Flyers' Going Longer Without Pronger
How the Flyers have fared without Chris Pronger the last season-plus.
Flyers' Going Longer Without Pronger
Bob Vetrone Jr.
Since they are facing at least four more long weeks sans defensemen Chris Pronger, we thought we'd take a look at how the Flyers have fared with and without him since the beginning of last season.
By the way, in order from the start of the 2010-11 season (and including playoffs), he has missed 2 games, played 31, missed 13, played 15, missed 1, played 4, missed 21, played 3, missed 3, played 8, missed 6, played 5 and missed 4 and counting.
Their overall record and power play success are just two of the numbers that bear out his importance.
| With Pronger |
Without Pronger |
|
| Games | 66 | 50 |
| Record | 41-18-7 | 23-19-8 |
| Goals/Game | 3.29 | 3.02 |
| Opp. Goals/Gm. | 2.64 | 3.06 |
| Power Play Pct. | 19.9% | 12.3% |
| Opp. PP Pct. | 15.9% | 19.6% |
Comments (8)
Statistics don't lie.— kaleigh9- If Prongs were a tree he'd be a mighty OAK, just sayin'...— DJ
- Hexy: I think this kind of blows up your "Flyers are better without Pronger" theory. I'm not a huge Pronger fan either, but these numbers do suggest that he is pretty important to the success of the team.
- Stunningly large differences in every single category. And since, unfortunately, Pronger was in and out of the lineup many different times, you can't account for these swings by citing team streaks. Even an aging, oft-injured Pronger is still the Flyers' most important player. I suspect that those who devalue his importance probably never played hockey (or played well). A superb defenseman practically controls play on the ice as well as makes his teammates better. The puck is rarely in your zone for an extended period, the other teams' top scorers are contained, the puck is moved up the ice more efficiently, the puck is contained in the offensive zone for longer stretches, more point shots wind up as scoring chances, and -- if the defenseman is physical like Pronger -- the other team is intimidated into altering its play.— PhilaLogic
- Although no longer the case, Pronger was once an all star from the neck down. He has NEVER been an all star from he neck up!— jocko
- PhilaLogic- Great post! Couldn't of said it any better.— kaleigh9
- PLEASE! I beg you to stop writing about Chris Pronger. Let us know when he will be back. Thats it.— NYPHILLYPHAN
- Pronger makes opening passes like no other defenseman on the Flyers' roster. He also is very important for the PP. Not to mention his leadership. It's all the more exciting to watch the Flyers come from behind a three-goal deficit even without him. They passed the character test unlike last year's squad.— flyerdommo
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