Lauren Pronger was on the verge of tears.
More than once.
Twice she told me today how "frightening" is it for her husband, Chris, in dealing with what he is going through with post-concussion syndrome.
Pronger's health has neither gotten better nor worse. It remains the same. Everything she said today smacked of what Keith Primeau went through in 2007 and continues to go through now.
I specifically asked her if Chris has contacted Primeau and whether this wouldn't be a bad idea since she admits there are "parallels" between the two of them. She said that Chris has been talking about it himself.
I sense Pronger is afraid of what Primeau might say. And that could be, that his life is never going to be the same ever again and he has to also face the fact his career is over.
Primeau will be the first to tell you that just to get by a day without some symptom is a victory. And to do that on consecutive days is another victory.
“I think this is very, very frightening for Chris" Lauren said. "He’s been able to battle through so much and come out of it, but this is different for him.
"This is really tough on Chris. He wants to be out here more than anyone. This is his life, this is his passion. And this is tough.”
The Flyers made two trades in the last several days they would not have had to make if Pronger were still around.
The impact of losing him for the season can't be understated, although I won't so far as to suggest that having Pronger would have saved the Flyers from Ilya Bryzgalov falling apart like he has.
I don't think it would be as bad but on the other hand, I have zero confidence right now that Bryz can make the game-changing save that is required of every goalie, especially, when the chips are down.
This summer, I feel the Flyers will concede Pronger is never coming back and go about finding another top No. 1 - maybe Ryan Suter. There's a lot of cards that need to be dealt along the way.
For now, you listen to Lauren Pronger and she is literally pleading for her husband just to feel "normal."
Her words are daunting, to say the least.
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