ated ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁by ▁Chicago . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁few ▁seasons ▁in ▁the ▁N HL , ▁Ed ler ▁was ▁often ▁pa ired ▁with ▁veter an ▁bl uel iner ▁and ▁coun tr yman ▁Matt ias ▁Ö hl und , ▁who ▁he ▁considered ▁a ▁ment or ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁campaign , ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 , ▁Ed ler ▁improved ▁to ▁career - high s ▁of ▁ 3 7 ▁ass ists , ▁first ▁among ▁team ▁def enc emen , ▁and ▁ 4 2 ▁points , ▁second ▁to ▁Christian ▁Ehr hoff . ▁He ▁missed ▁six ▁games ▁near ▁the ▁mid point ▁of ▁the ▁campaign ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁left ▁arm ▁injury , ▁sust ained ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁play offs , ▁he ▁added ▁ 6 ▁points ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁games ▁as ▁the ▁Can uck s ▁were ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round , ▁again ▁by ▁the ▁Black h aw ks . ▁Ed ler ▁was ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁sixth ▁and ▁dec iding ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁after ▁oppos ing ▁forward ▁D ust in ▁By f ug li en ▁stepped ▁on ▁his ▁right ▁an k le ▁after ▁hitting ▁him ▁along ▁the ▁bo ards . ▁Re qu iring ▁a ▁walking ▁cast ▁for ▁five ▁weeks , ▁he ▁re h abil itated ▁his ▁an k le ▁during ▁the ▁off - season . ▁ ▁Rec over ing ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 ▁season , ▁Ed ler ▁continued