johnnyhasbeen Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Watched the replay of this cowardly attack. Firstly he attacked from behind, sort of like Bertuzzi although Moore knew Bertuzzi was there. Secondly he punched him with his gloves on while he was down on the ice. Pussy attack is all I can think of to say on it. Hope he gets a good long suspension. The league will probably call it a good hockey play though as he was wearing the big bad bruin jersey and he is suppose to act that way...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Watched the replay of this cowardly attack. Firstly he attacked from behind, sort of like Bertuzzi although Moore knew Bertuzzi was there. Secondly he punched him with his gloves on while he was down on the ice. Pussy attack is all I can think of to say on it. Hope he gets a good long suspension. The league will probably call it a good hockey play though as he was wearing the big bad bruin jersey and he is suppose to act that way...... No, he will get book tossed at him. But, by and large Thorton is a respected 4th liner, as far as I know, but really don't know his suspension track record. I don't think was a pussy attack, he would not hesitate to drop the gloves with Orpik and actually tried to get him to drop them before that they said. But, was it simply uncalled for, totally reckless and dangerous, of course and he will get maybe 20 games or more, bout same as Dale Hunter on Pierre Turgeon attack, McSorley on Brashear, Domi on Neidermayer, etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyhasbeen Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 I doubt he gets near that many, but am hopeful. The replay I showed didn't show the drop the gloves challenge, but I believe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Disgust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueKross Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I don't mind fighting, but one never hits somebody when they are down. Never,never, never.--- disgusting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I thought James Neal's knee was even worse, to be honest. You can't even knee the head of a downed opponent in MMA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Vancouver radio played clips of Don Cherry's take on his buddy Thorton incident and explaining how Thorton screwed up and he then explained how retribution should of been planned and doled out. He is just such a sweetheart and classy canadian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine of Loving Grace Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I thought James Neal's knee was even worse, to be honest. You can't even knee the head of a downed opponent in MMA. They were both really bad but for similar reasons. Neal's was bad because Marchand was down on the ice and had no way to prepare for it. It was direct contact with the head as well. Could have done some serious damage. Thornton grabbed Orpik from behind with a slew and dropped him to the ground before repeatedly drubbing him with forearm shivers. It was direct contact with the head as well. We already know it put Orpik on a stretcher. I don't know if we could call one worse than the other. Neither belong in the game. I wouldn't want it to happen to a Hab or a Hab to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neech Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 It's strange how long they're taking to suspend Thornton. If it's under 10 games we can safely chalk it up to Bruins favouritism with the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I wouldn't read too much into it. Shanahan was at the BoG meetings early in the week which had something to do with the delay (in-person must by in New York, at the NHL offices, with team, NHLPA and legal representation all on hand, that all takes some time to coordinate). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Thornton gets 15 games (he already has served two or three) according to TSN though it's not yet official. I thought he was getting 12 myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I realistically thought would be 10, but it was just so wrong, that even 20 games wouldn't of surprised me too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs rule Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I thought 20 games if the league wanted to send a message about assaulting people on the ice. But considering he is a Broon pond scum, 15 is probably the maximum we could expect. Any Hab would have got 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazy26 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I had hoped for 20+, but given that he is a first time offender (right?), 15 seems "appropriate". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I had hoped for 20+, but given that he is a first time offender (right?), 15 seems "appropriate". He is a first time offender. It sounds like the Bruins are pushing for Thornton to appeal so this may not be over just yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs rule Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 He is a first time offender. It sounds like the Bruins are pushing for Thornton to appeal so this may not be over just yet. You are correct he is appealing. probably instigated by the NHLPA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 You are correct he is appealing. probably instigated by the NHLPA That's some union they've got there - one that wants to avoid any meaningful deterrence for brutal assaults on its memebers It just goes to show that players themselves, with their macho ethos of "aw he just got his bell rung" are a huge part of the denial machine. They have to wait until they're 50 years old and can barely function as human beings to rethink their own stupidity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Bettman upheld the suspension. The PA was arguing that it should have been between 10-12 instead of 15. That's a lot of effort (and money) to try to shave off three games (and save Thornton about $17,000 in forfeited salary). He has a week to take it to the independent arbitrator. Early reports suggest they'll do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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