puck7x Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Holy crap! traded defenceman Chris Pronger to the Edmonton Oilers for defencemen Eric Brewer, Doug Lynch and Jeff Woywitka. www.tsn.ca Its about time Edmonton acquired a star player from STL in return for prospects... Its always the other way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoZed Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 LOL Weight trade inversed. I think I like the new CBA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombTHEice Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 *lol* That's an insane trade, I doubt that Edomonton got better with this trade ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 I'm actually shocked they let Pronger go. The smaller market teams are really getting involved, the new CBA seems to be working well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan19 Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Originally posted by Prime Minister KoivuI'm actually shocked they let Pronger go. The smaller market teams are really getting involved, the new CBA seems to be working well. I'm also surprised, can't picture him in an Edmonton jersey, but if thats possible - why not Montreal? habsfan19 http://www.habsblog.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycing Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Wow... now that's a trade. Never thought I'd reall see them trade Brewer. I think Pronger will be a good fit there though. I have a feeling this makes Edmonton a much more interesting place for UFA's now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortcat1 Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Short term maybe this LOOKS better for Edmonton but mid and long-term, Edmonton loses out big time on this deal Brewer is more than adequate, Woywitka is a top end defensive prospect and Lynch is a solid third pair defenseman. The oldest of the three is 26. Lots of down the road stuff to work with here. Pronger may be a franchise defenseman but, if he's the only one of consequence in front of Conklin, then that makes for a big hole when he's resting on the bench. Aside from Semenov, the others are third pair or fill-in players. Pronger at 30 still has many years left in him but how many of these will be in Edmonton? Not many, I expect. As soon as this contract is done, he's gone somewhere else. I'm glad that Gainey isn't doing something like that. It's like what Toronto and New York Rangers have been doing for years. Ah... this generation of instant gratification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazer Posted August 3, 2005 Share Posted August 3, 2005 Was thinking the same as habsfan19, this kind of deal is great to see in the new NHL. Whether or not it works out in the long term having a player of that caliber in Edmonton gives hope to all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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