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Originally Posted by 5by5
Beg to differ. Two recent events come to mind. The Kings won the cup last yr because of a deadline trade and ChiaPet is in Edmonton because he screwed up trading Boychuk and Thorton last yr. B4 u say it, yes injuries plyed a part in his demise (missing plyoffs by 1 pt) BUT he blew up the chemistry on the blue line. Cost him his job. No?
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Thornton was let go as a UFA, but I think the deal that really did him in was the Seguin trade, which at the time wasn't bad, but in hindsight was a horrible evaluation of talent, which probably wasn't just his fault, but he took the blame for it.