Stargazing, A Dallas Stars Puckcast – Episode 302: Net Positive

Four Dallas Stars scored last night! Unfortunately, two of them were playing for the Los Angeles Kings. That left Our Team with one point, another loss, and a lot to contemplate.

We here at Stargazing acknowledge our fault in this, mainly by making this season’s Doom Cast so much longer than…well, every other cast we’ve done so far. In this episode, Wes and Mark pull back a little. There’s plenty to like in the Stars’ latest run of play (breakouts, neutral zone coverage, the power play), as well as plenty that still needs work (two words: penalty kill). We cover all of it in the time it’ll take you to complete your afternoon commute. Probably. Maybe.

Do we need to end the “Esa Lindell is the Alex Ovechkin of Dylan Sambergs” talking point? We’re Stargazing, and we’re thinking about it. What’s your take? Tell us in the comments.

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Somehow, the Dallas Stars have become one of the NHL's most dangerous power-play teams with only one power-play unit. And that's not the weird part. Wes and Mark are always looking for the worst explanations for the Stars' best performances — and even they're going to the "special teams mean nothing during the playoffs after the refs swallow their whistles" take at this point. That said, they do have questions. In this episode of Stargazing, they want to know what's up with Thomas Harley, how Mikko Rantanen has changed the team's structure, whether the new system is contributing to defensive foibles, if the Stars can keep holding their own in the Central Division, and so much more. It all adds up to the kind of hard-hitting analysis that can be summarized as "More points are better than less points." This team we're so worried about has a 7-1-2 record over the past 10 games. We’re Stargazing, and we say, let that soak in. But tell us why you're concerned over at Defending Big D, because we swear we'll understand. By the way, please, give us a rate, review or share wherever you get your digital sound files. Thanks in advance. We love you all. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

If You Think You're Done… – Stargazing: A Dallas Stars Puckcast | Defending Big D

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