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Pronger progressing on ice

POSTED: Friday, January 7, 2011, 2:19 PM

Hobbling around the Flyers’ Skate Zone with a boot on his right foot, Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger said the progress in his surgically repaired foot is evidenced by the downsizing of the boot.

“It’s still very early,” Pronger said. “I just got the big boot off and I’ve got the little one on now.”

Pronger had foot surgery on Dec. 17. He has skated lightly on his own for the past two days. He fractured a weight-bearing bone in his foot in Montreal on Dec. 17. The Flyers are 4-3 in the 7 games Pronger has missed since then.

“I’m feeling edges, I guess,” Pronger said. “Prior to that, with that boot, there was not a whole lot I could do from a legs perspective. I could ride the bike a little bit but you’re not really using your whole leg so it throws everything out of whack a little bit.”

What’s Pronger’s next step? He has yet to skate with his teammates but said he has spent more time at the Skate Zone rehabbing than he does when he is usually in the lineup.

“Just getting on the ice,” Pronger said. “There’s going to be some pain and some throbbing, but the doctor said how quickly that subsides will gauge how it’s doing. It’s really how I feel on the ice, too.

“I guess the next step after that would be to skating with my teammates and incorporating a couple pucks and some bodies.”

Pronger will be re-evaluated by Dr. Steven Raikin on Jan. 12.

You’ll have to pick up a copy of Saturday’s Daily News to find out exactly when to expect Pronger back in the lineup.

WALKER BACK: Flyers defenseman Matt Walker returned to practice on Friday in a yellow non-contact jersey. It was his first time on the ice since early December.

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Comments (10)

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:23 PM, 01/07/2011

...you’ll have to pick up a copy of Saturday’s Daily News to find out exactly when to expect Pronger back in the lineup

...I imagine,he'll be back when he's better

— petemagoop

0 like this / 1 don't • Posted 2:47 PM, 01/07/2011

No reads the papers . . why read them when you can get everything and MORE .. online / / / petemagoop = IDIOT

— ingy9

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:09 PM, 01/07/2011

@Ingy - youre a moron. petemagoop was quoting the blog.

— Tough* Juice*

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:29 PM, 01/07/2011

Does anyone remember Matt Walker's injury?

— rotgut

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:35 PM, 01/07/2011

Looks like Prongs age is starting to show! Injuries are mounting.

— Fabulous

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:02 PM, 01/07/2011

Yes, he has early onset osteoporosis...or he took a puck to inside of his foot.

— bpkrier

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:42 PM, 01/07/2011

I hope Prongs takes his time and doesn't rush back into the lineup. Taking some extra time off will allow Chris to fully recover from both foot surgery and his knee problems which were obviously still bothering him. Let him take some extra time off, recover fully, and return to the lineup well rested for a playoff run.

— Ken Spencer

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:26 PM, 01/07/2011

The only reason I want to see him rushed back is so he can break Kane's teeth on the 23rd. But still not a good enough reason - rest up and get ready for April.

— gob1234