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Stargazing, A Dallas Stars Puckcast – Episode 278: Texas Stars Spring Update 2025

The Texas Stars are going to the Calder Cup playoffs, yet again. Stephen Meserve joins the cast to talk about what this means for the organization.

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By the time you listen to this, the Texas Stars will have already punched their ticket to the 2025 Calder Cup playoffs. Turns out Victory Green is a fun color in Austin Metro, too!

The Stars in Dallas benefit greatly when the Stars in Cedar Park succeed. So to take the measure of the T-Stars’ prospects, Mark once again calls on the expertise of Stephen Meserve — creator of the must-read Texas Stars source 100 Degree Hockey and co-author of We Win Here: The Definitive Essays You Need About The Texas Stars.

In this episode, they address some hot topics:

  • how the Stars are working around their lack of draft capital,
  • why the organization remains a destination of choice for prospects and pros alike,
  • what needs to happen in the goalie pipeline,
  • what the future may hold for captain Curtis McKenzie,
  • the guys who might be playing on an NHL team next year, even if that team is not the Dallas Stars,
  • and so much more.

Does everything come down to left-handed D and right-handed D? Stargazing wonders, too. And it’s presented to you by BetOnline, because The Game Starts Here.

What happens if the T-Stars and the D-Stars are both deep in the playoffs at the same time? Let’s talk about it in the comments. Your input always fuels our future casts. (And we’ll mention you by name. Just saying.)

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  1. On Defense
  2. Goals (In Net)
  3. Catching Up
  4. Plan A and Plan B
  5. Golfing Season

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