Philadelphia defenseman Nick Seeler, who has but to play this season on account of a nerve factor in his proper leg, is predicted to make his 2024-25 debut on Tuesday when the Flyers host the Washington Capitals.
Seeler, 31, injured his leg when he slid to dam a move throughout an Oct. 1 preseason sport towards the Boston Bruins. He mentioned the “leg simply roughly close off for some time.”
“The numbness was once the entire outdoor of my proper leg and into my foot,” Seeler mentioned at observe Monday, when he was once paired on a line with Jamie Drysdale. “That took every week and a part, two weeks, to start out feeling commonplace.
“After which we have simply been operating on balance, simply the ones muscular tissues, since you’re no longer ready to make use of them essentially correctly when your foot and leg is numb,” he persevered. “Simply operating on that balance, which improved lovely neatly right here within the remaining couple days.”
The Flyers returned defenseman Emil Andrae to Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League on Monday, clearing a roster spot for Seeler to return off injured reserve.
Seeler recorded one function, 12 assists, a plus-9 ranking and 78 penalty mins in 71 video games remaining season, his 3rd with the Flyers.
The Minnesota Wild decided on him within the 5th spherical of the 2011 NHL Draft. Seeler has 8 occupation objectives, 34 assists, a plus-5 ranking and 263 penalty mins in 296 video games with the Wild (2017-20), Chicago Blackhawks (2020) and Flyers (2021-present).
He signed a four-year contract extension in March with a mean annual price of $2.7 million.
“(Seeler is) a just right participant,” Flyers trainer John Tortorella mentioned. “Simply who he’s, the emotion he brings, blockading photographs and all that, however he is a just right participant. I believe numerous other folks put out of your mind he performs towards numerous just right other folks at the opposing groups. He is a just right spouse for his different man, as a result of he bails numerous other folks out. He is a just right participant. I am hoping the day proceeds neatly and, with a bit of luck, we will be able to get him again in.”
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