For the first time since the 2012 NHL All-Star Game, Tyler Seguin will not take the ice. Boiling down to the Adidas Last Men In vote, Seguin fell short and will miss out on the festivities.

A year after having John Klingberg and Seguin represent the Dallas Stars, the team’s lone All-Star rep is slated to be rookie standout Miro Heiskanen –he’ll be just one of two rookies to play in the game.

The passing of the torch represents a slight frustration, as Seguin, among other supposed stars, has disappointed to the tune of public scrutiny from team CEO Jim Lites. The team has positively responded to such comments and at the end of the day, Seguin could use some rest after carrying the team on his back and Klingberg is coming off an injury and can certainly use all the available rest to remain 100%.

The Last Men In Vote ended 11:59 pm Thursday, and Seguin lost out to Gabriel Landeskog, who claimed the last available spot in the Central Division.

Despite a roaring last five games for Seguin, it still wasn’t enough to pull in the votes. Although many can imagine Tyler breathing a sigh of relief as the center will finally get a weekend off after appearing in the last four iterations of the NHL All-Star festivities. Over the new year, Seguin has been putting in work –he has accumulated three assists and six goals for nine points since hitting 2019 with a game-winning overtime goal, a pair of two-goal nights, and a three-point night as well– and has earned a little time to himself to rest up for the playoff push following the All-Star Game.

I don’t know if it was Jim Lites’ comments that have fired Seguin up for his recent push or not, but no matter, he has been on fire of late and has taken absolute control of the Stars right now.

For now, Miro Heiskanen will just have to continue to steal hearts as the lone player heading to San Jose for the weekend’s festivities. Be sure to pick up a Heiskanen jersey and rep it proudly! The NHL and Adidas have done some cool things with this year’s jerseys.