Concussion-like problems for Pronger, Schenn
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Concussion-like problems for Pronger, Schenn
Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
Captain Chris Pronger has "concussion-like" symptoms, and rookie center Brayden Schenn has a mild concussion, the Flyers announced. They are out indefinitely.
Said GM Paul Holmgren: "While Chris' knee is improving, he has struggled with other issues that are concussion-like symptoms. Chris will see Dr. Joe Maroon and Dr. Mickey Collins on Wednesday in Pittsburgh for further evaluation."
Collins and Maroon treated the Penguins' Sidney Crosby.
Holmgren said he had no plans to deal for a defenseman.
"We have seven defensemen now that are healthy and we're happy with their play," Holmgren said. "I like the way the young kids are playing on defense and don't really feel the need to rush into anything."
He acknowledged he talks to general managers "every other day," but that a trade was not imminent.
According to Holmgren, Pronger "has had fairly persistent headaches and just a sluggish feeling, so we're trying to do the right thing here and get him checked out by the doctors in Pittsburgh and see what we're dealing with."
The Flyers originally thought Pronger had a virus, but the problem may have been concussion-related.
"I don't know if we'll ever know" if it was a virus, Holmgren said. "We didn't know what we were dealing with then, and I'm not sure we do now. But concussion-like symptoms continue to persist and we're going to get him checked."
Pronger, 37, originally passed a concussion test, but his headaches continued, Holmgren said. He has not had any other concussion tests.
Pronger had minor surgery on his left knee on Dec. 2, his fifth operation in 16 months. He has played in just 13 of the team's 27 games.
The Flyers are hopeful Schenn can practice next week. Schenn said he has been experiencing "off and on" headaches since he was hit by Raffi Torres in Phoenix on Saturday.
Schenn has missed the last two games.
"We'll keep him shut down through the weekend and see how he is Monday," Holmgren said.
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The Flyers are 9-4-1 without Pronger this season, and 8-3-2 with him.
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Brendan Shanahan, the NHL's dean of discipline, visited the Flyers in Voorhees on Friday and talked to them about several issues, including what constitutes a suspension.
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Yikes.— jpb- He sits out with a virus which results in knee surgery which results in concussion like symptoms. What is he doing.— gob1234
- lmao — zwarte piet
- da-oosh
— Richard Saunders - Who is made of more glass?? Polanco, Shawn Andrews or Chris Pronger???— Flyers1971
- Victor Abiamiri! — Rich L.
- Pronger himself said he took a baseline concussion test and passed. So if he does have a concussion, what good are the tests?— Dan Callahan
- the "virus" he experienced are actually the concussion symptoms. He's had this a little while now— recoveryroad
Comment removed.- yes, his 'virus' was/is a concussion. Concussions will hurth this game tremendously, as with football. These players in both leagues keep getting bigger and faster. And the solution is to arm them with more and more padding, thus allowing players to hit recklessly. If you cut down on the padding, such as what they wore in the 70s and early 80s, these players will not take liberties as often. Less padding is the solution, not more. Also getting rid of the instigator penalty and getting back to the players policing the game, but that is another topic.— flyers87
- The problem, both with the NHL and the NFL, is that the powers that are, as it were, don't really do much about cheapshot hits. When there is a cheapshot hit, the announcers nearly always cover for the cheap shot artiste. Everyone in the NHL and the NFL needs to get at least a clue. When players go out for extended periods of time it always hurts the league because in always hurts the team of the player. It doesn't have to be a Sydney Crosby for it to hurt a team, either. Just because the injured player is one of the top twenty for that team hurts the team, — BEMiller
- luv2hit: the team plays better with prongs? do you even watch the flyers?— Ryan
- I suggest you read luv2hit's post again. Particularly the part where he said: "this team plays better without 'Prongs'." Notice the word "without" in that sentence... — Zherog
- Ha ha— Sidney Crosby
