After game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals, Chris Neil called Chris Pronger a "backstabber" because Pronger was pushing around Senators and irritating them, and of course with the elbow/forearm to Dean McAmmond's head. But as Ducks' GM Brian Burke said, the worst hit in game 3 was the elbow to Andy McDonald's head after Neil's six full strides to get to McDonald.
Now earlier in tonight's game, game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals, Chris Neil came in late and hit/pushed Pronger in the head and now Pronger is not on the ice and isn't seen on the Ducks' bench, with probably a possible injury? So who's the backstabber now? You shouldn't criticize other players for playing the same way you do. Pronger and Neil both play a physical game and aren't afraid to mix it up when they have to. But come on Neil, stop bitching about Pronger when you do the same things out there.
Update at 8:55 PM
Chris Pronger has came back to the bench and on the ice for the Ducks later in the first period. So he looks like he is ok now.
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