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Ducks Appear Done
by Paul on 04/10/08 at 12:25 PM ET
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from Helene Elliott of the LA Times,
Also working against the Ducks is the sword hanging over Pronger, just back from an eight-game suspension for stepping on the leg of Vancouver’s Ryan Kesler.
As a multiple offender who served a pair of one-game suspensions last spring, Pronger will be watched closely by NHL officials. A cross-eyed glance at an opponent may get him suspended. Continued poor impulse control could trigger a sentence of five games or more, a loss the Ducks would have difficulty withstanding.
Coach Randy Carlyle said he and Burke talked to Pronger about staying within the rules but neither wants him to change.
“We think that he has to play the game with that competitive edge to continue to be an elite defenseman, and we expect him to do so,” Carlyle said.
Then they’ll have to expect to do without him at least once.
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