Well, I guess the link story got changed.  Now it’s “no disciplinary action”.

I can’t comment on the incident, though I’ll take a look this weekend at the ANA telecast.  I was engaged in a drinking event last night instead of watching the game, and thought I had lost it when I saw a scoring update.

“Marchant, Moen, and Rob Niedermayer?  I must be really drunk!”

god this guy makes me sick.

Ha!  Sounds like you had a good time, Earl. Better than I did…

Geez, though.  Is it just me, or does your Pronger get away with murder at a higher rate than anyone else in the league?  I swear, that dude could pull out a gun and start firing mid-game, and the refs wouldn’t notice it…

It’s not just you--I hear it a lot (and heck, I used to say it a lot before he got that webbed-foot look to him).

If he weren’t constantly winning games, I’d hate him too.  Unfortunately, I’m a pretty shallow guy, and wins do sway me way too much.

Once again the NHL shows why it is the laughing-stock of North American Sports. I really don’t know why the league likes this guy so much. I wonder what he would have to do to get the punishment he deserves. I think I can say in all honesty, I don’t care what this guy brings to the table, I would never want that sorry excuse of a “professional” athlete on my team.

If he weren’t constantly winning games, I’d hate him too.

Classic. Rational thought and homerism in the same sentence. Well done, Earl, especially coming the day after a drinking contest.

And, yes, my cherubic one, Pinhead does get away with more crap than anyone else in the league. Hey, can’t afford to offend the West Coasters. They and the Deep South represent the league’s salvation, you know. Right! Thanks Gary. Ass.

Sp4r7an--

It’s easy to play high-and-mighty, and I’m not saying you’re wrong, but one thing Anaheim has going for it is that Pronger is just one of many thugs.  It’s easier to overlook Pronger’s faults when you can just say “well, at least he’s not Bertuzzi or May”.

And if he brings you a cup, you’d still refuse?  You are a highly-principled person.

Earl,

Pronger would not bring us the cup by himself. So yes even if he were on the Wings and they won a cup I would not like him. I might tolerate him like I did Bertuzzi, but I would never be happy he played for the Wings. I would much rather have a team win by playing clean and fair hockey. Playing under the skin of the opponents skin is one thing, but playing like your only goal is to hurt the other teams players in anyway is another.

Bah. Pretend I proofread and fix my mistakes in your head.

Well, when half of the Canucks roster is comprised of ‘superpests’ something bad is bound to happen sooner or later.  Considering that the Ducks aren’t exactly known for there mild temperment, perhaps Burrows and pals should have thought twice before dishing out the cheap shots and trash talk?

Just another example of Colin Campbell pulling out his special binary wheel of justice for Chris Pronger.

It’s the same as a roulette wheel with 0 and 1 being the only numbers on the wheel.

Cute line, dash_pinched.

I suppose had Pronger got another suspension, it would be his third straight incident where he got a suspension despite not being called for an infraction from the on-ice officials.

Strange how he always blatantly deserves disciplinary action for “playing like your only goal is to hurt the other team’s players”, but it’s only obvious on review.

Anyway, I blame the referees failing to make an on-ice call for the lightness of his previous suspensions.

Anyway, I blame the referees failing to make an on-ice call for the lightness of his previous suspensions.

Earl, I say this with affection: That’s ridiculous.  It would be helpful if the officials called him for his garbage on ice but the only thing you can really blame it on is Colin Campbell’s incompetence and the league’s mind-boggling love affair with Pronger.  Many, many other players in the exact same situation would get a suspension - if not a multiple game suspension - whether there was a penalty called or not.

(shrug) It may be ridiculous, but it is what it is.

I only bring it up because everyone seems fixated on the fact that the only commonality of Pronger’s suspensions is that they involve Pronger.  That may be the case, but there is another commonality--lack of a call.  Whether it’s justified or not, the NHL has gone lighter on offenses that aren’t called on the ice.  Whether you like that or not, it does shed some light on why the NHL seems to like Chris Pronger.

That is the beauty of video, the refs can’t catch everything. When they don’t thats when the league needs to take action further. Just because the refs didn’t see it doesn’t mean the infraction should go unpunished. If someone does something dirty and against the rules I don’t care who it is or who sees it in the arena, it is the leagues job to take action.

Sure, I got no problem with that.  The league did suspend Pronger twice off of video, but those were awfully light suspensions (one playoff game apiece).  If the league needs to be tougher on non-called incidents, that’s something to talk about.

But that’s not the same as saying the league needs to be tougher on Pronger specifically.

How about if we say they need to be tougher on non-called incidents AND tougher on Pronger?  Because I think both are true.  I still maintain that another player in some of Pronger’s situations would’ve gotten multi-game suspensions whether there was a call on the ice or not especially if that player already had suspensions on his record.  Pronger seems to be one of the few players whose suspensions don’t get progressively longer.

So no, it doesn’t really shed light on why the NHL likes Pronger just that they clearly do.

Well, until I see some more conclusive video, I don’t know how clear it really is.  I don’t know if I’d suspend anyone based on the snippet on TSN, Pronger or not.

Well yes I do agree with you there. I am just assuming Pronger has done something wrong because he usually does. So I am being a little unfair. But you know...it is Sasquatch.

I’ve updated the post with video. Not the greatest quality.

i dunno. 
on one hand, i think the shot of his ugly mug at the end is hilarious.  looks like a dumb goon.
on the other hand, maybe, just maybe he was kicking to unstick his skate, or something.  i hate giving the ‘squatch any benefit of doubt ... but the video feed isn’t clear.

This is what i get for jumping to conclusions. I don’t think he did anything wrong there. But I’m sure he wont disappoint, he’ll do something else and blame it on his genetics again.

Check Youtube for the Simon stomp on Ruutu. I’d say considering Pronger was facing away from the action while still on his shift, he was looking way too long and hard before that stomp. Simon got 30 games. But, since he’s the Ducks captain, playing for the defending Stanley Cup champs, and in a market that needs all the help it can get to bring in fans, he gets nothing. Disgusting.

Senshobo, you are the C.S.I. of inconclusive video.  Hope you get that Emmy.

look, pronger is a gutless wonder. he continues to get away with every thing under the sun. but every dog has it’s day and his time is gonna come. maybe another shot to the chest to stop his heart. maybe something else. karma baby karma, and his is all bad.

I just want to add that, despite my dislike and general distrust of Pronger’s behavior on a frequent basis, that video does not show any guilt. It doesn’t show much at all really, and if that’s the only view the NHL had of the incident, I can certainly understand why there was no action taken.

It’s just that Pronger’s just done this sort of thing so often, it’s easy to believe the worst in him.  Not that I should… it’s just a hard habit to break. And when Kesler says (as he did) “He stomped on me. He got me on the calf,” I happen to find it very easy to believe him.

But the video doesn’t prove it, so that’s the end of it.  I’m just glad Kesler’s okay.