Mostly because grinders don’t score 56 goals. I was using your own logic meaning players that hit and defend must be just grinders. We classify those type of players with talent as ‘power forwards’ generally. Grinders have a negative connotation that points you towards a 3rd/4th line role. Grinders just don’t get 1st line minutes with your best player.
That’s not what I’m saying at all, and you know that. You seem to be claiming that it was all Thornton that won him the rocket. It’s certainly possible without him he wouldn’t have won, but you don’t just luck into 50+ goals, and you certainly don’t luck into a rocket.
Pavelski’s best goal scoring season was actually on 2nd/third line. San Jose was running Thornton up top with couture taking the tough matchups. But you clealy know that right buddy
I also like how you say I come around claiming superior knowledge and then do the same thing in the same sentence. Seems a little hypocritical does it not? The reality is one of us can claim it and the other just proved it. The public can see who is who.
Look man, you’ve got your opinion and nothing I say is going to change that. I just can’t be bothered to have an Internet argument all night over things that really don’t matter. Have a good one. This was about Thornton vs Datsyuk anyways, I picked Thornton happy days