Spits & Suds Podcast

The Stars beat the Penguins 4-2 Friday night behind Jamie Benn’s two goal performance. Gavin talks about the start of the game and the Penguins striking first but Dallas responds with four unanswered. Despite Tristan Jarry having to get pulled from net, Gavin thought he made some big saves but the Stars created traffic in front of the net. He loves what he saw from Jamie Benn in this game with two goals and extends his goal streak to three games. He wraps by going through tweets from listeners and looks at the updated standings and possible scenarios for who Dallas will play in the playoffs. 

Our Spits and Suds NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins Gavin Spittle. The guys tell you why Tyler Seguin's return to the Stars lineup made a difference. How Ryan Suter deserves credit for playing well. The guys go around the NHL and highlight the Central Division three team race, how Nashville is on fire and how the Western Conference playoffs will be a gauntlet to get through. Sean and Gavin also highlight Hannah Bilka of Coppell and Allyson Simpson of Frisco who are playing in the Women's Frozen Four and are both top 10 draft prospects for the Professional Women's Hockey League. 

Stars get back in the win column with a 5-2 win over the Coyotes. Gavin recaps the win, talks about Jamie Benn’s incredible month of March and the Stars continuing to handle their business against the Coyotes. Tyler Seguin returned to the lineup and the Stars offense clicked. Chris Tanev continues to play great hockey and it’s just his 10th game with the Stars. Gavin thought Jake Oettinger still showed some struggles in this game despite only allowing two goals. He looks ahead at the upcoming schedule for the Stars and the updated standings.

Two time Stanley Cup Champion Craig Ludwig takes you behind the scenes for the Mike Modano statue unveiling with some great stories. Co host Gavin Spittle lets Luds know the suggestions from Spits and Suds faithful of where the Craig Ludwig statue should be put? On the ice, the guys focus on Wyatt Johnston, Thomas Harley and their consistent play. They also ponder who a future Stars captain can be and what to do with the Nils Lundqvist, Jani Hakanpää rotation on the blueline. 

Two time Stanley Cup Champion Craig Ludwig takes you behind the scenes for the Mike Modano statue unveiling with some great stories. Co host Gavin Spittle lets Luds know the suggestions from Spits and Suds faithful of where the Craig Ludwig statue should be put?

On the ice, the guys focus on Wyatt Johnston, Thomas Harley and their consistent play. They also ponder who a future Stars captain can be and what to do with the Nils Lundqvist, Jani Hakanpää rotation on the blueline. 

Gavin recaps the Stars win over the Kings. He thought Wedgewood would get the start in this game and he did and played a great game only allowing one goal. Gavin loves what he sees from Craig Smith putting pucks on the net and the 4th line playing so well. He talks about the Mike Modano statue unveiling and how great the event was. 

Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle discuss the latest Stars loss to the Devils and what's been happening the last few games to cause these losses after a five game winning streak The guys also answer Spits and Suds listeners who want to see Scott Wedgewood in net over Jake Oettinger. Sean and Gavin give their thoughts on Mike Modano's statue unveiling and how much he's meant to this franchise. 

Stars give up 5 straight goals in a 6-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils. Gavin recaps the loss and talks about what went wrong for them in this game. Oettinger gave up 4 goals on 10 shots and was pulled. Gavin says he still has belief in Oettinger but he needs to be better. It’s time for a Jake Oettinger stellar performance and they haven’t gotten one in a while. He wraps with tweets sent in by listeners reacting to the game and previews Friday’s pod with Sean Shapiro. 

Two time Stanley Cup Champion Craig Ludwig joins Gavin Spittle to talk about the Stars tough loss against Florida. The guys focus on Joe Pavelski's post game and why his leadership makes him so valuable. Craig also focuses on the turning point in the game, Chris Tanev's play, Jake Oettinger, Logan Stankoven and Wyatt Johnston. Luds gives us some Mike Modano stories and an amazing idea he had for Saturday's statue unveiling. Plus, the guys tell you what "the code" is in hockey.