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By now we all know what an asset Nick Seeler is, or should know what type of an asset Seeler is to this club. Nick Seeler was signed by Chuck Fletcher, and ironically enough Fletcher actually drafted him back in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft with the Minnesota Wild’s 5th round pick. Seeler has become a mainstay on the backend for the orange and black, and he is a blocking machine for the Flyers.
John Tortorella spoke in emphatically about Seeler this past Saturday, “He’s a good player for us. Energy wise, penalty killing. Just the emotion on the bench. He’s a really good player for us, we miss him.”
Seeler originally inked a one-year two-way contract worth up to $750,000 back on July 28th, 2021. He may not be the the flashiest, big-name type of signing that catches most people’s attention, but Seeler gets the job done, “The willingness, the one thing to block the shot. There is some technique to it, move your head out of the way or face, you hope it hits the shin pad, but a lot of times it hits something that hurts a little bit more (Laughing),” Nick Seeler says of blocking shots in an interview with Jamey Baskow at the outdoor game practice. “That’s the way we have to play, that’s a big thing of Torts’s message, whether it’s a Forward or a D.”
Good News
Nick Seeler will be making his 2024-25 season debut tonight against the Washington Capitals. Seeler will be removed from the IR list (Injured Reserve), and be made available to play tonight.
“He’s a good player,” Flyers’ Head Coach John Tortorella said of Seller yesterday after practice. “I think a lot of people forget he plays against a lot of good people on opposing teams. He’s a good partner cause he bails a lot of people out.”
The defense could definitely use this savvy veteran, and the jolt he will bring to the lineup. Unfortunately, the season hasn;t been blissful in the early going for the orange and black, so the team could use any boost it can get.
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