ducks.freedomblogging.com - 6/29/2009
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Before time separates us any further from his relatively short but very eventful stint with the Ducks, it seems fitting to offer something of a tribute to Chris Pronger, the centerpiece in Friday’s blockbuster trade that sent the former Hart and Norris Trophy-winning defenseman to the ...
sports.espn.go.com - 6/28/2009
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MONTREAL -- At the end of the day
-- or two days, as is the case with...
the NHL's annual draft -- there might be a tendency to suggest that when all was said and done, all those rumors and all that speculation amounted to little more than a hill of ...
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Which teams stood out, good or bad, at 2009 NHL draft?
battleofcali.com - 6/29/2009
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Captain Elbows is off to Prongerdelphia. Wow. So
amidst all the excitement of the most boring television...
ever in yesterday's entry draft, GM "Barstool" Murray made a huge splash by sending Chris Pronger to Philadelphia in what essentially looks ...
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Pronger No Longer: Captain Elbows gets traded for Loops ...
sports.yahoo.com - 6/28/2009
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sports.yahoo.com —
MONTREAL -- After completing his trade for Anaheim
Ducks defenseman Chris Pronger on Friday night, Philadelphia Flyers...
GM Paul Holmgren was asked by a reporter if the move sent a "message" to the Pittsburgh Penguins that "Crosby and Malkin won't have that kind of freedom ...
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For Flyers, the Pronger price was one worth paying
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Pronger- Mr. Misunderstood
KK Hockey —
... as something of a defense mechanism and undoubtedly to place further fear into the heads of opponents. Brief interactions with Pronger can definitely leave the wrong impression, as evidenced by an incident after one Ducks road game against the Minnesota Wild. With a collection of reporters nearby, Pronger loudly stated that anyone interested should gather around because he was going to speak only once. Those who knew him thought nothing of it. It was just Pronger being Pronger. more Filed in: ...
Puck Headlines: Misunderstood Pronger; guessing UFA fates
Puck Daddy —
... both as a player and an individual: "Booed mercilessly in nearly every NHL arena except his own, Pronger is perhaps the league's most misunderstood individual." We'd agree that Pronger isn't "nothing but evil" as Wood writes as a devil's advocate. We will say that he's an Ulf-level cheap shot artist, and that behavior has tarnished what otherwise could be (should be?) a Hall of Fame career. [Ducks Blog] ...
Ducks won't be the only ones missing Pronger
Hockey News Headlines —
... trade that sent the former Hart and Norris Trophy-winning defenseman to the Philadelphia Flyers. In addition to playing a huge role in the Ducks’ 2007 Stanley Cup run, proving to be the very large missing piece in a championship puzzle the season after having arrived in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers, Pronger served as the team’s captain in 2007-08, a season that began with fellow blue-line standout Scott Niedermayer on the sidelines mulling retirement. Read full story at Ducks Blog
Red Wings-related odds and ends: Draft stuff, why the Wings want to give Jimmy Howard a chance to succeed, and poor Pronger
Snapshots —
... provides an amusing odd-and-ender--the Orange County Register's Dan Wood insists that Chris Pronger stands as one of the most understood players in recent memory because he's really just a nice guy who's portrayed as a villain by the media. Lots of nice guys plaster their opponents' faces into the boards, I'm sure.
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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 ...
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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 ...
