Yep. He was willing to take less money to stay in St. Louis for a long-term contract and the ownership said it wouldn't be able to sell with such a contract. This move alone set the Blues back years. Ironically, if you follow the trade tree this move eventually helped the Blues win the Stanley cup in 2019 so there's that.
To be fair, a lot of that isn't just on the owners, it's on Bettman. Blues owners were spending a decent amount, but the year long lockout killed it for them and they demanded out of the league. The fact they told Pleau not to tender an offer to Pronger, let him walk as a free agent, was just ridiculous though, Thank goodness Pleau talked them into letting him sign Pronger and trade him rather than lose him for nothing. Led to us getting Binnington and the Cup.
When I worked in Edmonton my partner didn't want to live there either. So I traded her to Vancouver for future considerations. End result was two happy people. 😊
Brendan Shanahan got traded out of St. Louis for Pronger because he slept with Craig Janney's wife, and the locker room despised him for it. They had to trade him because they couldn't really keep him after that, not because of his salary. This is common knowledge around St. Louis. Fortunately it worked out well for us and we got a HoF player for a HoF player.
Pronger's #44 was the only named jersey I had until I got an O'Rilley after the Cup win. He is my favorite player of all time, and I was PISSED when the Blues traded away Shanahan for him. Thank goodness old Brendan couldn't keep it in his pants.
Favorite player of all time and favorite Blue of all time. He is the reason i wanted to start playing hockey and did start playing hockey, here in Missouri. He is also the reason I wore Bauer gloves, cause he did, with the Blues. I use to tape Blues games on VHS tapes in those early 2000 seasons, just to watch him and Macinnis and the late great Pavol Demitra.
I loved Pronger in philly. He was sooo good. He really turned the blueline from passable to good. The 2010 flyers defense was underrated with pronger, carle, timonen, coburn being a top four. When he caught that stick in the eye it ended his career obviously but it also took the flyers out of being a contender
Honestly, as a longtime Edmonton fan, there are no more hard feelings with Pronger. A decade of sewer dwelling does that to a fanbase, and the sewer dwelling had less to do with the Pronger trade and more to do with consistenly inept managment. Yes, Edmonton fans were shocked and pissed off with Pronger at first, but I feel it's really died down and pretty much forgotten now. Live and let live. All the fellow Oilers fans I talk to about Pronger admit that Pronger was the best defenceman the Oilers have had since Paul Coffey. I doubt the Oilers will ever get a D-man as mean, talented, and steady as Pronger was again. It's a testament to the leadership of Pronger that right after the season he made the finals with the Oilers, he went on to win the cup with the Ducks.
I remember watching that game! It was the '98 playoffs against the Red Wings. He took a slap shot to the chest and collapsed. I remember his lips turning purple. Odd thing is that four years later he rips up his knee in a playoff game against the Red Wings
It's a real shame. If he didn't get hurt, I seriously could have seen him playing another 5 years. He was still an elite defensemen at age 37 when he got hurt in 2011. Even if his offense dropped, you could still count on him to be a physical force and play his position really well. Kind of like what Chara has done as he has gotten older.
@@philly_sports1558 He was so fun to watch on the Flyers, always made his presence felt. Would have loved to see him play out that contract. Completely agree on how he would have aged as a player. Flyers have missed his presence since.
Alexander Grenon As he should be. Pronger was incredible player. As an Edmonton fan, the 2005/2006 finals run was magical and is something I will never forget, and Pronger was the main reason for that run. Edmonton fans were pissed off with Pronger and labeled him enemy number one for a few years after the trade, but today, most Edmonton fans have forgiven him, as they recognise that he was the best defenceman the Oilers have had since Paul coffey in the eighties. Edmonton will never have a D-man like him again. The end to his career? Tragic indeed. But Pronger lived by the sword, and I doubt he would have gone out any other way.
Loved Pronger. A borderline hard hitter, and not even the dirtiest player in HHOF imo... Playing in the mid and late '90s was absolute brutal: you could drive your opponents head into the boards, leaving him with a bleeding gash on his face and not even get a 2 minute penalty (hint: yes, that and a hit from behind started a big rivalry). Thank god, the rules have changed. Everywhere he got, the team got better. Nice video
Enea T. Completely agree. Pronger isn't even close to the dirtiest HOFers. One commenter already mentioned Eddie shore. Eddie Shore was a psychopath and was probably the dirtiest player ever. Other very dirty HOFers: Gordie "Mr Elbows" Howe, Maurice Richard, Eric Lindros, Scott Stevens...
