Spits & Suds Podcast

It shouldn’t have come down to an overtime win but the Stars let a 4-2 lead slip away in the final two minutes, but Thomas Harley scores his second straight game winner in the Stars 5-4 win over the Capitals. Gavin recaps the win and talks about Matt Duchene being honored before the game for his 1000th NHL game. He makes mention about how the NHL makes 1,000 games a much bigger deal than they used to. Gavin answers questions sent in by listeners and wraps by talking about Jake Oettinger and if there are concerns about his recent play. 

We get you ready for Stars/Capitals with Grant Paulsen afternoon host for 106.7 The Fan in Washington DC. Grant gives us his thoughts on the current state of the Caps, Ovechkin chasing the record, the lack of their Power Play productivity and how the speed of Dallas could present some problems for this Washington team. 

The Stars win against the Ducks thanks to Thomas Harley’s game winner in OT. Gavin is joined by Ryan Chambers, Chris Chambers, and James Chambers from “Starcastic Remarks.” They recap the win for the Stars. Gavin talks about Miro Heiskanen’s return and the pairing for his line working and Harley’s great performance. Gavin makes note of the 12 giveaways and how they had 44 shots on net but were waiting for the perfect opportunity instead of putting pucks on net. 

Spits and Suds host Sean Shapiro had a chance to talk to Stars GM Jim Nill and asked the questions that the Spits and Suds listeners wanted to hear. Thoughts on Nils Lundqvist, the status of top prospects Mavrik Bourque and Logan Stankoven,the play of Jake Oettinger this year compared to last, salary cap restraints, Wyatt Johnston, Matt Duchene, analytics and more. Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle break down the GM Jim Nill's answers on today's Spits and Suds. 

Spits and Suds host Sean Shapiro had a chance to talk to Stars GM Jim Nill and asked the questions that the Spits and Suds listeners wanted to hear. Thoughts on Nils Lundqvist, the status of top prospects Mavrik Bourque and Logan Stankoven,the play of Jake Oettinger this year compared to last, salary cap restraints, Wyatt Johnston, Matt Duchene, analytics and more. Sean Shapiro and Gavin Spittle break down the GM Jim Nill's answers.

Sean and Gavin preview the upcoming game between the Stars and Ducks for Thursday.

Pete DeBoer summed it up pretty well, it was three games in one between the Stars and Red Wings the way that game went. The Stars put up a 4 goal second period but then Detroit responded with 2 in the third to make the game a lot closer than it should have been. Gavin chalks this one up as a quality win with the Red Wings being a solid team. Gavin recaps the scoring summary and looks at the current standings.

Two time Stanley Cup Champion Craig Ludwig joins host Gavin Spittle. With 47 year old former NHL'er Terry Ryan skating in an ECHL game, does Craig think about skating one more shift? Did Craig get a call from the Islanders and would he coach professionally? Plus the guys discuss Corey Perry signing with Edmonton, and what Luds feels the Stars need at the NHL trade deadline. 

Two time Stanley Cup Champion Craig Ludwig joins host Gavin Spittle. With 47 year old former NHL'er Terry Ryan skating in an ECHL game, does Craig think about skating one more shift? Did Craig get a call from the Islanders and would he coach professionally? Plus the guys discuss Corey Perry signing with Edmonton.

Gavin and Craig talk about what they think the Stars should do at the trade deadline to improve the team.