The Playoffs Can’t Get Here Soon Enough For The Dallas Stars | DLLS Stars Podcast

Check out Fran Duffy’s 2026 Diehard Draft Guide! https://alldlls.com/draftguide26/ The Dallas Stars limped home, literally, from a four-game Eastern Conference road trip where they went 1-2-1 and lost four players due to injury (Sam Steel, Nathan Bastian, Michael Bunting & Tyler Myers). While the Stars had a legitimate chance to win each of the four games, they were up against teams that were playing with a much higher level of urgency due to their respective playoff race standings and Dallas seemed to have trouble matching that intensity. So, that leads us to the topic that, other than needing time for some injured players to recover, it seems like the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs cannot get here fast enough. Also on today’s show, we look at Jake Oettinger’s & Casey DeSmith’s performance in games on the second night of a back-to-back, along with a hilarious flashback clip from last Sunday’s DLLS Stars Pregame Show. Plus, we’ll talk Jim Nill’s contract extension, Toronto fires GM Brad Treliving, Vegas fires head coach Bruce Cassidy and hires John Tortorella and if we have any time left, Alex Ovechkin breaks even more records and is chasing another Wayne Gretzky record. An ALLCITY Network Production SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@DLLS_Sports ALL THINGS DLLS:  WEBSITE: http://allDLLS.com/ BUY MERCH:  https://store.allcitynetwork.com/collections/dlls-locker FOLLOW ON SOCIAL:  Twitter: @DLLS_Sports Instagram: @DLLS_Sports Become a DLLS Diehard and get access to premium content, our Discord channel, discounts on merch, and a free shirt! Sign up here: https://alldlls.com/join-diehard/ BBBS NFL Draft 2026: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/big-draft-social-tickets-1985464716414?aff=oddtdtcreator AirDNA: Discover what you could make renting your home during this summer’s World Cup! AirDNA.co/Stars MARS MEN: For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at https://Mengotomars.com Prize Picks: Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/DLLS  and use code DLLS and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Branded Bills: Head to https://brandedbills.com and use code B-B-D-L-L-S for 15% off your first order! Branded Bills: Head to https://brandedbills.com and use code B-B-D-L-L-S for 15% off your first order! Monarch: Use Monarch Money to get control of your overall finances with 50% off your first year at https://www.monarch.com with code DLLS Gametime: Take the guesswork out of buying concert tickets with Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code DLLS for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Last minute tickets. Lowest Price. Guaranteed. Shady Rays: Head to https://shadyrays.com and use code: SRDLLS for 40% off 2+ pairs of polarized sunglasses. Try for yourself the shades rated 5 stars by over 300,000 people. HelloFresh - Get 10 FREE meals at https://hellofresh.com/freestars. Applied across 7 boxes, new subscribers only, varies by plan. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.