@@odoaceroftheneoromanempire7178 I agree... Playing in an era where you had, Stevens, Lindros, Claude Lemieux, Churla, McSorley and many more, you can't consider Pronger a dirty player. He dished out many hard hits, but I won't consider him as a dirty player.
@@6BfMV2 You can absolutely consider him a dirty player lmao, just because he played some of his career with the other dirty players you mentioned, doesn't somehow excuse his dirty play. Literally everyone who talks about Pronger acknowledges this, great but dirty player
I can't believe how many people don't know the truth about why his wife wanted out of Edmonton. Pretty much anyone in Edmonton who knew him at the time, or was in the loop, knew that Pronger got caught having an extensive affair with this girl from Edmonton. After that his wife essentially said either we leave this city or I'm leaving you. More than justified I suppose
Guys! What happends on the ice, stays on the ice. Groupie love is not like normal love and it stays in the locker room. Or someone(rat) is going to drop the soap in the shower, in away that isn't pleasent for anyone. U should be on loop on this one.
thanks THG for this tribute video about pronger. i really appreciated that oilers 2006 SCF run and how pronger was a major factor in all of that. kind of sucked he left and the circumstances that made it happen. in all a great career that he had, unfortunate that he had to retire bcuz of injuries. cheers from southern ontario 🍁
14:25 - Holmstrom hit was insane and before the game was over I knew the suspension was going to be short. The NHL really seems to favor superstars when handing out suspensions. You can talk about how they threw the book at Todd Burtuzi, but Pronger and Weber have gotten away with so much.
When the NBA made it clear that St. Louis wasn't getting a team no matter what, Bill Laurie lost interest in the whole sports thing and wanted to dump the Blues. They decided that getting rid of Pronger's contract would make the team easier to sell. It's like stripping off aluminum siding on a house to make it cheaper to sell.
I said for a while. If I had to pick one defenseman to take a team into a single deep playoff run, it would be a healthy prime Chris pronger. Nobody could fuck with pronger when he was on his game.
Robbed Bure of the Hart in 00, stole the Cup from Ott in 07, wrecked players left and right. He was not my favorite player but sure he was a great D-man looking back. Unfortunate about his eye, who could see that coming?
Loved Pronger in Philly, classic "Flyers type". Such a shame with the injury, positive that if he stayed healthy he would have completed that contract.
Great video, only thing you failed to mention was that Pronger's career ended from a high stick from Mikhail Grabovski to his eye, it wasn't from concussion issues.
As a Kings fan Pronger was 1 of 2 ducks I really enjoyed wacthing during his time in ana but that's because i liked them from STL and NJ (S.Niedermier)
You forgot to mention it was trade and sign with with oilers . He was going to be a free agent. Oil signed Him to 5 year deal and that the oilers were going to build around him for the next 5 years ....and then 6 days after game 7 he want s out. Heartbreaking
And to think, if not for the Blues signing Shanahan from NJ, Pronger never would be a Blues player and they eventually don't win a cup if you follow the trade tree. Also, if the fans are allowed back, I would pay great money to watch his retirement ceremony. He was my favorite player to watch and modeled my game after his.
I remember the trade....Shanahan for Pronger. Talk about some enraged Blues fans!! My uncle taught me some 4-letter words that day!! Lemme tell you!! Holy smokes. ... ....But ironically enough, it was Pronger's hitting and defense that made him a fan favorite quickly in STL. All his points were a bonus.
At the time, Blues fans were not happy about trading Shanahan. Worked out okay to me. Still waiting to see another defenseman with an outlet pass like Pronger had.
To be more accurate, the rumour in Edmonton was that he was having an affair with a member of the media. That's why his wife wanted out. I had been attending games since 1984 and that rumour wasn't quickly dismissed...just quieted.
That’s the exact same story we got in St Louis on why he demanded a trade from the Oilers. Pro athletes play by a different set of rules. Like having a girl in every town.
