Dallas Stars stumble against the Anaheim Ducks as road trip fatigue and lackluster intensity raise tough questions for their playoff aspirations. With Miro Heiskanen absent due to a family matter, Casey DeSmith’s goaltending kept the game close, but the Stars’ sluggish offense and poor defensive zone exits proved costly—even against a Ducks team missing their top three scorers. Joey Erickson critiques Matt Duchene’s declining form, the ineffective power play, and the pressing need for Dallas to add scoring depth up front. Can the Stars rediscover their urgency, or are looming roster moves inevitable to bolster their postseason chances? Key topics include Jamie Benn’s production, troubling blue line performances, and whether home ice advantage still matters. With Minnesota and Colorado ramping up, does Dallas have what it takes to keep pace, or is a major shake-up on the horizon?
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0:00 – Stars Fall to Ducks
Recap of the disappointing loss to Anaheim, issues with energy, missing key player Miro Heiskanen, and overall lackluster performance.
10:04 – Road Trip Fatigue & Urgency
Analysis of how cross-country travel and back-to-back games are impacting the Stars. Discussion about lack of urgency and what’s left to fight for in the regular season.
20:44 – Matt Duchene Concerns
Deep dive into Matt Duchene’s play this season, worries about his decline, lineup fit, and what the Stars need to do to improve their scoring depth
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8 Comments
Bischell's physicality is needed and we need more puck drivers, my money is on Harley, he constantly gets the puck into the ozone
Losing Tyler Seguin where he was playing has also been a factor in some of this drop off. With Duchene not performing like he was pre injury (at least yet) something needs to change and I don’t think Kiefer Sherwood is enough right now.
I do think the lines need some adjustment.
An overgrown, slow team with no interest in the game. I didn't watch to the end. This is not Dallas.
This team isn’t tough enough. Niko gets hit and knocked down twice and no retaliation. This is why they will never win a cup. Not tough enough.
And we signed Duchy for 4 more years… he went from doing nothing in the playoffs to doing nothing at all during the regular season. Except for getting injured.
We don’t seem to really care right now. I don’t understand. We play like we don’t give a shit. Why don’t we give a shit? There’s some teams playing really good hockey right now. We’re not one of them. We’ve taken our foot off the gas for some reason. I don’t get it
Stars have lost it……………they dont hit, they can't pass, they are intimidated by the worst teams.
Duch has gotta go. He’s Walmart steak pretending to be wagyu. He’s not interested in playing.
Harley needs to get slapped upside the head and wake the hell up. Bro is acting like he’s playing a pond game back home with family.
Segs…brother. It’s time dude. Take the retirement and sacrifice for the sake of the cap and franchise. We love you dude, but you keep getting hurt and it’s just not helping. You’re great, but no good always hurt.
Where the hell has our PP/PK gone?! Can someone explain? The boys aren’t even trying to set it up. Wyatt drives at bouncers and that’s it.
Harley LITERALLY just stands there and stares at the ice in front of Casey.
Miro I think is dealing with something. I know he was dealing with a family problem.
For the love of God, somebody lay a hit!!! I swear to god I’ll throw $100 towards getting Matt or Brady over to us. Someone with some grit.
The captain can’t take anymore breathing injuries.