Its not exactly a setback, but Chris Pronger isnt yet ready to return to the Flyers after the scary eye injury he suffered last week.
Instead, the Flyers have placed their captain on seven-day injured reserve, retroactive to last Tuesdayyes, that means Pronger could come off IR today, hes just not yet ready to.
Moving Pronger to IR means the Flyers gain a roster spot. By sending defenseman Matt Walker to the Adirondack Phantoms, which they also did, the Flyers created close to 400,000 in cap space.
General manager Paul Holmgren said he doesn't expect Danny Briere or Matt Read to play Wednesday in Buffalo. Both are day-to-day with upper-body injuries. Briere could play Thursday against the New Jersey Devils, Holmgren said.
The Flyers recalled Harry Zolneirczyk and Ben Holmstrom from the Phantoms. Both were both on the ice at practice Tuesday morning.