dragonballgtz 273 Report post Posted May 12, 2011 (edited) TSN reports: Flyers defenceman Chris Pronger, who missed the majority of the post-season, will undergo surgery to remove a herniated disc from his spinal cord on Thursday. So 6 years left on his 35+ contract for $4.9M per year. I'm no doctor but that sounds like a really bad surgery to have at this stage of his career. Edited May 12, 2011 by dragonballgtz 3 Systemfel, wingnut22 and cjm502 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcaractac 3,963 Report post Posted May 12, 2011 If his back ever forced him out of the game would they be able to just put him on LTIR? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragonballgtz 273 Report post Posted May 12, 2011 If his back ever forced him out of the game would they be able to just put him on LTIR? That would be my guess as a possible loop hole around it, but the owner would still have to actually pay him his salary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcaractac 3,963 Report post Posted May 12, 2011 That would be my guess as a possible loop hole around it, but the owner would still have to actually pay him his salary. That is true, but at least it is a market that can afford to pay that salary I guess. Imagine if a team like Phoenix ran into that problem with that cap hit :S Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cali-Wing-Nut 102 Report post Posted May 12, 2011 Devestated!!!:violin: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
puertoricanWingsfan 5 Report post Posted May 12, 2011 Devestated!!!:violin: couldn't have said it better myself. I'll be really heartbroken if he never plays again 1 Nev reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OhioWing 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2011 As long as he has an elbow left he has his game. 1 stevkrause reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevkrause 1,247 Report post Posted May 12, 2011 There really should be some sort of rule in place where a player can only be on LTIR for a designated period of time and after that, they have to be eligible to play, or the team eats the roster spot and the cap... it sounds heartless, but there has to be some sort of a check in there to keep from this loophole being exploited, even if the duration of LTIR is something huge (like no more than 164 games LTIR for every 246 games of contract) That would basically allow a guy to sit out 2 of 3 years and the team not take the cap, but Pronger could esssentially go on LTIR for the remainder of his contract and the Flyers are free and clear of a horrible contract... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MGreenberg 105 Report post Posted May 12, 2011 Guess karma is a *****, huh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HankthaTank 1,100 Report post Posted May 12, 2011 Let's take a moment to reflect.... Ah, bulls***. 1 winger30 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
