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The Seguinlightenment is officially on hold as of this morning. As it turns out, Tyler Seguin’s lower-body injury is going to need a lot more than a little rest.

The Dallas Stars have announced that the 32-year-old forward will require surgery on his left hip, to take place tomorrow, and that his recovery will take at least four to six months. Here’s the official statement atrributed to GM Jim Nill:

STATEMENT FROM JIM NILLDallas Stars General Manager Jim Nill announced today that Tyler Seguin will undergo surgery on Thursday, December 5th to repair a left-side F A I (femoral acetabular impingement) and the left-side hip labrum. Seguin is expected to miss four to six months. The surgery will be performed by Dr. Bryan T. Kelly at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, New York.

The Dallas Morning News staff has put together a breaking news story on Seguin’s upcoming procedure:

According to the Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, femoroacetabular impingement, or FAI, is a condition in which extra bone grows along one or both of the bones that form the hip joint — giving the bones an irregular shape.