Not So Fast: Despite Encouraging Progress, Chris Pronger Still Out For Game 5, Report Says

Not so fast.

Pronger’s been listed as day-to-day for weeks now, so that’s not much of a shocker and probably more of a technique to keep the Sabres on their toes. In any event, despite the progress he’s made, it seems like there’s still too much pain in Pronger’s surgically repaired hand for him to play in a playoff game.

A slap shot.

It would’ve been in a limited role without power play time, where the Flyers could have desperately used that cannon of a shot, but even without that aspect of his game, Pronger can still defend and lead the transition game with his still-healing hand.