Spits & Suds Podcast

NHL Insider Sean Shapiro and host Gavin Spittle analyze the Dallas Stars’ bounce-back performance against a Macklin Celebrini-less San Jose Sharks squad, highlighting key contributions from Jamie Benn, Miro Heiskanen, and the bottom-six forward group. They discuss Dallas' early-season defensive pairing experiments, Jake Oettinger’s goaltending rhythm during low-shot games, and propose a strategic goalie rotation for the team’s upcoming three-game slate. Finally, they dive into roster dynamics and prospect evaluation, reflecting on past scouting hits and misses while breaking down the thin margin between AHL and NHL talent.

The Stars lose to Nashville 2-1 and have scored just 1 goal in 6 periods to begin the season. Host Gavin Spittle and David Castillo from Stars Stack break down the game. Gavin brings up how they didn’t draw many penalties and David said they’re not a great possession team so when they don’t have the puck a ton, it’s hard to draw those penalties. David suggests how the Stars can get their offense going.

National Emmy-winning digital/social media strategist and content creator Dan Marrazza joins host Gavin Spittle to share fascinating stories. Dan begins with the October 1st 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas and how he was working for the brand new Golden Knights franchise at that time. As the head of social media then, Dan explains the process he followed during the shooting and how to cover something so serious on social media. Dan explains the process for how expansion teams get their mascot names. Dan shares a story about Josh Doan's first road trip with the Coyotes and Marc-André Fleury’s first season in Vegas. If Houston gets an expansion hockey team, how difficult would it be to bring back the Aeros mascot? Dan gives history lessons on some famous sports logos.

It’s Dallas Stars opening night tonight! Host Gavin Spittle and Sean Shapiro discuss the Matt Duchene injury. Sean, Gavin and other media members ranked the Stars players from 23 to 1. The guys break down the lists. Aleksander Barkov went down with an injury Thursday night against the Sharks. Gavin and Sean discuss how much fun he is to watch and how difficult it was to see him suffer another injury. They discuss Nathan MacKinnon dropping the gloves on Wednesday night and Gary Bettman monitoring the use of no-trade clauses.

Dallas Stars GM Jim Nill joined Shan and RJ on 105.3 The Fan. After the Dallas Cowboys landed Joey Porter Jr. overnight, the guys asked Jim Nill what the feeling is like for a GM after pulling off a big trade. He explains why this season could be the year the Stars get over the hump in the playoffs. He says it's hard to win the final trophy but you want to give yourselves a chance. Jim gives an update on Matt Duchene's injury and that they are weighing their options with him. He explains the challenges with rolling out 11 forwards and 7 defensemen.