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Veteran NHL defenseman Ryan Ellis will likely miss all of the 2022-2023 season with a “multifaceted” back injury that might doubtlessly be a career-threatening one, Philadelphia Flyers normal supervisor Chuck Fletcher printed Thursday.
Fletcher made the announcement at the first day of Flyers coaching camp, including that Ellis’ standing isn’t particular.
Ryan Ellis (94) of the Philadelphia Flyers makes an attempt to get a divorce a cross towards David Pastrnak (88) of the Boston Bruins on the Wells Fargo Center Oct. 20, 2021, in Philadelphia.
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“Ryan Ellis is out indefinitely, no timetable for his return to play,” Fletcher mentioned, by means of NHL.com. “My assumption is he won’t play this season. If he does, it’ll be a bonus.”
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Ellis, 31, was once traded to the Flyers final yr after 10 seasons with the Nashville Predators, however he simplest performed 4 video games sooner than being dominated out for the season in November with a pelvic injury.
Fletcher mentioned Thursday that the injury impacts his back and belly house. Asked if it may well be career-threatening, Fletcher spoke back, “Certainly that’s a possibility.”
Ryan Ellis (94) of the Philadelphia Flyers celebrates his second-period purpose towards the Seattle Kraken on the Wells Fargo Center Oct. 18, 2021, in Philadelphia.
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“I know we’ve been probably vague with describing the injury. I think we’ve called it multifaceted, which it is,” Fletcher defined. “There’s a psoas component of this, there’s a hip component, there’s an adductor component. So, I’m not sure that if you go in and repair one part, it’s going to fix everything we’re trying to work with. Trying to get everything back, rehab everything back.
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“I’ve by no means heard of an injury like this. It’s very sophisticated. A torn psoas is an overly important injury for a hockey participant, an overly uncommon injury, so we are doing the most productive we will be able to, and we’re going to simply depart it up to the scientific professionals.”
Ellis has 275 issues — 76 objectives and 199 assists — in 566 regular-season NHL video games. He has 38 issues in 74 playoff video games.
Ryan Ellis of the Philadelphia Flyers appears to be like on towards the Boston Bruins on the Wells Fargo Center Oct. 20, 2021, in Philadelphia.
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Fletcher mentioned the veteran defenseman confirmed development early within the offseason, however the final two months confirmed no “visible signs of progress.”
“It’s been a frustrating injury. Nobody’s more frustrated than Ryan, nobody wants to play more than Ryan. But we’re dealing with reality now, and he’s not skating, so clearly he is a long way away from playing.”