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Stars Forward Off to Hot Start to Miss 4-6 Months After Surgery

taylor newby
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After a scorching start to the season alongside linemates Matt Duchene and Mason Marchment, Tyler Seguin's regular season is all but over with the announcement today that he will have surgery that requires four to six months of recovery.

General Manager Jim Nill announced Wednesday that Tyler Seguin will have surgery to repair a femoral acetabular impingement on his left side, as well as the left side hip labrum. This surgery is expected to keep Seguin out until close to the end of the regular season, if not for the entirety of it. This surgery mirrors the surgery that he had on his right side in 2020.

It was originally reported that he would be constantly battling something all season long, but the Dallas Stars plan was to monitor it and give him the appropriate rest. So far this season, he has not played on the second half of back-to-back games, and has missed additional time earlier in the season. However, he was placed on injured reserve earlier in the week dating back to December 1st, which indicated something more serious had presented itself.

This comes as a huge blow to the Stars, as Seguin has struggled to get back to his peak performance over the last few seasons after that first surgery. He had to re-learn how to walk, let alone how to skate and play hockey at the elite level that was expected of him at that point of his career. He finally hit his stride this season, not only personally, but as a part of one of the best lines in hockey with Duchene and Marchment.

Outside of the two back-to-back losses to the Carolina Hurricanes and Chicago Blackhawks last week, the Stars have been playing some of their best hockey of the season. And a lot of that is credit to that trio of players who have carried Dallas so far, especially on the road. The Marchment-Duchene-Seguin line has accounted for over 50 percent of all road goals from forwards.

Seguin has nine goals, 11 assists and 20 points in 19 games this season. He was on pace to have an 86 point season, which would have been a career high for him. His current career high is 83 points, which came in his first year with Dallas in the 2013-14 season.

It has not been made official yet, but with Seguin being out most of the season, it would make the most sense to put him on LTIR. If the Stars do this, this allows them to use Seguin's cap hit to get a potential replacement in the lineup in the meantime. Seguin's salary is $9.85 million, which would allow them to bring in a star forward or even a couple of players if the Stars feel they have multiple areas that could use the help.

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