Chris Pronger

It’s been talked about since captain Chris Pronger went down for the season in December, but now the question resonates louder than it ever has before.

Who are they going to get?

With the February 27 trade deadline quickly approaching, rumors have been swirling as to what the Philadelphia Flyers plan to do to make their promising team a legitimate contender in the Eastern Conference.

As each day ends and a new one begins, the anticipation to what will be done becomes more palpable.

The All-Star break is an exciting time of year for an NHL hockey player. Whether they are playing in the game or watching from home, the weeklong break is a welcome vacation from the marathon that is the NHL season.

For those involved, the event is a tangible example of their achievements and acknowledges a job well done.

For those who don’t take part in the game, the weeklong break is a time to re-charge their batteries in preparation for the stretch run towards the end of the season.

Some players will spend their time catching up with family or friends. Some will go on vacation, play some golf or maybe visit their hometown.

Hopefully, Philadelphia Flyers rookie defensemen Marc-Andre Bourdon will spend some of his time going over game film.

From what general manager Paul Holmgren has said, it seems like Pronger has been having a lot more bad days than good.

“I’ve talked to Chris enough to know that things haven’t been going very good,” General manager Paul Holmgren said prior to Thursday night’s loss to the New York Islanders.

“Somebody said to me, one of our doctors, that concussions are like fingerprints, none of them are the same,” He said. “So, we obviously hope for the best for Chris and over time here we’ll need to prepare for the worst but I don’t think we’re at that point right now.”

With the symptoms still present, Pronger and his doctors have begun to test new treatments.

As of this moment, no body really knows what is going on.

“He was prescribed glasses and I think that’s helped him a little bit. He’s doing some […] other treatment regiments,” Holmgren said. “He’s seeing the doctors again on February 1st and we’ll have a little bit better idea then of where we’re at…or maybe we won’t, I don’t know. We’ll continue to monitor it and like I said, hope for the best.”

Andrej Meszaros is more than comfortable playing in Ottawa’s ScotiaBank Place.

Drafted by the Senators with the 23rd overall selection in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, he called the arena home for three seasons.

On Sunday night he returned to the arena, this time as a member of the Philadelphia Flyers, to play in the 500th game of his professional career.