Just when things were looking good for Tyler Seguin, the Stars centre hit another huge injury roadblock in his career.
The Dallas forward likely will be out for the remainder of the season after suffering an ACL injury during Tuesday’s game against the New York Rangers.
Seguin played just two shifts in the 3-2 overtime loss before leaving the game with 1:44 remaining the first period after being involved in a collision in which a Rangers player fell on the side of his leg.
“We didn’t get great news today,” Stars coach Glen Gulutzan said Wednesday, per NHL.com. “Haven’t spoken to Tyler yet, but probably just letting everybody know that he’s going to be out for a significant amount of time, probably the rest of the season.”
Hip surgery last season
Seguin, who missed the majority of last season following hip surgery, had seven goals and 10 assists in 27 games this season – having yet to miss a game.
He also earned his silver stick for playing in his 1,000th NHL game on Oct. 30.
“It’s a tough day for us today with the news, but other guys now have to step in and play,” Gulutzan said. “(Nathan Bastian) comes in. He gets to play against his old team and he’s played good hockey for us this year, too.
“The rest of the league is in the same boat. There’s lots of injuries piling up, and lots of games, so we just got to keep moving forward.”
Seguin’s career achievements
Seguin was the No. 2 pick in the 2010 NHL Draft, being selected by the Boston Bruins. He has 826 points (367 goals, 459 assists) in 1,016 career regular-season games and won the Stanley Cup with the Bruins in 2011.
The Stars are back in action on Wednesday night, visiting the New Jersey Devils.
The team is still awaiting the return of centre Matt Duchene, who has missed 24 games since suffering an upper-body injury when hit on Oct. 14 by the Minnesota Wild’s Jake Middleton.
“I’d still say it’s day to day for him,” Gulutzan said. “But if he can stack a few good days upon each other, then I think it’s going to be sooner than later.”