Spits & Suds Podcast

Gavin and Joey preview the upcoming Stars game with the Tampa Bay Lightning for this Saturday night. The guys also discuss the Stars power play woes and how they can fix them.

Host Gavin Spittle joins Joey Erikson to talk about the Stars win over the San Jose Sharks and the consistency from Matt Duchene this season.

The Stars beat the Sharks 5-2 but it was more of a one goal win because of two empty netter by the Stars in the final minutes. Host Gavin Spittle says watch out for the Sharks in the years to come. He recaps the game and touches on the power play going 0-4 in the game and how they continue to have struggles with the man advantage. This is a massive issue that needs to get resolved.

The great Mike Heika joins host Gavin Spittle to talk Stars and preview the next matchup against San Jose. Mike and Gavin discuss the slow start for Jason Robertson and some reasons behind it. Mike gives his thoughts on the struggling Stars power play. Will we see Nils Lundkvist back in the lineup against the Sharks? Mike discusses the blue line situation and the guys also talk about the San Jose callup of goalie prospect Yaroslav Askarov who might make his NHL debut at the American Airlines Center. Mike gives his thoughts on the Minnesota North Stars logo and player history with some great background and whether or not it should or will be used. Everything you want to know, Mike Heika and Gavin Spittle have you covered on this edition of Spits and Suds. 

The Stars lose their first home game of the season at home. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by David Castillo from D Magazine to break down this game. David says the Stars got out goalie’d in this game as Lukáš Dostál was great in net and the Ducks offense was able to get to Casey DeSmith. Gavis was surprised no Nils Lundkvist in this game tonight especially with his speed against a young Anaheim team. The guys answer tweets from listeners. 

The Stars pick up a big win over a good Minnesota Wild team, 2-1 Saturday night. Host Gavin Spittle talks about how much he wanted the Stars to win this game because the last two games were against teams that are having down years, Minnesota was the big test and the Stars came out victorious. He talks about Matt Dumba getting put back in the lineup and how giving him a break before was a good move by Pete DeBoer. He’s done it with other players before and it has worked. Jake Oettinger was huge for Dallas in the win and Gavin says he won them that game from the saves he made. 

Our Spits and Suds NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins Gavin Spittle to talk Stars and news in the NHL. We get an update on Lian Bichsel's progress in Texas, the 3rd line pairing of Brendan Smith and Nils Lundkvist, when we will see Matt Dumba again and should the Stars have Mavrik Bourque play a game or two in Texas? The guys also talk about Connor McDavid reaching 1,000 points and Andrei Andrei Vasilevskiy becoming the fastest goalie to 300 wins. It's a jam packed edition of Spits and Suds!

The Stars are 7-0 at home after they blow out the Boston Bruins 7-2. Host Gavin Spittle is joined by Robert Tiffin from D Magazine. The guys talk about the defensive pairings and how well they played in the game. Then they transition to the offense lighting up Jeremy Swayman, including a first NHL goal for Oskar Back. The guys then talk about the penalty shot Evgeni Dadonov scored on and his success at penalty shots. Jake Oettinger has had back to back great starts after Winnipeg lit him up Saturday. Robert says this was truly the bounceback game for Jake because Pittsburgh was not a real test with how bad they’ve been this season. Gavin and Robert reiterate how massive the test will be on Saturday with Minnesota as they’ve been very good this season. The guys answer questions from listeners to wrap.

The Stars scored 6 goals in the first period and completely dominated the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-1. Host Gavin Spittle talks about how they needed this bounceback game and they delivered. They have to keep the winning going and get ready for a quality opponent in the Minnesota Wild this Saturday. Gavin gives a stick tap to Pete DeBoer for a healthy scratch to Matt Dumba and started Brendan Smith. Logan Stankoven is eligible to be rookie of the year this season because he didn’t play in enough regular season games last year. 

Another game where the Stars were completely outmatched by the opponent after a 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Host Gavin Spittle and David Castillo from D Magazine talk about the Stars team as a whole. The guys talk about the frustrations they have from this team, it’s early but the problems continue to happen. What can Pete DeBoer do to fix this power play? The guys then answer lots of questions sent in by listeners.