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Stargazing, A Dallas Stars Puckcast – Episode 311: Built This Way, Part 2

It’s the eye test versus the IQ test as Wes and Mark continue their Stars chat with Stars Stack founder David Castillo.

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
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The Dallas Stars are winning again, more or less, which means it’s time for more unbridled optimism about the stretch run to come. Right? …Right?

Regression got the Victory Green Gang, at least for the period of their regularly scheduled post-holiday swoon, and Our Gang probably told you so. Wes and Mark may even now be chatting with David Castillo – owner and operator of Stars Stack and its audio companion, the Stars Stackcast – because they do run long when it comes to these deep dives.

In this edition, the stats exam goes into team momentum, the potential benefits of not planning around the Stars’ opponents but making opponents plan around them, the respect Jason Robertson deserves (and doesn’t get, even from some Dallas fans), the real takeaway from the worst Mighty Ducks movie, and ever so much more.

The NHL may be more Guerin-brained than ever, but you’ll have to prove it. With math. We’re Stargazing, and we can do this if we really, really have to.

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If there's one thing the Dallas Stars don't have to worry about, it's their tandem in net. But what do fans expect to see from Jake Oettinger and Casey DeSmith in 2026-27? In this episode of Stargazing, Wes and Mark talk about the synergy between the net and the blueline, the importance of staying healthy (and how much that's worth paying for), the factors that stats can't seem to capture, the Him vs. Dog of it all, and ever so much more. Really, who cares about save percentage? We're Stargazing, and we'd rather get credit for the wins. 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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