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Ville Leino listed as ‘questionable’ for Saturday’s game after collision with Chris Pronger

Ville Leino

Philadelphia Flyers left wing Ville Leino, of Finland, listens to a question during a news conference at the NHL Stanley Cup hockey finals on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, in Philadelphia. The Chicago Blackhawks lead the Flyers in the series 3-2. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Apparently Chris Pronger is such a destructive physical force that sometimes, he even hurts his own teammates.

That happened during the Philadelphia Flyers’ light skate today, as Pronger knocked already-banged-up forward Ville Leino out of practice, according to Tim Panaccio of CSN Philly.

Now Leino is questionable for Saturday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

“I got a little knee on my thigh and a little charley horse,” Leino said. “It’s just a muscle. I have some muscles I didn’t know [about].”


As Panaccio points out, Leino was already struggling with injury issues coming into this season, after undergoing hip surgery during the summer.

While the Flyers have been struggling to begin this campaign, coach Peter Laviolette raves about the chemistry Leino displays with Scott Hartnell and Daniel Briere. Hopefully the former Detroit Red Wings prospect won’t miss significant time, as losing Leino would threaten one of the Flyers’ biggest strengths: impressive depth at the forward position.