Dallas Stars stir up NHL controversy as Mikko Rantanen receives an automatic one-game suspension for a dangerous hit on the Flames’ Coronado. Did the Department of Player Safety go too easy? Joey Erickson breaks down the fairness of league discipline, Rantanen’s reputation as a polarizing player, and why intensity—even at the edge—remains vital to the Stars’ Stanley Cup ambitions. Is Dallas embracing the grit needed to win, or risking too much? Joey spotlights Jason Robertson’s electrifying form, leading the Stars with 13 goals and a well-rounded two-way game, making a strong case for franchise-best status. Key insights include the Stars’ elite road record, lineup health, and showdown against the Edmonton Oilers, featuring Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid. Can Dallas overcome Rantanen’s absence and keep their momentum alive? Plus, get the latest on upcoming third jersey drops and bold predictions for Rope Hintz.
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0:00 – Rantanen Suspension Controversy
Joey Erickson opens the show with a breakdown of Mikko Rantanen’s hit, the resulting NHL suspension, and whether it was fair. Includes strong personal opinions on both the hit and the league’s response.
13:30 – Jason Robertson’s Hot Streak
In-depth analysis of Jason Robertson’s current form, goal-scoring surge, and all-around development. Joey Erickson talks stats, impact, and contract implications.
20:20 – Oilers Preview & Stars Road Success
Preview of Dallas Stars vs. Edmonton Oilers, discussion of team trends, key matchups, Dallas’s impressive road record, and lineup considerations with Rantanen out.
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17 Comments
Mikko can’t help the guy turned himself towards the boards before he got hit. Guys do that now days because they know it will be a penalty. Weak hit, it just looked bad because the guy put himself in bad position in my opinion.
Not mikkos fault the guy he hit is the same size as a large child. He’s called moose for a reason. Not his fault. Hockey is a contact sport. If you can’t understand that? You shouldn’t play.
We all want an aggressive big forward and now you have one. Maybe he will bring some toughness to this team. I think he sees how weak they are. His first game last year with Edmonton the oilers beat the crap out of him and none of his teammates stood up for him. He knows if they are going to win a cup they have to be tougher. Look what happened to hintz last year against the oilers and hintz. Have to let the other team know it’s coming for them if they want to play like that.
He was slashed in the wrist in the first period and got no call and then he got a slashing penalty and got pissed off and deduced to handle it
Benn is prepping the next captain. Thats all : )
Oy they just released the new sweaters. They are way better than what we had but still a miss compared to the 99 dark green with gold. If it had some gold trim it wpiod look better and needs the green to be darker
Avs fan here who loves Mikko, miss my boy. He's not a dirty player at all. He's physical and sometimes shit happens, he doesn't try and hurt people.
I've seen so much worse without even a call let alone suspensions.
Keep up the great work Mr Reindeer soup king
I want the whole league to play like they have the name Tkachuk on the back of their jersey. Look, NFL looks like 90's era Arena football now. NHL is starting to look like Olympic hockey. I like Olympic hockey for two weeks every 4 years. I watched the highlights from the most recent Montreal Toronto game and it was like I had stepped into a time warp and suddenly real hockey was back. We need that in our sport.
Mikkos hits were a mix of things. The Romanov was caused by their defensemen leaning into him and tripping him up a bit and he ended up pushing him into the boards. Mikko literally threw his skates in front to avoid slamming him into the boards after. If he wanted to take him out, why did he do that and risk hurting his legs instead of slamming against him on the wall…
The Coronato hit was more boarding in my book, but I also put blame on Coronato. He stopped going full speed with Mikko right there on him (whether he knew he was there or not) and turned to face the boards and Mikko went for a hit that went bad because he stopped and spun to face the boards.
Look, both situation suck (especially Romanov being out for 5 months) but I don’t see this as a Mikko being a dirty player. He’s been in the league for about 13 years and never had anything like this before. If he was dirty, we would have already seen it. League agrees that’s why they did only the automatic 1 game ban.
At this point he’s gonna have to chill a bit though and be more careful. But if we are gonna play this game and be more sensitive to situations like that, then Taylor Hall should have gotten a major for that hit in Hintz and Mark Stine should have been suspended for that hit on Miro last year.
What comes around goes around. Hope Stars fans don't start crying when your boy gets crushed.
1 game is perfect. The hit on coronato wasn't great, the hit on Romanov wasn't intentional and he was being hooked. Perfect outcome, but the idiots in Denver need to look in the mirror if they have an opinion on this. He was playing this way for years in Colorado, not a word. Now it's an issue? They're really a jealous ex at this point lol
Joey, I disagree with your assessment of Miko's hit on Coronado but understand that when you want more edge to your game you will cross the line. I absolutely love it.
The new alternate jerseys look pretty sick
1 game suffices.
You cannot in the same breath say "I know he put himself in that situation" and then "Mikko went right through his numbers". I completely disagree with your assessment and this is absolutely nothing like the Stone incident. Stone leaped into Miro's legs when he got tripped by sprawling out. Coronado stopped dead and turned toward the boards despite being about 5 inches shorter than the truck coming in right behind him. And it's also stupid to say the suspension was warranted when you also believe the Romonov incident wasn't his fault. The whole thing was because of 2 incidents.
It was a stupid payback from Rantanen, Coronado hit him on the hand 5-10 sec. before and he saw red but yet didnt hit at full speed but still stupid as f…
But Rasmus Anderson from Calgary did not got called from his illegal hit towards Rantanen just minutes before. Everybody agreed the Refs made mistake. Of course Rantanen thought he could do the same. Mikko has never been suspended even ones in 11 years. Even after this 1 suspension Rantanen is one of the cleanest players in hockey. Mcdavid has 3 multigame suspensions and Makar has 1. The only reason Dallas cannot win the cup is because they are soft like noodles.
He should've gotten three games. Since joining the Stars Mikko is apprently being schooled by Jamie Benn.