No Kovalchuk treatment for Thornton

I wish someone would offer me a Kovalchuk deal!

He is a very overrated hockey player. He is a very good regular season player but always fails to do well in the playoffs. I would take Brad Richards over Thorton easily. Especially the numbers that Richards put up this year compared to Thorton this season. Brad Richards doesn't excactly have Heatly, Marleau, and Pavelski type players on his team either. and he does great in the playoffs and has a cup do in large part to his great play.

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Originally posted 11:00 AM ET  07.30 by NYR 2007-2008 round 1 champs

He is a very overrated hockey player. He is a very good regular season player but always fails to do well in the playoffs. I would take Brad Richards over Thorton easily. Especially the numbers that Richards put up this year compared to Thorton this season. Brad Richards doesn't excactly have Heatly, Marleau, and Pavelski type players on his team either. and he does great in the playoffs and has a cup do in large part to his great play.

You are right on the money

THAT EXPLAINS IT !!! I wondered why No Show Joe played better this past off season.I did not realize his deal was up.Sad but not unusual.

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Originally posted 11:00 AM ET  07.30 by NYR 2007-2008 round 1 champs

He is a very overrated hockey player. He is a very good regular season player but always fails to do well in the playoffs. I would take Brad Richards over Thorton easily. Especially the numbers that Richards put up this year compared to Thorton this season. Brad Richards doesn't excactly have Heatly, Marleau, and Pavelski type players on his team either. and he does great in the playoffs and has a cup do in large part to his great play.

12 pts in 15 games isnt too bad, Not saying that Big joe is a great playoff performer because hes not, he seems to lack that drive and playoff like intensity that other great players have. Brad Richards may not have as much help in Dallas but when he won the cup richards,lecavier and st.louis were easily the top trio in hockey at the time.

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Originally posted 11:00 AM ET  07.30 by NYR 2007-2008 round 1 champs

He is a very overrated hockey player. He is a very good regular season player but always fails to do well in the playoffs. I would take Brad Richards over Thorton easily. Especially the numbers that Richards put up this year compared to Thorton this season. Brad Richards doesn't excactly have Heatly, Marleau, and Pavelski type players on his team either. and he does great in the playoffs and has a cup do in large part to his great play.

I've always loved Brad Richards, he is also a clutch player.

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Originally posted 11:19 AM ET  07.30 by Harry Crack

THAT EXPLAINS IT !!! I wondered why No Show Joe played better this past off season.I did not realize his deal was up.Sad but not unusual.

He did have a much better playoffs than normal, and showed some heart and grit.

every detailed things LOL So lots of bright Ladies to choose from i imagine.

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Originally posted 11:21 AM ET  07.30 by Ranger19

12 pts in 15 games isnt too bad, Not saying that Big joe is a great playoff performer because hes not, he seems to lack that drive and playoff like intensity that other great players have. Brad Richards may not have as much help in Dallas but when he won the cup richards,lecavier and st.louis were easily the top trio in hockey at the time.

Thorton's point totals took a hit when he had to go up against the Hawks' pairing of Keith and Seabrook. However, the Sedin's and Flyers' top line also struggled against them.

Joe Thornton: "The group of players that we have, that have complemented us as an organization, that's something we hope to continue."

Yeah, but can that group of players find a heart somewhere and win something for once?

Sorry! That was a Doug Wilson quote in #11. Not Joe Thornton. I should've known. That's too elocuent for him!

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Originally posted 11:51 AM ET  07.30 by Argos: JOEY VOTTO!

Thorton's point totals took a hit when he had to go up against the Hawks' pairing of Keith and Seabrook. However, the Sedin's and Flyers' top line also struggled against them.

true, and against a shutdown pair like that. It's understandable

DCruiser - if you can't spell eloquent don't try to use it in a sentence. Especially when trying to make someone else look stupid. It back fires. And as for the heart and winning comment. He and Marleau just won Olympic Gold. I'm just saying.

One more thing, what's with the overall love fest for Brad Richards? He won a cup and the Conn Smyth. Then he disappeared for years until having a decent season in Dallas. And as for his supporting cast. His cup & Conn Smyth winning year he had a few guys named St. Louis (Art Ross, Hart, Lester Pearson awards that year as well as league lead in +/-), Lecavlier, Khabibulin. I'd take his supporting cast over Thornton's anyday. But I'd take Thornton over Richards every single time.

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Originally posted 12:26 PM ET  07.30 by guinness13

DCruiser - if you can't spell eloquent don't try to use it in a sentence. Especially when trying to make someone else look stupid. It back fires. And as for the heart and winning comment. He and Marleau just won Olympic Gold. I'm just saying. One more thing, what's with the overall love fest for Brad Richards? He won a cup and the Conn Smyth. Then he disappeared for years until having a decent season in Dallas. And as for his supporting cast. His cup & Conn Smyth winning year he had a few guys named St. Louis (Art Ross, Hart, Lester Pearson awards that year as well as league lead in +/-), Lecavlier, Khabibulin. I'd take his supporting cast over Thornton's anyday. But I'd take Thornton over Richards every single time.

You have a problem with "elocuent"? Don't you know it's a brave new world out there where anyone can make up any word they want and apply any meaning they want to said made up word? Get with the times.

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Originally posted 12:26 PM ET  07.30 by guinness13

DCruiser - if you can't spell eloquent don't try to use it in a sentence. Especially when trying to make someone else look stupid. It back fires. And as for the heart and winning comment. He and Marleau just won Olympic Gold. I'm just saying. One more thing, what's with the overall love fest for Brad Richards? He won a cup and the Conn Smyth. Then he disappeared for years until having a decent season in Dallas. And as for his supporting cast. His cup & Conn Smyth winning year he had a few guys named St. Louis (Art Ross, Hart, Lester Pearson awards that year as well as league lead in +/-), Lecavlier, Khabibulin. I'd take his supporting cast over Thornton's anyday. But I'd take Thornton over Richards every single time.

I'd take Henrik over either of them
OK Hank strike me down

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Originally posted 12:26 PM ET  07.30 by guinness13

DCruiser - if you can't spell eloquent don't try to use it in a sentence. Especially when trying to make someone else look stupid. It back fires. And as for the heart and winning comment. He and Marleau just won Olympic Gold. I'm just saying. One more thing, what's with the overall love fest for Brad Richards? He won a cup and the Conn Smyth. Then he disappeared for years until having a decent season in Dallas. And as for his supporting cast. His cup & Conn Smyth winning year he had a few guys named St. Louis (Art Ross, Hart, Lester Pearson awards that year as well as league lead in +/-), Lecavlier, Khabibulin. I'd take his supporting cast over Thornton's anyday. But I'd take Thornton over Richards every single time.

Spelling is not that important as log as the gist of the post isn't lost in translation wait till you read Oldtom ,Guinness13
LMAO

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Originally posted 12:48 PM ET  07.30 by Swamp Dragon

Spelling is not that important as log as the gist of the post isn't lost in translation wait till you read Oldtom ,Guinness13LMAO

long not log

Spelling Police Alert Spelling Police Alert....c'mon,really ?????

We poor slobs here at FN have waited breathlessly for over two and half years for you to make your second comment and that's it? A spelling mistake brings you out of the woodwork? Really? And as for Thornton (you must be related) everybody knows even the organ donors society turned him down for lack of heart.