As an Edmonton Oilers fan I was outraged when Pronger requested a trade. We knew about the rumors about his wife not liking it here but rumors also got out that he had an affair & while I wouldn't condone that, I think most oilers fans were more upset because before even the 2005 /06 season started he signed a 5 year contract with us.
+/- would be a nice addition. For some of us we really care if a D man was +2 or +32. A good D man on a bad team who has a +17 needs to be acknowledged.
oshoxi Lol. Shore isn't the only one either. Shore was a psycho as a player and was an even bigger psycho coaching. -Gordie "Mr Elbows" Howe - has entered the chat -MAURICE "Punch a ref in the face and break a stick over a players head" "Rocket" Richard- has entered the chat
@@jeremiplourde302 True, true. Richard was being targeted and the refs were not doing anything about it. Richard had to put up with a lot of crap and had to get tough. Still was pretty dirty when he wanted to be though.
+thehockeyguy Shannon can you do a career video on Dave Taylor and add him into the THG hall of fame or Neal broten do a video on him and add him to the THG hall of fame.
Pronger and Al MacInnis were such a horrible pair of blue liners to play against. Skilled, hockey IQ, chemistry, and both of them had booming slappers. Hated then both as a Stars fan but no denying the level of talent.
Loved him in Edmonton until his wife requested they go somewhere warmer. Went to Anaheim then he won a cup. Yup one reason why I hate Anaheim and Pronger
Ryan S I don't hate him anymore. That 2005/2006 run was pure magic even if the Oil didn't win the cup, and Pronger deserves a large portion of the credit for that run too. He was the best D-man the Oilers had since Coffey, and no other Oiler D-man since has matched the aggression, consistency, and talent of Pronger since. Anaheim though? Yeah... I agree. I can get on board the hate train with you there. I hate Anaheim more than I hate Calgary and Vancouver.The only team I hate more than Anaheim is Toronto.
I just checked that Anaheim gave up the 7th least goals in the league, but I kinda feel like Pronger got robbed of the Norris. Lidstrom won it that year. Detroit gave up the least amount of goals at 199, so I see the case for him, outside of him just being great, but I feel that the difference Pronger made for them should've awarded him the Norris trophy
Without reservation I will say that Pronger is the single greatest player to ever wear the Note. (I'm only including time while wearing the note. I'm aware Gretzky had 18 games with St. Louis, and he was previously great player in Edmonton and LA. )
Idk, it's hard not to say Brett Hull when he scored the most goals in a season by anyone not named Gretzky while wearing a Bluenote. Hull's numbers were pretty insane in St. Louis.
the 94 Canucks Cup run, Pavel Bure KO'ed a Dallas Stars player. He wasn't suspended. I got a copy of a Canucks DVD, looking back at the 94 cup run, the Canucks commentator said.... yeah.... Bure should have been suspended.
Pronger had everything. The offense, the defense, the dirty play, the leadership. What a beast.
Overrated.
A good dude too, always had great comments and comebacks
Big goof
"He said the next time he sees you, he's gonna hit you."
"Where's that, the minors?"
The ownership disaster in St. Louis is why he ended up out of St. Louis in 2005. It’s nice to see that his number will be retired by the team.
Yep. He was willing to take less money to stay in St. Louis for a long-term contract and the ownership said it wouldn't be able to sell with such a contract. This move alone set the Blues back years. Ironically, if you follow the trade tree this move eventually helped the Blues win the Stanley cup in 2019 so there's that.
Wal-Mart heirs (Stan Kroenke and Bill Laurie) are the worst thing to happen to St. Louis sports!!
To be fair, a lot of that isn't just on the owners, it's on Bettman. Blues owners were spending a decent amount, but the year long lockout killed it for them and they demanded out of the league.
The fact they told Pleau not to tender an offer to Pronger, let him walk as a free agent, was just ridiculous though, Thank goodness Pleau talked them into letting him sign Pronger and trade him rather than lose him for nothing. Led to us getting Binnington and the Cup.
