The Dallas Stars announced on Tuesday that their All-Star center Tyler Seguin and goalie Ben Bishop will be out of action for five months recovering from recent surgeries.
According to the Stars’ statement, Seguin had right hip and labral repair procedures earlier this month. Bishop, on the other hand, had his surgery in October in order to repair a torn meniscus.
Both players are expected to miss a significant portion of the 2020/21 NHL season.
The loss of Tyler Seguin represents a tough blow for the Stars, considering that the 28-year-old center has been one of the team’s best players in recent years. While his scoring took a dip last season, presumably due to nagging injuries, he still contributed a great deal in the assists department. Seguin ended the shortened 2019/20 NHL season with 50 points while adding 13 more in the postseason and helping Dallas reach the Stanley Cup.
Ben Bishop also played an important part in Stars’ road to Stanley Cup Finals but couldn’t play once his team was there. Bishop was ruled out following Conference Finals against Vegas Golden Knights and wasn’t able to return to the ice.
Bishop, who has been with the Stars for the past three seasons, had a 21-16-4 record in 2019/20 with a 2.50 goal against average and .920 save percentage.
In Seguin’s absence, the Stars are expected to give more opportunities to youngsters like Denis Gurianov and Roope Hintz. Bishop will be most likely replaced by veteran Anton Khudobin.
