Tyler Mair

Staff Writer for @DefendingBigD. Find me over at the other app, same handle.

[Tyler Mair @mairican]

Most hockey fans: "Ha, the odds finally favor us! Guess you finally realized that we're the team to beat, huh?"

Stars fans: "Oh god why would you do this to us delete now please I'm begging you!"

[Micah Blake McCurdy @IneffectiveMath]

🌈💀🎀 Day 25

[Tyler Mair @mairican]

Afterwords for last night is up, but not linking it here. I'm gonna bite the bullet and abandon this hellscape for the other platform (same handle). Hope you join me.

[Tyler Mair @mairican]

I know typical reaction to these kind of trades is always "oh I would have done that in a heartbeat" but yes, I would have made that trade for Jiricek in a heartbeat.

[Tyler Mair @mairican]

One day a national broadcaster is gonna realize how fantastic Josh is and offer him a job. Perhaps that day is coming sooner rather than later...

[Josh Bogorad @JoshBogorad]

I’m very excited to join the @NHL_On_TNT crew for the call of tonight’s Stars-Avalanche game in Dallas. Can’t wait to see all of you at 8pm Central.

[Tyler Mair @mairican]

What horrific clock management by the Bears to end that game. Just awful.

[Tyler Mair @mairican]

@JoshL1220 It hurts also that the Dems largely rely on traditional media spaces (TV and newspapers) to get their point across whereas social media, podcasts, YouTube, etc. are filled to the brim with Republican messaging.

[Tyler Mair @mairican]

@JoshL1220 Oh that I agree with 100%. Democrats at large don't really know how to target their audience well, or at least the audience beyond the "I'm going to vote for you no matter what" crowd.

[DefendingBigD @DefendingBigD]

Afterwords: Confidence Boost

Regardless of who the opponent was, that was the kind of game the Stars' top line needed to get back into their groove.

https://t.co/0oEWMxXHoI

[Josh Bogorad @JoshBogorad]

Big night for the reassembled line of Robertson-Hintz-Johnston. All three scored and they combined for seven points in the Stars win.

[Tyler Mair @mairican]

Spaceman #1: "Wait, last year was an anomaly?"

Spaceman #2: "Always has been."

[Josh Bogorad @JoshBogorad]

In seven games this season at American Airlines Center Jake Oettinger is a perfect 7-0 and has stopped 180 of 190 shots faced. That’s a .947 save percentage.

[Tyler Mair @mairican]

Holy shit Wyatt that was sick

[Tyler Mair @mairican]

Fun fact of the first period: 3 penalties were committed by players whose jersey number is 3.

[Tyler Mair @mairican]

@SportsSturm @victoryplustv I've heard from a few people about having issues with last night's game specifically. The app itself (as opposed to desktop) might be working okay? But not sure.

[DefendingBigD @DefendingBigD]

Afterwords: What You Should Expect

Dallas didn't blowout Chicago last night, but they still largely dominated their division rival.

https://t.co/BKI1JnyYcK

[Josh Bogorad @JoshBogorad]

Jamie Benn went 16-0 on faceoffs tonight. Since the NHL began tracking them, Benn is just the sixth player ever to take at least 16 draws and win them all.

[Tyler Mair @mairican]

>Texas stays red
>People think their vote doesn't matter
>People don't bother voting
>Texas stays red

Rinse and repeat, with no dots ever connected...

[Tyler Mair @mairican]

Today's the day. If you haven't voted yet, go do it.

I know it may feel like your vote doesn't matter unless you're in a swing state, but that's only due to low voter turnout. And there's still down ballot elections at the local level.

So be the change you want to see. Go vote.

[Tyler Mair @mairican]

@BloggingTheBoys I almost always watch on record after the game is finished (usually can't watch live), making sure not to spoil myself. Now I'm checking the box score and seeing if it's worth my effort. If not, I just don't.

[DefendingBigD @DefendingBigD]

Afterwords: A Breath of Fresh Air

Dallas won in Boston for the first time in almost seven years, but the power play was the story of the night.

https://t.co/yn5UF2jY8d

[Robert Tiffin @RobertTiffin]

Even with Oettinger's raise next year, the Stars will still be paying $1 million less for their goalie duo in 2025 than they did in 2015 for Kari Lehtonen and Antti Niemi.