When I worked in Edmonton my partner didn't want to live there either. So I traded her to Vancouver for future considerations. End result was two happy people. 😊
Brendan Shanahan got traded out of St. Louis for Pronger because he slept with Craig Janney's wife, and the locker room despised him for it. They had to trade him because they couldn't really keep him after that, not because of his salary. This is common knowledge around St. Louis. Fortunately it worked out well for us and we got a HoF player for a HoF player.
Pronger's #44 was the only named jersey I had until I got an O'Rilley after the Cup win. He is my favorite player of all time, and I was PISSED when the Blues traded away Shanahan for him. Thank goodness old Brendan couldn't keep it in his pants.
Favorite player of all time and favorite Blue of all time. He is the reason i wanted to start playing hockey and did start playing hockey, here in Missouri. He is also the reason I wore Bauer gloves, cause he did, with the Blues. I use to tape Blues games on VHS tapes in those early 2000 seasons, just to watch him and Macinnis and the late great Pavol Demitra.
I loved Pronger in philly. He was sooo good. He really turned the blueline from passable to good. The 2010 flyers defense was underrated with pronger, carle, timonen, coburn being a top four. When he caught that stick in the eye it ended his career obviously but it also took the flyers out of being a contender
Honestly, as a longtime Edmonton fan, there are no more hard feelings with Pronger. A decade of sewer dwelling does that to a fanbase, and the sewer dwelling had less to do with the Pronger trade and more to do with consistenly inept managment. Yes, Edmonton fans were shocked and pissed off with Pronger at first, but I feel it's really died down and pretty much forgotten now. Live and let live. All the fellow Oilers fans I talk to about Pronger admit that Pronger was the best defenceman the Oilers have had since Paul Coffey. I doubt the Oilers will ever get a D-man as mean, talented, and steady as Pronger was again. It's a testament to the leadership of Pronger that right after the season he made the finals with the Oilers, he went on to win the cup with the Ducks.
Nobody talking about how he took a slapshot to the chest and almost died..
I remember watching that game! It was the '98 playoffs against the Red Wings. He took a slap shot to the chest and collapsed. I remember his lips turning purple. Odd thing is that four years later he rips up his knee in a playoff game against the Red Wings
Oh my God that was scary!!!
Pronger is one of the most-beloved players ever amongst Flyers fans. What a sudden and tragic end to such an incredible career.
It's a real shame. If he didn't get hurt, I seriously could have seen him playing another 5 years. He was still an elite defensemen at age 37 when he got hurt in 2011. Even if his offense dropped, you could still count on him to be a physical force and play his position really well. Kind of like what Chara has done as he has gotten older.
@@philly_sports1558 He was so fun to watch on the Flyers, always made his presence felt. Would have loved to see him play out that contract. Completely agree on how he would have aged as a player. Flyers have missed his presence since.
Alexander Grenon As he should be. Pronger was incredible player. As an Edmonton fan, the 2005/2006 finals run was magical and is something I will never forget, and Pronger was the main reason for that run. Edmonton fans were pissed off with Pronger and labeled him enemy number one for a few years after the trade, but today, most Edmonton fans have forgiven him, as they recognise that he was the best defenceman the Oilers have had since Paul coffey in the eighties. Edmonton will never have a D-man like him again. The end to his career? Tragic indeed. But Pronger lived by the sword, and I doubt he would have gone out any other way.
I’m just a thick 6” an i still beat it up.... Thx Chris Pronger
I loved seeing Prongs in the orange, I wish they would have sought him out sooner instead of wasting their time going after Daigle
Wow thank you, you really delivered on my request and made my day. Thank you so much!
Loved Pronger. A borderline hard hitter, and not even the dirtiest player in HHOF imo... Playing in the mid and late '90s was absolute brutal: you could drive your opponents head into the boards, leaving him with a bleeding gash on his face and not even get a 2 minute penalty (hint: yes, that and a hit from behind started a big rivalry). Thank god, the rules have changed. Everywhere he got, the team got better. Nice video
Enea T. Completely agree. Pronger isn't even close to the dirtiest HOFers. One commenter already mentioned Eddie shore. Eddie Shore was a psychopath and was probably the dirtiest player ever. Other very dirty HOFers: Gordie "Mr Elbows" Howe, Maurice Richard, Eric Lindros, Scott Stevens...
