Posts About "Shawn Thornton"
The NHL’s Stretcher Era: Where Does it End?
December 18th, 2013 The stretcher. You know, that thing paramedics use to transport injured people? Hopefully you've never needed one. Hopefully you never will. Yet increasingly, more NHL players are. And season after NHL season we are increasingly witnessing its appearance on the ice in NHL arenas. Stretchers do not belong on the ice. At any...
VIDEO: Does Fighting Belong in Hockey? Have your say!
December 18th, 2013 If there was no fighting in the NHL, there would have been no way or reason for Brooks Orpik to answer for his clean hit, and thus Shawn Thornton would have had no reason to viciously attack him. An interesting sentiment from the anti-fighting crowd among us. A sentiment that suggests fighting is at the core of the rash of violence...
Hockey News: Thornton Considers Appeal; Penguins Injury Woes
December 16th, 2013 Milan Lucic gets into a bar fight and pulls the "do you know who I am" card. Shawn Thornton is thinking about appealing his 15-game suspension for the slew-foot sneak attack on Brooks Orpik. Despite Thornton admitting he was wrong and profusely apologizing, he doesn't want to be punished this badly. Orpik meanwhile is till...
Bruins Fans, Your Logic is Flawed
December 16th, 2013 The league finally made a decision on Shawn Thornton and his abhorrent attack on Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik. Brendan Shanahan has decided to suspend the Bruins toughman for 15 games. 15 games for a stupid, senseless act. Finally, a correct decision by Shanahan, but don't tell Bruins fans that. Or Don Cherry. Boy,...
Hockey News: Flames Fire Feaster; Thornton Suspension Looming
December 12th, 2013 Breaking news: The Calgary Flames have relived Jay Feaster of his duties as General Manager. We present to you Martin Jones, another product of the Los Angeles Kings goalie factory. The Maple Leafs learned last night what it feels like to dominate a game, out-shoot a team, and still lose. Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry are...
The NHL's Suspension System Is Broken
December 11th, 2013 The NHL's discipline system has been an abject failure with respect to intentional hits or blows to the head and their consequent punishment. I'll be frank: Suspension lengths are far too short. Punishments are currently based on brutally flawed criteria that create a poisonous positive feedback loop in which precedent is king. All the...
Settling the Debate: Thornton Hit Worse Than Neal Knee
December 11th, 2013 The Shawn Thornton hit was much worse than the James Neal knee to Brad Marchand's head. There isn't a debate here people. Just because you love to bash the Pittsburgh Penguins doesn't mean Neal's actions were more violent. Thornton mugged and assaulted a defenseless Brooks Orpik. The brutal actions of Thornton found Orpik...
The Character Assassination of Brooks Orpik
December 9th, 2013 “Boston’s Thornton chasing down Pittsburgh’s Orpik, a noted instigator who wouldn’t fight this time, and after Orpik had fallen to the ice, pummelling him with two solid punches. Just revolting. Orpik was immobilized and taken off the ice on a stretcher.” – SI’s Peter King in MMQB After Brooks Orpik, now playing in his...
Hockey News: Violence in the NHL; Injuries for Everybody
December 9th, 2013 Zac Rinaldo is pretty happy about the Bruins/Penguins game because no one is really talking about this: Dion Phaneuf decided to get in on the disciplinary hearing action. Some strong words for Gary Bettman and the state of his NHL. Claude Julien had a lot to say about the incidents from Saturday night. So did Don Cherry....
Throw the Book at Shawn Thornton
December 8th, 2013 Shawn Thornton has always been a passionate player and an intense one. He's that kind of player that will defend his teammates at any cost. After last night's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Thornton may have just taken that to a whole new level. In the first period of the Bruins-Penguins game, there was an awful bit of action...
Bruins Lines Remain Blurred
May 22nd, 2013 One of the great strengths for the Boston Bruins during their 2011 Stanley Cup run - and in the time since - has been their ability to consistently and effectively roll out four lines on any given night. This strength was on display once again in Game 3 vs the New York Rangers on Tuesday night, as both goals in the Bruins 2-1 victory...
Boston Bruins: Shawn Thornton's Last Stand
March 5th, 2013 By Wayne Whittaker, Boston Bruins Correspondent Shawn Thornton is most likely in the last contract of his NHL career. His current deal, which was signed just under a year ago, is set to expire about three weeks prior to Thornton's 37th birthday. Since coming to the Boston Bruins in 2007, the two-time Stanley Cup champion has...
Bruins Continuing To Find Ways To Win
March 2nd, 2013 In the course of their 18 games played, the fewest of any team in the NHL, the Boston Bruins have found numerous ways to win. Saturday afternoon's matinee against the Tampa Bay Lightning was just another example. Down 2-0 early in the first period after the Lightning potted two quick power play goals, a rarity against Boston, the...
