- Tyler Seguin skated Tuesday for the first time since tearing his right ACL on Dec. 2
- Stars camp opens in about two weeks, right on the nine-month surgery timeline
- Read below for what Jim Nill said about Seguin before the knee gave out
Tyler Seguin is back on the ice.
The Stars forward skated Tuesday, roughly two weeks before Dallas opens training camp, according to NHL.com. He hasn’t played since Dec. 2, 2025, when Rangers defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov collided with his right knee and tore the ACL.
Here’s how the team broke the news:
Seguin had surgery on Dec. 16. Recovery from that operation averages around nine months, which drops him right at the front door of camp.
He finished last season with 17 points (seven goals, 10 assists) and a plus-10 rating in 27 games.
Seguin was asked about the rehab at Dallas’ exit interviews in May, and he pointed out how little help he could get from teammates who had been through it.
“It was tough. I guess ACLs aren’t that common in hockey. It was hard to really bounce these questions off other players.”
He wasn’t hedging on where he expects to land, either.
“I feel deep down I’ll be as strong as ever.”
Watch Seguin’s full end-of-season media session:
There’s real money riding on this season. Seguin is in the final year of the eight-year, $78.8 million extension he signed in 2018, a deal carrying a $9.85 million cap hit. He turns 35 in January and hits unrestricted free agency next summer.
Now Dallas needs the player who disappeared in December. General manager Jim Nill was direct about that when the season ended, speaking with Mike Heika.
“Seguin might have been playing the best hockey I’ve seen since I’ve been in Dallas. All-around game, he was being responsible.”
The injuries have stacked up, though. Seguin played 20 games in 2024-25 after hip surgery and 27 last season before the knee, and he was one of several NHL names pointed toward a training camp return this summer.
He had plenty of company in the Dallas training room. Jamie Benn missed 19 games with a punctured lung, Matt Duchene sat 24 with a head injury and Mikko Rantanen lost 15 after getting hurt at the Olympics.
Dallas opens Oct. 2 at home against St. Louis. Seguin has 826 points in 1,016 career games, and for the first time in nine months he’s on track to be in a lineup.