@@odoaceroftheneoromanempire7178 I agree... Playing in an era where you had, Stevens, Lindros, Claude Lemieux, Churla, McSorley and many more, you can't consider Pronger a dirty player. He dished out many hard hits, but I won't consider him as a dirty player.
@@6BfMV2 You can absolutely consider him a dirty player lmao, just because he played some of his career with the other dirty players you mentioned, doesn't somehow excuse his dirty play. Literally everyone who talks about Pronger acknowledges this, great but dirty player
My favorite memory of Chris Pronger is when he tried to mow down a one-legged Steve Yzerman in the 02 playoffs and ended up getting himself injured.
I will watch any THG career video, even if it's of a player I hated
Namely, anyone who wasn’t a Wing.
Here before THG changes the typo
I like the title
What was the typo?
lol @GravGang
Trolling the competition!!!!!!!!!
I can't believe how many people don't know the truth about why his wife wanted out of Edmonton. Pretty much anyone in Edmonton who knew him at the time, or was in the loop, knew that Pronger got caught having an extensive affair with this girl from Edmonton. After that his wife essentially said either we leave this city or I'm leaving you. More than justified I suppose
Is this for sure? I had heard rumors of this, but didn't know how correct they were.
If true that’s interesting because Shanahan was traded for Pronger because Shanahan was having an affair with teammate Craig Janney’s wife.
Ayyy he turned European for a while
Guys!
What happends on the ice, stays on the ice. Groupie love is not like normal love and it stays in the locker room.
Or someone(rat) is going to drop the soap in the shower, in away that isn't pleasent for anyone.
U should be on loop on this one.
@@JustBob-sw4rf WHAT! lol!!
thanks THG for this tribute video about pronger. i really appreciated that oilers 2006 SCF run and how pronger was a major factor in all of that. kind of sucked he left and the circumstances that made it happen. in all a great career that he had, unfortunate that he had to retire bcuz of injuries.
cheers from southern ontario 🍁
14:25 - Holmstrom hit was insane and before the game was over I knew the suspension was going to be short. The NHL really seems to favor superstars when handing out suspensions. You can talk about how they threw the book at Todd Burtuzi, but Pronger and Weber have gotten away with so much.
You missed Ladislav Smid coming to the Oilers in the Pronger trade!
A puzzling aspect of Pronger's career, he never got suspended nearly enough for his antics.
Flyers fan here, he is LOVED, and missed in Philadelphia.
Thanks, he was always one of my favorites.
When the NBA made it clear that St. Louis wasn't getting a team no matter what, Bill Laurie lost interest in the whole sports thing and wanted to dump the Blues. They decided that getting rid of Pronger's contract would make the team easier to sell. It's like stripping off aluminum siding on a house to make it cheaper to sell.
I'm still scarred by the sound of Pronger's scream as he left the ice holding his eye...
I was actually going to make ts exact comment. I can still remember watching it live.
I always hate wondering what could have been with players.
Proger's wife is from STL. That trade request to get out of Edmonton was made earlier that winter by his wife while he was still in Edmonton.
I loved going to the games in St Louis. I would sit close to the ice and watch the boards shake!
I said for a while. If I had to pick one defenseman to take a team into a single deep playoff run, it would be a healthy prime Chris pronger. Nobody could fuck with pronger when he was on his game.
I'd take Leetch. Most dominating performance ever in 1994.
Robbed Bure of the Hart in 00, stole the Cup from Ott in 07, wrecked players left and right. He was not my favorite player but sure he was a great D-man looking back. Unfortunate about his eye, who could see that coming?
One of my favorite all time Blues player
Loved Pronger when I watched him in St. Louis but hated him during the '06 playoffs.
Loved Pronger in Philly, classic "Flyers type". Such a shame with the injury, positive that if he stayed healthy he would have completed that contract.
Loved Pronger when he was in Philly
The best thing about Pronger: his media presence. He absolutely dominated a room full of reporters like Torts only wishes he could.
Unreal video, would love to see Derian Hatcher
Great video, only thing you failed to mention was that Pronger's career ended from a high stick from Mikhail Grabovski to his eye, it wasn't from concussion issues.
A healthy Pronger was the difference between a bubble team and a playoff team, and a playoff team to a cup contender.
