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Recent posts

Stray Observations (Game 45): Dallas and their PK drops one of many balls in 5-4 overtime loss to San Jose

Jan 11 • David Castillo

Stars Stuff: Previewing San Jose tomorrow, a quick tales from the clipped on Thomas Harley's struggles, and Nill on the trade deadline

Your weekly puck smorgasbord.

Jan 9 • David Castillo

Stray Observations (Game 44): Dallas avoids seven in a row with one of their most complete performances of the season

Dallas wins 4-1 over Washington.

Jan 8 • David Castillo

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Analytics

Light Work: We (really) need to talk about the Dallas Stars forward lines

Something needs to change.

Jan 12 • David Castillo

Watching The Spreadsheets: Dallas' possession metrics are problematic. But how important is shot share in an xG world?

Perhaps more critically: can a team succeed in spite of itself?

Dec 19, 2025 • David Castillo

From questionable to elite: how the Dallas Stars are hitting their stride.

They've arrived.

Dec 3, 2025 • David Castillo

Three predictions about the Dallas Stars 2025-2026 season (based on data so far)

Let's rock and roll.

Nov 21, 2025 • David Castillo

These Stars So Far: Three reasons to worry. And three reasons not to.

What's the worry?

Nov 10, 2025 • David Castillo

Video

Tales From The Clipped: Jason Robertson and the eccentric art of defense via offense

Of course Jason Robertson belongs on Team USA.

Dec 17, 2025 • David Castillo

Tales From The Clipped: How the Dallas Stars power play under Neil Graham has become the most lethal power play in the analytics era

The fancy stats don't lie. And neither does the video.

Dec 11, 2025 • David Castillo

Tales From The Clipped: Dallas' struggles on the PK, whether it's bad luck, bad management, or an indeterminate mix

Spoiler alert: it'll be fine.

Nov 28, 2025 • David Castillo

Tales From The Clipped: How Dallas has quieted hockey's most elite power play (in three acts).

Alain Nasreddine rocks.

May 15, 2025 • David Castillo

Tales From The Clipped: Thomas Harley has become one of the game's best defenders. Yes, in the defensive zone too.

All of a defender's strengths. None of their weaknesses.

May 13, 2025 • David Castillo

Prospects

The Other Stars: The music slows for Emil Hemming and Cameron Schmidt, problems in Texas, and why it might be time to start filling in the…

Ya'll got any more of those picks?

Nov 25, 2025 • David Castillo

Tales From The Clipped: Emil Hemming is dominating the OHL with a net drive that Dallas could one day (really) use

The Finnish winger is back. Better than ever, etc.

Nov 6, 2025 • David Castillo

The Other Stars: Jamie Benn's successor? No, but Brandon Gorzynski is more than just the obligatory workhorse

Plus the rest of Stars pipeline in this week's prospect report.

Oct 23, 2025 • David Castillo

The Other Stars: Matthew Seminoff on the rise, Emil Hemming, what an epic backcheck looks like, and more in today's prospect report

When it's about the one you least suspect.

Oct 14, 2025 • David Castillo

The Other Stars: Cameron Schmidt already on a blistering 151-point pace, Aram Minnetian, and the AHL's key role this year

The other Stars have already begun.

Oct 8, 2025 • David Castillo

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