Pronger, 37, has been out of action since Nov. 19, when he first began complaining of headaches, nausea and fatigue. Officially, Pronger is out "indefinitely."
The consensus thus far is that Pronger's mental fog - which the Flyers have not officially called a concussion, but rather "concussion-like symptoms" - could stem from the high-stick that he took to his right eye on Oct. 24 against Toronto. That injury kept him out six games. He returned and played five games before missing the last 10 with what the team originally called a virus.
It should be noted, however, that Pronger also took a tumble on Nov. 17 against Phoenix with 2:09 remaining when he was hit by the Coyotes' Martin Hanzal.
The hit was routine and clean, but Pronger went into the boards face first and immediately fell to the ice - a rarity for the sure and steady veteran.
Holmgren told the Daily News on Tuesday that Pronger first noticed these symptoms after the game against Phoenix but decided to play through them the next game in Winnipeg. They became unbearable after that. Pronger never mentioned a specific hit or cause to the team.
Hanzal's hit is not suggested to be the overall cause of Pronger's symptoms, but rather an example of more head trauma for a guy who was less than a month removed from the vicious high-stick that nearly cost him vision in one eye. Sometimes, the secondary trauma can be more damaging than the initial hit.
Now, with All-Stars like Sidney Crosby, Jeff Skinner, Joni Pitkanen, Michalek, Marc Staal and even Claude Giroux sidelined, Pronger's case will be an important league-wide study.
Schenn progressing?
The Flyers did get some good news yesterday about one of their concussed players, as Brayden Schenn returned to practice for the first time in 8 days.
