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The news of the day is that Pronger will miss 4-6 weeks. Pronger has been at his best yet this season, but he's a valuable physical presence, pretty impeccable defensively, and a big asset on the Flyers struggling PP. One or two weeks wouldn't hurt too much, but 4-6 is gonna be tough. Will be interesting to see how Laviolette changes up the D pairings. Will he split up Timonen-Coburn, or Meszaros-O'Donnell. I wouldn't mind seeing Meszaros get more ice time myself.

Other thangs:

-I'm wondering when Bobrovsky will get his first shutout. In my opinion, SOs are a good indicator of truly outstanding goaltending. Wins and GAA are heavily dependent on the team in front of you, and save percentage is better, but has some of the same problems. Shutouts are tough to come by no matter what team you are on, and if a goalie's putting those up, you know he's really on top of his game and shutting the door. I think the fact that Bobrovsky's doesn't have one yet shows his inexperience. I'll be looking for a few shutouts from him before playoff time as a sign of progress for him.

-Dissecting Jeff Carter's game is probably a subject for a post on its own, but it would be a huge help if he centers a line that consistently creates chances. Right now, arguably the three streakiest Flyers are on the same line, Zherdev, Carter and JVR. All big and skate well, but are predictable in their play and tend to carry the puck in straight lines too much (JVR and Carter at least). Maybe they'll work well together as a direct attacking unit?