Stargazing, A Dallas Stars Puckcast – Episode 275: Half In

You can’t be half pregnant, and you can’t be half committed to the Stanley Cup playoffs, either. Wes and Mark explain what they mean by that.

This season’s Dallas Stars are…really, really Stars-ing. Right now, that’s largely for the better. That doesn’t keep any of us for looking for where they can be better still…but at what cost?

What impact can the right forward have? Can even the most dynamic forward compensate for not having another difference-making defender? At what point, if any, does a successful GM compromise his long-term vision for a player who can alter the course of a seven-game series?

You know Wes and Mark – they still haven’t found a subject they can’t hot-take on. They fire up the bakery early and often in this episode. And as we look down the ever-shorter road to the trade deadline, the questions on their minds are going to be on yours as well.

Does anyone really care who finishes first in the Central Division? Asking for a friend. At Stargazing. We’re brought to you by BetOnline, so don’t forget it.

What’s on your mind? Talk to us in the comments. We’ll probably use that discussion in a future cast. (No, really!)

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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.

1. Round 2 Weekend Update 23:02
2. Round 2, Game 1 Reactions 22:51
3. Stars vs. Jets: Round 2 Preview 24:35
4. Round 1 Wrap-Up 30:40
5. Round 1, Game 6 Reactions 20:49