Pronger still hopes to return
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Pronger still hopes to return
Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren strongly refuted a Facebook rumor that defenseman Chris Pronger was retiring and moving to St. Louis with his family.
Holmgren said on Thursday night that Pronger, who missed most of the season with post-concussion syndrome, is hoping to get better and return to action next season. He is still experiencing headaches, the GM said.
“There’s no truth to him retiring,” Holmgren said.
Because of an illness in his wife’s family, the Prongers are apparently going to spend some time in St. Louis, Holmgren said.
Fans on Twitter and Facebook reported seeing a huge moving van in front of Pronger's Haddonfield house on Wednesday.
If Pronger retired, the Flyers would not get any relief from his $4.9 million cap hit.
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Comments (66)
- As usual, people leave out the first year he played in Philadelphia. Remember when they scraped into the playoffs in the last game of the season? That was the year he played a full 82 games. Pronger is a strong presence, I am just not too sure how relevant he is, anymore. Physically, the likelihood of him being an effective player, is low. With his cap hit, balanced with what he adds to the team, I am hoping to never see him in a Flyers jersey again. If the Flyers still wish to play a high-tempo, high-risk game, I really doubt that Pronger would be able to miss a year and a half of play and still keep up. Especially without being able to work out during the past year. Pronger used to have the best first-pass I had ever seen, but his footspeed is so diminished that it would be outweighed.
— Hexy4GM - The Kings scraped their way to the playoffs this year
Hexy, got a playoff birth on the last weekend of the season,home and home with the Sharks if I recall,the Kings were not world-beaters during the season,far from it,we could advance all type of statistic,reasons,
excuses...without the goaltending...there Quickly out to
pasture...— mean mean pride,mean mean pride. - There is absolutely no shot he and his wife risk him playing again even if headaches go away. He is finished and quite honestly with his injury history the last few years and his slowing down its no big loss especially if they get cap relief. Injuries are part of the game and the Flyers need depth and some young developing defenders . And of yes we need a quality GOALIE!!...That hasnt changed in 25 years..Kimmo at the end of his rope also as well as Briere and Jagr. Go Young!!— flyers1000
- I had post concussion syndrome and had headaches for almost 9 years he is crazy if he comes back he should just sit back and enjoy his family. Chris you had a great career and thank you for playing your heart out.— angrywhtguy
- I'm not really pro or con but, if anybody can return from this injury it would be Pronger!— quigly46
There's no question that Chris Pronger should retire. I couldn't care less about a salary cap hit. It's the hits he'd take on the ice that I'm worried about. If he goes down he may not get back up. Do any of us want to repeat the scene of a catatonic Eric Lindros with Chris Pronger? We all love hockey but at the end of the day it's still just a game. We're talking about a beloved man's, husband's and father's life here. Thank you, Prongs, for the great plays and leadership while wearing the iconic winged "P". Hang 'em up proudly and please take care of yourself while spending the rest of your life as healthy and happily as you can with your wonderful wife and family.- You don't care about the Flyers flushing $4.9 million of their $30-something million cap down the toilet for however many years there are left on Pronger's contract? Glad you're not the GM. This is a non-story... Homer HAS to say that Pronger isn't retiring because there's NO WAY he's going to retire until after the contract's up. It's basic NHL Business 101. Any talk on this subject from the front office is just a smokescreen. — wmichael
- Your kindergarten teacher didn't read you my whole post. I care more about the man than some cap hit. I'm glad you're not the GM, either, or anyone else important for that matter.
- Your kindergarten teacher didn't read you my whole post. I care more about the man than some cap hit. I'm glad you're not the GM, either, or anyone else important for that matter.
- Chill out, StayOnMyMom'sCouch. First, thanks for the personal attack -- it says plenty about you and nothing about me. Second, I did read your whole post, but you obviously didn't understand mine. Just as you evidently don't understand how the NHL salary cap works. NOBODY is suggesting that Pronger EVER plays another shift. You, me, his wife, and his kids don't have to worry about him ever suffering another hit. But that DOESN'T mean he should officially retire. "Retire" means sending a notice to the league that you are retiring. The minute he does that, his salary counts against the team's cap for years and years, I believe. Instead, because he has the good of the team in mind, Prongs will stay on longterm IR, he will hopefully recover from the effects of his concussions, he will collect his full salary, and the team will have $4 million cap relief every year to use for another player. He wins. His family wins. The team wins. Pretty basic, huh? — wmichael
- Again, your insightful, well-reasoned response demonstrates the level of intelligence we're dealing with here. Stay on your meds. — wmichael
- Real easy folks- he will not return and should not return. Time to move on from this.— rwolffd12
- Blues need an asst coach, hmmmm— largato
- He couldn't even make it through a game in the stands, let alone on the ice....he's not playing, nor coaching anytime soon— philly thug
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