"When Erik Gustafsson underwent wrist surgery last week, the Flyers knew they were rolling the dice with just six healthy defensemen.

Well, the dice came up craps Monday prior to their meeting against the Carolina Hurricanes as Chris Pronger missed the game with a virus, while fellow defenseman Braydon Coburn sat out with an upper-body injury.

Technically, Coburn's injury is mid-body. Two sources told CSNPhilly.com that Coburn took a shot to his kidneys but doesn't have any internal organ damage.

"We're hoping [Coburn] can be back within a game or two," general manager Paul Holmgren said. "