Spits & Suds Podcast
The Hockey Hawk Gavin Spittle and a number of guests discuss the Dallas Stars, NHL News and share lots of stories and laughs.
Episodes
Host Gavin Spittle attended Thursday night's Cowboys game and believes Dallas Stars fans will love the upcoming Stadium Series game against the Vegas Golden Knights at AT&T Stadium in February. Joined by NHL insider Sean Shapiro, the two discussed how many Golden Knights fans might make the trip to Dallas for the event. Gavin and Sean recapped the Stars 4–0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres, highlighting the strong play of ...
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...
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...
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 MacKi...
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 t...
Stephen Meserve from 100 Degree Hockey joins host Gavin Spittle. They discuss Matt Duchene’s injury and Dallas most likely rolling out 11 forwards and 7 defensemen in the opener. Due to the Stars' cap situation, they can’t call up players in Texas. The Stars extended Casey DeSmith to a two-year contract extension. The guys discuss Remi Poirier getting claimed by the New Jersey Devils Gavin would rather see Arttu Hyry on...
Host Gavin Spittle and NHL Insider Sean Shapiro give their thoughts on Colin Blackwell clearing waivers and Remi Poirier being picked up by New Jersey. Sean and Gavin discuss the Stars' defensive pairings. The guys agree the Texas Stars will also be very fun this season.
It’s the final preseason game before the regular season. NHL Insider Sean Shapiro joins host Gavin Spittle. Gavin and Sean agree that the primary goal is to avoid injuries and to enter the regular season healthy. Jake Oettinger missed the preseason, Sean would like to see Oettinger play a period with Texas for conditioning. Matt Duchene and Colin Blackwell skated and Tyler Seguin returns tonight for the first time since his i...
Robert Tiffin from NHL.com joins host Gavin Spittle to give a Dallas Stars camp update as we inch closer and closer to the season opener on October 2nd. Robert gives injury updates on Matt Duchene, Tyler Seguin and Jake Oettinger. Trey Taylor has impressed at camp and during the preseason. Robert believes Taylor and Kyle Capobianco will begin the season in Texas if nobody goes on long-term IR. The shortened preseason has received l...
Host Gavin Spittle and NHL Insider Sean Shapiro discussed concerns regarding Sam Steel's four-year contract extension starting next year. They question whether a $3.7 million annual cap hit is appropriate for a bottom-six forward. Gavin and Sean review the Stars' two preseason games against the Blues. They also raise questions regarding Matt Duchene's ongoing absence from full participation in training camp. Finally, Gavin and Sean...
Finally, the guys react to Greg Wyshynski’s Dallas Stars prediction. They also discuss ticket prices at the AAC ranking 16th in the NHL last year and the latest from the NHL Board Of Governors Meeting in regards to expansion teams.
The guys go through the two preseason games against the Blues for the Stars. They also raise questions regarding Matt Duchene's ongoing absence from full participation in training camp.
Host Gavin Spittle and NHL Insider Sean Shapiro discussed concerns regarding Sam Steel's four-year contract extension starting next year. They question whether a $3.7 million annual cap hit is appropriate for a bottom-six forward.
Host Gavin Spittle and David Castillo from Stars Stack give their opinions on Sam Steel signing a four-year contract extension with the Dallas Stars worth $3.7 million per year. The guys note that Sam Steel and Radek Faksa will account for $5.7 million against the cap next year, which could increase to $6.7 million if Oscar Back is re-signed. They also discuss the roster direction, noting upcoming free agents for next year includin...
The Stars opened up the preseason with a 2-1 win against the Blues. Host Gavin Spittle talks about the urgency shown by the players in the game. Gavin loved the Cameron Hughes pass to Artu Hyry to get the Stars on the board 16 seconds into the game. He points out other players that stood out in the game and complemented both goaltenders. The Sudsies chimed in on twitter with who stood out to them.
The Stars have taken the ice for training camp. Host Gavin Spittle and NHL Insider Sean Shapiro discuss Glen Gulutzan’s comments about the team needing to make changes on offense this season. Dallas signed defenseman Ben Gleason to a professional tryout to add organizational depth. Thomas Harley spoke out and said there are no hard feelings after almost being traded. Going around the NHL, Gavin and Sean debated the public fal...
NHL Insider Sean Shapiro was at the Dallas Stars Prospect Games. He and Gavin Spittle talk about the importance for the players in these games. Sean says the Stars have all of their top executives at the tournament. Jim Nill spoke very highly of Trey Taylor and that a call-up could possibly be in his future sooner rather later. Nill also spoke highly of the Stars goaltender prospects. Sean got to talk with assistant General Manager...
NHL Insider Sean Shapiro will be at the prospect games this weekend. He talks about the importance of these games with the Stars only having four preseason games and that limits the opportunity for the younger players. Host Gavin Spittle and Sean touch on the players to look out for. Jim Nill spoke on a podcast about contracts. Gavin and Sean discuss what they think will happen with Jason Robertson at the end of this season. The gu...
It was announced on Monday that the Stars are moving from Victory+ to Amazon Prime Video for their games this season. Host Gavin Spittle and NHL Insider Sean Shapiro discuss what this move will be like for the fans. Marty Turko and Les Jackson are the new inductees to the Dallas Stars Hall Of Fame. Gavin and Sean reminisce about their careers. The NHL Network released numbers 41-50 on their top 50 NHL players list, Wyatt Johnston w...
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