True.
The only group that would be worse would be Matt Cooke, Ulf Samuelsson, James Neal and Darias Kasparaitas.
True.
The only group that would be worse would be Matt Cooke, Ulf Samuelsson, James Neal and Darias Kasparaitas.
Didn't he play defense in Junior for a bit?
Didn't he play defense in Junior for a bit?
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Shawn Thornton switches into a black jersey to join Dougie on defense during a controlled scrimmage. #throwback ^CS
Looks like we have our Seidenberg replacement
Oh, yes, that NHL. Good old Dr. Gary Bettman, un-concussing Brooks Orpik while Loui Eriksson sat in his waiting room begging for his help. How dare they.
Despise the organization if you must, but please don't wish bodily harm on someone. Plus, going through the glass would likely injure fans, too, and that's terrible considering that players, at the very least, do understand the risks of a contact sport whereas fans did not necessarily choose danger. It does not reflect well on a fan-base to want to see a player "through the glass," in my personal opinion that is based on years of knowing nothing about ice hockey whatsoever.
Raffi Torres! Now there's a guy whose moral compass I trust.
I believe so, too.
I think he's a great leader and a great team guy.
I'm still uncomfortable with this whole situation, myself, though.
No, because he was given a match penalty. He might get a lower suspension (though I doubt it), but can't play until whatever suspension he has is over.
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The often fashionable Rask wearing a "Free Thornton" shirt. Often fashionable, not always. #Bruins
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Anyone catch the thread on the main board about Lupul and his cross check to Eaves's head?
Nice to see the NHL (not so) serious about protecting players and cleaning up the game and trying to prevent head shots.....
Eaves was a Bruin for a minute or two, so it's open season!
What Shawn did was really uneconomical.
He could've kneed Orpik in the head while lying on the ice three times to get that fifteen games, or pulled a Lupul style crosscheck 20 times to add up to the salary lost.
Instead, he chose to get his fifteen games / ~$200,000 with two little soft punches to the face. He needs to think about maximizing his damage to salary loss ratio.