Nolan Patrick, who has not practiced during Philadelphia Flyers training camp or the preseason because of an upper-body injury, is questionable to travel to Europe as part of the 2019 NHL Global Series.
"I would say no right now," coach Alain Vigneault said, "but I'm not 100 percent sure."
The Flyers leave Friday for Switzerland, where they will play a preseason game against National League team Lausanne on Monday. They open the regular season against the Chicago Blackhawks at O2 Arena in Prague on Oct. 4 (2 p.m. ET; NBCSP, NBCSCH, NHL.TV).
General manager Chuck Fletcher said Patrick's injury occurred before training camp started Sept. 13. At that time, Fletcher said surgery was not being considered.
"We've known about it for a while," Fletcher said then. "Been working with him for a while to try to get him healthy as quickly as we can."
Adam Kimelman