Confirmed Signing with Link: [TOR] Joe Thornton signs with the Maple Leafs (1 year, $700K)

[Man Bear Pig]

He's trading young legs for older and slower ones with a likely compacted schedule coming. I'm not shitting on the value but the team composition doesnt make sense

He had to trade Kapanen and Johnsson. The Leafs got screwed, like many other teams, by the flat (covid) cap. Dubas wasn't going to get a 26 year old UFA with wheels for the league minimum. There wasnt much choice.

 

[McDrai]

Interesting.. Does he have any gas left in the tank? Doesn't really seem like a Toronto type of player with his lack of footspeed these days.

 

[Kurtz]

Ummm...help my memory. Didn't the Leafs LOSE a game to a random building employee?

Just trying to remember....

Whooooshh

 

[SaskCanesFan]

Sure he is.

In the 1960s?

 

[A1LeafNation]

Joe Thornton is one of the top players of his generation living out his hockey golden years in Toronto. Toronto has gotten older and slower this off season its incredible watching Dubas obliterate his hockey values before our eyes

He did? How?

 

[Leaf Fans]

In the 1960s?

Do you think it is the 1960s?

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

Spezza & Thornton?
Are we dialing back to 2008?

Ummm...help my memory. Didn't the Leafs LOSE a game to a random building employee?

Just trying to remember....

Joe Thornton is one of the top players of his generation living out his hockey golden years in Toronto. Toronto has gotten older and slower this off season its incredible watching Dubas obliterate his hockey values before our eyes

In the 1960s?

i’ve never seen so much cringe condensed into one place

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

i’ve never seen so much cringe condensed into one place

I have: https://hfboards.mandatory.com/search/7650424/

 

[Belial]

PO experience is nice but when it's always on the bench...

 

[Leaf Fans]

Ummm...help my memory. Didn't the Leafs LOSE a game to a random building employee?

Just trying to remember....

No, we didn't. We did however, lose to a specific building employee an EBUG goalie coach and part time Zamboni driver for the Marlies. It was one of the stories of the season. His name is David Ayres.

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

I have: https://hfboards.mandatory.com/search/7650424/

link doesn’t work. But i’ll just assume you’re linking to a post where i state comparing PP production to 5v5 is atupid, and you took offense

 

[Leaf Fans]

I have: https://hfboards.mandatory.com/search/7650424/

What is that? It gives an error when clicked.

 

[Leaf Fans]

PO experience is nice but when it's always on the bench...

Why didn't you play them?

 

[sergejean]

Please...could they somehow bring back Marleau and do the grandpa line?

 

[Belial]

Why didn't you play them?

I seriously tried to get the meaning but I fell short...

 

[SoftDumpNtheCorner88]

Mann soo many Toronto haters ITT .... Sheeeesh.

 

[Langdon Alger]

It still amazes me the spare parts that were traded to get Thornton when he was in his prime. It might still be one of the worst trades in NHL history.

Worked out well in the long run as Boston was able to sign Chara and Savard the following summer, but yeah, that return should have been better.

 

[Langdon Alger]

Mann soo many Toronto haters ITT .... Sheeeesh.

Damn skippy.

 

[Albus Dumbledore]

Eveyone mentioning spezza being slow is funny. Hes not as fast as he used to be but can still skate pretty average, in transition with his skill and strength hes still a better overall skater then a lot of players are. Like the ones Toronto let go off. Kappy and johnson have speed to burn for days but it isnt worth as much if they dont have the iq to use it properly.

The only slow players I see are jumbo joe. Simmonds will be healthier now then he has been in two years iirc. Should be an average skater too.

Also robertson, engvall and kerfoot being permanently in the bottom 6 makes our bottom 6 actually about as fast as last year funny enough.... just with better albeit some older players.

 

[A1LeafNation]

Thornton = Leaf fans
Sedin = rest of HFboards

 

[Eternal Leaf]

Eveyone mentioning spezza being slow is funny. Hes not as fast as he used to be but can still skate pretty average, in transition with his skill and strength hes still a better overall skater then a lot of players are. Like the ones Toronto let go off. Kappy and johnson have speed to burn for days but it isnt worth as much if they dont have the iq to use it properly.

The only slow players I see are jumbo joe. Simmonds will be healthier now then he has been in two years iirc. Should be an average skater too.

Also robertson, engvall and kerfoot being permanently in the bottom 6 makes our bottom 6 actually about as fast as last year funny enough.... just with better albeit some older players.

Yeah, Spezza is nearing the end of his career but he's a pretty good skater. It never felt like he couldn't keep up.

 

[BoredBrandonPridham]

Mann soo many Toronto haters ITT .... Sheeeesh.

that’s how you know they’re really pissed about this. I don’t know why though, he’s good at 700k but not some huge a steal.

 

[Beville]

I just... I just don’t understand why?

Why would Jumbo go to TML given their record? Is it for a cup? There’s plenty of teams I’d go to before TML. Is there a connection to Ontario, winding down for retirement?

Just seems a really odd signing.

 

[SotasicA]

Sort of a homecoming for Jumbo Joe.

 

[Maple Leaf]

They should trade Thornton for Pastarkak