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[Todrick]

Pronger signs extension with Flyers, 7 years, $35 million w/NTC
Sportsnet.ca

[Davison]

what a retarded extension

[Todrick]

Hope his wife likes Philly!

[MrsBevo]

It's only 800 miles between Philly and St. Louis if she really hates it. That's a couple hours by plane.

[rollingdux]

yeah there was no way Murray was going to give him that kind of extension...........

[ladiesandgentlemen]

I am proud of Prongs and happy to see him be set up financially for the rest of his playing career. And I find it quite ironic that the most-booed player in hockey winds up in the booing capital of at least the U.S.
At least he will give them something to cheer about.

That being said, I am not all that excited for the Pronger family. One of the last places I would want to raise my kids is in Philly. I've had some experience there, and I'd be bummed to be stuck there.

I do realize Chris is a good dad and a can-do person and will make the best of it, but I can think of a million other places I'd wish on him before Philadelphia.

It's only 800 miles between Philly and St. Louis if she really hates it. That's a couple hours by plane.

For Chris, it might as well be eight blocks if you are living in a different house than your kids.

[DropThePuck]

That being said, I am not all that excited for the Pronger family. One of the last places I would want to raise my kids is in Philly. I've had some experience there, and I'd be bummed to be stuck there.

He was able to escape one city before ... but not that he'd want to drag his family through the vilification all over again. If he needs to, he can probably figure out a more graceful way to exit.

Congrats to Prongs for earning the well-deserved extension.

[OrangeDucky]

Yup, we'll never see him again. Unless, of course, we play against Philly.
This is sort of depressing.

[Todrick]

Or his wife hates philly and he asks for a trade

[DropThePuck]

The seven-year, $35 million extension Pronger agreed to on Tuesday doesn't commence until after June 30, 2010. Pronger will be 35 at that point and any remaining salary will remain on the cap.

The Flyers disagree and interpret the CBA language governing the "over 35" clause differently.

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[Todrick]

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LOL.... that's funny.

[ladiesandgentlemen]

Flyers GM Paul Holmgren, in response to the debate over Pronger's contract, told TSN, "We are prepared to deal with any and all ramifications, positive or negative, that come with any long-term contract."

Holmgren might have built himself a house of cards with all the long-term contracts he has on the books, especially if he doesn't win the Cup pretty soon.

If he really thinks he did find a loophole to circumvent the spirit of the cap rules by getting Prong's signature before he turns 35, all the owners' lawyer-types that had a hand in writing the CBA, including Brian Burke, should jump on the bandwagon against him.

I personally talked to Burkie about Holmgren's long contracts back when he brought in Briere and Timonen and Hartnell, and he told me he thought it was crazy and didn't understand it. And that was before the Richards dozen-year deal. I can only imagine what he thinks now.

[sugarmama]

LOL.... that's funny.

It is indeed. If you can't count to 35, maybe you shouldn't be the guy doling out the money. Just sayin'.

Yeah I know it wasn't really a math problem, it was a reading problem. Still applies though, dotcha think?

[Todrick]

I like that they didn't bother to verify, they just assumed they found a loop-hole no one else noticed.

[ladiesandgentlemen]

Some Q & A with Prongs:

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Q: Anaheim GM Bob Murray didn't seem real thrilled to trade you but it's understandable considering the package he received. How do you think the Ducks look without you on defense?
A: It's not my place to say, it's not my team anymore. Since the trade, I haven't paid much attention.

Q: How would you assess your time in Anaheim?
A: At the end of the day, I was brought in to win and we won. A lot of guys felt - last year it's tied with three minutes left in Game 7 [of Western Conference semifinals] against Detroit – we're right there. I think we believed in the locker room, if we beat [the Red Wings], we win the Cup… We were a little bit short. I still think we felt like we could win. It'll be interesting to see how things go there now. They still have a good core group of guys. It'll be interesting to see how their season goes. Besides that, it was disappointing but life goes on.

More at Sporting News

#25 will be sorely missed. His confidence alone buoyed the team.

[Kariya9]

Who was our voice, our energy, our charisma? Chris Pronger... GOD!!!! I already miss this guy...

[Just Duckie]

It appears the NHL is looking into Chris Pronger's contract extension with the Flyers as well as Hossa's contract.

NHL investigating Pronger contract

I didn't think it really mattered because the Flyers will get no cap relief if Pronger retires before the end of the contract because of his age. And if it's a matter of lowering the annual impact to the cap because of the length and how it tapers off in the end rather than having the hit disappear completely, then for sure, I think the league needs to investigate Zetteberg's and Franzen's contracts as well. These contracts violate the spirit of the CBA as well because the purpose is to lower the hit to Detroit's cap in the shorter term.

[Todrick]

Who was our voice, our energy, our charisma? Chris Pronger... GOD!!!! I already miss this guy...

What?!?!

Chris could spill out cliches, but never said anything of value.

And he has the charisma of a mop.

Teemu is funny, creative and entertaining... and has Charisma that stops a room.

[MrsBevo]

What?!?!

Chris could spill out cliches, but never said anything of value.

And he has the charisma of a mop.

Teemu is funny, creative and entertaining... and has Charisma that stops a room.

No arguments about Teemu and charisma.

However, Pronger did have a lot of things to say that had a lot of value. Many of them were unprintable and unquotable, though, for various reasons. Pronger was never a favorite, but he is a lot brighter than he appears.

[DropThePuck]

Sean Pronger is two years older than Chris, but he was a good big brother -- always bringing his younger sibling with him. Chris Pronger was asked if it was fun playing against the older kids, Sean included.

"Yeah, there was a lot of bleeding noses and things like that, but it was a lot of fun," he said. "I got to challenge myself playing against older kids."

Sean Pronger said he knows where Chris got most of those bloody noses.

"We'd be at the Milestone Rink three or four times a week and if we weren't there, there was a road-hockey game in front of our house. Chris and I would always battle. We were two of the better players in our town so they would split us up. We'd be the captains and pick the teams. But pretty soon, they'd have to put us on the same team because we were fighting so much and ruining the game for everyone. Then, we'd have to put more players on the other team so the teams would be fair."

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[ducksfan13]

prongs scored a goal and an assist tonight... wow do i miss him

[20rules]

No arguments about Teemu and charisma.

However, Pronger did have a lot of things to say that had a lot of value. Many of them were unprintable and unquotable, though, for various reasons. Pronger was never a favorite, but he is a lot brighter than he appears.

I'll put in some back up for Prongs. I talked to him a few times and he was always nice to me, and had a good sense of humor. Yeah, most of his sayings= not printable!

[DropThePuck]

After high expectations at the beginning of the season, the Flyers struggled on the ice in addition to murmurs about issues within their locker room.

It didn’t help that the New York Post’s Larry Brooks last Sunday cited two anonymous NHL general managers who said that the root of the problem was defenseman Chris Pronger.

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[CanardQC]

Larry Brooks.

[Just Duckie]

Larry Brooks.

Yeah, Larry Brooks (and the NY Post) is definitely no Bob McKenzie. So anything written by Brooks should be taken with a grain of salt.