TheGuiminator
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- Oct 23, 2018
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Summer offseason threads—let’s get them going!
Let’s break down season by season how Joe Thornton’s career would look like if we swapped his assists with his goals for each year.
1997-98: 4G, 3A, 7PTS
1998-99: 25G, 16A, 41PTS
1999-2000: 37G, 23A, 60PTS
2000-01: 34G, 37A, 71PTS
2001-02: 46G, 22A, 68PTS
2002-03: 65G, 36A, 101PTS
2003-04: 50G, 23A, 73PTS
2005-06: 96G, 29A, 125PTS
2006-07: 92G, 22A, 114PTS
2007-08: 67G, 29A, 96PTS
2008-09: 61G, 25A, 86PTS
2009-10: 69G, 20A, 89PTS
2010-11: 49G, 21A, 70PTS
2011-12: 59G, 18A, 77PTS
2012-13: 33G, 7A, 40PTS
2013-14: 65G, 11A, 76PTS
2014-15: 49G, 16A, 65PTS
2015-16: 63G, 19A, 82PTS
2016-17: 43G, 7A, 50PTS
2017-18: 23G, 13A, 36PTS
2018-19: 35G, 16A, 51PTS
2019-20: 24G, 7A, 31PTS
2020-21: 15G, 5A, 20PTS
2021-22: 5G, 5A, 10PTS
Total : 1,109G, 430A, 1,539PTS (1,714GP)
Bolded = League leader
If Thornton had been a pure goal-scorer, his career would’ve been quite different, despite having the same number of points he actually has. He would have 10 Rocket Richard Trophies, back-to-back 90+ goals season, and would have broken Gretzky’s single-season goal record with 96 goals and the career goal total record. He would also have the most consecutive seasons winning the Rocket Richard Trophy with 7, and the most 50+ goal seasons with 10. He might have won at least two additional Hart Trophies in 2003 and 2007, though I haven’t done a deep dive on this. His playoff numbers would remain unchanged, however.
Would your perception of Joe Thornton be different if he was a pure goal-scorer instead of a pure playmaker? Would his all-time ranking be higher if his assists were switched with his goals? Dead serious question.
Let’s break down season by season how Joe Thornton’s career would look like if we swapped his assists with his goals for each year.
1997-98: 4G, 3A, 7PTS
1998-99: 25G, 16A, 41PTS
1999-2000: 37G, 23A, 60PTS
2000-01: 34G, 37A, 71PTS
2001-02: 46G, 22A, 68PTS
2002-03: 65G, 36A, 101PTS
2003-04: 50G, 23A, 73PTS
2005-06: 96G, 29A, 125PTS
2006-07: 92G, 22A, 114PTS
2007-08: 67G, 29A, 96PTS
2008-09: 61G, 25A, 86PTS
2009-10: 69G, 20A, 89PTS
2010-11: 49G, 21A, 70PTS
2011-12: 59G, 18A, 77PTS
2012-13: 33G, 7A, 40PTS
2013-14: 65G, 11A, 76PTS
2014-15: 49G, 16A, 65PTS
2015-16: 63G, 19A, 82PTS
2016-17: 43G, 7A, 50PTS
2017-18: 23G, 13A, 36PTS
2018-19: 35G, 16A, 51PTS
2019-20: 24G, 7A, 31PTS
2020-21: 15G, 5A, 20PTS
2021-22: 5G, 5A, 10PTS
Total : 1,109G, 430A, 1,539PTS (1,714GP)
Bolded = League leader
If Thornton had been a pure goal-scorer, his career would’ve been quite different, despite having the same number of points he actually has. He would have 10 Rocket Richard Trophies, back-to-back 90+ goals season, and would have broken Gretzky’s single-season goal record with 96 goals and the career goal total record. He would also have the most consecutive seasons winning the Rocket Richard Trophy with 7, and the most 50+ goal seasons with 10. He might have won at least two additional Hart Trophies in 2003 and 2007, though I haven’t done a deep dive on this. His playoff numbers would remain unchanged, however.
Would your perception of Joe Thornton be different if he was a pure goal-scorer instead of a pure playmaker? Would his all-time ranking be higher if his assists were switched with his goals? Dead serious question.