Here’s how he;s described by TSN:

  His hockey I.Q. is off the chart and he has an innate understanding of when he needs to step up offensively and create offence for his team, either by doing it himself or making those around him better. As good –- no, make that as great -– as he is, there may still be a huge upside because he has only recently shown any interest in training like a pro.

So, Drew Doughty and Jack Johnson back on the blueline a few years from now? Yikes

The Flames have acquired forward Mike Cammalleri from the Los Angeles Kings as part of a three-way trade.

Calgary sent their first-round selection (17th overall) to the Kings who then ship that pick and the 28th overall selection to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for the Ducks’ 12th overall draft pick.

a) Tomas Holmstrom

Pronger: Height: 6′ 6″ Weight: 213
Holmstrom: Height: 6′ 0″ Weight: 203

The Height difference may not be a factor but it is a big difference between hitting someone in the head or in the shoulders. Now if your Chris Pronger do you want to readjust how you hit just because your playing with shorter people. I cannot fault pronger for being an oaf or for hitting Holmstrom into the boards because Rob Niedermayer pinballed Tomas Holmstrom into the boards Holmstrom clearly sees both players around 43 seconds into that video so Check from Behind does not hurt Pronger or Niedermayer. But what does is the Boarding penalty. Rob insert into the formula made the hit alot worse that it could have been but it is an awesome hit and I can say this because Holmstrom is fine. Kinda

Pronger: Height: 6′ 6″ Weight: 213
McAmmond: Height: 5′ 11″Weight: 195

Dean McAmmond came in very fast and very low ever increaseing his chance for hard hit to his own head during the Stanley Cup Final between Ottawa and Anaheim last year.

Now Pronger appears to thrust his elbows toward Dean McAmmond’s head.

McAmmond has a history of concussions so he was bound to have one again. If this play deserves a suspension because a player got a concussion in the Stanley Cup Finals so does another hit that wasn’t very dirty. There was another play during the Cup Finals last year that also needed a suspension by a certain Swede with a puck. Was the intention not there?

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c) Ryan Kelser

Today in my Calculus class I was taking a test and when I was finished I realized that my foot had become tangled with my backpack. I kicked around until it was free and then I kicked down again to make sure it was free then looked down Why this is important is cause it’s human nature not to try to make yourself look stupid. Just imagine I’m Pronger and my stupid backpack is CP’s *****.

You would all do the same. I check so I would look stupid and trip and fall so I could continue my domination of Calculus and Pronger did it to continue his domination of the Canucks.

Click here to view the embedded video. ]]> http://faceoffcircle.net/2008/03/14/pronger/feed/ http://faceoffcircle.net/2008/02/28/richards-fitting-right-in/ http://faceoffcircle.net/2008/02/28/richards-fitting-right-in/#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:44:12 +0000 danroy http://faceoffcircle.net/2008/02/28/richards-fitting-right-in/ Just some quick thoughts as I’m watching the Blackhawks vs. Stars game right now.

Brad Richards is very noticeable out there tonight. His passes are crisp and are right on the tape. So far (in the 2nd period) he has two assists on two good plays. Actually, Richards just assisted on another great play for a goal as I was writing this. So that’s three assists so far. Richards is exactly what could put Dallas into Stanley Cup dreams. He’s a proven playoff warrior and seems to fit in Dallas and their system right away.

Albeit against a real banged up Chicago team right now, Dallas is making quick work out of them. Many odd man rushes, with great tape to tape passes. Like the HDNet announcer was saying, “they’re looking like the Harlem Globetrotters right now.”

Update - Richards had another beautiful assist on Hagman’s hat-trick goal. So that’s now 4 assists in his first game.

Update - Blackhawks trade deadline addition Andrew Ladd just scored to put the game 6-3, Dallas. Players just seem to do so well their first game with a new team don’t they?

Update - Game getting a lot more physical towards the end of the game, Chicago’s frustration is easy to see. Morrow just whooped on Burrish, I mean he just pounded on him for a while. Looks like Morrow might have hurt his hand though, which wouldn’t bode well for them coming down the stretch.

Update - Another great pass by Brad Richards resulting in a goal. So that’s 5 assists in Richards debut, simply amazing. Have to remember though that many of Chicago’s key players aren’t in the game tonight (Lang, Havlat, Khabbibulin, Sopel, etc). Game looks to be about over at 7-3. Well right after I posted this update Borque scored for Chicago making the score 7-4. Dallas picked the right day to score 7 goals, as a busted up Chicago team has scored 4 goals.

It’s not that I didn’t like him as a Duck.

It’s that he left our team for less money and no sun.(not really)
The only thing that made it better is that he left my team or yours to win a cup.
Ducks 1 Paul 0 SUCK IT!!

On February 17th Teemu beat Paul record for points.
Anyway Selanne passed him on an assist on a goal by Ryan Carter.

So it was Selanne with his 670th point for the Ducks that made my day and finally be able to say that Teemu Selanne is perhaps the best Duck All-time.

Teemu Selanne there will always be room for you to come back and play.
Paul you can come back but you have to have a salary cut 500k thats it.

Meanwhile, Ryan Carter you are on fire. Two goals against Martin Brodeur and two others in the last five games.

Let Teemu tell you about the goal.

My Extra Feature of the Post: Trade Deadline Special

No Trade Clause

• J.S. Giguere
• Doug Weight
• Todd Marchant

Unrestricted Free Agent 2008-2009

• Doug Weight
• Teemu Selanne
• Joe Dipenta

Restricted Free Agents 2008-2009

• Jonas Hiller
• Brian Sutherby
• Drew Miller
• Brandon Bochenski
• Ryan Carter
• Corey Perry

My first post is dedicated to the Ducks GM. He has been a successful GM for the Ducks in the past years. Helped build the team that makes me proud to cheer for the Ducks.

He has had other help he is not just a one man team but a leader’s leader.(If that make senses.) He made a gamble on Teemu Selanne and won. It looked as if it was gonna be a good season in Anaheim. Then, with the help of Rob Niedermayer he signed Scott Niedermayer to a contract. They fought hard in the playoffs with Ilya Bryzgalov holding down the fort, and lost hard to the Oilers but you already knew that riiiight. Last season shaped up to be the greatest Ducks team ever, Burke made a move to acquire Chris “MF” Pronger from Kevin Lowe. Now everyone remembers last season. Blah Blah Kicked Ass Blah Won Blah. To get to my point Burke has done some amazing things. He gets put down alot. I think you would all want him to be your GM. But I would like to discredit the Haters.

• His “Scam” with Teemu and Scott
• Dustin Penner contract
• Kevin Lowe

The said scam simply was not a scam. Selanne has said himself if Burke hadn’t given him time he would of walked away from the team. I don’t blame him he has had an amazing career. But, that didn’t happen instead I get to see my favorite Duck again. The Dustin Penner ordeal I decided to separate from Kevin Lowe because there are two issues with me. Dustin Penner in no way deserves that big of a contract sure he had a good season but what about before that. I don’t know what Kevin Lowe’s problem is but for all I’m concerned is that this equation is correct. Burke>Lowe

My Extra Feature of the post: Plus/Minus

• +Ryan Getzlaf
• -Doug Weight
• +Checking Line
• -Todd Marchant’s Contract
• +This

5 for fighting
2 for instigator
2 for keeping his visor on (that’s a no-no)
10 minute misconduct

Plus he scored a goal.

-BBeR