I don’t think anyone should have a problem with Thornton playing 3rd line with some powerplay time.If Thornton agreed to come here he would not agree to veteran 13th forward or fourth line minutes
He is going to want to play third line or better an PP time
Keep addingTimo Meier $6 million for 3 plus years 37 points this season with a -17 rating. Maybe SJ thinks they can find better value in a player?
Meier and Thorton for Henien, Backes and a 1st or a Bruin prospect.
Not even close.No desire for Thornton. Never liked his attitude. Don't see him as a good fit on this team. Definitely interested in Meier though. 1st, Heinen, Backes, Cehlarik(?) for Meier? Sign me up.
Not even close.
To help put this in even more perspective, Krejci’s regular season PPG is about .75 and Thornton’s is about .96 in San Jose
Not even close.
Guy had torn rib cartilage. Raycroft just had an interview with him this year or last saying how the fans/city will never know how much pain Thornton was going through and how unjustified his treatment was.
And the bolded? Really? He's a professional athlete and we watch a silly sport. Who are you to call this guy a loser when by all accounts from teammates/coaches he is an amazing locker room presence?
Thank you !Guy had torn rib cartilage. Raycroft just had an interview with him this year or last saying how the fans/city will never know how much pain Thornton was going through and how unjustified his treatment was.
And the bolded? Really? He's a professional athlete and we watch a silly sport. Who are you to call this guy a loser when by all accounts from teammates/coaches he is an amazing locker room presence?
WOW. This post is so wrong.He did nothing.
The guy who went 0-0-0 in seven games against the Habs and took a stupid penalty as Game 7 was winding down deserves nothing.
He can end his career as the loser that he is.
So what? Did his sore ribs make him take the stupid penalty?
He's had a top team his entire career and always comes up short.
The best decision the Bruins made was getting rid of him and building around Bergeron. Let him rot in the California sun.
Here's your savior Bergeron taking an offensive zone penalty in gm 7 up by 1 with around 2 minutes to go. Canadiens tied the game on the ensuing PP to force OT.
Regardless if there was actually solid contact on Wisniewski or not, you have Bergeron aggressively going for a stick lift he was never going to get. Silly play to make when we all know the level of incompetence the NHL refs show.
Thankfully Horton saved Bergeron from a lot of tough criticism.
I don’t think anyone should have a problem with Thornton playing 3rd line with some powerplay time.
Didn’t Cassidy play Lindholm in the top 9?I'd bet Cassidy would.
Great. And if Bergeron choked in the playoffs every year he would deserve the same treatment. For one guy it was a rare misplay, for another it was the culmination of years of choking.
Thornton's last series for the Bruins he had zero goals, zero assists and 14 penalty minutes.
He went to a stacked San Jose team for 20 years and won nothing. He's completely washed up. I wouldn't even give up a 5th for him to sit in the pressbox for an injury. I'd rather go to Studnicka in that scenario. The guy is a born loser.
Didn’t Cassidy play Lindholm in the top 9?
What's that got to do with Thornton?
I believe that proves Cassidy's definition of a top 9 player isn't all that impressive, and that Thornton would easily be better in that role than Par ****ing Lindholm? But that's just a guess...
Joe Thornton on the fourth line and on the second power play unit might help.