johnnybluenose
Well-Known Member
A friend and I were discussing the NHL Playoffs the other day and got onto the topic of Joe Thornton.
Did you realize, aside from the NHL, that he never won titles as a Junior in the OHL? He has only won a WJC Gold Medal and was a part of the World Cup of Hockey team that LeCavalier dominated, he also won a spengler Cup as a part of HC Davos during the lockout.
He was not a part of the Salt Lake City Gold medal team,
and was a key player on the Turin team that totally flopped to not even make the Bronze medal game...
If I'm an NHL GM I don't want him on my roster, not if I have any goals of winning the Cup.
If I'm Steve Yzerman I'm taking Lecavalier, Getzlaff, Mike Richards, Sydney Crosby, and maybe even Jon Toews or Marc Savard ahead of him for 2010 also.
Career Underachiever when it comes to crunch time.
Your Thoughts?
(I realize there is more to the Downfall of SJ than just him...but his record kind of bares out that he may be a part of the issues too, that even with this mammoth player in the OHL your team can't win a thing!?)
Did you realize, aside from the NHL, that he never won titles as a Junior in the OHL? He has only won a WJC Gold Medal and was a part of the World Cup of Hockey team that LeCavalier dominated, he also won a spengler Cup as a part of HC Davos during the lockout.
He was not a part of the Salt Lake City Gold medal team,
and was a key player on the Turin team that totally flopped to not even make the Bronze medal game...
If I'm an NHL GM I don't want him on my roster, not if I have any goals of winning the Cup.
If I'm Steve Yzerman I'm taking Lecavalier, Getzlaff, Mike Richards, Sydney Crosby, and maybe even Jon Toews or Marc Savard ahead of him for 2010 also.
Career Underachiever when it comes to crunch time.
Your Thoughts?
(I realize there is more to the Downfall of SJ than just him...but his record kind of bares out that he may be a part of the issues too, that even with this mammoth player in the OHL your team can't win a thing!?)