Lest we forget, Pronger was on the ice when Marc Bergevin threw the puck into his own net.
as if Turek the Dinosaur Hunter needed any help those playoffs. LGB
I think he cracks the top 5 defensemen to ever play.
Orr
Lindstrom
Bourque
Niedermayer
Pronger
As a Kings fan Pronger was 1 of 2 ducks I really enjoyed wacthing during his time in ana but that's because i liked them from STL and NJ (S.Niedermier)
top 15 D man all time i'd say
You forgot to mention it was trade and sign with with oilers . He was going to be a free agent. Oil signed Him to 5 year deal and that the oilers were going to build around him for the next 5 years ....and then 6 days after game 7 he want s out. Heartbreaking
What about doing a career video on Bob Gainey? I mean, the NHL created the Selke trophy because of him. It could be interesting 🤷♂️.
Any soundbite from the 2010 playoffs is amazing
And to think, if not for the Blues signing Shanahan from NJ, Pronger never would be a Blues player and they eventually don't win a cup if you follow the trade tree.
Also, if the fans are allowed back, I would pay great money to watch his retirement ceremony. He was my favorite player to watch and modeled my game after his.
My reaction to Pronger wearing glasses must have been akin to Washington displaying his when talking his staff out of a counter revolution.
I remember the trade....Shanahan for Pronger. Talk about some enraged Blues fans!! My uncle taught me some 4-letter words that day!! Lemme tell you!! Holy smokes. ...
....But ironically enough, it was Pronger's hitting and defense that made him a fan favorite quickly in STL. All his points were a bonus.
Nice to see Ducks Legend Chris Pronger getting a video.
*edit* Luca Sbisa goat
At the time, Blues fans were not happy about trading Shanahan. Worked out okay to me. Still waiting to see another defenseman with an outlet pass like Pronger had.
No one quarterbacked a power play better.
He is my all time favourite defensivemen
Would you do a video on Backstrom and his career and just how he lived in the shadows of Ovi
Shannon's not kidding, pronger literally played like 30 minutes a game.
He was sure a dirty player lol. But that one season with the Oilers was AMAZING. He was an absolute stud that year. As well as the next with Anaheim.
Great vid Shannon
Can you do a video on reverse sweep playoff rounds?
I wish the Blues never lost Pronger, was one of my favs on the team.
@9:30 when Brian Burke left that team 2/3 of t he roster was UFA. Left them in a really crapy situation.
To be more accurate, the rumour in Edmonton was that he was having an affair with a member of the media. That's why his wife wanted out. I had been attending games since 1984 and that rumour wasn't quickly dismissed...just quieted.
That’s the exact same story we got in St Louis on why he demanded a trade from the Oilers. Pro athletes play by a different set of rules. Like having a girl in every town.
As an Edmonton Oilers fan I was outraged when Pronger requested a trade. We knew about the rumors about his wife not liking it here but rumors also got out that he had an affair & while I wouldn't condone that, I think most oilers fans were more upset because before even the 2005 /06 season started he signed a 5 year contract with us.
Career video of Jeremy Roenick?
Still waiting on alfrdsson. Sorry IF im complaining 🙂 keep up The awesome work
I always wonder if Chris Pronger getting drafted by Ottawa would've made a big difference in the end.
Can you do Daniel Alfredsson
You need a Sen in the career video list besides Matt duchene
+/- would be a nice addition. For some of us we really care if a D man was +2 or +32. A good D man on a bad team who has a +17 needs to be acknowledged.
plus/minus is a team stat basically. It has little to do with the individual player himself.
The league's response to Chris Pronger stomping showed that there was a bias between stars and all-so-rand types. I agree.
All so rand?
As a Red Wings-fan I have very few positive things to say about Progner. So I'll stop there.
Loved this. Thanks
I think Shannon was throwing some trolling in the vid
If you want to expand the content of your channel try do Trade Tree (Steve Dangle) and What ever happen to?
pronger is one of the dirtiest players in the hall of fame
*eddie shore has entered the chat*
oshoxi Lol. Shore isn't the only one either. Shore was a psycho as a player and was an even bigger psycho coaching.
