Tyler Seguin has had an amazing character arc. Mike Zeisberger catches up with him at a turning point.
Dallas Stars fans have watched Tyler Seguin grow up before their very eyes. The 2010 second-overall pick joined the team on that memorable 4th of July in 2013 as a bad boy from the Bruins. He was traded away by Boston before he’d touched his potential and – at the ripe age of 21 – accompanied by a cloud of “bad influence” vibes that may or may not have been entirely earned.
He found his people in the Victory Green Gang, and in the process launched more memes into the Stars universe than glazed donuts into a hockey net. And now he’s shepherding a new generation of Dallas players on a journey toward greatness.
Mike Zeisberger of NHL.com lays down the numbers:
Heading into Game 4 of the Western Conference Final against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Wednesday (8:30 p.m. ET; TNT, CBC, SN,TVAS, TNT, truTV, MAX), Seguin is fifth on the team in postseason scoring with 12 points (five goals, seven assists), leads the Stars in plus-minus at plus-10 and is tied for the team lead in game-winning goals with two. He’s played wing and center, found himself as high as the first line or as low as the fourth, killed penalties and lined up on the power play.
“Whatever the team needs,” he said. “Whatever it takes.”
And he catches up with a Segs who’s thinking about what he wants his legacy to be:
“I think it takes time to get to this point,” the 32-year-old said. “I think there was a period of time where you are fighting your ego, thinking of what you deserve. And at a certain point, you have to understand what is more important: what you think you deserve or what you think makes the team better.
“I had to look at myself and say: ‘What do I want?’ I mean, I’ve made money. I have a great home life. I’m married now. In the end, what I really want is to share the experiences that I had back when I was a kid, with this group of guys.
“That’s what’s important. And that’s why I don’t give a damn where I am in the lineup.”
There’s much more at the big site. [NHL]
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