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Stargazing: A Dallas Stars Puckcast | Defending Big D

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00:48:31

Post-Holiday Funk

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2023/11/30

The past month has been a wild ride against some strong teams, and the real questions keep getting...realer. What's a Dallas Stars fan to focus on? Wes and Mark are listening, and they're talking, too. They'll help you catch up – or at least give you something to argue with. What are you thinking these days? Let us know here – or DM us @WesALawrence or @KETibbetts. Get a mention in the next cast! It’s fun. And please, tell your friends about us. Give us a rate or review wherever you listen, too

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00:50:22

Old Habits

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2023/11/04

It's a good thing the Dallas Stars keep winning games, or you might be worried about them. Here at Stargazing, we're happy to do the worrying for you, which is where Wes and Mark come in. Our MP3 heroes met up before a game in Vancouver that could be the scoring bonanza of the season to date. Get their all their hot takes, considered observations, and game-time predictions before the 9 PM start! (Or after. Timeshifting is cool, too.) And just to show how committed to the bit we are, there are three

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00:50:44

Texas Stars Fall Forecast 2023

Stargazing: A Dallas Stars Puckcast | Defending Big D ·

2023/11/02

The 2023-23 Texas Stars may boast more genuine blue-chip prospects than they've ever had. They also have a diminished veteran presence and may struggle to reach the AHL playoffs. What shall we make of this conundrum? No reporter knows the Cedar Park system better than 100 Degree Hockey founder Stephen Meserve. And in this sit-down with Mark, he once again shares his expertise with Stargazing. In this episode, learn more about: the peaks and valleys of a rookie's journey through his first

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00:49:52

The Facts Of Life

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2023/10/30

The Dallas Stars endured their first regulation loss of the season last week. So yeah, it feels like a lot right now, because they're supposed to win all the time. You might like to think that the guys who gleefully post a regular Doomcast would be ready to pounce. But Wes and Mark have taken a much more measured approach – and we think you will, too, after you listen. In this edition of Stargazing: What's really the problem with the power play? How close is Nils Lundkvist to

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00:39:55

TV On The Radio

Stargazing: A Dallas Stars Puckcast | Defending Big D ·

2023/10/23

The Dallas Stars haven't lost a single game in regulation in the 2023-24 season to date. They've gotten seven of eight available points. But don't worry – there's still plenty to keep a True Fan awake at night. Wes and Mark hear your cries, and that's only one reason why they're introducing a new gimmick feature for our humble puckcast. In this edition of Stargazing, you'll hear each of them choose a play from a recent game that tells them everything they need to know about the current state of the

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00:59:16

The Stat Cast

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2023/10/20

Some of us just like to enjoy a beverage and watch a Dallas Stars game – and that's just fine. But others want to understand how players affect the game and the team around them...and that's where math comes in. For this edition of Stargazing, D Magazine's David Castillo – who's also a longtime DBD contributor – sat down with Wes Lawrence to take the fear out of #fancystats. In this episode, they discuss: how stats like Corsi and Wins Above Replacement affect a team's makeup, <li>what

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00:47:58

Doomcast 2023

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2023/10/11

The 2023-24 NHL season is officially underway, and the Dallas Stars have emerged as heavy betting favorites for a strong run in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Therefore, every Stars fan should reflexively flinch and prepare for incoming fire. Here at Stargazing, we believe in embracing the fear as a way to reduce its demonic power over us. That’s why Wes and Mark spent last night rummaging through the hurt locker for the second half of our season preview. (Also because they think it's fun. Go figure.) In

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00:39:58

The Bright Side Cast

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2023/09/25

It's that time of year when every team is undefeated and everything still seems possible. And here at Stargazing, we like where we're at. That's why Wes and Mark sat down late last week for their annual Mssrs. Brightside buddy act. And they found a lot to be positive about. In this episode, they discuss: the reasons why the defense may be better than you think it is, the new (and continuing) power of the forward corps, the case for worrying much less about whether Jake

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00:41:41

Hockey Is Back!

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2023/09/15

Victory Green is back on the ice, and the Dallas Stars prospects are already putting up W's. Surely, this means this team is a juggernaut that's going straight to the Stanley Cup Final. Unless it doesn't. Wes and Mark are trying to find that balance between unreasonable optimism and ice-cold reality. You decide if it's working. In this episode: How does Lian Bichsel look on North American ice? <li>Will Oskar Bäck's possible injury hold the squad back for the rest of the

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00:43:14

The Calendar-Cast

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2023/09/10

Hockey season is days away, and we really mean it this time. As we count the hours toward the 2023 Traverse City Prospects Tournament – the officially unofficial kickoff to the Dallas Stars' season – which dates should we watch? And what are we missing? Never fear – Wes Lawrence and Tyler Mair have devoted an entire podcast to these burning questions. In this episode: what to expect from the Traverse City Prospect Tournament, storylines to follow during Cedar Park training camp, players to

