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DU Junior Geoff Paukovich has not signed a professional contract with the Edmonton Oilers and is still attending classes at the University of Denver. It had be speculated that Edmonton was interested in signing Paukovich, and that may or may not be true, but both sides have not come to an agreement as of last night.Paukovich grew up in Denver and one can assume that he won't be jumping ship, unless the Oilers make a quality offer. Paukovich was drafted under the old Collective Bargaining Agreement and as such, may qualify for a better deal than players drafted in the past two years.
Edmonton also has the NHL rights to DU Senior goaltender Glenn Fisher and DU Freshman Matt Glasser.
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Clarification: Edmonton didn't deal Pronger due to financial reasons. Their salary commitments this year exceeded what they were with Pronger in the lineup. They would have kept him as he's a big time player who's signed long-term at a relatively cheap price.
Pronger chose to leave for 'personal reasons' and the Oilers granted him his wish by trading him.
Good point. Mistake on my part. Paragraph deleted. Thanks for the clarification.
I heard that Edmonton dealth Pronger because his wife hated it in Edmonton. I heard that over on XM-204
Mrs. Pronger is the Yoko Ono of professional hockey...
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