Stargazing: A Dallas Stars Puckcast | Defending Big D

Stargazing: A Dallas Stars Puckcast | Defending Big D

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  • Midlife Crisis

    The Dallas Stars won a game! In Buffalo! Why does that somehow still feel dull and uncomfortable?

    The thing with Dallas is, it’s never just one game. Wes, Taylor, Trent and Mark got together after the previous disaster at home to discuss the Stars’ organizational identity crisis. In this episode:

    • What’s the alternative to just giving up and wallowing in a bad stretch of hockey? Pulling out the popcorn and hoping for maximum chaos?
  • How far into the Stars organization has the malaise settled?
  • How long can the mismatch between system and personnel continue?
  • Does the postgame coach-speak make it worse?
  • Why does this team react to adversity by turtling, even when it’s counterproductive?
  • What are the moves the organization needs to make, rather than the one they’re talking themselves into making...?
  • And is there still time to turn it around? (No, really?)

    • Do you like where they’re at? Let us know. This is Stargazing.

    We actually discuss a potential Joe Pavelski re-signing in this episode, so we do get inspiration from your comments. Leave us one, won’t you? Or seek us out @WesALawrence or @KETibbetts. You, too, could be part of the next podcast!

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    1 hr
  • A B C D E F U

    The Dallas Stars have a way of making you want to swear even after a victory. And when you think about the John Klingberg situation, it’s pretty easy to want to swear all day, every day. (What even...? What the hockey sticks...?)

    Wes, David, Tyler and Mark have a salty word or two about the team, and this time, they feel like sharing. In this episode:

    • Can the Stars just play all their games at home from now on?
  • Alternatively, can they just clone Joe Pavelski and Sons?
  • Can they, once and for all, get a second line going again (maybe after Denis Gurianov returns from COVID jail)?
  • Why should coaching decisions that didn’t fly when Marc Crawford was bench boss get a second chance now?
  • Has the team moved back to the John Klingberg - Esa Lindell pair on the QT?
  • Can Dallas commit to a vision of success in which they recognize how much they need Klinger?
  • If not, then what the heck have they been trying to do in the draft for the past few years?

    • The system cannot fail. It can only be failed. This is Stargazing.

    What’s on your mind? Let us know in the comments at Defending Big D, or seek us out @WesALawrence or @KETibbetts. You could be part of the next podcast.

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    52 min

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