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Chris Pronger, the 7-time Lady Byng award winner, will be returning to the Flyers lineup tonight. Given the fact that two Flyers have delivered suspension-worthy hits thus far in the preaseason, fans everywhere will be delighted that a gentlemanly player such as Pronger will bring a stable, friendly atmosphere to the lineup, seeing as Pronger is not known as a player who would ever attempt to cause harm to another player. Although Chris Pronger stands a good 6-8 inches taller than most players, Pronger is known as a player who would rather use his blazing speed than initiate contact with other players.
This should serve him well as, in the past, his sheer size alone has caused his shoulders to contact players' heads (John Tavares is a prime example), hits which are now considered penalties and suspendable offenses. When asked about the possibility that a check may inadvertently hit a much smaller player in the head, Pronger stated, "Well, that's just not my game. In the past, if a smaller guy was coming at you full speed, you could bump him off the puck with a gentle nudge. Now that that can be a 50-game offense, I'll just have to use my foot speed and make sure to keep a good 6-8 feet away to make sure that my shoulders don't come anywhere near a player like Nathan Gerbe or any other highly-skilled yet small players."
In similar news, 6'9" Bruisn defenseman has reportedly emptied the Boston area of pepper spray in an effort to use it on attacking players so he will also not inadvertently have a shoulder/upeer arm shrug contact the head.
