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28 goals playing with Ricci and the other Thornton = just a third liner? Sounds like National boards talk man...
Cheechoo's work ethic was never questioned, just injuries killed his career. If he was still healthy, I have no doubt he'd be a 30 goal scorer in this league, with or without Thornton.
When Cheechoo played here in Worcester he was easily the hardest worker. His weight room workouts were second to only Nick Petrecki and his post-practice regiment included shooting pucks for 30-45 minutes.
Cheechoo also doesn't get anywhere near enough credit for how good a skater he was. People seem to equate being fast as being a good skater, and that's not the case at all. While he wasn't ever any better than on the lower end of "average" for speed he was virtually impossible to knock off stride, never mind making him fall down. I'm hard pressed to come up with another player that's come through Worcester that was a better skater than Cheechoo.