I'd like to see an old school Edmonton versus Calgary Conference final :D
But I was thinking also that the year off probably helped Pronger get all healed up, and he always seemed like quite the professional. It was a good gesture on both the Oilers part and his part to sign him for that 5 year deal. A gesture that the Oil recognized his abilities and saw him as being useful to the team and a solid contributor, and a gesture from him that he's willing to be in it for a long haul.
I did hear an interesting perspective about Pronger's powerplay contributions. While he was good in St. Louis, I was forgetting that he did have Al MacInnis beside him, which would be a nightmare for any penalty kill. But even still, Pronger's addition means that there's SOMEONE to guard on the powerplay now. And I know Bergeron has quite the little slapshot and is an offensive minded defensemen, so he might make a good pairing on the powerplay. Semenov also has a howitzer (and is physically imposing to boot), but I'm not sure how offensive minded he really is. Plus both those defensemen are still youngin's (younglings? ), but maybe Pronger's experience will help out their growth.
I was thinking on going out for lunch, so i'll probably take a peek at that Sun article.