Rumor: Sportsnet's Chris Johnston Thornton and Leafs have mutual interest.

[jcs0218]

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Hes not from Toronto. Doesnt matter if there are f***in Leaf fans in this area. What does that have to do with anything? I get it. You want to own every single player that was born in Ontario....."hes coming home" lol....ok

I can get call calling Toronto one's "home town" or "home town team".

Similar to someone from Oshawa calling Toronto "one's home town team".

I can understand this, if it wasn't for the fact that Detroit is closer than Toronto.

 

[LEAFSANDBILLSFAN]

LOL Joe Thornton isnt from Toronto. He is from St Thomas which is 2 and a half hours west.

Been to Port Stanley many times. It is Leafs country in that area and saying he is coming home to Toronto isn't far fetched. Southern Ontario is Southern Ontario.

 

[jcs0218]

Been to Port Stanley many times. It is Leafs country in that area and saying he is coming home to Toronto isn't far fetched. Southern Ontario is Southern Ontario.

Maybe where you went.

I have a friend who went to Western university in London and he says there were more Red Wings fans than any other team.

 

[Red Piller]

Been to Port Stanley many times. It is Leafs country in that area and saying he is coming home to Toronto isn't far fetched. Southern Ontario is Southern Ontario.

Port Stanley is excellent. Joe has a boat there. For the sake of Argument then, if i said to someone from Toronto that Drake is coming home to London, would they accept that as true?

 

[LEAFSANDBILLSFAN]

And by a fair bit too.

Not really. It actually pretty much dead center between the two. People think you hit London and Windsor/Detroit is right around the corner West as Woodstock is to the East. No Windsor is almost 2 hours from London. Same as Toronto. St. Thomas is beside London.

 

[LEAFSANDBILLSFAN]

Maybe where you went.

I have a friend who went to Western university in London and he says there were more Red Wings fans than any other team.

Been to Western many times as well. Again Leafs country. Know a fair amount of Londoners. Again mostly Leafs fans.

 

[LEAFSANDBILLSFAN]

Port Stanley is excellent. Joe has a boat there. For the sake of Argument then, if i said to someone from Toronto that Drake is coming home to London, would they accept that as true?

I'd say locally no, but internationally yes. It's a matter of perspective. Someone from Scarborough isn't going to say I'm from Toronto to someone in the GTA. They're gonna say I'm from Scarborough. I bet the vast majority of people from Guelph, London, Barrie, Peterborough etc say I'm from near Toronto when explaining where they are from when travelling abroad. In fact i do it and so do all my friends and wife.

 

[Red Piller]

I'd say locally no, but internationally yes. It's a matter of perspective. Someone from Scarborough isn't going to say I'm from Toronto to someone in the GTA. They're gonna say I'm from Scarborough. I bet the vast majority of people from Guelph, London, Barrie, Peterborough etc say I'm from near Toronto when explaining where they are from when travelling abroad. In fact i do it and so do all my friends and wife.

Right but that example isnt the same thing. Thornton IS local in terms of Province and not international. But he was born almost 3 hours away from where people are pretending he is from. If i said Drake is from my hometown and not Toronto because its all relative, they would think i was ridiculous. It is the exact same principle. Thanks for the discussion sir. I am off to have a beer. Cheers.

 

[A1LeafNation]

This article says his favourite team was the Red Wings and his favourite player was Steve Yzerman (and that is why he wears #19).

Sharks' Thornton explains why passing Yzerman is extra special

Liked Yzerman so naturally pulled for his team, but two favoutite teams were Leafs and Oil.

JockBio: Joe Thornton Biography

(Growing up)

 

[AcerComputer]

This article says his favourite team was the Red Wings and his favourite player was Steve Yzerman (and that is why he wears #19).

Sharks' Thornton explains why passing Yzerman is extra special

Not surprised. I lived in St. Thomas, and mostly lots of Wings fans. Leafs fans too of course.

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Jumbo Joe wants to lose in the first round one last time?

 

[KaseMeOutside]

I don't understand what the Leafs are doing.

 

[Coachcorner]

I don't understand what the Leafs are doing.

