Seguin Recovering From Finger Surgery, Can't Watch NHL Playoffs
BOSTON (CBS) -- Theoretically, Bruins forward Tyler Seguin should have a little more free time this spring to work out for the upcoming season than he did last year, when he and the Bruins were playing for the Stanley Cup. Due to a finger tendon injury that required surgery, though, the 20-year-old has yet to begin his offseason workouts.
Seguin talked with John Bishop of BostonBruins.com and a tendon came out of its socket in a game in March, and he just got his cast removed this week.
"They said about 10 weeks is the full recovery process," Seguin said. "Right now, I'm not doing any working out. I just got the stitches removed yesterday, that's why I'm back in town. Hopefully within the next couple weeks I can start moving it a bit more and then hopefully after that be able to lift weights."
There's something else Seguin's been unable to do since his season ended abruptly in overtime of Game 7 a few weeks ago, and that's watch the rest of the NHL playoffs.
"Not too much. Not too much at all," Seguin said. "There's been a few times where I've been out at dinner and it's on and you watch a little bit, but it still stings so much."
When it comes to training to get back on the ice, the still-developing forward said his focus right now is developing some "man strength."
"My number one thing is my core strength, which just basically comes with battling in corners and just having that man strength," Seguin said. "I think if I can continue to work on that, I'm only going to get stronger."
After a 29-goal campaign in his second season, a stronger Seguin for Year 3 certainly sounds promising.
