BTH Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 ''To get a player of this caliber, you have to give up something to get something. You would make this trade last month, this month or next year.'' - San Jose Sharks Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson on acquiring Joe Thornton. Here's a TSN link because there's no source up here yet. Thornton A Shark EDIT: Not much of an article but it's a source. The Broons gain 2.66M in cap space if that counts for anything. [Edited on 2005/12/1 by Bulis_the_Habbie] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortcat1 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 That's a ridiculous deal. Just like with the Ottawa trade earlier, I do believe that the Sharks won this one. The Sharks got a franchise player (when he wants to be) and the Bruins got a two average players (Sturm & Primeau) & one above-average player (Stuart). On the whole, a dumb move by the Bruins unless one of their prime purposes was to dump some salary. Even then... :eyes: :hlogo::ghg::hlogo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leafs Suck Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Wouldn't call Sturm an "average" player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howie_Morenz Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Originally posted by Bulis_the_Habbie''To get a player of this caliber, you have to give up something to get something. You would make this trade last month, this month or next year.'' - San Jose Sharks Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson on acquiring Joe Thornton. Here's a TSN link because there's no source up here yet. Thornton A Shark Thanks for the link Bulis_the_Habbie. I noticed "Your Call" feedback was up for less than 5 minutes. Must of been overloaded with LeafNAZI fans saying how come we couldn't trade Berg straight up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortcat1 Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Originally posted by Peter PuckThe Bruins have traded Thornton to San Jose for Marco Sturm, Brad Stuart and Wayne Primeau!!! To me this smacks of panic in Boston. I think SJ won this trade. Edit: spelling [Edited on 2005/12/1 by Peter Puck] No kidding! and then some. That would be something like Montreal trading Koivu away to some other team for three third liners. All I can say on Boston's behalf is YUCK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTH Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 SJ was looking for a scoring center so it was them who went to Boston. I doubt Boston ever had any intention of trading Thornton. He must have just been dragged into it. He should have shopped him around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leafs Suck Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Czerkawski, Berg, and Domi would have done it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebehabs Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 ok... i just wanna know WHY this BOSTON thread is in the HABS section??? it should be in the NHL section~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howie_Morenz Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Originally posted by shortcat1 Originally posted by Peter PuckThe Bruins have traded Thornton to San Jose for Marco Sturm, Brad Stuart and Wayne Primeau!!! To me this smacks of panic in Boston. I think SJ won this trade. Edit: spelling [Edited on 2005/12/1 by Peter Puck] No kidding! and then some. That would be something like Montreal trading Koivu away to some other team for three third liners. All I can say on Boston's behalf is YUCK! Hi shortcat1, can we quote you on "YUCK"? It really does sum up what what I think of the trade. Bruin fans though probably have tougher words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTH Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 SJ was looking for a scoring center so it was them who went to Boston. I doubt Boston ever had any intention of trading Thornton. He must have just been dragged into it. He should have shopped him around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTH Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 SJ was looking for a scoring center so it was them who went to Boston. I doubt Boston ever had any intention of trading Thornton. He must have just been dragged into it. He should have shopped him around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howie_Morenz Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Originally posted by bebehabsok... i just wanna know WHY this BOSTON thread is in the HABS section??? it should be in the NHL section~~~~ A good question. My answer would be OOOPPPSSS.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howie_Morenz Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Originally posted by Leafs SuckCzerkawski, Berg, and Domi would have done it. Thanks Leafs Suck. I always forget the other two Leaf Fans want to include. But that would be a fair trade for Joe wouldnt it? :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leafs Suck Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 It should jump start San Jose. While the three players they traded are quality, they have enough depth to get buy. Thornton upgrades over Primeau (both centres). They have youngsters like Goc, Michalek, and Dimitrakos who could step up in Sturm's place. They have depth on the blueline with Hannon, McLaren, Ehrhoff, Preissing. And not to mention Nabokov and Toskala in goal. I think this turns there season around. WATCH OUT FOR THE SHARKS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Puck Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Originally posted by Howie_Morenz Originally posted by bebehabsok... i just wanna know WHY this BOSTON thread is in the HABS section??? it should be in the NHL section~~~~ A good question. My answer would be OOOPPPSSS.... Yep. My bad. :?- But this does (temporarily) keep "Habs talk" as the forum I most often post in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTH Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 I think this trade hurts both teams. The Sharks might have a lot of depth but that's what the habs said before they lost Kovalev. They lost a top 6 forward and an energizer for a top 3 forward. That's an upgrade but then they lost a top 3 d-man who was actually #2 just behind Scott Hannan (who himself isn't the best #1 d-man in the league). I don't see how this will help out San Jose. They lose their team and gain Thornton (playing with his brother:D). If the prospects didn't produce before what makes you think they will now? And it's obvious why this hurts Boston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~moeman Posted December 1, 2005 Author Share Posted December 1, 2005 Best player always wins you the deal. eg. Alyn McAuley in SJ. Also, did anyone else see sh!TSN's pee-air go all egotesticle and make the trade about himself. One last thing, Thnx Tampa. sh!TSN couldn't bail out of there fast enough. Someone should call the CRTC because their domi commercial is false advertisement. The turtling slug guarantees victory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTH Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 My friend's a Bruins fan. I got the satisfaction of telling him on MSN. His response "ok" and then he probably went to go cry in a corner. 1 down, 3 to go. Let's go Habs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leafs Suck Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Call me shallow, but I like the fact Thornton has already played the leafs four times and will play them again on Saturday, while the Habs have only faced him twice while the Habs don't see him till January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanpuck33_ Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 Originally posted by Peter PuckYes Sturm is a center. No, Sturm plays LW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~moeman Posted December 1, 2005 Author Share Posted December 1, 2005 LS, bud, it pains me to tell you but you are shallow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTH Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 But didn't the Leafs win most of those games against the Bruins? [Edited on 2005/12/1 by Bulis_the_Habbie] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leafs Suck Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 2-2, including a 5-1 ass kicking from Boston last week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTH Posted December 1, 2005 Share Posted December 1, 2005 That's 2 straight double-posts for you. I still can't picture Thornton as a Shark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~moeman Posted December 1, 2005 Author Share Posted December 1, 2005 Does LS have an evil twin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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