Oilers' governor/part owner Cal Nicholls has finally spoken out publicly about what caused Chris Pronger to demand a trade last summer.
Pronger's wife Lauren hated Edmonton and for the most part remained back in her native St. Louis, only flying into Edmonton with the kids for home games then flying right back out when the Oilers went on the road. It's also implied the Prongers' marriage was over if Chris remained in Edmonton.
Family is certainly more important than hockey, so I can understand Pronger's dilemna, and his subsequent trade demand. It's a shame the Oilers had to lose a great hockey player because of an heiress wife's inability to support her husband's career by living in Edmonton six months per year.
I give a lot of credit to Oilers' management for being compassionate about the situation by accomodating his demand, even though moving him crippled the franchise's reputation and on ice performance.
Personally I would've made him sit out for the entire length of his contract, and forego the remaining $ 25 million. Let his wife deal with that back in St. Louis, while pissing away her husband's Hall of Fame career.
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