Thornton signs 700k

[disco]

I know I need to stop reading them, but the sportsnet comments are overwhelmingly negative. It?s actually funny. Dubas is a complete idiot according to most of the comments.

Oh well.

Honestly, in a hard-cap league he's done well. Muzzin and Brodie added without moving a core player. His league-min/$1-million contracts are contributing. The main thing is that they're getting value for almost all of their cap dollars. You can argue the Leafs have no bad contracts, just $1-2 million and an extra year here and there. They certainly have no albatross deals.

 

[L K]

Kind of feels like the Leafs are going for the 2012 Stanley Cup

I honestly have no idea whether you're any or several of: 1) deliberately paraphrasing Steve Simmons' tweet, 2) unintentionally paraphrasing Steve Simmons' tweet, 3) mocking the trade-bashers, or 4) agreeing with the trade-bashers.

Im very much on the Steve Simmons should be allowed to report on the team but should do it with the same amount of press access that I have train.

How anyone can complain about a 700K signing of a player of the caliber of Thornton is beyond me.  He?s not the saviour of the franchise but to think that adding another veteran voice of a player who is still quite good despite limitations in his game is just being intentionally difficult at this point. 

 

[rdowdall]

I think another angle is that instead of the usual "The team chemistry was blown up because player X was sleeping with player Y's wife and that's why player X had to be traded", we'll get the new variation of "The team chemistry was blown up because player X was dating Joe Thornton's daughter and that is why player X had to be traded.  For his own protection".

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/sanjosesharks/status/1256678363835461632
That angle isn?t likely, SI

 

[disco]

https://twitter.com/sanjosesharks/status/1256678363835461632
That angle isn?t likely, SI

What happened to the family of 4 birds that was in that nest?

 

[rdowdall]

https://twitter.com/sanjosesharks/status/1256678363835461632
That angle isn?t likely, SI

Well if he plays for 4 more years, maybe....

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/1317844196137512961

 

[WAYNEINIONA]

Well, it sounds good anyways.

 

[Hobbes]

Very classy of Spezza to contact and offer him the #19 sweater. Just as classy of Joe to decline the offer and take #97 (which he'd worn before in international completion) instead.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/yahoosportsnhl/status/880811651200565249
There?s video if you prefer

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/drosennhl/status/1313222916432187400
https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/1317845553384927233

 

[disco]

Noteworthy that this position was highlighted by Joe. Some years of what I would to be very frustrating goaltending in San Jose.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1329429763933556749
https://twitter.com/scottcwheeler/status/1329429186063327240

 

[OldTimeHockey]

https://twitter.com/drosennhl/status/1313222916432187400
https://twitter.com/kristen_shilton/status/1317845553384927233

Not sure Dubnyk solves that goaltending issue in San Jose. Both him and Jones had horrendous numbers last season.

 

[herman]

Not sure Dubnyk solves that goaltending issue in San Jose. Both him and Jones had horrendous numbers last season.

Joe agrees with you. Sharks probably going for a one year tank job to reload a good prospect.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

From wheeler's article, it certainly sounds like covid is a substantial risk for thornton.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/joshuakloke/status/1344279020381351940
This guy is a maniac in the best way

 

[slapshot]

Hyman-Matthews-Marner
Kerfoot-Tavares-Nylander
Mikheyev-Thornton-______
Robertson-Spezza-______

With the blanks behind filled by likely Simmonds and one of Engvall, Vesey, Barabanov, Korshkov, Boyd, Anderson, or one of the other many randos we have under contract.

Mathews  - 1st overall pick 2016 Leafs
Tavares  -  1st overall pick 2009 Isles
Thornton - 1st overall pick 1997 Bruins
Spezza  -  2nd overall pick 2001 Sens

Only Kolvachuk kept this from being a clean sweep. Still I doubt any four centers on one team ever came close to this...

 

[Arn]

Quietly putting up almost a point per game. What a guy.

 

[Zee]

I mean he's benefiting from playing with Matthews and Marner, but kudos to him to be able to fit on that line at his age.  It's not a gimmie that just anyone can play there, they're tried other guys that didn't work in the past. Jumbo is truly a hall of famer.  So happy he's here and I hope we get a Cup for him this year.