraken that clinched a playoff spot for Dallas.

For the 6th time in 7 years, the Stars make the playoffs after a 5-1 win against the Seattle Kraken. Host Gavin Spittle talks about the performance from Jake Oettinger in the win and the performances from the dominant line of Robertson, Hintz and Rantanen. Rantanen has 11 points in 11 games with the Stars. The Stars have an extremely impressive record when Jason Robertson and Wyatt Johnston score separately and they’re undefeated when they score in the same game. It’s the 4th straight game Johnston has scored. He’s heating up at the right time as the playoffs are approaching. Gavin looks at the standings in the Central Division, the Stars are 4 points behind Winnipeg and hold a 7 point lead on the Avs. Then he looks at the upcoming schedule for Dallas and how favorable it looks. He answers tweets from listeners to finish.