Tyler Seguin still isn't willing to go there.
Heading into his sixth NHL season, Seguin is quickly developing into the kind of player many envisioned he'd become with the Boston Bruins, the team that drafted him second overall in 2010.
He's plying his trade - in increasingly impressive fashion - as a cornerstone player for the Dallas Stars, to whom he was dealt two summers ago.
The trade remains a topic of conversation, due mainly to a behind-the-scenes look at the Bruins' decision to deal him, citing an unwillingness to grow his game and various red flags off the ice.
Speaking on TSN 1050 on Wednesday, Seguin admitted it was difficult to hear, and even harder to resist a public rebuttal.
"I think the real tough thing was being able to keep my mouth shut," he said. That was real difficult after the trade happened, seeing all the things that were going on. I had radio stations and newspapers where people were asking me if I wanted to post an article just saying my story. Seeing all the Behind the B stuff and that footage, it was tough. I used it more as motivation and just said I'll use my words on the ice."
Seguin added that the Bruins experience is serving him well in Dallas, where the Stars appear to be on the rise after another successful offseason.
"It was awesome because I got to see what it was like to be on a winning organization and a team, seeing all the details of what it takes to be a Stanley Cup champion and be a part of that type of group.
"Boston is always going to be a part of me," he concluded, "I'm just not a part of it anymore."
Seguin recorded 77 points in 71 games this past season, boasting the second-highest points-per-game average among all NHL regulars behind only Sidney Crosby.
