Afterwords: From Filthy to Filthy

Nov 20, 2025; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Dallas Stars forward Colin Blackwell (15) celebrates his goal against the Vancouver Canucks in the third period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-Imagn ImagesThe Dallas Stars’ win over the Vancouver Canucks was rather filthy last night.

Mind you, I don’t mean filthy as in filthy, the slang term in sports which is used as a compliment to how good or cool a certain play or goal was. I mean filthy as in ugly, nauseating, and overall not very pleasant to watch.

I suppose the first period wasn’t too bad — it started off on a real high note when Mavrik Bourque made his way onto the scoresheet (he has been playing like a breakthrough is…