DLLS Dallas Stars Podcast

DLLS Dallas Stars Podcast

The DLLS Stars Podcast is your go-to source for everything Dallas Stars hockey. Hosted by Owen Newkirk, Sam Nestler, Sean Shapiro, and Stars legend Craig Ludwig, this show delivers in-depth analysis, game breakdowns, insider updates, and expert takes on the Stars’ top players and biggest moments. From the regular season to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, no team is covered more closely. If you're a fan of the Victory Green, this is the podcast you don't want to miss.

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August 9, 2025 10 mins

Miro Heiskanen, the Dallas Stars number one defenseman, suffered a serious knee injury last January in a game against the Vegas Golden Knights. Following surgery and rehab, he returned to action during the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. In an interview with NHL.com, Heiskanen claimed that he is "100 percent back to normal after the surgery” and that he’s been able to participate in his usual summer practice routine. The DLLS Stars Podc...

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Our “The Other 31” summer series is chugging along at full steam right now and on today’s DLLS Stars Podcast, we focus on the Seattle Kraken, with special guests Alison Lukan, Kraken TV Studio Analyst, and Everett Fitzhugh, Kraken Radio Play-by-Play Announcer. After losing to the Stars in seven games in the second round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Seattle hasn’t q...

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Today’s DLLS Stars Episode continues the “The Other 31” summer series as we highlight the Columbus Blue Jackets, with special guests Aaron Portzline, Blue Jackets beat writer for The Athletic, and Jody Shelley, Blue Jackets TV Color Analyst. The Blue Jackets have not made the playoffs in the last five season; their last appearance was in the 2020 Toronto Bubble. Last ye...

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Today’s DLLS Stars Episode continues the “The Other 31” summer series as we highlight the New Jersey Devils, with special guests Mike Morreale, senior draft writer at NHL.com and Kristy Flannery, Devils beat writer for The Hockey News. After two and a half seasons with the Dallas Stars, Evgenii Dadonov is now a Devil, signing with New Jersey in free agency this summer. ...

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Today’s DLLS Stars Episode continues the “The Other 31” summer series as we highlight the Philadelphia Flyers, with special guests Jackie Spiegel from the Philadelphia Inquirer and Kevin Kurz from The Athletic. Something the Dallas Stars and the Flyers have in common, they both hired new head coaches this offseason, with Glen Gulutzan returning to the Stars’ bench, whil...

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We are into our second week of our “The Other 31” summer series and today is dedicated to the San Jose Sharks, with special guests Ted Ramey, San Jose Sharks Radio Host, and Sheng Peng, Sharks beat writer for San Jose Hockey Now. We will talk with both of our guests about how San Jose is currently in a long-term rebuild, having failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Play...

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Today’s episode of “The Other 31” is dedicated to the New York Rangers, with special guests Mollie Walker, Rangers beat writer for the New York Post, and Peter Baugh, New York hockey writer for The Athletic. We will ask each guest their takes on the current state of the Broadway Blueshirts, who went from winning the Presidents’ Trophy in 2023-24 to missing the playoffs ...

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Today’s episode of “The Other 31” is focused around the Calgary Flames, with special guests Matt Rose, morning show host of The Big Show with Rusic and Rose on Sportsnet 960 The Fan, and Eric Francis, senior columnist and on-air hockey analyst for Sportsnet. We will ask each guest their takes on the current state of the Flames, wh...

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Today we begin our summer series “The Other 31” where each day we will highlight one of the other 31 NHL teams by bringing in guests who cover each organization on a regular basis, whether as a beat writer, team broadcaster or another member of that city’s local media. We kick off the series by welcoming to the show John Walton, t...

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Today we break down a Q&A Mike Heika produced with new Stars head coach Glen Gulutzan for the Dallas Stars website. The interview provides even more insights into how Gulutzan plans to operate things in Dallas for the 2025-26 season. Also, Luds wasn’t on Monday’s show, so we give him the opportunity to weigh in on the Wyatt Johnst...

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Today, we discuss how Wyatt Johnston had a noticeable drop off in offensive production during the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs compared to both his 2024 Playoffs and the second half of the 2024-25 season. Also, some interesting developments in some of the NHL RFA arbitration cases, Nicklas Backstrom moves back to the Swedish Hockey L...

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Sam wrote an article for our DLLS website (www.alldlls.com) addressing three questions facing the Dallas Stars blue line ahead of 2025-26. Today on the show, we will discuss those three, plus more: Is Nils Lundkvist finally ready to make the leap? - Who plays with Miro Heiskanen? - Do the Stars feel they need to add at some point?...

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Dallas Stars sniper Jason Robertson has been a prolific goal scorer in his NHL career. His name has frequently featured in trade rumors this offseason, only because of his contract situation. Robertson will be an RFA with arbitration rights after the 2025-26 season due a substantial raise from his current $7.75M AAV. His qualifyin...

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The 2025 Class of the Dallas Stars Hall of Fame was announced today, featuring former Stars player and general manager Joe Nieuwendyk and longtime Stars play-by-play broadcaster Ralph Strangis. The recent history of Dallas Stars president Brad Alberts’ eyeball emoji tweets. Current NHL restricted free agents headed towards arbitration, plus lots of NHL News & Notes

 

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On July 7th, Toby Petersen was announced as the new head coach of the Texas Stars, AHL affiliate of the Dallas Stars. Petersen played in the NHL for Dallas, and the Edmonton Oilers, while also winning a Calder Cup championship with Texas in 2013-14. He retired after that season, immediately jumping into coaching with the Springfield Falcons (AHL) in 2014-15. The next ye...

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Sean caught up with new Dallas Stars head coach Glen Gulutzan in an article he wrote for his Substack “ShapShots”, where they discussed Gulutzan’s evolution as a hockey coach. Will Mavrik Bourque reset and be better in his second NHL season? PGA world number one golfer Scottie Scheffler talks about the fleeting moments of celebrating winning. 13 restricted free agents f...

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Before he was fired as Dallas Stars head coach, Pete DeBoer said the team’s primary rush offense dried up in the playoffs and they needed to add another layer to their game. So, we unleashed Craig Ludwig on the video clips and he’s going to teach us what the Stars need to do moving forward. The NHL recently put out the lists of the Most Recent 50-Goal Scorer By Franchis...

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Jerry and Jimmy. Steve Nash. Nelson Cruz. And, of course, Luka. There are so many “what if?” moments in Dallas sports history. On today’s show, the DLLS panel reviews the network’s top-10 moments, as voted on by staff.

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ESPN Senior NHL Writer Greg Wyshynski joins the DLLS Stars Podcast today to discuss a variety of topics surrounding the Dallas Stars and the rest of the National Hockey League.

 

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The NHL released the full game schedule for the 2025-26 season. The Dallas Stars will open the new campaign on the road against the reigning President’s Trophy winners, the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, October 9th at Canada Life Centre. The Stars home opener will be on Tuesday, October 14th against the Minnesota Wild at American Airlines Center. We will comb through the n...

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