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Seeler scored a goal on three shots, added three hits and blocked five shots in Thursday's 7-5 loss to the Panthers.

Seeler forced a turnover and quickly fired the puck home for the Flyers' second goal. He had gone five games without a point prior to Thursday. The defenseman doesn't add a ton of offense, racking up seven points, 20 shots on net, 21 hits, 55 blocked shots and a minus-6 rating over 21 appearances so far in 2024-25. While his upside is limited, he is on pace for a career year from his third-pairing role.

Mikkola scored a goal on three shots and blocked two shots in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Flyers.

Mikkola snapped a four-game slump with his second tally of the campaign. The defenseman continues to put up decent offense while seeing top-four minutes, though he is still primarily a defensive figure in the lineup. He has 11 points, 37 shots on net, 35 hits, 36 blocked shots, 22 PIM and a plus-1 rating over 27 appearances. That's a pace that would earn him not just his first 20-point campaign, but would also lead to him exceeding the 30-point mark if he can sustain it.

Forsling scored a goal on two shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 7-5 win over the Flyers.

Forsling ended a six-game slump with the tally. The 28-year-old defenseman tied the game at 5-5 in the third period after the Panthers squandered a 4-2 lead. He's up to four goals, 12 points, 53 shots on net, 25 hits, 23 blocked shots and a plus-15 rating over 27 appearances in a top-four role this season, though he still remains without a power-play role on a regular basis.

The Flyers announced Friday that Drysdale (upper body) remains day-to-day while on injured reserve.

Drysdale has been out of action since Nov. 9 versus the Panthers, a stretch of 11 games on the shelf due to his upper-body issue. Prior to getting hurt, the blueliner was mired in an 11-game goal drought in addition to an eight-game pointless streak. While he has reached the 30-point threshold once in his career, that was back in 2021-22 when he was with the Ducks, so fantasy players probably shouldn't be banking on getting a ton of offensive upside from Drysdale.

Makar picked up two assists in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Hurricanes.

The All-Star blueliner had a hand in Colorado's first and last tallies of the night, setting up Artturi Lehkonen in the first period and Valeri Nichushkin in the third. Makar has been running hot and cold lately, recording three two-point efforts in the last seven games while failing to get onto the scoresheet at all in the other four contests. On the season, he's amassed eight goals and 34 points over 27 appearances, a pace that has Makar headed for his first career 100-point campaign.

Trouba will not be in the lineup against Pittsburgh on Friday, Mollie Walker of the New York Post reports.

Trouba is reportedly going to either be waived or traded by the Rangers on Friday, according to Chris Johnston of The Athletic, though fantasy players will have to take a wait-and-see approach for now. A trade would be better in terms of the defenseman's fantasy value, as it would likely get him not only into a team's lineup right away but could open up the door for power-play minutes with a new club. Waivers would likely put Trouba's status in limbo for a while and could even include a stint in the minors with AHL Hartford -- neither of which is beneficial to fantasy players.

Mancini was recalled from AHL Hartford on Friday.

Mancini's promotion comes amid reports that Jacob Trouba is either being traded or waived ahead of Friday's matchup with Pittsburgh, per Chris Johnston of The Athletic. Either way, the news means Mancini should be back in the lineup against the Penguins, likely in a third-pairing role alongside Zac Jones. Over 10 games for the Rangers this year, Mancini registered one goal on 13 shots, three assists and seven hits while averaging 15:25 of ice time.

Clifton logged an assist and nine hits in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Jets.

Clifton played a physical role and still had time to help out on a Dylan Cozens tally in the first period. This was Clifton's third helper over the last four games. The 29-year-old blueliner is at six assists, 19 shots on net, 19 PIM, 80 hits and 39 blocked shots through 25 outings overall, playing primarily on the Sabres' third pairing.

Morrissey logged two assists, three shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Sabres.

Morrissey has five helpers over his last four games. His secondary assist on Kyle Connor's second-period tally was Morrissey's first power-play point since Nov. 22. The 29-year-old blueliner is producing at an elite rate with 25 points (10 on the power play), 58 shots on net, 44 blocked shots, 17 hits, 16 PIM and a plus-2 rating over 27 outings this season.

Rutta notched an assist and went minus-2 in Thursday's 8-1 loss to the Lightning.

Rutta has two helpers over his last six games. The 34-year-old defenseman has three assists, a minus-7 rating, 30 shots on net, 26 hits, 41 blocked shots and 16 PIM through 29 outings overall. He's playing on the third pairing with no power-play usage and an average of 16:54 of ice time per game, so there's virtually no fantasy appeal in his role.