Chris Pronger: Victim of Circumstance Or Thuggish Douche? [NHL Closer]

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 Chris Pronger: Victim of Circumstance Or Thuggish Douche? [NHL Closer]
The NHL Closer is written by Greg Wyshynski, of FanHouse and The Fourth Period . He is also the author of Glow Pucks And 10-Cent Beer . When you're Chris Pronger, you're crucified for the bad things you do and the bad things everyone assumes you did (even after the girl denied it). And while many hockey fans were were preparing to see him slapped with a substantial suspension for stepping ... [link]

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Morning Constitutional: Pronger Plays Dirty
Published 3/14/2008 at The Sporting Blog
We're pleased to be presenting these posts from around the web. They're probably better than ours: > Victim of Circumstance Or Thuggish Douche? | Deadspin Pronger gets a mean case of the Bruce Bowens. > ...

This Week On The Blogosphere
Published 3/14/2008 by Erie's Scribe at The Legend of Cecilio Guante
... At Deadspin, the title Chris Pronger: Victim of Circumstance Or Thuggish Douche? was enough to get me interested. I say more hockey coverage! Unfortunately I think I'm in the minority. ...

Jordin Tootoo: Accidental misstep or pulling a Pronger?
Published 4/19/2008 at Puck Daddy
... , but then again Draper didn't have Tootoo in a Ric Flair-esque leg-lock like that punk Kesler applied to Pronger. The bottom line for Draper: What kind of bad voodoo is going on with his back where it keeps attracting these ...

Season Preview: Anaheim Ducks, Class of '08-'09
Published 9/1/2008 by Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy
... 's pathetic instigation of the incident. The "C" on his chest -- which we all know is Scott Niedermayer's anyway -- might as well stand for "confinement," because he's impulsively violent and hair-trigger enough to be the Republican nominee for President of the United States for us to pencil in another suspension at some point this season. Remember: He truly is ...

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