Flyers' Lukas Sedlak Says He Didn't Leave The NHL Because The Team is Struggling

"I just felt overall that me playing in NHL, it didn't bring me what I expected it to bring me and I would rather be home with my family, Kind of just last few weeks I was trying to figure it out, if I enjoy it, and if the hockey is still giving me kind of what I want from it," Sedlak said. "Because my family has sacrificed a lot for me being here. I haven't been home really for the last 12 years. And I think now, just the negatives kind of override the positives."

"I talked to Fletcher today again," Sedlak said. "He told me that I kind of have my spot here now and they liked me for what I do. ... He kind of wanted to change my mind, but then I kind of told him all my reasons and they were good enough to let me go, not to do anything else with me. So I'm happy for that as well.,When I came from Russia, I always played there a lot and I enjoyed playing a lot and kind of being the guy and stuff like that," Sedlak said. "I didn't expect to have that here. I kind of knew what I'm going to get, how many minutes, stuff like that. But I thought I'm going to feel better about it. When I signed with Colorado I kind of knew that I might have a chance to win, stuff like that. So that's of course part of the reason too. That's also why I left before, when I was in Columbus; I wanted to play. I'm getting to a certain age where it's not just about being in the NHL or playing in the NHL. It's also about playing, having fun playing, because I don't know how many good years I have left."

"Sedlak said his decision to go home had nothing to do with the Flyers place in standings or the org itself. It was several personal factors. Being back in NHL wasn't enough to provide what he was hoping for. Not a family emergency or anything of that nature, either."