Spits & Suds Podcast

The Stars get swept by the Florida Panthers in Finland. Host Gavin Spittle discusses the global stage and how cool it was for Dallas to be a part of it. Gavin gives a stick tap to Victory+ for how they overcame the technical difficulties during their broadcast. He recaps the game on Saturday and discusses the play of the Panthers and how good this team really is. Then he goes through the individual performances of the Stars players.

Spits and Suds gets you ready for the back to back Dallas Stars/Florida Panthers NHL Global Series in Finland. Joining host Gavin Spittle is Joey Erickson, host of the Locked on Stars podcast. Gavin and Joey preview this game and let you know how even this matchup really is. The guys also talk about how the Stars took a page out of the Panthers playbook in the offseason. Biggest Stars surprises and disappointments in the first month? Listen and get ready for an awesome back to back series with Spits and Suds. 

Spits and Suds NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins Gavin Spittle to talk about the Stars week in Finland. Sean talks about his experience in Finland and gives some tips to local fans going to the games. With Jake Oettinger's contract wrapped up, it's now time to look into what a new long term deal with Wyatt Johnston will look like? Gavin and Sean both have the same opinion on what that annual number will look like. The guys also look at the play of Jake Oettinger, Winnipeg's early success, Stamkos returning to Tampa for the first time and much more NHL and Stars talk on Spits and Suds. 

The guys talk about the selection of three stars in hockey games, Esa Lindell blogging about Finland, Maverick Bourque getting a night off, and Jim Nill's future.

With Jake Oettinger's contract wrapped up, it's now time to look into what a new long term deal with Wyatt Johnston will look like? Gavin and Sean both have the same opinion on what that annual number will look like. The guys also look at the play of Jake Oettinger, Winnipeg's early success, Stamkos returning to Tampa for the first time and much more NHL talk.

Spits and Suds NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins Gavin Spittle to talk about the Stars week in Finland. Sean talks about his experience in Finland and gives some tips to local fans going to the games. 

The Stars are 5-0 at the American Airlines Center after they beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 Saturday night. Gavin gives a stick tap to the Blackhawks who were playing a back to back and Petr Mrazek played well in a back to back. He was really impressed with Connor Bedard in this one. Gavin believes the Blackhawks could have tied the game with Seth Jones shot from the blue line but because it was deflected in front of the net, the Stars escaped with the win. Gavin recaps the win and then answers tweets from listeners. 

The Stars beat the Boston Bruins 5-2 and the Stars scored 3 power play goals in the win. Host Gavin Spittle talks about what changed with the power play not getting it done in the previous games but were able to in the game against Boston. The Stars jumped from 29th to 18th in power play scoring with the three goals they scored in the game. Gavin comments on Casey DeSmith getting the start because Jake Oettinger will more than likely play both games in Finland next week. Then he reads tweets sent in by listeners. 

The Stars offense came out flat again as they didn’t score their two goals until the final 5 minutes of the game. Host Gavin Spittle recaps the game and talks about the Stars players passing up good shots and passing the puck too much. Gavin goes into what Pete DeBoer had to say after the game and the effort that needed to be shown more from the players in this game. He also talks about the power play issues as Dallas had numerous opportunities with power plays but couldn’t score. Then Gavin goes through tweets sent in by listeners. 

The Stars continue their roadtrip Thursday night in Boston against the Bruins. Scott McLaughlin of The Skate Podcast gets us ready for this matchup letting us know the keys to beating this Boston team. Scott and host Gavin Spittle relive the Jeremy Swayman contract negotiations and how it set the market for Jake Oettinger. The guys discuss former Stars coach Jim Montgomery in the last year of his contract with the Bruins, and how the top lines aren't scoring.