Name: Tyler Seguin

Number: 91

Age: 32

Birthplace: Brampton, Ontario

Height/Weight: 6-1, 207

2023-24 stats: 25 goals, 27 assists for 52 points in 68 games

Contract: In sixth year of eight-year deal with a salary cap hit of $9.85 million

Performance evaluation: Tyler Seguin continues to battle injuries and did so again last season, but he has made strides since missing almost the entire season in 2020-21. Seguin played just 68 games last season and battled at less than 100 percent in the playoffs, but he finished with 52 points (25 goals, 27 assists) in the regular season and was among the team leaders in playoff scoring at 13 points (5 goals, 8 assists) in 19 postseason games. He was plus-10 in the regular season and led the Stars in the playoffs at plus-9. He also led the team in shots on goal in the playoffs with 59. Seguin continues to be one the team’s most consistent faceoff men, winning 56.3 percent of his draws.

Expectations for 2024-25: While he continues to be the highest paid player on the team, Seguin likely won’t be leading the Stars in scoring going forward. He has been nicked up way too much and that’s hindered his trademark speed. He doesn’t fly in on breakaways the way he used to, and he has even stopped unleashing his deadly one-timer. That’s cut into his point production and made him less of a force on the power play, but he has filled the empty spots by adapting his offensive game to the interior and becoming one of the team’s more dependable defensive forwards. His competitive fire was especially noticeable in the playoffs. Seguin has found a spot as the right wing on a line with Matt Duchene and Mason Marchment. There’s a good chance he returns to that spot because the line was so solid. However, he showed in the playoffs that if the team needs him to move up the lineup or even slot in at center, he can be very effective. With Joe Pavelski retiring, there is a chance Seguin plays on the top line with Roope Hintz and Jason Robertson. There is also a chance that if Wyatt Johnston moves up to the top line, that Seguin steps in next to Jamie Benn to see if that chemistry can be rekindled. Bottom line, whatever the Stars do in this upcoming season, Seguin will be a big part of it. The hope is that a strong offseason has him 100 percent healthy, but with Seguin, it seems health will often be a question mark. Could he get more power play time with Pavelski gone? Maybe, but the guess is younger players like Johnston, Logan Stankoven and Mavrik Bourque will slide ahead on the depth chart and Seguin will simply have to do the best with what he gets. But if Seguin simply has to be relied upon as a solid two-way player who scores 50-60 points in a season, there’s nothing wrong with that, especially if he ramps it up again in the playoffs.

This story was not subject to the approval of the National Hockey League or Dallas Stars Hockey Club.

Mike Heika is a Senior Staff Writer for DallasStars.com and has covered the Stars since 1994. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @MikeHeika.