As a number two overall pick, you hope for the kind of production and development that can turn a premier draft pick into a franchise superstar. Nolan Patrick was drafted second overall in the 2017 entry draft, playing 73 games in his rookie campaign. Additionally, he participated in six playoff games in the 2017-2018 season. Everything, at first, sounds promising about Patrick’s career as a Philadelphia Flyer. Three seasons in, the mood has changed.
Battling a neurological condition is more frightening than having to rehab from sports-related surgery. The reason I say that is because, as an epileptic, you never really recover from that condition.