All Entries Tagged With: "Pronger"
Revisiting The Hockey News Curse
Is there a Hockey News curse? Before you laugh, just look at the proof – Mike Modano, Chris Stewart and Drew Doughty recently. Henrik Sedin and Anze Kopitar before that. And don’t forrget Sakic, Luongo and Pronger. They’re all part of the injuries, poor playoffs and slumps that immediately followed being on the magazine’s cover. We break it all down, from A (Alfredsson) to Z (Zdeno).
Better late than never: CBA perspicuity arrives after Kovalchuk decision
It is ironic to pause on Labour Day and analyze what the NHL and NHLPA have finally accomplished. More than five years after the current CBA was finalized and now, approximately two years before its expiration, the two sides have finally completed a drawn-out, laborious process to partially rectify what they failed to get done during bitter [...]
Catching the Stanley Cup Cold
Building a dynasty team in the NHL just isn’t what it used to be. Post lock-out Cup winners have had trouble dealing with the costs of success and has led to 5 different champions in the 5 years since the Collective Bargaining Agreement was established. One has to wonder if winning the Cup these days isn’t like catching a cold?
BULLY AT HOME: Home Teams Winning, Who Can Finish The Job?
Interesting thing between these two teams is the fact that the Blackhawks allowed themselves to be bullied back on Broad Street. Meanwhile, it was Pronger who finally went flying for once, now 5 games in, letting him run the board for 4 of them. While first three games were a back and forth toss up, [...]
Hawks Should Listen To Bobby and Attack…Ladd May Play
Andrew Ladd will be a game time decision and my guess is he will play. Most likely Joel Quenneville knows by now if Ladd is healthy enough to dress. There is no need for Quenneville to make any official lineup changes hours before start time. By not making announcing any changes after the morning skate, [...]
PRONGER’S PUCKS: We Uncover That His Puck Stealing Skills Are Just The Tip Of The Iceberg
We here at HockeyIndependent strive to investigate thoroughly any and all issue or NHL scandal. When Pronger stole the Stanley Cup game pucks, we here snapped into action. We have conducted a thorough investigation into Mr. Pronger and this is what we discovered in his Philly suburb house… The Brinks Job: If one looks closely, [...]
MEET TWO FACES OF CUP FRUSTRATION: Chris Pronger & The Flyers
There is two extreme sides of the Chris Pronger coin that we saw flipped yesterday. With it, in that metallic shimmer, we got to peer beneath to see the true Flyer psyche in these Stanley Cup playoffs. First it was the post-game 1 loss that had him dropping jokes, remaining light, if not full to [...]
Mr. Sandman Bring Me A Win
Well, the pendulum swing to the side of the Montreal Canadiens lasted for exactly one game. The Flyers came out pissed off, mostly at themselves, and played a near perfect road game. The Flyers limited the Habs to just 17 shots-just ONE in the second period-as Michael Leighton recorded his third shutout of the series. [...]
Now We Got A Series…
A Funny thing happened to the Flyers on the way to a sweep….They forgot that Destiny is a fickle gal, who will bail on a team at the first sign of disrespect.
Moreau responds to Quinn’s criticism
The Edmonton Oilers are a mess right now, coming off a season that found them at the bottom of the league standings. Then, earlier this week they fired their training staff. In this interview we hear from Chad Moreau – the previous Oilers strength and conditioning coach. He responds to Pat Quinn’s criticisms in the Edmonton papers…and tells some stories about MacTavish, Chris Pronger and the Oilers run to the Stanley Cup finals in 2006. Oh yeah, he also talks about Taylor vs. Tyler too!
My Take on Team Canada’s Roster + Line Combinations
2010 Team Canada Men’s Hockey Roster Forwards Patrice Bergeron, L’Ancienne-Lorette, Que. (Boston Bruins) Sidney Crosby, Cole Harbour, N.S. (Pittsburgh Penguins) Alternate captain Ryan Getzlaf, Regina, Sask. (Anaheim Ducks) Dany Heatley, Calgary, Alta. (San Jose Sharks) Jarome Iginla, St. Albert, Alta. (Calgary Flames) Alternate captain Patrick Marleau, Aneroid Sask. (San Jose Sharks) Brenden Morrow, Carlyle, [...]
Bandwagon Seats Available….. And Answers
Collectively the Blackhawks are a very good hockey team. Individually they are not a group of battle tested veteran, all star caliber players…..yet. Now that they are 0-3 for the preseason there are some who may consider giving up their seats on the Hawks bandwagon. Three preseason losses in a row doesn’t mean very much, but if you [...]
Great Expectations?
“We spent as much money as we could, and got as little for it as people could make up their minds to give us.” Charles Dickens, Great Expectations The Philadelphia Flyers spent the 2008-09 season spending every possible cent allowed by the NHL’s salary cap, and fell far short of their expected goal, losing in [...]