All of last season, Flyers’ fans watched Nolan Patrick, their 2017 second overall pick, sit aside with an injury. After being diagnosed with a significant migraine disorder last September, Patrick has been working hard on his road to recovery. He was offered and accepted his qualifying offer a couple of months ago. Right before this, he also participated in a pick-up game in Manitoba. Despite being non-contact, there’s always the possibility of an accident while on skates, so this definitely showed his huge strides toward a return.
Most recently, Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Nolan Patrick was doing much better with his headaches as well:
Update: Nolan Patrick is skating without issues and able to sleep much better because headaches have diminished.