Tyler Seguin was held out of practice because he was late, Stars coach Lindy Ruff said. They will handle it internally, Ruff said.
— Mike Heika (@MikeHeika) April 10, 2015
Ruff on Seguin’s absence: “Tyler was just late for practice.” Any repercussions for tomorrow? “We’re going to deal with that internally.”
— Mike Heika (@MikeHeika) April 10, 2015
It’ll be interesting to see what the Stars decide to do here, if anything. The club’s regular-season finale is at home on Saturday against Nashville, and we’re not that far removed from another young forward -- Toronto’s Nazem Kadri -- getting parked for a few games after he slept in and was late for practice in early March.
The Stars haven’t been shy about disciplining players this year, either. Forward Cody Eakin was a healthy scratch for a game against Philly last month, though the club was mum on the reasons beyond “team discipline.”
As for Seguin, much has been made of his maturity -- or perceived lack thereof -- during his time in Boston (including the whole alarm clock thing), but it’s rarely been an issue with the Stars. That said, he did find himself embroiled in a situation earlier this season when he and Jamie Benn made fun of Daniel and Henrik Sedin during a Dallas-area radio interview.