NHL HHOF 28 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 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 post Share on other sites
J0e Th0rnton 2,863 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 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 post Share on other sites
Brewin Flames 747 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 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 post Share on other sites
OccamsRazor 13,192 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 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 post Share on other sites
Toronto Jules 65 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 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 post Share on other sites
Brewin Flames 747 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 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 post Share on other sites
NHL HHOF 28 Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 Why hasn’t he played yet this post-season? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NHL HHOF 28 Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 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 post Share on other sites
J0e Th0rnton 2,863 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 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 post Share on other sites
J0e Th0rnton 2,863 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 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 post Share on other sites
Rat Trick 18 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 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 post Share on other sites
Otter 36 Posted Sunday at 05:57 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:57 PM 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 post Share on other sites
FireDillabaugh 225 Posted Sunday at 08:36 PM Share Posted Sunday at 08:36 PM 2 hours ago, Otter said: But since Charo has officially retired "Chara" hasn't "officially" retired, yet anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Otter 36 Posted Sunday at 08:40 PM Share Posted Sunday at 08:40 PM 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 post Share on other sites
FireDillabaugh 225 Posted Sunday at 08:43 PM Share Posted Sunday at 08:43 PM 2 minutes ago, Otter said: It looked like the last game of the Islanders he was making it his swan song. If not he was leaning that way. He was quoted as saying: “I want to go home,” Chara said after the Islanders’ season finale. “I want to go home to my family. I’m gonna take some time off and once I’m going to make a decision, I’ll make it. But I think right now I just want to be home and be with my family. Just enjoy being home and being a dad. I haven’t made a firm final decision.” Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NHL HHOF 28 Posted Tuesday at 01:25 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 01:25 AM Joe Thornton is playing tonight! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Math 793 Posted Tuesday at 01:30 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:30 AM 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 post Share on other sites
FireDillabaugh 225 Posted Tuesday at 02:15 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:15 AM 49 minutes ago, NHL HHOF said: Joe Thornton is playing tonight! 8 shifts for 6:18 playing time. Just sad... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brewin Flames 747 Posted Wednesday at 10:41 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:41 AM 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 post Share on other sites
Otter 36 Posted Wednesday at 01:09 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:09 PM 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 post Share on other sites
TropicalFruitGirl26 5,420 Posted Wednesday at 01:29 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:29 PM 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 post Share on other sites
NHL HHOF 28 Posted Thursday at 04:25 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 04:25 PM 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 post Share on other sites
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