Spits & Suds Podcast

Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch who formerly covered the Stars for the Dallas Morning News hops on Spits and Suds with host Gavin Spittle to give us insight on the Blues with a busy offseason. Matthew gives his thoughts on the Stars and where he sees Dallas this year. Going from covering GM Jim Nill to now covering former Stars now St. Louis GM Doug Armstrong. The Blues have a new coach in Drew Bannister and former Stars grinder Steve Ott gets a promotion on the coaching staff. Also discussed, Radek Faksa and Ryan Suter joining the Blues, RFA's Phillip Broberg and Dylan Holloway leaving Edmonton to sign with St. Louis, the absence of Torey Krug on the blueline, the youth movement with Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas as well as the play of goaltener Jordan Binnington. Learn about the St. Louis Blues on this edition of Spits and Suds. 

Our "Behind Enemy Lines" preview of the Central Division continues with Connor Hrabchak talking Winnipeg Jets. It's been a busy offseason for the Jets including Scott Arniel taking over for former Stars coach Rick Bowness. Topics discussed include the trade of top prospect Rutger McGroarty trade recently, Kevin Cheveldayoff's tenure as the Winnipeg GM, Defensive departures, and of course, their biggest names, Kyle Connor, Connor Hellebuyck and Mark Scheifele. The guys also discuss if the identity of Winnipeg is their physicality? Connor also gives his thoughts on the Dallas Stars and his predictions for the Division. 

We're getting you ready for the season with Central Division previews. Joe O'Donnell, the voice of the Minnesota Wild, joins Gavin Spittle. His thoughts on longtime Wild Defenseman Matt Dumba joining the Stars and what he brings to the team both on and off the ice. Expectations for young Wild Defenseman Brock Faber after signing a big long term deal. Who starts in goal for Minnesota with 3 candidates including veteran Stanley Cup champ Marc Andre Fleury? Will this be a bounce back year for Kirill Kaprizov? Joe also gives his overall thoughts on the Dallas Stars and the rest of the Central Division. 

Stephen Meserve of 100 Degree Hockey who does an amazing job covering the Texas Stars in Cedar Park joins Spits and Suds and gives his thoughts on Lian Bichsel and possible D pairings with vets that played in the NHL In Alexander Petrovic and Kyle Capobianco. Stephen and Gavin also talk about possibly reuniting Mavrik Bourque and Logan Stankoven on the same line. Other names discussed include Chase Wheatcroft, Christian Kyrou, Matěj Blümel,  Oskar Bäck, Matthew Seminoff and Goaltender Rémi Poirier. Stephen and Gavin get you ready for Stars Training Camp on today's edition of Spits and Suds. 

Our Spits and Suds NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins Gavin Spittle to discuss the NHL's desire to expand even more with games across the pond in Europe and elsewhere. Sean Shapiro gives us the insight on why this is great for the NHL in so many ways and how it works from a revenue perspective. The guys also discuss the Stars power play and the changes we will see. Sean and Gavin also discuss what new Wyatt Johnston and Jamie Benn contracts could look like. 

NHL.com released the top 20 wings and Jason Robertson is ranked six on the list. Host Gavin Spittle and David Castillo from D Magazine go through the list. 21 year old Matty Beniers signed a 7 year contract extension with the Seattle Kraken, Gavin and David talk about how this related to Wyatt Johnston and his upcoming new contract as his rookie contract expires at the end of the season. The guys talk about unrestricted free agency after the Blues made a move on Phillip Broberg and Dylan Holloway. The guys also touch on the Patrick Laine trade to Montreal and what they think of the deal and how it helps Montreal and Laine. 

NHL.com released the top 20 wings and Jason Robertson is ranked six on the list. Host Gavin Spittle and David Castillo from D Magazine go through the list.

21 year old Matty Beniers signed a 7 year contract extension with the Seattle Kraken, Gavin and David talk about how this related to Wyatt Johnston and his upcoming new contract as his rookie contract expires at the end of the season. The guys talk about unrestricted free agency after the Blues made a move on Phillip Broberg and Dylan Holloway.

The guys also touch on the Patrick Laine trade to Montreal and what they think of the deal and how it helps Monreal and Laine.

It's a Dallas Stars Prospect update from Spits and Suds frequent contributor David Castillo. David recently released his top prospect list and we talk in depth about some of the names that we could soon see in a Dallas Stars sweater. From Lian Bichsel to Mavrik Bourque and more. Learn about some of the young prospects in the system and what David looks for when evaluating players.