Pronger at it again: elbow to McAmmond's head

[JeeSpot82 10]

I wonder when everyone in the hockey world will stop kissing his ass about how great of a defender he is. I've long thought he was the most overrated player in the game, and not to derail the discussion about his suspension, but he obviously isn't the kind of guy we should have winning awards and being admired.

Any ability he has is being quickly overshadowed by the inability to keep a cool head and play a clean, gentleman's game.

[DuckFan 0]

I swear if we lose the Stanley Cup because of him I'm calling the KGB on his sorry ass.

Is Chris this really studid? I think so...

[OsGOD 3]

I swear if we lose the Stanley Cup because of him I'm calling the KGB on his sorry ass.

Is Chris this really studid? I think so...

Don't worry... He is doing you guys a favor... You play Better WITHOUT him in the line up.

I am sure Pronger has pulled Getsalaugh into a closed door meeting and is teaching him how to cheap shot EVEN better than he already has learned. Similar to how Schnieds pulled Lebda into a closed door meeting after Schnieds got hurt (Only this involves a passing of goonery instead of passing of honor)

[Guest Shoreline]

I swear if we lose the Stanley Cup because of him I'm calling the KGB on his sorry ass.

Is Chris this really studid? I think so...

Studid is as studid does.

[KronwallCRUNCH 5]

I swear if we lose the Stanley Cup because of him I'm calling the KGB on his sorry ass.

Is Chris this really studid? I think so...

The answer is yes. I'm not sure if you're from SoCal, but Wings fans have had to watch this guy do this crap for years while he was in STL. He is nothing more than a tall goon.

[high_stick69 7]

1 game?! What a joke! If that was Chris Neil for the second time, he would have been gone for the series.

Pronger must help the TV ratings. Bettman and Campbell both must go!

I guess the NHL rewards being a thug on the ice. 1 game means absolutely nothing. That doesn't even hurt the Ducks and thats what the suspension should do. I thought McAmmond was playing very inspired hockey the whole series.... more than most of the Sens. Now he's gone. Just like Holmstrom. Yes he played, but he was not nearly as effective after he took that head shot.

[Guest Shoreline]

Don't worry... He is doing you guys a favor... You play Better WITHOUT him in the line up.

I am sure Pronger has pulled Getsalaugh into a closed door meeting and is teaching him how to cheap shot EVEN better than he already has learned. Similar to how Schnieds pulled Lebda into a closed door meeting after Schnieds got hurt (Only this involves a passing of goonery instead of passing of honor)

I wouldn't be so tough on Getzlaf -- he's only a part of the intensity that has become this series. He's nothing that should be in the same sentence as Pronger.

[RedRockit 0]

Wow. I didn't think it would happen in a mil.

Now that it has, I'm very meh about it. Ducks proved in Game 4 of the DET series that they played better w/out him (did you watch, Duck front office?), and I can see the same scenario unfolding in Game 4 against Ottawa. Hope not, but the Ducks are still a very potent team, perhaps more so without the liability of Pronger.

I don't know whether to root for the Sens or the Ducks next game. On one hand, a Duck win w/out Pronger could prove that he really innit all that necessary to the team's success (hence lowering his value), OR... OTOH, if the Sens win, then it demonstrates that Pronger's loose cannonade-style is a detriment to his team's success (hence lowering his value).

LURVVE the win-win, Pronger STILL loses scenario here!

Hey, maybe Pronger and Lou Pinella can get together and kick some dirt into each other's face.... Nahhh, at least Lou had the grace to admit his mistake after reviewing the tape.

[servo 15]

Wow, considering he's a repeat offender, and that there wasn't even a month in between his suspensions, I'd have expected at minimum 2 games, but one again? They're seriously going way too easy on the guy. He should be out for as long as McAmmond is out, or longer.

I agree. I would haved given him 4. Keep him out of the rest of the series. What do you think they would have done to Marcov if the same scenario occured?

[IceMunkee 15]

1 GAME!!!! Seriously. How many players have been suspended twice in one Stanely Cup Playoffs. I am off to look that up... Pronger is a joke and I hate is misshaped head.

[Statts 4]

Randy Carlyle's reaction

[HockeyCrazy3033 168]

Hahahaha this is great! Punk got what he deserved. Should of been two games..but whatever.

I honestly think the Sens will take advantage of this.