-Gordie "Mr Elbows" Howe - has entered the chat
-MAURICE "Punch a ref in the face and break a stick over a players head" "Rocket" Richard- has entered the chat
@@odoaceroftheneoromanempire7178 the punch in the head was justified 🙂
@@jeremiplourde302 True, true. Richard was being targeted and the refs were not doing anything about it. Richard had to put up with a lot of crap and had to get tough. Still was pretty dirty when he wanted to be though.
Gary was just as bad as far as dirty players go
His wife moved away from edmonton In like January as per Burke's book
Favorite moment of his career was when he tried to cheap shot Yzerman
When’s hockey starting up damn!!!
+thehockeyguy Shannon can you do a career video on Dave Taylor and add him into the THG hall of fame or Neal broten do a video on him and add him to the THG hall of fame.
Are there videos of Pronger's suspensions on Peake in 1995, and Roenick in 1998? I can't find them on UA-cam
I couldn’t stand him for a long time. Then he joined my team and we won the cup. Soften my opinion on him pretty quickly.
Maybe career of Iginla next? Greetings from finland :p
Pronger and Al MacInnis were such a horrible pair of blue liners to play against. Skilled, hockey IQ, chemistry, and both of them had booming slappers.
Hated then both as a Stars fan but no denying the level of talent.
....and as a Red Wings fan!
no mention of the career-ending stick to the eye?
They don't have a better number to retire in St. Louis than a guy who played mid career and never won a cup?
Who are you talking about? The Plager brothers? Brian Sutter? Bernie Federko?
You missed Selänne being the center in the ducks in 2016. Other than that great.
Just listen to the podcast on spittin chiclets. Interesting guy. Talks about his whole career. He didn’t want to go to Edmonton the first place.
Can you do a video on Keith Ballard?
Wow, Pronger was 1 win away from doing what Kawhi Leonard did for the Raptors to the 2005-06 Oilers. A championship in a 1 season stint.
Have you done Lecavalier video?
Loved him in Edmonton until his wife requested they go somewhere warmer. Went to Anaheim then he won a cup. Yup one reason why I hate Anaheim and Pronger
Ryan S I don't hate him anymore. That 2005/2006 run was pure magic even if the Oil didn't win the cup, and Pronger deserves a large portion of the credit for that run too. He was the best D-man the Oilers had since Coffey, and no other Oiler D-man since has matched the aggression, consistency, and talent of Pronger since. Anaheim though? Yeah... I agree. I can get on board the hate train with you there. I hate Anaheim more than I hate Calgary and Vancouver.The only team I hate more than Anaheim is Toronto.
I loved pronger
Probably the most dominant defenseman to ever play the game.
Dominant in what way? You want to see dominant, watch Leetch circa 1994. That's what dominant looks like.
oh u taking requests ? i want Theo Fleury please :)
I'm double dipping, but I predicted a Blues v Caps final repeatedly on the late 90s. I failed.
I just checked that Anaheim gave up the 7th least goals in the league, but I kinda feel like Pronger got robbed of the Norris. Lidstrom won it that year. Detroit gave up the least amount of goals at 199, so I see the case for him, outside of him just being great, but I feel that the difference Pronger made for them should've awarded him the Norris trophy
Are some of those old time Dirty Players that were inferred to Sprague Cleghorn or Eddie Shore?
There was also a still persistent rumour of having illegitimate child with a local news reporter in Edmonton at the time.
I thought Smid was a part of the deal from Anaheim.
Without reservation I will say that Pronger is the single greatest player to ever wear the Note.
(I'm only including time while wearing the note. I'm aware Gretzky had 18 games with St. Louis, and he was previously great player in Edmonton and LA. )
Idk, it's hard not to say Brett Hull when he scored the most goals in a season by anyone not named Gretzky while wearing a Bluenote. Hull's numbers were pretty insane in St. Louis.
Do a video on kris Draper
Eddie Shore, great talent best D'Man of his era but read about his exploits
I hope the blues do the number retiring when fans can be in attendance. It would be a shame not to celebrate that properly
Oilers legend
the 94 Canucks Cup run, Pavel Bure KO'ed a Dallas Stars player. He wasn't suspended. I got a copy of a Canucks DVD, looking back at the 94 cup run, the Canucks commentator said.... yeah.... Bure should have been suspended.