NHL HHOF Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Will Joe Thornton play next season? He needs 66 games to surpass Patrick Marleau for all-time games played. Does he want it? If not, then he needs to play 54 games just to surpass Gordie Howe at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 1 hour ago, NHL HHOF said: Will Joe Thornton play next season? He needs 66 games to surpass Patrick Marleau for all-time games played. Does he want it? If not, then he needs to play 54 games just to surpass Gordie Howe at least. Morr impressive. He needs 46 assists to tie 5th all time. And he missed 2 seasons due to lockout and played in a low scoring era. Had he played in the 80s he might be 2nd behind Gretzky 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 I'd love to have him play at least one more... He's not the threat he used to be, but a future hof'er who can still mentor and play 3rd 4th line minutes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 25 minutes ago, Brewin Flames said: I'd love to have him play at least one more... He's not the threat he used to be, but a future hof'er who can still mentor and play 3rd 4th line minutes. Damn I feel old I remember him in NHL98 when I lived in Greensboro, North Carolina on the Playstation his first year with the Bruins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto Jules Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 He played 34 games this season with 5 goals and 5 assists. It is more than just the goals and the assists now for him whether he continues his career or not. It is his presence with a team that I think helps. If somehow the Florida Panthers win the Cup I think he will retire. If they don't he will come back for another season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 I hope he comes back either way.... Been a fan since the bruins drafted him, still sour he was traded, and traded for garbage at that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL HHOF Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 Why hasn’t he played yet this post-season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL HHOF Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 Joe Thornton is currently 6th all-time in games played, 78th all-time in goals, 7th all-time in assists, 12th all-time in points, and 235th all-time in penalty minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 On 5/11/2022 at 8:04 PM, Brewin Flames said: I hope he comes back either way.... Been a fan since the bruins drafted him, still sour he was traded, and traded for garbage at that. I was also a Bruins fan back then...lol At that point the Bruins were the 2nd most profitable team in the league in terms of money raked in by Jacobs and had one of the lowest payrolls. It was a 10 year period where I watched them trade each and every good player they got as soon as they wanted money. Jumbo was kind of the last straw for me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 On 5/11/2022 at 9:03 PM, NHL HHOF said: Why hasn’t he played yet this post-season? Have you seen him play this year? he should retire. And i say that as a huge fan. He had back to back surgery level injuries on both legs/Knees and isn't going to recover. He isn't a young pup. In 2016 at age 36 going on 37, he was 4th in league scoring, 5th for the Hart, 5th for the Selke. But few players can keep that pace at age 37, and he didn't the next year. Still good, but not great anymore. In the 2017 playoffs when his left leg got blasted and needed surgery, you could see he wasn't the same next year. Then that year he got his right knee blasted out. When you have any kind of bum knee/Leg and need to adjust style, it makes you compensate by hurting other parts of your body usually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rat Trick Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 The guy is just a shell of the player he use to be and that shell is broken. I hope he hangs it up after this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 They're aging players who still have much left in the tank such as Pavelski, Burns, Spezza, and even Ovechkin. But since Charo has officially retired that leaves Joe Thornton as the oldest active player in the NHL and he was not productive at all this past season and he should retire. That then would leave the Edmonton goalie Mike Smith as the oldest active player in the NHL and goalies seem to have extra years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, FireDillabaugh said: "Chara" hasn't "officially" retired, yet anyway. It looked like the last game of the Islanders he was making it his swan song. If not he was leaning that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL HHOF Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 Joe Thornton is playing tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 One more for the farewell season, go with a contender and play at least two playoff games to have your name on the cup. That would be cool, always liked him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewin Flames Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 I'd love to have him come back for one more year....get more ice time, i still feel like he's got gas in the tank. Records to break as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Brewin Flames said: I'd love to have him come back for one more year....get more ice time, i still feel like he's got gas in the tank. Records to break as well. Yeah, he might have a little gas left in the tank, but sometime during the season he is gonna have to refuel those tanks and right now gas is extremely expensive. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 20 minutes ago, Otter said: Yeah, he might have a little gas left in the tank, but sometime during the season he is gonna have to refuel those tanks and right now gas is extremely expensive. Hah! Great metaphor! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL HHOF Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 Thornton undecided about returning for 25th NHL season Forward played career-low 34 games for Panthers, turns 43 on July 2 https://www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-joe-thornton-undecided-about-returning-for-25th-nhl-season/c-334317984 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL HHOF Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 What's going on with Joe Thornton? Why isn't he playing yet this season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 58 minutes ago, NHL HHOF said: What's going on with Joe Thornton? Why isn't he playing yet this season? Arthritis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL HHOF Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share Posted January 23, 2023 Is this for real? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL HHOF Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 Apparently, Joe Thornton played in the Sharks Legends game yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL HHOF Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 Why hasn't Joe Thornton announced he's retiring yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL HHOF Posted April 6, 2023 Author Share Posted April 6, 2023 I guess this means he's retiring soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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