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00:36:27

Hot Season Warm-Up

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2023/09/01

The days grow short when you reach September, as the poet wrote. And as hockey season bears down on us like an out-of-control semi, life is going to come at you pretty fast, as another poet suggested. With that in mind, Wes and Mark are wasting no time in testing out their takes for the coming Dallas Stars season. In this episode: Is this the deepest Stars squad in recent memory? How are player roles evolving under Pete DeBoer’s coaching regime? What can the team do now that they have more than

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00:33:15

Free Agency Free-For-All 2023

Stargazing: A Dallas Stars Puckcast | Defending Big D ·

2023/07/28

The Dallas Stars have made some notable moves on this summer’s free-agent market, but so far the biggest headlines have surrounded GM Jim Nill. With a brand-new Jack Adams Award under his belt and two more years helming the ship in his future, that seems appropriate. Wes and Mark certainly thought so, and now they want to talk about why. In this edition: Why did GM Jim focus on the forward corps? What will have to happen if the Stars still want another top-four blueliner? How can Nils Lundqvist

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00:58:21

2023 NHL Draft Edition

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2023/07/10

When you don't have a first-round draft pick, you have to get creative. Arguably, getting creative is what the Dallas Stars have done best for the past several years. Where has that left the team's player pipeline? Friend of DBD Derek Neumeier, assistant director of scouting with McKeen's Hockey, sat down with Taylor Baird and Mark Zimmerman to discuss the Stars' 2023 NHL Draft and how it builds on previous years. In this episode: each 2023 draft pick, profiled, notes from the Stars' most recent

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00:48:19

The Offseason Begins

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2023/06/09

The Dallas Stars' season has ended, as all seasons do, and now it's time to start looking to what comes next. Tyler Mair, who's been assessing individual performances in his DBD Player Grades series, joined Mark Zimmerman to examine the Stars' present (and future?) roster. In this episode: How will the team bolster the forward corps? What are the most pressing issues regarding the defense? And can you really ever have enough goaltending? Let's think big. Let's go Stargazing. Brought to you by our

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00:39:12

The Hope (That Kills You)

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2023/05/27

At some point in Western Conference Final Game 3, the Dallas Stars quit playing like a team and started playing like individuals. It would have been easy to give up on them when adversity struck early in Game 4...and yet here we are, with Game 5 on the horizon. Wes and Mark took a moment to disassemble the Voltron of disaster that culminated in Tuesday night's breakdown, and what the Victory Green Gang must to do to avoid a gentleman's sweep as the series returns to Las Vegas. In this episode: why

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00:57:44

Western Conference Final Edition

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2023/05/19

The Dallas Stars have made it halfway to the big show. Not bad for a team that was widely expected to miss the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs altogether. Now comes their biggest test yet: Can they take down the regular-season Western Conference champions, the Vegas Golden Knights, on Sin City's home ice? Wes and Mark have been thinking about this matchup for a long time. A long time. In this edition, they talk about: what stood out in the Stars' seven-game series with the Seattle Kraken, why this series

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00:32:01

Game 7 Scenario

Stargazing: A Dallas Stars Puckcast | Defending Big D ·

2023/05/15

It's win-or-go-home time for the Dallas Stars, which means it's the same for a very tough opponent, the Seattle Kraken. What's gonna happen? (No, really...what is going to happen?!) Taylor Baird joined MC Wes Lawrence to go over the Stars' scenarios, and they had a lot to discuss in a short 30 minutes. In this episode: the case for a Victory Green victory, the factors that could swing the game, who needs to step up, the case for shortening the bench, what the Stars must do to put the Kraken on the

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01:02:36

What You Want

Stargazing: A Dallas Stars Puckcast | Defending Big D ·

2023/05/11

The Dallas Stars are coming home from Washington with a tied series in their duffles. Can they take their first Round 2 lead over the Seattle Kraken, on home ice? Wes, Mark and Tyler got together to give it a think-out-loud, and we turned it into a whole podcast. In this episode: why the Stars' top line has been the dog that didn't bark, what to make of Jake Oettinger's Round 2 stats, the horrible truth (?) about Miro Heiskanen, what to look for if the Stars have really turned a corner, and what may

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00:52:37

Dallas Love

Stargazing: A Dallas Stars Puckcast | Defending Big D ·

2023/05/07

The Dallas Stars have responded to adversity pretty well so far in this Stanley Cup playoffs series. How can they carry that forward against a Seattle Kraken team that's (mostly) capable of matching skill with skill? DBD's fearless leader, Taylor Baird, joins Wes and Mark for a long look at the series so far, just in time for your pre-Game 3 listening. In this episode: the impact of Joe Pavelski, the importance of knowing when to react and when to let it ride, which lines are working (and which

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00:46:51

The Round 2 Preview

Stargazing: A Dallas Stars Puckcast | Defending Big D ·

2023/05/01

Three Round 1 wins in a row, taking the series in six...these Dallas Stars may actually be pretty good. Can they carry the pace into the Western Conference semifinals against a team that just knocked off the reigning champs? Wes, Mark and Tyler took a deep look into the team's performance and found plenty to talk about. In this episode: how the Victory Green Gang fashioned the Round 1 victory over the Minnesota Wild, the individual performances that stood out during the series, what they need to do

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