DLLS Stars Podcast: Are The Stars And Jets Destined To Meet In The Playoffs Again in 2026?

Our summer series “The Other 31” heads back to the Central Division and this time it’s a recent playoff opponent – the Winnipeg Jets – with special guests Andrew “Hustler” Paterson, host of Winnipeg Sports Talk, and Mike McIntyre, Jets beat writer for the Winnipeg Free Press. We will get the Manitoba view of the Stars-Jets second round playoff series – which Dallas won in six games, featuring hat tricks from Mikko Rantanen (Game 1) and Mikael Granlund (Game 4), two shutouts from Connor Hellebuyck (Games 2 & 5) and a series-clinching OT goal from Thomas Harley. How do the Jets regroup from losing that series? How much will the return to hockey of Jonathan Toews help soften the blow of losing Nikolaj Ehlers to free agency? Plus, Jake Oettinger and Connor Hellebuyck will probably be the top two goalies on Team USA for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, but who will be the starter?