By David Strehle
NHL Hot Stove Managing Editor
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger has had a tough go of it for the past 15 months. Over that time he’s suffered five major injuries that have required surgeries, and had a close call with another when he took a high stick that nearly caught him in the right eye.
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He was forced to miss 32 games during the 2010-11 campaign, and missed all but three postseason contests last spring.
Coming into this year, Pronger missed most of training camp while recovering from back surgery in the spring and saw just one game of exhibition action prior to the start of the regular season.
After getting off to a good start, he was hit with a stick on the follow through of a shot that very well could have been the end of his career. Luckily for him, it was a near miss, just catching the edge of the orbital bone.
Pronger returned donning a visor after missing six games, but he “just didn’t feel wel...
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December 01, 2011
