“And he made some wrong choices. But what I’ve found so far — he has a huge heart and he wants to be a good person and do the right things. We’ve had some great talks. He’s an honest kid. He’s willing to accept he made some wrong decisions and learn from them. We haven’t had any kind of problem with him at all.â€
Nill has an open-door policy with his players in Dallas, and especially with Seguin.
“I told him, ‘I’m here to talk about anything, on the ice, off the ice.’ He trusts me. We have good talks.
“What’s really impressed me about him, considering all we heard, is his maturity. Tyler is a student of the game, a very intelligent player. When he was traded here, he started watching films of Jamie Benn and seeing how they would fit together. He studies the game a lot. I know tht surprises people.â€