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Sooo if any of you have been following the San Jose Sharks way out there on the Left Coast you perhaps have noticed that the Sharks are 5-0 since acquiring the former Bruins Captain Mr. Joe Thornton in a trade about 3 weeks ago. After previously struggling with offensive production early this season, the Sharks have scored 25 goals in the 5 games they have played with Thornton in their lineup. They have scored 5 goals in only 4 of their previous 22 games without Thornton and, prior to the trade, were on a 10 game losing streak.
In his first five games with San Jose, Thornton himself has produced 2 point games in each one respectively, totaling 2 goals and 10 assists for a total of 12 points. He was also recognized as the NHL’s Offensive Player of the Week and ranks second in the NHL in scoring with 45 points and first with 34 assists. The Bruins meanwhile have scored a measly 12 goals and find themselves last in the Northeast Division.
So far this trade has worked out perfectly. I am sure it is going exactly according to plan. As a Bruins fan it reminds me a little too much of the scene in High Fidelity where John Cusack’s character dumps his girlfriend because she won’t put out, only to find out she is boinking her new boyfriend a week later. Think about it. We apparently weren’t going anywhere with Thornton as the backbone to our franchise, so we ship him off only to see he is fitting perfectly in with another franchise and not only producing himself, but causing other people to produce as well. This is flippin’ fantastic. I comfort myself in knowing if I really want to see a hockey team win there is always local college hockey.
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