Found July 16, 2009 on Bleacher Report:
History does indeed repeat itself. Sometimes it just takes a couple decades to get around to it.   With Chris Pronger now patrolling the Flyers’ blueline and dreams of Stanley Cup glory dancing in fans’ heads, the situation is reminiscent of yesteryear, when both the Phillies and 76ers acquired that “final piece” to push them over the top.   For the Phillies, it was Pete Rose. Brought in before the 1979 season, Charlie Hustle sparked the Phils to their first ever World Series win in his second year with the club.   For the Sixers, superstar Moses Malone was the driving force behind the team’s title in 1983, his first year in Philadelphia.   And now it is Pronger who looks to join the fraternity of “perennial All-Star, Hall of Fame-bound players who finally get a Philadelphia team over the hump and to a championship.” (And yes, I know Rose isn’t technically in the Hall, but you know what I mean.)   It won’...
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