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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
Yeah, I knew that, but wasn't there a controversy during that run where Richards and Carter were said to be too into partying, and Pronger and some others weren't happy about them not being able to abstain from it until the playoffs were over?
...and then that off-season Holmgren blew it up and sent both Richards and Carter packing.
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well there was a massive divide in that dressing room...and yes Pronger was on one side of it for sure.
The young guys had fun for sure (and they
were young we must remember) but the whole drinking thing was quite a bit overblown at the time. There were incidents, but nothing over the top and nothing that hasnt occurred on most every team in the last 20 years at some point.
Holmgren had to make a choice though and he opted for the vets to stay. Didn't work out in the end, but his decision was easy enough to understand.