Tyler Seguin to have hip surgery on 12/5. Out 4-6 months.

[hamzarocks]

Him and Hall are cursed with injuries

Should be hall of famers but these guys lost a lot of skill, speed and athletisim due to the types of injuries they have faced in their careers.

Sucks for the stars, he was very good to start this year

 

[Melkor]

Is it just me or this dude stays having surgeries left and right? I don't remember the last full season when he's been a true difference maker. Just mediocrity in the mix with injuries.

 

[benfranklin]

What the hell? Hes been playing great. Did this just happen?

 

[Dynamite Time]

Damn what a bummer to start the day; was thinking he’d be back in tonight.

Gotta stay positive though and could be a blessing in disguise, especially if he can be back to play in the playoffs.

 

[kvladimir]

Landing spot for Nelson (if NYI decide to sell), Giroux, Granlund?

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Damn, he was having a good season too.

 

[Troy McClure]

Hasn't he had other hip/leg surgeries in the past? Man that's rough.

Here's the list:

- February 2015 - MCL tear in right knee - missed a month after Kulikov kneed him

- March 2016 - right Achilles tendon cut - had surgery and missed a month

- September 2016 - hairline heel fracture crashing into the boards during the World Cup prep - missed a couple of weeks - not sure which foot

- March 2020 - two right quad tears and a right knee injury - tried to let it heal by skipping legs days for months during the covid pause

- July 2020 - completely tore his acetabular labrum in his right hip - had right hip arthroscopy and labral repair in November 2020 - followed it with right knee arthroscopic surgery six weeks later - spent months in rehab

- May 2022 - broken foot game in game one of the playoffs - no surgery needed

- December 2024 - left hip surgery to repair a left side FAI (femoral acetabular impingement) and the left side hip labrum - out 4-6 months

 

[Frozen Failure]

Landing spot for Nelson (if NYI decide to sell), Giroux, Granlund?

I was certainly thinking Giroux if Ottawa falls out of the race.

 

[paragon]

I'm not a doctor - I dont actually have a clue what I'm talking about - but I wonder if a 27 year old can recover quicker than a 33 year old

I doubt the 65 month age difference makes that big of a difference at this stage, but I'm not a doctor either.

Anyway his injury seems like a chronic one, not something acute and he's been playing well, so I doubt they decided to have the surgery now, if it meant missing out the playoffs. Wouldn't be shocked to learn this was scheduled months ahead.

 

[BonMorrison]

This sucks, leave him alone man.

 

[tantalum]

Kucherov had the surgery on 28th of December and was playing in playoffs. Seguin has a 3 week head start compared to that.

Yes. I said as much. Kucherov and Pastrnak both hit the ice pretty much at the minimum time of recovery essentially 4.5 months for both (and honestly Kucherov really struggled with skating when he did come back). The last time he had the surgery Seguin was at the 6 month side of things (Point was as well when he had the surgery). I would expect Seguin back in the April/May timeframe as well. I don't expect him to actually be truly back and healthy until the beginning of 2026. He'll be 34 at that point.

 

[tarheelhockey]

That’s really unfortunate. Stars had some good momentum going, and Seguin was a big part of that.

I wish this league didn’t have so damn many injuries. It would be nice to see the teams at their best.

 

[Foppberg]

Another hip surgery? Damn. And he has a degenerative back issue too does he not ? Poor guy.

 

[Boonk]

Here's the list:

- February 2015 - MCL tear in right knee - missed a month after Kulikov kneed him

- March 2016 - right Achilles tendon cut - had surgery and missed a month

- September 2016 - hairline heel fracture crashing into the boards during the World Cup prep - missed a couple of weeks - not sure which foot

- March 2020 - two right quad tears and a right knee injury - tried to let it heal by skipping legs days for months during the covid pause

- July 2020 - completely tore his acetabular labrum in his right hip - had right hip arthroscopy and labral repair in November 2020 - followed it with right knee arthroscopic surgery six weeks later - spent months in rehab

- May 2022 - broken foot game in game one of the playoffs - no surgery needed

- December 2024 - left hip surgery to repair a left side FAI (femoral acetabular impingement) and the left side hip labrum - out 4-6 months

Yeah. With that whole list at his age, I'd say hes just about done playing and producing at a high level. Maybe all together entirely.

 

[Raistlin]

thats bad news for the stars. every team goes through injury adversity, but this one could end his career.

 

[Troy McClure]

Yeah. With that whole list at his age, I'd say hes just about done playing and producing at a high level. Maybe all together entirely.

But he's already lost all of his explosive speed and has found a way to still be effective. He's become a great net front garbage goal machine.

 

[tantalum]

I think Kucherov 100% strategically timed his surgery. It's why he waited until December to have a surgery he knew he was going to need in September after the bubble.

If you're gonna have to get it, might as well help your team by allowing them to keep (and add to) most of the roster that just won the Cup. It's not like you're not getting paid for it.

Dallas could now add multiple pieces like Granlund and Andersson and possibly get Seguin back for the playoffs.

He reported the issue, they tried physical therapy and other treatments which you are always going to do first. When those didn't work they went the surgery route. Could it have been strategic timing? Sure but that isn't any different from many other surgeries. You can play with this injury...it just really really sucks and you run the risk of early hip replacement. If the labrum delaminates arthritis will set in almost immediately and you are done 12-18 months after that happens (see Ryan Kesler). You don't do the surgery unless you really need it. You also can't avoid the surgery for too long.

That said, the other thing people need to consider is this surgery has a career ending complication that can happen. And that is numbness of the surgical leg. Typically it's temporary (mine was for about 2 months or so except for one patch of skin on my hip that remains numb to this day...4 years later).

Also worth mentioning that this isn't like a hip replacement where you are up and walking the next day. As they resurface the head of the femur to remove the impingement and get the joint smooth there is a possibility of breaking that femural head if it sees weight. So in recovery you are very limited in how much weight you can put on that leg for several weeks. Then for several months you are limited to not going beyond 90 degrees at the hip. So no deep squats (or even unsupported squats) for 3-4 months in my case. And then skating...holy hell the first time I was back on skates I lasted about 5 minutes of a light public skate. It hurt. It also completely changed my walking and skating stride. It's a bitch to come back from given the surgery is like 45 minutes long with no hospital stay.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

Is Taylor Hall available?

He sure is!

 

[izzy]

Probably career ending

huh?

 

[StreetHawk]

Damn, he was having a great season, too. Hate to see that

These major injuries are really adding up for him.

 

[BonMorrison]

Stars acquiring Taylor Hall would high-key be hilarious and also kinda sick if Seguin came back for a playoff run. Two constantly injured, same draft top picks kings together.

 

[TheBeard]

Michael Granlund come on down. Can't think of a better fit.

 

[StreetHawk]

Concern would be what he would return as from another major injury. Has 2 more seasons under contract after this one.
Sadly, teams and fans would prefer guys to land on permanent LTIR vs return at half the production. Reality of a hard cap world.

 

[Ignatius]

He'll join the Stone Alliance with Kucherov and be back for game 1 of playoffs, BOOK IT

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

That pretty much ends his season barring a deep playoff run from the Stars. Six months would be early June. Tough break for Stars fans.

At this stage, probably ends his career.