If he's a generational defenseman, playing with a good defensive partner, behind a stacked group of forwards, with an average-to-good goalie, then why does his club doesnt make the playoffs?
Why was he outplayed by many other 1Ds in the POs
He was never outplayed by any 1D in any playoffs expect his rookie season and against Pitts after his sliced achilles was too much for the high octane Penguins.
It's not misleading at all. The only person trying to mislead is you when you try to move the goalposts on what is being said. The fact is that there is only three people in history to post 90+ assist seasons back-to-back. There is only five people in history to post multiple 90+ assist seasons. Thornton has a 10 year period where he was the highest scoring player by like 150 points. To argue that he isn't a lock is quite honestly ignorant. To argue that he isn't generational when he was a scoring leader in the league for a decade long period is unbelievably ridiculous to me. The Sharks disappointing in the playoffs is the Sharks disappointing in the playoffs. Winning at that time of the year is a team thing and not an individual thing. Thornton has been doing his part when it comes to playoff production so that is not a legitimate criticism.
See above. Leading scorer for a ten year period isn't generational to you is what you're saying. Being one of three people EVER to post back-to-back 90+ assist seasons isn't generational to you. Being one of five people EVER to post multiple 90+ assist seasons isn't generational to you. Your bar is set way too high if someone who has accolades like that isn't generational in a league that's been around for 100 years.
Ok, am i blind or did Thornton not post back-to-back 90 assist seasons. Wtf is going on here. Are we doing on pace? That really doesn't count. In theory yes but lol.
And LOL where the **** is MULTIPLE 90 assist seasons coming from? And Thornton has absolutely not been doing his part come playoff time. I mean he's been producing but for a guy who's supposedly "generational" he's been absolutely nothing of the sort when it matters most.
Even Capitals have choked constantly but in 2008/2009 Ovechkin was an animal in the playoffs showing his separation from his peers too. That's what generational players do.