According to the Boston Globe’s Amalie Benjamin, Boston Bruins defenseman Joe Morrow lost 10 lbs in the last week from what he initially assumed was the flu — but the 22 year old blue liner is back at practice with the Atlantic Division club this Tuesday, so there’s hope that he’ll be back in the lineup sooner rather than later.

Joe Morrow said he lost close to 10 pounds this week while sick. Spent Monday night throwing up from midnight to 8 a.m. — Amalie Benjamin (@AmalieBenjamin) October 20, 2015

Drafted in the first round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Morrow came to the Bruins in the Tyler Seguin trade; he was dealt with forwards Reilly Smith (now with the Florida Panthers), Loui Eriksson, and Matt Fraser (now in the Winnipeg Jets system) in 2013 just a few months after getting dealt out of the Pittsburgh Penguins system for Brenden Morrow.

Since joining the Bruins, the Edmonton native has both found himself on NHL ice and managed to find the back of the net with the club; hopefully, his return to the lineup after missing the team’s road trip will help them continue to improve the defensive corps as the season progresses.

Benjamin added, of course, that Morrow is still on injured reserve; the club placed him in IR on October 13th, meaning that he isn’t eligible to come off it until tomorrow. Seeing him practice on Tuesday, though, is a sign that he’ll be ready to re-join the lineup as soon as the CBA’s IR rules permit him to; which is good news for the Bruins, who face down five more teams before October is up (including a rematch against the Western Conference’s surprise of the year, the Arizona Coyotes).

The team suggests that Morrow didn’t start feeling better until about two days ago, so there’s always the chance they’ll want to give him a rest before inserting him in the lineup tomorrow night against the Philadelphia Flyers. That means that Tommy Cross, who was recalled during Morrow’s illness, could see NHL ice again before he’s sent back down to the AHL; with his first assist at the NHL level already under his belt, it’s seems reasonable to hope that Cross will push to rack up another point or two before he’s reassigned back to Providence.

The puck will drop between Boston and Philadelphia at TD Garden tomorrow evening; the game is set to begin at 8:00 PM EST.