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Stargazing, A Dallas Stars Puckcast – Episode 265: Game Time

The NHL preseason is finally here! Wes and Mark talk top pairs, 13th forwards, and why you people need Esa Lindell.

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The NHL preseason is finally here! Wes and Mark talk top pairs, 13th forwards, and why you people need Esa Lindell.

It’s September, and the Dallas Stars are back on the ice. You can almost smell the “Mr. Brightside” in the air, can’t you?

Wes and Mark are firing up the Victory+ and getting ready to watch some hockey. And on the eve of the Stars’ preseason opener, they have so, so, so much to share with you. In this episode, they discuss:

  • how the new contracts for Thomas Harley and Esa Lindell stack up,
  • where all the blueliners will slot in now that a Miro Heiskanen-Matt Dumba pair appears to be a thing,
  • whether it’s still just fine if Lian Bichsel begins the season in Cedar Park,
  • how Pete DeBoer’s line blender can extract some lemonade from Jason Robertson’s preseason unavailability,
  • what it means when the Stars’ offensive corps is largely settled but its deployment is in new and wide-open territory,
  • who’s the best candidate to become the 13th forward,
  • and ever so much more.

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There's very little like three straight victories over the St. Louis Blues to get Dallas Stars fans buzzing. So how do we talk about this team now that the mood of the Victory Green faithful has swung back from "Will they ever win again?" to "Let's start the Stanley Cup Playoffs right now!"? Fortunately, there's very little like a Winter Olympics break to facilitate some midseason gab – and here at Stargazing, "gab" is our middle name. (It's in there. The B is silent.) In this episode, Wes Lawrence and Mark Zimmerman discuss the factors contributing to the Stars' blown leads, the turtling tendencies that change but never seem to go away, the worst thing about a great power play, the one player who might have been worth going for at the trade deadline, and so much more. Are you task-oriented or think-oriented? We're Stargazing, and we need the answer right now. Or not. At any rate, share your answer at Defending Big D. Let's talk about it. 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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