Bingo!! I'm just poking the bear with a stick as this board is getting a little sensitive for being only 4 games deep.

Thornton is a clown but he's also a good leader. The team would probably be better with a skill player instead.

Been over this before.

Move on, nothing to see here.

I don't think you will ever rid of players who strictly enforce.  If I was coaching and needed someone to get their azz beat (pick any Canuck player--newest addtition is Volpatti), then I will send out the Thornton type over Lucic type any day of the week.  It simply that I do not want to lose Luc for 5+ minutes or want him to get hurt.  If I lose Thornton to one of the above, it does not hurt the team as much as it does have Luc sitting in the box or on the sideline.   

LA did not win the Cup because they did not have an enforcer....The Bruins did not win the Cup because they did have an enforcer. 

 

2 crucial mistakes by Thornton this year have led to big goals by the opposition. Is there a stat for the teams record when he coughs the puck?

In response to kelvana33's comment:

We can unofficially keep track starting now....

Ugh. Who they going to play instead? Sauve? Puhlease. 

Want a pro ST remark from me.  ST did turn over the puck.  But it wasn't in our end.  Fwds do turn over pucks. If that was in our end I'd be more critical.  

The turnover was in the neutral zone becuase Thornton couldn't figure out that all he needed to do is just dump the puck in. Either way it led directly to a goal.

In response to SanDogBrewin's comment:

Concur but did the rest of the team take a nap.  

In response to shuperman's comment:

Very true and it's not worth arguing. Shawn isn't going anywhere with Julien in town.

In response to SanDogBrewin's comment:

I don't mind expressing my thoughts on how he should be used.  And yes he thinks he can dangle which i truly laugh at.  But this wasnt a Steve Smith moment.  Neutral zone turnover.  They happen a lot in a game.  Bruins win.  I wouldn't have faulted him for a loss had it happened.  Maybe if he's the last man back.  

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At the end of the day he has 2 cup rings and maybe a #3 after this season. How many do you any of us have. i think none. LOL

In response to RockScully's comment:

What in the world?

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In response to RockScully's comment:

He did that once.  Last year he had five.  Useless.

In response to Not-A-Shot's comment:

But he's a great leader. And don't forget the 2 Cups he has. No way Anaheim wins that Cup without Shwan Thornton in the press box for most of the playoffs.

In response to SanDogBrewin's comment:

It was the second muckup on the same shift that led to the goal.  Being said the rest of the players were expecting movement on easy plays that turned into 2 turnovers.  Bottom line don't pass him the puck, send him to the net and hope it hits him.

The rest were napping, he does lull u to sleep.

 

On the Neil fight, a preseason game that Lucic did damage to hishand and did not have the hands for a long time that season if I am not mistaken.

 

 

GOAT!

P.S.  How about that DOUGIE,  I bet NAS just sits and chants it to the TV all night long, we all know how he loves the name.

Although both turnovers resulted in a goal, I thought Kelley's Kough-up was the worse of the two.

In response to Davinator's comment:

You're right Dave but it's easier to cut Kelly some slack considering how rarely he screws up defensively.

In response to Not-A-Shot's comment:

Obviously the Bruins don't think so & I'm sorry to bust your bubble your highness, but they mean more than you do.

In response to NeelyOrrBourque's comment:

Nite, why waste your time debating a guy who said Marchand and Mcquaid were minor league fringe players at best and the Bob McKenzie is just a guy who's sitting around making guesses like everybody here on the forum? He went on for days about why PC was a fool to draft Hamilton because Dougie wouldn't be able to help the squad during his entry level years. Seriously, can anybody remember a single time that this clown actually added something truly insightful to the forum? Was there ever a single player he pointed out that was better than you thought? His miserable results evaluating players are many but I can't think of a single time he was right. Can you? He loves telling everyone else that they're wrong but when has he ever been right on one?

I typed this a while ago but the post seems to have gone missing....

4th line LW-ers in general are a pretty miserable bunch. Look around the league and rarely do you find anyone who makes a true positive impact on their team. Usually teams use that spot to goon it up, or give it to some AHLer as the last available roster spot. In both cases, it drags down the ability of the other two on that line.

The Bruins got it right. Use the 4th line LW spot for a veteran who does the job and liberates his linemates to have greater impact than they would with a goon or not-ready-for-primetime kid. Like Thornton or hate him - but Campbell and Paille would both be worse with other real options riding on the wing.

 

In response to Not-A-Shot's comment:
How many did you have?

 

In response to RockScully's comment:

Typo. lol

How many did you have? 

 

Meant 10.

 

 

He did that once.  Last year he had five.  Useless.

 

 

 

In response to asmaha's comment:

Agree 100 percent. 

In response to dezaruchi's comment:

Touche, but I didn't hear anyone else bringing it up(slack or not)...decisions are made in a split second every time the player's on the ice. I have seen most Bruins take the puck up the boards (with little back-up) and try to stick handle around a situation and the puck is blocked, gets chipped by them, etc.

Sometimes they make quick decisions that turn the tide in the other teams favour.

But Shawn and Chris - try not to let it happen again, OK?

:^)