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Post by Score on Nov 28, 2006 21:13:40 GMT -3
Chris Pronger shouldn't expect many warm welcomes when he takes the ice during his return to Edmonton on Tuesday night.
"We'll see how it goes. It'll be nice to go up there and enjoy the crowd. The fans treated me great when I was there."
"When you lose a superstar it's a hard pill to swallow, and I understand where (the fans are) coming from and I'm sure Chris does, too," Oilers center Shawn Horcoff said. "We just hope they show a little bit of class."
On radio and in print, some fans have indicated they want to publicly burn old Pronger jerseys, throw pacifiers on the ice or turn their backs on him in pregame warmups.
Pronger's former coach said those actions may not faze the defenseman, however.
"He's one of the few guys who could just block this (booing) out and play through it and that's a sign of the mental toughness that he has," Oilers coach Craig MacTavish said.
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