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.

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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Round 2 Weekend Update – Stargazing: A Dallas Stars Puckcast | Defending Big D

It sometimes seems as if the Dallas Stars are only permitted to have one player get hot at a time. But do you need Mikko Rantanen to score a hat trick every game when Mikael Granlund can go off in his stead? A lot has happened in the past five days, and Wes and Mark want to talk about all of it. In this edition of Stargazing, they examine the advantages of having two No. 1 defensemen, compare and contrast the return trajectories of Jason Robertson and Miro Heiskanen, and discuss the importance of playing within your structure – and what happens when an opposing team forces you out of it. When is a playoff penalty not a playoff penalty? And does it matter? Here at Stargazing, we ask the hard questions. (You're welcome.) Can the Stars close out Round 2 in Game 5, in enemy territory, against a Winnipeg Jets team that will throw everything that got them the 2025 President's Trophy onto the ice? Let's talk about at Defending Big D. And thanks in advance for your rate, review or share. We love you.

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