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Inside the offices of the National Hockey League, they had a special phrase for Chris Pronger's various suspensions during his playing days:
That he "samples the menu."
The hit to Pat Peake's throat with his stick in 1995 earned him four games. The slash to Jeremy Roenick in 1998 was four games. That cross-check to Brendan Morrow in 2002 was worth two games, and that time he kicked Ville Nieminen late in the 2003-04 season was worth only one.