Flyers nearing extension with Nick Seeler as defender moves to IR

The Philadelphia Flyers and defenceman Nick Seeler are nearing an agreement on a contract extension, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports.

Seeler, a pending unrestricted free agent, is a candidate to be moved ahead of Friday’s trade deadline.

The Flyers announced on Wednesday that Seeler was being placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.

Seeler suffered the injury blocking a shot in Monday’s loss to the Blues, but Kevin Kurz of The Athletic reports that the defenceman will “not be out long term.”

Seeler, 30, is a six-foot-three defensive defenceman who has 12 points and a plus-15 rating in 63 games this season.