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Chris Pronger, shown above, rehabbing his surgically worked on right knee. Photo/Flyers   We are a little less that a month away from the defending Eastern Conference Champion Philadelphia Flyers opening training camp. After the success of last postseason, expectations are even higher than normal for the orange & black. But despite the team coming up only two wins short of raising Lord Stanley’s Cup last June, there are plenty of questions going in to the season.  Pronger’s Health : You can say all you want about the strong play of Michael Leighton in the playoffs, Mike Richards morphing into a true leader during the postseason, the Danny Briere/ Scott Hartnell/Leino line dominating the playoffs, & Peter Laviolette’s coaching.  However, the sole reason the Flyers even made the playoffs was because of the nastiest S.O.B. in the league, Chris Pronger. When times were tough throughout many parts of the season, it was in large part due to the presence of Pronger that the team stayed afloat enough to finish 7th in the conference. You could argue that had the Flyers won the cup, Pronger would have won the Conn Smythe Trophy as most valuable player in the playoffs.  Despite the losing effort, Pronger was the best player on the ice for both teams during the finals. However during the offseason Pronger underwent arthroscopic surgery on his knee, and even he isn’t sure if he’ll be ready for the start of training camp or even the start of the regular season on October 7th.

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Questions heading into Flyers training camp