When Tyler Seguin took to warm-ups heading into Game 2, you could almost hear the drum-roll going off in the heads of Dallas Stars fans.
After that tease, the verdict is in: Seguin will play for the Stars against the Minnesota Wild tonight.
Seguin has been sidelined since March 17 because of an Achilles injury. He’s been a toss-up since Game 1. Some believed that the Stars would be wise to err on the side of caution until they drop a contest, but that’s easy to say when you’re not the one sitting one of the best players in the world.
It isn’t shocking that Stars fans are happy.
That time Tyler Seguin is back. #DallasStars pic.twitter.com/mr5HQR8EYE
— Annette Maloney (@AnnetteMaloney7) April 17, 2016
The line combinations looked like this during warm-ups:
Stars lines in warm-ups:
— Mark Stepneski (@StarsInsideEdge) April 16, 2016
Benn-Eakin-Sharp
Nichushkin-Spezza-Eaves
Roussel-Faksa-Hemsky
Janmark-Fiddler-Sceviour/Seguin
We’ll see if Lindy Ruff eases Seguin into the game or if he chooses to throw him into the thick of things.
So far, he’s jumping right into the mix:
Here are the lines to start the game:
— Mark Stepneski (@StarsInsideEdge) April 17, 2016
Benn-Eakin-Seguin
Nichushkin-Spezza-Sharp
Roussel-Faksa-Hemsky
Sceviour-Fiddler-Eaves