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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Peter Laviolette and Chris Pronger could group up for a standup action once the Stanley Cup finals are done.
Even though the Philadelphia Flyers route the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 in the best-of-seven series, their manager and tip defenseman incited routinely paltry headlines conferences in to a humerous entertainment show Thursday.
Laviolettes sell with a contributor who asked if he elite his group has some-more success murdering penalties orthe energy fool around pennyless up the room.
"Are you serious?" a confounded Laviolette asked. "They"re both important."
Amid bursts of laughter, an additional reporterthe conflicting side of the room attempted to ask a opposite question. But a nonplussed Laviolette wasnt listening. Instead, he stared blankly at the initial reporter.
"Is that not the answer that you were seeking for? Do you wish me to interpret it and give you something improved to write?" Laviolette said. "I mean, I see you jolt your head."
The contributor countered that former Flyers manager Ken Hitchcock would have elite that his penalty-killing section be some-more dominant.
"How would we have done out last night if we usually had a great chastisement kill?" Laviolette replied. "I"m only asking you how we would have done out last night underneath your undiluted world."
The Flyers scored a span of power-play goals in a 4-3 overtime victoryWednesday to get at the back of in to the series.
"All right, then," Laviolette said.
Before his manager took the podium, Pronger tossed out a little one-liners. But thats zero new for the former NHL MVP, who seems to suffer being in the spotlight.
Known for his agitating stylethe ice, Pronger is deliberate a knave in Chicago.
"What did I do?" he deadpanned.
He was asked if he enjoyed the role. "Sure, the old hat now," Pronger replied.
Tired of conference questions about removing so most personification time, the 35-year-old Pronger joked about his age.
"I came down here in a wheelchair," he quipped.
He was asked because he wasnt sporting a playoff brave similar to his teammates.
"Too itchy," Pronger said. "That wasnt a great sufficient answer? I grew one before. It didnt work."
Pronger caused a stir by swiping the diversion puck at the finish of each of Chicagos dual wins in the series. But he didnt take it after teammate Claude Giroux scored in overtime in Game 3.
"Oh, you meant take it?" he said. "I listened the tenure take a integrate times the alternative day. Do you have a order book? I didnt know the winning group keeps the puck. Is that in the order book?
"It wasnt in front of me similar to the alternative one was."
Pronger smiled, got up and walked off the stage, withdrawal a route of delight behind.
Game 4 of the array is Friday night.
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