Confirmed with Link: Joe Thornton to Leafs [1yr/700k]

[justashadowof]

New draftee Some random guy standing up for new signee.

Unparalleled cohesion

fixed it

 

[pylon17]

You have difficulty reading? @ruaware
Said "He and almost no one ever will be as good a playmaker as a prime Thornton."
The case was made for the future. No one claimed Marner is at or as good as a prime thorton today.

There's no point in the comparison because one is a center and one is a winger.

 

[aingefan]

fixed it

Yeah. I know. It was a joke.

 

[Nylander88]

Spezza offered up his #19 to Joe Thornton but he declined. Class acts all the way. Posted when we signed him I thought he'd go #97, I personally like it. He wore 97 when playing for Team Canada, now he'll wear it in his first time on a Canadian team.

 

[Notsince67]

There's no point in the comparison because one is a center and one is a winger.

Not true. Every player brings a skillset that fits differently on a team. Without a doubt, a prime Matthews vs a prime Thorton might be a viable comparison positionally but what they bring to the table are completely different. Matthews will most definitively be seen as a far superior goal scorer and Thorton a playmaker. Their values are not diminished individually because of this fact. There is more to compare talent wise between the styles of Marner and Thorton in context of what they bring to a game. I could say that there is no comparison to be made between Gauthier and Marner because one in a center and one is a forward. This is pure sophism because we can easily contrast styles and discuss what they individually bring to a game. The center vs forward argument is only used to run from an evaluation skill nuances...where there is a cross section of skills that are common. Player to player, we can always say that both Matthews and other centers like Barkov are great but when discussing what makes them great, comparisons will fail because the spectrum of skill proficiency are so different. Teams need scorers and playmakers and griders and defensive accumen. Many here will stubbornly stick to a dogma that only goal scoring counts. Specious simplistic views like this add zero to the complexity of the game. If Marner is worthless because he is a playmaker, then Thorton did as well. This is the failure of peoples conclusions as demonstrated in very simple transitive logic. It doesnt matter that Thorton is a center or not.

 

[pylon17]

Thornton... It's Thornton people...

 

[Notsince67]

Thornton... It's Thornton people...

Yeah and he is joining Matthews, Marner, Tavares, Nylander & Rielly. Think about the reaction SJ would have if these guys played on their team.

 

[FlareKnight]

Spezza offered up his #19 to Joe Thornton but he declined. Class acts all the way. Posted when we signed him I thought he'd go #97, I personally like it. He wore 97 when playing for Team Canada, now he'll wear it in his first time on a Canadian team.

Missed having this kind of class on the Leafs. Couple of guys making as little as possible just being respectful to each other and handling the jersey situation nicely.

97 will look good on him with the Leafs no doubt. Can’t wait to see him out there when camp eventually gets underway at some point.

 

[SprDaVE]

 

[Nylander88]

Thornton just secured whatever job security we were questioning with Freddie. Stating as a reason for picking Toronto, that he really likes our goalie.
Funny how a few moves can change so much too. It's very clear additions like Simmonds and Bogosian made it more enticing for Thornton to come here. Nobody wants to be "that guy" all on his own. A pain I'm sure Muzzin has felt

 

[Cor]

 

[justashadowof]

"Andersen always gets out-goaltended" "Jumbo Joe rules" "Jumbo Joe loves Andersen". <bleep blurt> Does not compute. "F Lou"

 

[Welsh Maple Leaf]

Vote of confidence right there

 

[Nylander88]

Thought Freddy would be moved at the start of the off-season. Both for cap space and getting something for an "expiring asset", due to his contract. But Dubas has juggled the cap quite well this year and it looks like we're in great shape to keep all major pieces, Freddy included. This statement here I think all but cements Freddy staying a leaf this year. I do want to see him more rested though. No more of this 60 game stuff. Let Campbell take a good chunk

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[nuck]

Eep!

 

[The Nic]

Steve Simmons announced in his column today that Joe Thornton cannot play centre any more. So I guess that's that.

 

[Nylander88]

Steve Simmons announced in his column today that Joe Thornton cannot play centre any more. So I guess that's that.

Surprised there's still people who waste their time reading that hack lol

 

[lovemyleafs]

Talk about instilling confidence in your goalie. Thonrton's presence on this team already paying dividends.

 

[The Nic]

Surprised there's still people who waste their time reading that hack lol

Sorry... saw it on my way to the NFL touts.

 

[Apex Predator]

I’m not an everyday reader on HF but man this stopped being funny for me today. The main thread on Thornton signing is now saying he isn’t that vocal leader. The second anyone signs with the leafs everything flips on them and they’re negative. So dumb.

 

[PhiladelphiaKessel]

If we don’t at least go on a deep run, I will feel really bad for Thornton. Not really sure he knows what he’s getting into

 

[SeaOfBlue]

I’m not an everyday reader on HF but man this stopped being funny for me today. The main thread on Thornton signing is now saying he isn’t that vocal leader. The second anyone signs with the leafs everything flips on them and they’re negative. So dumb.

The unfortunate thing is that there is a good portion of Leafs fans who act that way as well.

 

[Apex Predator]

The unfortunate thing is that there is a good portion of Leafs fans who act that way as well.

Yeah that’s a fair point.

 

[AreBe]

Cool the new Leafs are like the Old Leafs. We are olding up again lol.

Presidents Choice Memories of When They Were Good.
Leafs Nation loves photoshopping Leafs jerseys on pictures of players from 15 years ago and thinks, "Well, We're getting 94% of that! Isn't it great? We are going to win the cup, for sure, now! All in! All in all the time! Blow up the farm, trade the picks, get rid of those Europeans so 1, we can't play them because we don't have them and 2 to get a good Canadain kid who is now a veteran! good Ontario boys- Bob Bobson and Doug Dougson - good 4th line grinders! Trade Ivan Svensky and a pick, and bring these tron ACL pylons home! Let's just see Sevnsky hoist a bunch of cups elsewhere.

After all, the game changes in the playoffs! See all the interference that Columbus got away with? Or Boston crosschecking Leafs players in the back of the head with impunity? See? See? The game is called differently! Time for the Leafs to do the same and, aside from Leafs players getting major penalties and suspended, in no other way is the game called in favour of American teams.

And bam- just like that- we finish last, and some stupid American sunbelt team uses our first overall pick to draft a generational player. But at least we traded away a team that could win a Stanly cup for a bunch of slower, weaker, more injury-prone veterans and their oh so important penalty minutes.