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Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin (91) skates the ice during warm-ups before an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Tyler Seguin was trying to unravel the events of the past seven months, searching for an explanation to injuries to his Achilles tendon, calf and ankle; pondering why he was forced to miss the Stars' playoff run last spring and the World Cup of Hockey in September.
"I'm just hoping that this all happened for a reason," Seguin told Stars broadcaster Daryl Reaugh.