That is exactly why we are not in the NHL as general managers or other bigger roles of chairmen sire. That is why I am only a investor in the maple leafs organization, paying so much money to a lot of human beings. Invest hard, has always been my motto sire. But yeah, these guys know they are building and giving for the fans sire. If you can't win at times, then you lose. But you gots to lose entertaining and hard at the same time. That's the key in life and I LOVE IT

 

[torniojaws]

I don't understand what the Leafs are doing.

Working hard to keep their streak going on

Maybe next they will try Martin Jones...

 

[Conbon]

Playoff choker signs with a team that can’t get past the first round? Sounds about right.

Astonishing that a label that came from one playoff series in 2004 is still repeated by moronic fans.

 

[serp]

Just leaving this here. With Seguin more than likely starting the year injured Stars would 100% have a role for Thornton to play at Center.

Seems more of a fit than he would be in Toronto.

 

[Ciao]

The Leafs might add Joe Thornton to Eric Lindros, Brian Leetch and Ron Francis in the Pantheon of HHOFers that played for the Leafs while the sun went down?

Not my cup of tea. I didn't think Shanny and Dubas would go for that kind of thing.

I just don't see the value of it.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

I can see it as a way to give a team a tiny bit of extra motivation in the playoffs, like Ray Bourque.

 

[glucker]

I don't understand what the Leafs are doing.

I’d imagine “adding much needed veteran leadership whilst building a cheaper bottom-6, so they can make another move to supplement the D” is a pretty accurate description.

 

[Westlander]

The Leafs might add Joe Thornton to Eric Lindros, Brian Leetch and Ron Francis in the Pantheon of HHOFers that played for the Leafs while the sun went down?

Not my cup of tea. I didn't think Shanny and Dubas would go for that kind of thing.

I just don't see the value of it.

Ron Francis is the first one I thought of with these Thornton rumours. It was fine in those days, and if there were still no cap, I'd say why not, the more the merrier. Or if we didn't already have Spezza. I also don't see how it makes sense now.

 

[Westlander]

Been to Western many times as well. Again Leafs country. Know a fair amount of Londoners. Again mostly Leafs fans.

I spent my early childhood between London and Chatham, and while Wings fans were very visible, it was still mostly Leafs.

I think the 'hometown' label in the Toronto/Ontario context isn't meant to be taken literally, it's almost a Southern Ontario cultural thing. It's a bit like a player from anywhere in Quebec being treated as hometown in Montreal. Even if you're well south of London, you can still feel as if you're in Toronto's orbit. Detroit doesn't feel like it's 'ours' the way Toronto does, an international border does after all make a difference. Though I can imagine in Windsor people don't see it that way since Detroit is right there.

 

[Nizdizzle]

Right but that example isnt the same thing. Thornton IS local in terms of Province and not international. But he was born almost 3 hours away from where people are pretending he is from. If i said Drake is from my hometown and not Toronto because its all relative, they would think i was ridiculous. It is the exact same principle. Thanks for the discussion sir. I am off to have a beer. Cheers.

St Thomas seems to be getting further and further from TO every time I visit this thread.

 

[FerrisRox]

St Thomas seems to be getting further and further from TO every time I visit this thread.

I was just thinking that. I was puzzled to see someone say St. Thomas was closer to Detroit "by a fair margin" when I thought it was literally in the middle in terms of proximity to Detroit and Toronto. I feel like if two cars left St. Thomas at the same time one headed to Toronto and the other to Detroit they would arrive at their destinations at the exact same time.

 

[Nizdizzle]

I was just thinking that. I was puzzled to see someone say St. Thomas was closer to Detroit "by a fair margin" when I thought it was literally in the middle in terms of proximity to Detroit and Toronto. I feel like if two cars left St. Thomas at the same time one headed to Toronto and the other to Detroit they would arrive at their destinations at the exact same time.

Yup, both trips take about 2 hours. I live in Windsor and travel between Windsor/Hamilton monthly (passing by St Thomas each time).

 

[Ciao]

St Thomas seems to be getting further and further from TO every time I visit this thread.

I guess it depends if you stop for Chinese food along the way.