Chris Pronger Joins Flyers - The Cup Is Now In Sight
myteamrivals.typepad.com 6/28/2009 — Reaching the Eastern Conference Championship Series in 2008, the Flyers had high expectations entering the 2009 playoffs. It was pure disappointment to go home after just one round! They may have given the Penguins a run for their money, but the reality was, they never really had a chance.  ...

Flyers more well-rounded with Pronger | Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/28/2009
philly.com 6/28/2009 — MONTREAL - Old-time baseball fans will remember when the Phillies, in a desperate attempt to get to the World Series, acquired talented but aging pitchers in Larry Jackson and Bob Buhl for a cast of up-and-coming players in a 1966 trade in which the ...

Pronger wants to work out extension with Flyers
tsn.ca 7/6/2009 — VOORHEES, N.J. - Chris Pronger expects to help Philadelphia win a Stanley Cup this season and beyond. Working out a contract extension with Philadelphia before the potential free agent plays his first game with the Flyers is already a priority for the ...

Snider: Pronger too good to refuse | Philadelphia Inquirer | 07/03/2009
philly.com 7/3/2009 — "We're going back to our roots. We're not going to go and trade draft picks anymore or trade our kids ever again for veterans. . . . We got carried away wanting to win [Stanley] Cups." So what happened in three years to make the Flyers change Ed ...

They're not stupid: Flyers knew the deal with Pronger contract
broadstreethockey.com 7/13/2009 — More photos » by Tom Mihalek - AP Browse more photos » Since the details of Chris Pronger's seven-year contract extention came out last week, the Flyers have been widely ridiculed around the hockey ...

Prongergate, On 2 Days Rest
flyersgoalscoredby.com 6/28/2009 — Man was I surprised on Friday when Gary Bettman was telling me that the Flyers had just traded for Chris Pronger. I didn’t even know it was an option. I had spent a month reading and writing about Jay Bouwmeester and other upcoming free agents ...

Chris Pronger, Holmgren's big gamble
philly.com 7/7/2009 — When the history of Paul Holmgren's tenure as general manager of the Flyers is written, the trade for defenseman Chris Pronger will almost certainly be viewed as his signature moment.

Chris Pronger Signs 7-Year Extension With Flyers
myteamrivals.typepad.com 7/8/2009 — In desperate need of a top-level defenseman, the Flyers gave up quite a bit to acquire Chris Pronger. Joffrey Lupul - a 25-goal scorer, promising defenseman Luca Sbisa, along with two first-round draft picks, and a conditional third-round pick would be the price. Quite steep for a guy that ...

Flyers Sign Pronger to Monster 7 Year Extension
flyerflies.com 7/8/2009 — Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Flyers signed defenseman Chris Pronger to a multi-year contract extension on Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but multiple sources report that the pact is worth $35 million over seven ...

Pronger A Great Addition to the Flyers, Loss Of Sbisa Still Stings
thebroadstreetblog.com 7/4/2009 — It's been a week since Flyer's GM Paul Holmgren made a deal with the Anaheim Ducks which sent Joffery Lupul, Luca Sbisa & 2 first round picks to the Ducks in exchange for veteran defenseman Chris Pronger.

Chris Pronger: Born to Be a Philadelphia Flyer — Bleacher Report - NHL 6/28/2009
The Flyers made a major move on Thursday night by acquiring Chris Pronger and Ryan Dingle from the Ducks for Joffrey Lupul (Hey, Gary Bettman, it’s Joffrey, not Jeffrey), Luca Sbisa, two first rounders and a third-round pick. I absolutely ...

Some (Much-Needed) Perspective on the Chris Pronger Trade — Bleacher Report - NHL 6/28/2009
The Flyers just acquired the biggest, meanest, goddamned son of a bitch in hockey since Scott Stevens, and I have to say it Philadelphia, your reaction to the deal sucks . It’s getting to the point where I’m starting to feel sorry for ...

Philadelphia Flyers Overpay for Chris Pronger to Challenge Penguins — Bleacher Report - NHL 6/29/2009
A man who stands 6'6" tall casts a big shadow. On draft weekend, the shadow of defensive giant Chris Pronger and the blockbuster trade that moved him from Anaheim to Philadelphia was so big that it pushed every other story to the back burner.  ...

The Philadelphia Flyers' Forseeable Future — Bleacher Report - NHL 6/29/2009
As I bask in my sheer delight at my beloved Philadelphia Flyers' acquisition of Chris Pronger, something bothers me. As I read articles written by professional journalists and casual writers such as myself, I routinely come across a phrase ...

Emery and Ivory: The Philadelphia Flyers Aim High in 2010! — Bleacher Report - NHL 6/29/2009
First off, I would like to congratulate Paul Holmgren for the blockbuster move acquiring 35-year-old veteran defenseman Chris Pronger, plus up and coming prospect Ryan Dingle in a trade that sent two current Flyers and a hand full of draft ...