Raoul Duke
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- Feb 21, 2010
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Man he was good.
A one man maching on the blueline. Wingspan of an albatross, Defensive IQ through the roof.
That one year of Pronger was so satisfying as a fan. Truly one of the greatest defenseman ever.
watching guys like Larsson, Russell, Nurse, Klefbom, Benning etc flub pucks, miss defensive assignments and just plain be out of position so often makes you miss a guy like that
Just putting a prime Pronger with this team we win the cup.
The breakout pass, the shot/pass from the point, perfect defensive positioning, not a stride wasted, not to mention the old school punishment he’d dish out.
Even a freaking penalty shot goal ffs!!
As well known as he was, I still think he was underrated. Damn near the perfect D man.
In relation to the current tone of this thread, I seem to remember people criticizing his skating and talk of him being lazy during the regular season.