SAN JOSE, Calif. - Flyers defensive partners Matt Carle and Chris Pronger entered last night ranked Nos. 1 and 3, respectively, in the NHL's plus-minus ratings.
from Phil Coffey of NHL.com, But even with the season still relatively in its infancy, there still are plenty of questions, so let’s get to the answers now. 1. How come there have been no coaching changes'—A number of teams made their changes over the summer, and some teams that have gotten off to disappointing starts, like Carolina and St. Louis, are coming off playoff seasons, so there...
from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN, The NHL doesn’t hand out its awards until after the season but we here at ESPN.com like to dole out the hardware every quarter: Hart Trophy (MVP) Our candidates: Alex Ovechkin, Washington; Rick Nash, Columbus; Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles; Marian Gaborik, N.Y. Rangers; Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh; Chris Pronger, Philadelphia; Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit. Norris Trophy (Top...
from Elliotte Friedman of CBC, Another reason: Imagine you’re the Florida Panthers. You’ve committed $25.5 million to David Booth. He may never play again. Tell that to your owner. What does this say for Chris Pronger? Traded from St. Louis in 2005, the Blues need three years to get back to the playoffs. Traded from Edmonton in 2006, Oilers are 0-for-3. Now, Anaheim’s in trouble....
Wings beat Anaheim 7-4 in what ended up being one of the most exciting games that I've seen in a long time. And while thankfully Chris Pronger wasn't in this game, Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf are starting to get to be just as annoying. They're like your annoying little cousin at Thanksgiving dinner that just won't stop poking you because they think it's funny. Well, it's not funny and neither are...
Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game . The Penguins were 10 minute short of tying the franchise goalless streak of 170:27. -The Newark Star Ledger's recap . The Devils overtook first place in the Eastern Conference. -The Record's recap . " It's nice to be on top ." - Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur ( above, somehow not giving up a goal to Sidney Crosby ). -The Associated...
Flyers Notes Balanced scoring and the addition of hard-shooting defenseman Chris Pronger have bolstered the Flyers' power play and made it the NHL's most successful unit.
CHRIS PRONGER isn't shy. Known as an in-your-face player, Pronger may be in your face in other ways soon. He will be featured in an upcoming Pepsi Max advertisement with Mike Richards in Maxim magazine.
from Frank Seravallii of the Philadelphia Daily News, “He obviously had a reputation for doing all of these things that we’ve read about,” Chris Pronger said. “All I was hoping for was that he was going to stop the puck. He’s done a very good job of doing that. That other stuff can get blown out of proportion pretty easily. “You obviously want to support a player...
At the end of October, I picked Alex Goligoski as the top defenceman in the NHL so far this season. I think this was a good selection at the time, although some commenters disagreed. I think the main complaint was that they did not understand that I was picking the top defenceman so far in a month old season and not the top defenceman in hockey. Lindas1st understood the difference when he said So what...
The biggest and brightest from the past week: 3rd Star, from the Philadelphia Flyers, numero 20, Chris Pronger... 1+4=5, plus-5. 2nd Star, from the Los Angeles Kings, numero 11, Anze Kopitar... he led the entire league last with an impressive...
Penguins -Sergei Gonchar and Evgeni Malkin ( above ) are kind of key to the Penguins' power play . -Is Mike Yeo the key to the Penguins' power play troubles ? -Bob Errey's epic piece on stick management from Thursday's game: ( Kudos to EN reader Kim Griffin for the heads up. ) -Ryan Bayda scored the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins' only goal in a 2-1 home loss to the Norfolk Admirals . John Curry made...
The big offseason acquisition Chris Pronger provided the punch the team was looking for in having a two point night with a goal and an assist for a +3 night. Danny Carcillo started and ended the evening with goals, Darroll Powe, and James van Riemsdyk added goals for the Broad Street Bullies. The one down [...]