Spits & Suds Podcast

The Stars get a win over Chicago 5-1 and get a power play goal to end their streak of power play woes. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by Robert Tiffin from D Magazine. The guys talk about the Stars getting fined by the league for practice during the holiday break. Then the guys go through the win over the Blackhawks. Gavin thought Chicago was the better team in the first period but then Dallas really got going. Robert notes how Oettinger bounced back with a great effort after the tough loss to the Minnesota Wild Friday. Gavin and Robert preview the upcoming Buffalo game on New Years Eve and then answer questions on Twitter from listeners. 

Gavin and Robert preview the upcoming Buffalo game on New Years Eve and then answer questions on Twitter from listeners.

The guys go through the win over the Blackhawks. Gavin thought Chicago was the better team in the first period but then Dallas really got going. Robert notes how Oettinger bounced back with a great effort after the tough loss to the Minnesota Wild Friday.

 Host Gavin Spittle is joined by Robert Tiffin from D Magazine. The guys talk about the Stars getting fined by the league for practice during the holiday break.

Dallas sees a 2-0 lead evaporate in the third period and lose to the Wild 3-2 in Overtime. Host Gavin Spittle talks about what went wrong. He makes note that the second goal Dallas scored was set up by Ilya Lyubushkin and how great of a play he made to open up the middle for Wyatt Johnston’s goal. Gavin breaks down the Minnesota Wild game winner in overtime and why it happened. Pete DeBoer said Mason Marchment had to go to the hospital after a puck hit him in the face in this game. Gavin wonders why there isn’t more player safety with full shields to protect players faces. He does a deep dive on the Stars power play, as they went 0/3 in the game. He wraps by going through tweets from listeners.

The Stars defeat the Utah Hockey Club 3-2 before the Holiday break. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by David Castillo from D Magazine. The guys discuss the Utah Hockey Club and that the future of this team is very bright. David talks about Stankoven moving to the 4th line and Blackwell to line 3. They talk about Casey DeSmiths impressive performance and allowing Jake Oettinger to have some time off with the break as well. Gavin and David talk about Elias Petterson as a possible trade target for the Stars. The guys discuss Miro Heiskanen’s play this season and read tweets from listeners. 

Dallas went 0-7 on the power play and allowed a short handed goal in a 3-1 loss to the New York Rangers. Host Gavin Spittle addresses the power play woes as they continue to just burn this team. He talks about how great Igor Shesterkin was but it’s not a good enough excuse anymore. They have to score goals and especially when they have 17 minutes on the power play, they have to score. He addresses the Jake Oettinger hate from Stars fans and says it has to stop. Oettinger is the future of this team and the Stars offense isn’t giving him any help. Gavin looks at the standings and reads tweets from listeners. 

DallasStars.com Senior Staff Writer Mike Heika joins host Gavin Spittle for this episode. Mike tells us about the flu bug and how the juggling of lines and players can affect the team. Mike brings up a great point about picking up a scorer but does the development of young players like Logan Stankoven and Mavrik Bourque pay the price with minutes. Mike and Gavin talk about Stars from the past comparisons for Lian Bichsel. Who Pete DeBoer is talking about as far as players that have scored in the past need to score more? Mike also answers Gavin's debate on whether Minnesota and Dallas team records should be combined. He's one of the best at what he does. It's Mike Heika on this edition of Spits and Suds. 

Dallas loses to Toronto 5-3 after a tough second period saw the Leafs score 3 goals. Host Gavin Spittle makes note about how the Maple Leafs have the Stars number year after year. Gavin makes note about the lack of scoring from this team since Tyler Seguin went on LTIR. The Stars went 0/4 on the power play and he talks about how big of a momentum killer that is. Gavin reads through tweets from listeners to wrap. 

Our Spits and Suds NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins us from Plymouth Michigan, home of Team USA's training camp as they get ready for World Juniors in Ottawa. Two Stars draft picks will play in the tournament, Aram Minnetian for team USA and Emil Hemming for Finland. Sean tells us that Lian Bichsel needs to stay on the Stars roster and the possibility of carrying eight defensemen. Sean also talks about Logan Stankoven's play as of late, Jake Oettinger's play and how great of a fit Matt Duchene has been. Gavin and Sean also ask if the Winter Classic will ever return to DFW? It's a topic packed edition of Spits and Suds.