Pronger carried the oilers and flyers but what other team?Pronger was more a force , he pretty much carried 3 teams to the finals , but Stevens was no slouch, and in his later career reinventing himself from an offensive scoring dman to a shutdown hard hitting beast , 3 Cups, he won the Smythe the year Pronger won the Hart. So take your pick.
Saying Pronger was more of a ‘force’ than the guy who runs most of the big hits compilations on Youtube seems odd lmaoPronger was more a force , he pretty much carried 3 teams to the finals , but Stevens was no slouch, and in his later career reinventing himself from an offensive scoring dman to a shutdown hard hitting beast , 3 Cups, he won the Smythe the year Pronger won the Hart. So take your pick.
Ducks.
I think you could make a reasonable case that the Ducks were a contender without Pronger. He certainly made them an absolute force, though.
Pronger was better, but you can make a case for Stevens having the better overall career
Pronger has better career than Stevens. Pronger is a member of Triple Gold Club, Stevens isn't. Also Pronger won Hart Trophy, Stevens didn't.
An award isn't a career and the Triple Gold Club is completely meaningless (NHL players didn't even play in the Olympics until Stevens was 33, and he made the playoffs in all but one season, so he wasn't exactly a World Championships staple. And seriously, no one in North America gives two sh!ts about the World Championships, so why is this a thing?) I mean, if we're counting the triple gold club, why not cup count 3-1 for Stevens? Stevens was less injury prone and played longer, so he had more elite seasons over his career, and played nearly 500 more RS and 60 more playoff games. He didn't have the high points of Pronger's career but was generally more consistent, including in the playoffs. Stevens didn't clearly have a better career but he has an argument for it.
That Flyers team was pretty damn good, with Briere, Richards, and Carter all in their prime, Giroux coming up, Timonen, etc. I'm not sure you can make the case that Pronger "carried" them either.Pronger carried the oilers and flyers but what other team?