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Stargazing, A Dallas Stars Puckcast – Episode 255: Round 2, Game 1

The series continues, and you know the drill. Wes and Mark make sense of how the Stars snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.

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The series continues, and you know the drill. Wes and Mark make sense of how the Stars snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.

The one period of Game 1 in which the Dallas Stars should have expected more goals than the Colorado Avalanche was overtime – i.e., the period in which they ultimately lost the match. It’s just one of the infuriating twists that the postseason will throw at you, if you get that far.

Settle down – this isn’t a doomcast. But Wes and Mark do have some thoughts about line matchups, the important role of chaos, and whether the Stars should try to make the Avs’ top line play every third shift and clean up on all the others.

Maybe it’s time for Mason Marchment to come back. It’s definitely time for Stargazing After Dark. And it’s brought to you by BetOnline.

What has you most hyped about Round 2 – for better or otherwise? Let’s talk about it in the comments – or DM us @WesALawrence or @KETibbetts on the short app. Casters are waiting for your call. (We even have a suggestive saxophone riff, so you know we mean it.)

And if you throw us a rate, review or share, we’ll clap like Nugget the Circus Seal. Thanks in advance.

The Dallas Stars vs. the Minnesota Wild is a practically guaranteed first-round matchup at this point. So why play all this hockey in the meantime…? No, Wes and Mark aren't serious about that. But they do have quite a few ideas about how the Stars can become the best version of themselves before April. In this edition of Stargazing, they discuss the tradeoffs the Stars make for an elite power play, the ways this team can still improve before the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the elephants in the room that are the Stars' future NHL Draft options, the Winter Olympics snub you're not talking about (yet),and ever so much more. Never make a deal from a point of weakness. We’re Stargazing, and we make all our deals over coffee. What sort of short-term rental could make the Stars unstopabble? Let's talk about it at Defending Big D. And if you will, give us a rate, review, or share wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback is practically all we think about. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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