The Stars went 12-24-5 road games last season. That's not good. In the ultra-competitive Central Division, and even taking in the rest of the Western Conference, "That's your season right there," said Seguin.
And four games into this current road trip, it's apparent every single night how hard it is to win away from home. It's taxing. It takes commitment. It takes patience because stuff is going to happen.
But getting the job done away from home is imperative. It just is.
"It's been talked about a lot," Seguin said. "Road record's a big talking point for us. And tonight, we played a little bit more simple. We competed -- got greasy -- didn't care how we won, and went to our first overtime, and everyone did their jobs."
And let's be candid: For a time during the third period, it looked like just getting a loser's point by keeping the game tied through regulation would be a moral victory for the Stars on this night, as Vancouver put on a significant push.
"Vancouver plays a really hard game to play against," said Hitchcock, who called the Canucks' game as good a team game as they've played in quite some time.
"They play a great team game. They all work. They all close gaps quickly."
So at the end of the day, to jump on the team charter and head for picturesque Kelowna, B.C. with two points to prepare for the finale in Winnipeg on Thursday, well, that's something.
It might even be more than something.