DefendingBigD

Comprehensive coverage of the south's most popular NHL franchise. Managing Editor: Taylor Baird (@taylordbaird). Inquiries? [email protected]

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The Stars-Wild series is 2-2. Winning the xG battle while losing on the scoreboard gets you an early tee time.

Dallas needs something. A Rantanen miracle? A bottom 6 goal? An Oettinger shutout? Wes and Mark discuss.

https://t.co/a1THLU1pth

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What can the Wild do to stem the tide? Do the @DallasStars just run it back?

Wes and Mark have you covered going into Game 4.

https://t.co/BWw2Vya51w

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Headed to AAC? Wes and Mark have you covered.

https://t.co/g4CKF2HSRA

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Dallas Stars fan, waiting for your team to destroy the little brothers from the State of Hockey?

Have a read about a hometown Finnish rivalry - where hockey began in your favorite Scandinavian country. From Andrew Epps:

https://t.co/IjgMHY0aIC

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@DefendingBigD just released it's latest #Stargazing podcast - with @100degreehockey. Mea culpas all around for not anticipating the amazing @TexasStars turnaround, and everything that you need to know about the coming Calder Cup push.

https://t.co/HhyPIk16aq

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The Dallas Stars had a good showing in Milan. How will the fallout change their approach to the NHL trade deadline?

@WesALawrence and @HitZIceSTAT had way too much time to think about it. Catch their new #TexasHockey takes in this pregame edition.

https://t.co/CF3SsUFPjw

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Need some good Stars content to tide you over until the Stars-Blues game?

@HitZIceSTAT does a deep dive on defense with Puck Over The Glass founder Aaron Knodell. And you should have just enough time to listen to the whole thing.

Enjoy.

https://t.co/edCJaqYmcS

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When you're talking with someone like David, time flys - so this is part 1 of 2.

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Happy New Year y'all. On #Stargazing, we had the opportunity to talk with @DavidCastilloAC about regression and how #TexasHockey could avoid it. Of course, since we recorded, everything has gone down hill.

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Dallas has re-signed captain Jamie Benn to a one-year contract https://t.co/dBqrL0M0Hk

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Dallas Stars Afterwords: Under the Bus

After a game in which there were plenty of (negative) things to write about, it's a quote from Pete DeBoer on a horrible coaching decision that stands out...

https://t.co/d4hGNkzcXC

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Dallas Stars Afterwords: Out of Gas

For the first half of Game 4, the Stars looked like the dominant team. But they only had one goal to show for it, and were all but invisible in in the third.

https://t.co/S20VP2oAyW

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Dallas Stars Afterwords: Here We Go Again

Someone call 2024 -- they want their "Dallas can't score on Stuart Skinner in the Western Conference Final" back.

https://t.co/FCW4WG2DEd

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Dallas Stars Afterwords: Comeback Kids

All it took was six minutes to take Dallas Stars fans from dejection and despair to pure bliss and confidence.

https://t.co/onbY3zym2v

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Dallas Stars Afterwords: Oettinger Was Better

In a long series between two stellar goalie chants, Oettinger and the Stars ended up taking home the win.

https://t.co/P2XJMaK1EM

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Dallas Stars Afterwords: Ghosts of Playoffs Past

The Stars have seen their last two playoff runs end due to the offense drying up down the stretch — are we about to see that again?

https://t.co/H5qvT8oH41

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Dallas Stars Afterwords: The Other Finn

After being overshadowed by Mikko Rantanen since the trade deadline, the Stars' other Finnish Forward acquisition had his time to shine in Game 4.

https://t.co/E9jkIEDlL6

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Dallas Stars Afterwords: Rantanen's Rampage

The Finnish superstar just cannot be stopped, no matter who he's playing against.

https://t.co/cGBJBsA5eJ

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Afterwords: Rantanen's Revenge

You could not have written up a better Finnish to the series for the Dallas Stars.

https://t.co/KZTDJVCD2E

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Afterwords: (Almost) Just as Planned

The Stars' trade deadline seemed to indicate they would try to outscore their problems this postseason, which they did last night... until they didn't.

https://t.co/t7XwEWzMhD