Brockon
Cautiously optimistic realist when caffeinated.
I was also upset at the time, but it was 11 years ago and it's basically the only hit like that Thornton has made in his career. There's a time when you just need to let things go.
It was a bad hit he shouldn't have made, but if we're talking dirty hits, there's no flying elbow, he doesn't leap into it, there's no charge. It's just a blindside hit the he should have opted to not take.
The only hit? Right... Because we don't count the cheap headshot against Nosek either? Thornton may not be a frequent offender, but he still makes questionable hits. He gets the benefit of the doubt because of his career length and his size making hits worse than they would otherwise be.
The Nosek one in 2019 is f***ing lazy. Lots of reaction time to adjust point of contact or disengage.
The Perron one is worse, because he clearly sees the play developing as he gets ready to exit the box and plans it.