[TerribleTed7 0]

I swear if we lose the Stanley Cup because of him I'm calling the KGB on his sorry ass.

Is Chris this really studid? I think so...

He's a selfish player that puts himself before the team. He even puts himself before his family!!! I'm sure some woman in Anaheim will come forward to verify that.

[DuckFan 0]

The answer is yes. I'm not sure if you're from SoCal, but Wings fans have had to watch this guy do this crap for years while he was in STL. He is nothing more than a tall goon.

No I live in Connecticut. I "used" to be a Wings fan till 2003 when Fedorov left for the Ducks.

Anyways without further adeu yes he's a big goon but what can you do when he's playing your team? I can't back him out in this situation since it was a stupid thing he did again. I can only wait and hope that we play better on Monday without him.

[rage 24]

Yes! His antics are getting old.

[lou 0]

anyone notice the similarities? *Spelling* Ducks allow 5 goals against them and lose Pronger gets suspended both in Game #3 funny... anyways i see the duck winning again without pronger Bushimen *again spelling* will play more minutes i say like last series game 3 is last game they will lose (just a prediction hehe) i dont see ducks not coming out of ottawa with the split and hiopefully win the cup at home in game 5 and i base this on how well the ducks played without him... i remember a announcer said after game 5 they should probaly put pronger on the healthy scrathes... lol

Edited June 3, 2007 by lou

[zetterbergfuturemvp 0]

good ! , im so happy the nhl did the right thing and didnt chicken out ! lets hope the sens can tie up the series and try and take the lead in game 5

go sens !!

screw chris pronger ! lol

[OsGOD 3]

I wouldn't be so tough on Getzlaf -- he's only a part of the intensity that has become this series. He's nothing that should be in the same sentence as Pronger.

Sorry, Cheapshots are form of goonery.... Getsalaugh is a cheaphot artist.... a few more years and I am sure he will be playing with the same s***ty motives at Pronger. Until I see otherwise, I see Getsalaugh on the road to be an evil sith lord.

And its NOT just series... Getsalaughs cheapshots are witnessed game in and game out.

Edited June 3, 2007 by OsGOD

[Guest bullocks]

I can't believe he actually got suspended for that lol I guess i apologize for saying he wouldn't >_>

[servo 15]

Randy Carlyle's reaction

I'm sorry, but this guy talks about class and here he is trying to put frosting over the incident to keep mud off of his players face.

"The way we look at it with these two incidents is just a player playing hard"

Playing hard is working along the boards grinding the puck away from the opponent, skating hard on a back check etc not driving someones face into the glass.

"His forearm or elbow or what ever you want to call it".

Maybe he needs to take an anatomy class. There is consistency in what we define body parts.

[DuckFan 0]

anyone notice the similarities? *Spelling* Ducks allow 5 goals against them and lose Pronger gets suspended both in Game #3 funny... anyways i see the duck winning again without pronger Bushimen *again spelling* will play more minutes i say like last series game 3 is last game they will lose (just a prediction hehe) i dont see ducks not coming out of ottawa with the split and hiopefully win the cup at home in game 5

Remember we're currently 0-5 on the road and now with no Chris Pronger anything could go either way to both teams especially to Ottawa.

[Guest Shoreline]

Randy Carlyle's reaction

Heh. He's doing what one would expect a paid coach for a team would do, sticking behind Pr0n-ger regardless of his actions. He completely avoided the issue directed at him about this being the second series in a row where Pronger has a suspension.

[Statts 4]

Pronger's and Brian Burke's reactions

[Guest Shoreline]

Sorry, Cheapshots are form of goonery.... Getsalaugh is a cheaphot artist.... a few more years and I am sure he will be playing with the same s***ty motives at Pronger. Until I see otherwise, I see Getsalaugh on the road to be an evil sith lord.

And its NOT just series... Getsalaughs cheapshots are witnessed game in and game out.

If that's the case, by your definition, we have hundreds of cheap shot artists in the league. Trying to figure out, aside of that hit from behind late in the game, what exactly you have to base this on. Trying to take your post with a bit of seriousness, rather than dismissing it as rabid anti-Getzlaf as rabid Duck fans are pro-Pronger.

[DaKineMaui 8]

How many players have been suspended twice in one Stanely Cup Playoffs. I am off to look that up...

Any progress? Because I fully agree with you and everyone else. The NHL has become such a bad, tired, joke.