The Dallas Stars have activated winger Jiri Hudler off injured reserve.
Hudler has only played four games this season. He was in the lineup for the Stars’ first two games, then missed five with an undisclosed illness. He returned to play twice more, on Oct. 29 and Nov. 1, but has been out ever since due to the same illness.
“I think now it’s just all about conditioning,” Stars coach Lindy Ruff said earlier this week, per the Dallas Morning News. “He’s missed a tremendous amount of time, but he’s got a good week ahead of him here. I don’t know where he’ll be by the end of the week, but I think we can get him five real good days and we’ll see by the weekend where he’s at.”
The Stars play in Philadelphia tomorrow afternoon, then travel to Chicago for a game Sunday evening.
Ruff said there is a chance Hudler plays tomorrow, no decision yet. Pretty sure Oduya will play this weekend, but won't play back-2-back
— Sean Shapiro (@seanshapiro) December 9, 2016
Hudler, 32, is with Dallas on a one-year, $2 million contract. He has yet to register his first point with the Stars.
To make room on the roster, Jason Dickinson was returned to the AHL.