CARROLLTON, Texas — Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin said Tuesday that he is not looking past the next day of his ACL rehab, leaving his role for Stars coach Glen Gulutzan undecided nine days before training camp. Seguin spoke at the Dallas Stars Foundation’s annual Drive Fore the Kids golf tournament, in an availability reported by Robert Tiffin of NHL.com.
“I expect to keep getting better every day,” Seguin said. “Continuing to work and seeing where I’m at. One day at a time.”
Seguin played right wing alongside Roope Hintz and Jason Robertson early last season. He also took shifts at center on other forward lines before the knee ended his year after 27 games.
That right-wing spot is open again. Mike Heika of DallasStars.com wrote in July that with Mavrik Bourque gone, Seguin could land with Hintz and Robertson, and that Seguin and Hintz are both strong at the dot. Dallas traded Bourque to the Nashville Predators in July.
Seguin won 53.6% of his faceoffs last season, averaged 16:40 of ice time, and had 7 goals, 10 assists, and 17 points. Hintz had 15 goals and 44 points. Robertson led Dallas with 45 goals, 51 assists, and 96 points in 82 games, then signed a one-year, $12 million contract on July 21.
Jim Nill On How Tyler Seguin’s Game Has Changed
Stars general manager Jim Nill said Seguin was Dallas’ third-leading scorer when he was hurt on Dec. 2, that he is good on draws, and that he had been killing penalties.
“It’s kind of exciting to watch a young man’s game and how it’s evolved over the years,” Nill told NHL Network last week. “He was thought as the run-and-gun offensive guy, and now to see his game coming around to where he is one of the leaders of the team, that’s kind of rewarding, and I’m happy for him where his game has come.”
Nill has spoken with Seguin directly about the rehab.
Dallas Stars Forward Group Entering Training Camp
Seguin is in the final year of the eight-year, $78.8 million contract he signed in 2018, at a $9.85 million cap hit. He turns 35 in January.
Injuries moved the forward group around all of last season. Jamie Benn missed the first 19 games with a punctured lung. Matt Duchene missed 24 with a head injury. Mikko Rantanen missed 15 with a lower-body injury he sustained playing for Finland at the 2026 Winter Olympics in February.
Dallas is among four teams with reported interest in unrestricted free agent winger Patrik Laine.
Training camp opens Sept. 17 at Comerica Center in Frisco. The preseason opener is Sept. 19 at St. Louis with a 6 p.m. CT puck drop, and the Stars host the St. Louis Blues on Oct. 2 at American Airlines Center, with an 8 p.m. CT puck drop on TNT.
