Joe Thornton passes Teemu Selanne in all-time scoring
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ayrton2388
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Dondini
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And Selanne played more years in a higher scoring environment though
NyQuil
Big F$&*in Q
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Living legend. People thought he was done but the old guy just seems to be getting better and better this season on the 3rd line.
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Was saying Boo-urns
Hockeyholic
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Would be interested to see who would win a poll for better player in their prime: Thornton or Selanne. Or even Thornton or Iginla.
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Of course he did, Thornton always passes.
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Hard to compare a center to wingers but I'd say he is pretty close with Selanne and a bit better than Iginla.
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Dionne has one more top 10 scoring season and two Lindsay's.
Jumbo faced stiffer competition and has a Hart. They're very close.
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Butch 19
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Selanne also played in a worse era. 40 year old Selanne finished 8th in points. Thornton is now 39 and he's 139th in points.
Joking aside, gratz Thornton. Amazing player and a great career. I hope he wins the Cup with the Sharks if my team doesn't win.
Quid Pro Clowe
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Passing Teemu f***ing Selanne in all time points is an accomplishment, despite how dumb your attempt is to trivialize it.wow.... 15th?
have shirts made
hotcabbagesoup
why u guys want Celebrini, he played like a weenie
wow.... 15th?
have shirts made
FRONT: "Thortin passes Teemu 15th All-Time Scoring Leader"
BACK: "......still not a Top 100 Player All-Time."
Selanne lost the first 4 seasons of his career, since he entered the NHL after turning 22. But Thornton was mismanaged in his Boston Days. But on the other hand Selanne went through 3 lockouts, while being mismanaged towards the end of his career. But then again Thornton is being buried right now and will have yet another lockout to go through in a few years... Must admit, it's close no matter how you look at it.
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Congrats to Thornton, one of the better players of this era. As a Sharks fan and a hockey fan I'd like to see Thornton win the Cup this yr.
Quid Pro Clowe
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As neutral fan I have no interest in a pissing contest between the two. They are both awesome and seeing stats like this from age old players is just great for the game regardless. Congrats to him, hes one of the best at what he does. Curious to see if Getzlaf can stack up similarly when all is said and done?
TomasHertlsRooster
Don’t say eye test when you mean points
BigBadBruins7708
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I don't think so either but they are players of a similar ilk and I think Getz will last in the league like Thornton did.
I mean their PPG is eerily similar isn't it?
