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 to be a reversal of the trade three ...
sports.espn.go.com - 6/28/2009
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sports.espn.go.com —
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?
ducks.freedomblogging.com - 6/29/2009
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ducks.freedomblogging.com —
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 ...
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Ducks won’t be the only ones missing Pronger
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2009 NHL Draft Results and Recap: A Stargazing Special Edition
Defending Big D —
... has a review of the players selected on day 2, with quotes from NHL and Stars scouts.
Tim Wharsnby breaks down the draft by country. 55 Americans drafted.
Around the Pacific:
The OC Register reviews the Ducks draft. [Editors note: Every time I click around the OC Register and LA Times web sites, I thank the hockey gods for sending Mike Heika to Dallas]
Battle of California is upbeat in dealing with the Chris Pronger trade
And ...
2009 NHL Draft Review/Free Agency Link Collossus
Lighthouse Hockey —
... Anaheim - If Bob Murray is already an oustanding GM, is it thanks to Brian Burke, or his own brilliance? I don't know, but this year Murray 1) Off-loaded UFAs at the deadline for younger players who kept the team compettive, and 2) Dumped Pronger for shoot-the-moon compensation only the ...
2009-10 RotoRob NHL Draft Kit: Defencemen Rankings
RotoRob —
... 9. Chris Pronger, Philadelphia Flyers (5): Pronger goes as a high-scoring defenceman on a one-trick pony team to a high-scoring defenceman on a team stacked with forwards (if they stay healthy). This should create a natural boost to his point totals, and don’t forget the all important PIM points. There’s a reason why some Anaheim fans affectionately referred to Pronger as “Captain Elbows.” ...
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thetripledeke.blogspot.com 6/27/2009 — The Anaheim Ducks have traded defenceman Chris Pronger and forward Ryan Dingle to the Philadelphia Flyers for defenceman Luca Sbisa, forward Joffrey Lupul, two first-round picks and a conditional third-round pick in 2010 or 2011. The Pronger trade comes following reports that Ducks' ...
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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 ...
