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Call it a quack attack. The Anaheim Ducks are one of the few NHL teams that have such a presence at the Vancouver Olympic tournament. There are currently 7 players from the Ducks roster that are participating in the games. The trio of Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry and Scott Niedermayer are playing for the host [...]
Chris Pronger traded for Joffrey Lupul, a defensive prospect and a collection of first round picks. Talk about deja vu all over again. In a transaction eerily similar to the one that brought them Chris Pronger in the first place, the Anaheim Ducks fired a blast from the past to secure their longterm future as [...]
It’s easy to criticize the Flyers’ move to acquire top five NHL defenseman Chris Pronger. He has one year left on his contract at $6.25m in cap hit, he has a wife that wants to stay in California, he is known for his frequent trips to the penalty box, he cost the Flyers quite a bit in future considerations, and he’ll be turning 35 right at the beginning of the 2009-10 season. After all of this is Chris Pronger still worth it to the orange and black? GM Paul Holmgren seems to think so.
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It’s been a wild offseason for the Flyers since their disappointing loss to the now Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins. The most frustrating part for the organization seems to have been knowing that they outplayed the Penguins for much of their opening series encounter. That said, dropping a three goal lead in game six to lose the series is inexcusable. General manager Paul Holmgren knows there is work to be done, and in fact he has already started.
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