Hunter Witherspoon

In 2016, @DallasStars captain Jamie Benn wrote about Tyler Seguin coming to Texas and his dreams for their team: “The biggest move, no doubt, was getting Tyler Seguin.⁠ ⁠ When I heard about the trade that summer, I immediately started texting back and forth with Tyler. I told him about Dallas and why I love it here. In Tyler, I saw an opportunity. The Stars hadn’t made the playoffs since I came into the league, but I knew he could help us do that and more. He was a young guy, but he’d already been to the finals and won a Cup. He knew how to get where we wanted to be.⁠ ⁠ On the surface, Tyler and I are very different people. I’m more on the quiet side, while Tyler is all personality. He thinks he’s a pretty good looking dude and isn’t afraid to say so. I’m a little more reserved than that.⁠ ⁠ But we immediately clicked because we have a common denominator: Before everything else, we’re hockey players.⁠ ⁠ His first night here, he came over and had dinner with me and my brother Jordie. I cooked steaks, which is pretty much the only thing in my wheelhouse — one of the perks of living in Texas, I guess. What stood out about that night was that there was no ‘feeling out’ phase between us. Nothing awkward. It was like he’d been playing here for years. It didn’t take long for us to start talking about the future.⁠ ⁠ We talked about the kind of hockey we wanted to play. How we could go back to our normal positions and be at our best....⁠ ⁠ A new start....⁠ ⁠ We want to win something bigger than that. Something shinier, with a little more heft to it....⁠ ⁠ This is the best time. This is playoff time.⁠ ⁠ And this is a hockey town.” playerstribu.ne/JamieBennPla…