Whoa whoa whoa.. Everyone calm down a bit. Does nobody remember this trade?
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2242875
Thornton for not one superstar but a bunch of role players. What did Boston get from that. Cap room to sign, Chara, Savard, etc. They now are a playoff team, now if they didn't make that trade they would still be trying for fits to play along with Thornton.