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Stargazing, A Dallas Stars Puckcast – Episode 301: Doom Cast 2025

It’s Stargazing, but with 60 percent more depression!

Defending Big D's Stargazing podcast logo, featuring a Dallas Stars Victory Green cassette tape with tearaway jersey texture and nets over the sprocket holes, designed by Jason Lara
Logo design: Jason Lara | @NHLMaps

Welcome to Stargazing’s annual celebration of the signal pastime of true Dallas Stars fans: obsessing over every bad turn the season takes. And even we have to admit, the Victory Green Gang’s scheduled loss to Thatcher Demko sure did set this one up.

For the 2025 Doom Cast, Wes and Mark pull out all the stops. From the gaps at left wing, to the lack of depth at goalkeeping, to why the best path to getting a better penalty kill is not to get on the penalty kill…nothing is safe from the worst possible interpretation. It’s cathartic, or something.

Will our team never be able to hold a lead? We’re Stargazing, and we urge you to face your fears so we can shake them off…together.

(Bonus thought: Aura-farming could be part of the solution. Let’s discuss it in the comments.)

And please give the cast a rate, review or share wherever you listen. It’s fuel for our future rants. Thanks.

Well, the Dallas Stars exited the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs sooner than anyone wanted. It's going to be a long summer for all of us. What now? In this episode of Stargazing, Wes and Mark examined the takeaways from the Stars' all-too-short run. And along with the obvious issues (injuries, penalties, name it), they found some surprisingly positive evidence for the future (and you may or may not be surprised at how much of it probably ties into the promotion of Neil Graham). So are you rooting for the asteroid, or the giant truck? We're Stargazing, and we're keeping our options open. Bonus question: What will you look for in the next NHL Draft? Let's talk about it at Defending Big D. And please give us a rate, review, or share wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to Stargazing. We love you. 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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