Episode 358: The D Stands for Drama

Sean Shapiro joins the show to discuss the Stanley Cup Final bound Dallas Stars, how them seemingly improbably got to this point, and everything that's made them a fun team to follow this season. The topics we cover include:

3:00 The legend of Denis Gurianov

10:00 What makes the Dallas Stars interesting

18:00 Anton Khudobin making most of his opportunity

24:00 How the Stars defense makes life easy for goalies

33:00 Intersection of Stars, analytics, playoffs, and nuance

45:00 Miro Heiskanen deserving all of the love

54:00 Rick Bowness and the intricacies of coaching

1:06:00 Jamie Benn turning back the clock

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