2026 NHL Draft Profile: Adam Goljer, and the right-shot defender Dallas has been looking for since what feels like the dawn of time. dcastillo.substack.com/p/2026-nhl-d...

Postgame recap of yet another thriller between Carolina and Vegas. sticksandsalvos.substack.com/p/stray-obse...

This is totally gonna be a reversal of Game 3 isn't it?

Not sure if this is a hot take or not, but gun to my head: I think Jackson Blake is lowkey the stray that stirs the drink on that line. (And I've been in Stankoven's corner since his Texas Stars days)

2026 NHL Draft Profile: The Athletic picked Olivers Murnieks as Dallas' draft pick in their mock. *Another* two-way center? I know, I know. But hear me out. dcastillo.substack.com/p/2026-nhl-d...

Lot of fun talking to Gavin today about what Dallas can learn from Vegas and Carolina, plus a rundown of the Stars' top prospects. open.spotify.com/episode/2eO5...

Dallas Stars prospect pool ranking for 2026. Why Emil Hemming predictably leads the way, the top nine, and my personal take on classifying player types. dcastillo.substack.com/p/dallas-sta...

Updated prospect rankings (top eight) at the stomping grounds tomorrow, and draft previews every day, starting tomorrow. Who's your top Stars prospect and why?

New PDOcast with @allthreezones.bsky.social: •All of our takeaways from Game 2 of the SCF last night •Carolina’s 3rd period comeback •Trends from the first two games of the series •What to watch for in Game 3 open.spotify.com/episode/34yU...

Some words about the development path of Dallas' support pillars (Bourque, Bichsel, and Lundkvist). dcastillo.substack.com/p/what-does-...

Slavin has been sus all playoffs.

A bit about the Dallas Stars, who they are, what Carolina and Vegas can teach them, and food. Lots of food. dcastillo.substack.com/p/what-dalla...

Postgame recap of Game 1 of the Cup Finals between Carolina and Vegas. sticksandsalvos.substack.com/p/stray-obse...

A deep-ish dive into the 2026 Stanley Cup Finals between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Vegas Golden Knights. sticksandsalvos.substack.com/p/into-the-w...

Why Dallas' five picks in the 2026 NHL Draft warrant your attention. Even if you don't follow prospects. dcastillo.substack.com/p/why-you-sh...

A farewell to the Montreal Canadiens. sticksandsalvos.substack.com/p/adios-much...

Logan Stankoven is a bad, bad man.

I wish the league was more consistent with GI like everyone else, but that felt correct to me. Stankoven's contact was too minimal to impede Dobes. But it's certainly not a hill I'd die on.

New PDOcast with @allthreezones.bsky.social: •The East Final + Canes 3-1 lead •Differences between this year's Canes team and previous versions •What a Stanley Cup Final vs. the Golden Knights looks like www.patreon.com/posts/hurric...

Talked more about his overall game at the stomping grounds, but Emil Hemming will be a really good add to the Texas Stars.

Window shopping: UFAs that Dallas could target in a world where Nill has made enough room to entertain certain options. dcastillo.substack.com/p/in-a-paral...

A few word on the ignominious exit of the Colorado Avalanche. sticksandsalvos.substack.com/p/adios-much...

A few words about what the playoff format is and isn't in the playoffs, and why it did and did not matter for the Dallas Stars. dcastillo.substack.com/p/light-work...

A lot of names worth mentioning as standouts on the Carolina side, but man has K'Andre Miller been dynamite on both sides of the puck.

Postgame quicktake: Like the Carolina vs. Florida series a few years back, the matchup was more competitive than the outcomes let on, but it doesn't change the fact that Vegas found a groove Colorado couldn't shake. An amusing reminder not to be fooled by PDO too.

Postgame quicktake: Montreal deserves a lot of credit for getting this far, but you can't galaxy brain trying to win with a high danger shot differential of 4-15 at evens. But also one of the starkest examples of letting anything go in overtime.

lol. It's all part of the plan. (extra insult with the poor spelling too)

Get Svechnikov of that top line. Please.

End of the year Dallas Stars mailbag: Thomas Harley, Glen Gulutzan, the greatest sci-fi novel of all time, depth scoring, the AAC drama, and a whole lot more. dcastillo.substack.com/p/end-of-sea...

Postgame quicktake: Montreal hasn't figured out how to "play the right way" just because they're on a historic even-strength shooting percentage run. But they're not overachievers any more either. Feels like Carolina is spooked more than inferior. Game 3 should be telling.

A look back at Mavrik Bourque's postseason, and a quick discussion about his future. dcastillo.substack.com/p/mavrik-bou...

Going back to Jarvis goal, a lot of credit to the Logan Stankoven line for giving Carolina that offensive zone start.

Good listen…

Always a blast talking with Gavin. Yea we got serious talking about Glen Gulutzan and the life or death struggle to keep Jason Robertson. But we also got unserious about Vancouver and Gavin's preamble bungling. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

2026 NHL Playoff Preview: A deep-ish dive into the Colorado Avalanche versus the Vegas Golden Knights. sticksandsalvos.substack.com/p/into-the-w...

My community service for the month: could a Jason Robertson trade make sense in a perfect world? dcastillo.substack.com/p/magical-ch...

Please god no. Nothing against Murnieks, but Dallas is already suffering from a case of generalist-itis with their bottom six. I'd be shocked if Dallas doesn't pick a left wing or RHD.

Sucks for Buffalo. I felt like they were the better team, not just in this game, but in the series. With enough trade deadline juice they might have pushed through. Still, Buffalo vs. Montreal delivered on the whole, which is more than can be said for most of these series so far.

Rewind: A quickish look back at the Dallas Stars' strong defense versus Minnesota, what held up and what didn't. dcastillo.substack.com/p/figuring-o...

When he gets booed he says the same shit these guys always say: "You dont like AI? Too bad, we're going to force it on you" I've never seen that happen with any other unpopular tech. You dont like 8 tracks? Too fuckin bad, we're going to destroy your records & cassettes and force you to use 8 tracks

Zach Benson might not ever put up superstar numbers, but the fact that he puts up superstar shifts like five times a period GOATs him as the league's official attack hamster.

A look at Dallas' top prospect, Emil Hemming, and whether or not he's ready to become more than just a face at training camp next season. dcastillo.substack.com/p/tales-from...

Zach Benson is hockey's official honey badger. Kid is unreal in the corners.

It's crazy how quickly Konsta Helenius has made the Zucker-Quinn duo respectable.

It's insane that Buffalo has access to Metsa and Kesslering, and ride with Timmins and Schenn instead.

Jason Robertson's next contract is predicted at eight years, $12.4M in AAV per @evolvingwild.evolving-hockey.com's model. A forward making slightly more than the other $12M wingers like Marner and Connor who Robertson is slightly better than is a good deal IMO.

A dear reader with arguably the best description of Jason Robertson's on-ice effectiveness I've ever seen.

Don't have to even read this to know I agree 100% with David here. (I mean, I'm going to read anyways, because it's David, but you get my point).

My latest: the complete case against trading Jason Robertson. dcastillo.substack.com/p/why-jason-...

Just thankful the run of Bill Guerin puff pieces as some renegade No Nonsense, Get'R Done GM can stop for the time being.