Philadelphia Flyers center Danny Briere Q: Do you think you are further away from challenging for a Stanley Cup now than you were at this point last season, when the year ended last year? “No not at all.

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According to Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren, five Flyers will undergo offseason surgery and three others will know by the end of the week if they are candidates for surgery as well. Center Mike Richards will have surgery to repair a torn wrist ligament injured during training camp; right wing Kris Versteeg will undergo surgery to repair a hernia; center Blair Betts will undergo finger surgery; and defenseman Andrej Meszaros will have wrist surgery. Scott Hartnall and Jeff Cartrer are being evaluated for hip issues that may require surgery and Chris Pronger should know later today if back surgery is required

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Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren addressed the media today for an end-of-season evaluation and report. At the forefront of the press conference were player injuries, and the list is longer than expected. Flyers captain Michael Richards w...

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Much of the Flyers' aspirations for winning a Stanley Cup are tied into the durability of Chris Pronger and Kimmo Timonen. When the two of them (or at least one) is reasonably healthy and productive, the Flyers remain a legitimate Cup contender. Without a productive Pronger and Timonen, the Flyers are the team we saw down the stretch and in the ECSF. Pronger just was not himself most of the se

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Chris Pronger may or may not need surgery to repair what he suspects may be a herniated disk in his back. He will visit some specialists on Tuesday to canvass some opinions. Pronger was his usual snarly self today but I sense he wants to avoid a 4th surgery if he can. We all know how it ended for John LeClair

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