"I feel good," the forward said May 4. "It was tough. I guess ACLs aren't that common in hockey. It was hard to really bounce these questions off other players. There's not even really a true open book on, get on the ice at this time right now, you can then do this, you can now cut this way.
"I feel deep down I'll be as strong as ever. It's like going into the offseason, you have one or two lower-body days, except now you're doing them four days a week."
The No. 2 pick by the Boston Bruins in the 2010 NHL Draft, Seguin has 826 points (367 goals, 459 assists) in 1,016 regular-season games with the Bruins and Stars, and 79 points (29 goals, 50 assists) in 151 playoff games.
"He was a big loss for us," Nill said. "When we lost him on the (second) of December, he was like our third leading scorer. ... His game had really matured. He's good on draws, he can score, he was killing penalties for us so it's kind of exciting to watch a young man's game, and how it's evolved over the years. He was thought as the run-and-gun offensive guy and now to see his game coming around 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."
Dallas plays its first game of the 2026-27 season at home against the St. Louis Blues on Oct. 2.
Seguin's injury was one of many for the Stars over the course of last season. Forward Jamie Benn, their captain, missed the first 19 games because of a punctured lung, and center Matt Duchene missed 24 with a head injury. Defenseman Lian Bichsel sustained a lower-body injury that kept him out 31 games, and defenseman Nils Lundkvist (lower body) missed 25 and also had his face cut by a skate in Game 5 against the Wild.
Mikko Rantanen, a forward, missed 15 games with a lower-body injury he sustained while playing for Team Finland at the 2026 Winter Olympics in February.
