[Signing] Leafs sign Joe Thornton (1 year, $700k AAV, NMC)

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by monkeyman

https://twitter.com/user/status/1256678363835461632

Joe looks like he’s barely in better shape than I am. Small arms, some belly flab, skinny calves.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Jacks

Jeezus TSN, top dozen links on their site are about Thornton. You'd think TOR landed the top UFA or something.

Any other team and this signing is barely a blip

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Joe looks like he’s barely in better shape than I am. Small arms, some belly flab, skinny calves.

Yeah but remember he's 6'5" tall and in person he would look like a big man. He certainly doesn't look like he's ever been a workout warrior but he's played a long time so whatever works I guess.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Yeah but remember he's 6'5" tall and in person he would look like a big man. He certainly doesn't look like he's ever been a workout warrior but he's played a long time so whatever works I guess.

What does his height have to do with anything? And what does any of what I said have to do with his playing ability?

[dustygoon]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Joe looks like he’s barely in better shape than I am. Small arms, some belly flab, skinny calves.

That's a regular dad bod down here. It's the wine, jack's prime burgers, etc.

Goes to show what an elite talent he is. Get's a lot done on the ice carrying that michelin around.

From Doug Wilson's presser: Tough to tell if a formal contract offer was made by sharks, but wasn't neccessary. He made up his mind to try for a cup.

One area he can really help the Leafs is handling the media. He doesn't give a flying fiddle what people think of him...he will be happy to face that horde and deflect attention off the younger guys.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by dustygoon

That's a regular dad bod down here. It's the wine, jack's prime burgers, etc.

Goes to show what an elite talent he is. Get's a lot done on the ice carrying that michelin around.

From Doug Wilson's presser: Tough to tell if a formal contract offer was made by sharks, but wasn't neccessary. He made up his mind to try for a cup.

One area he can really help the Leafs is handling the media. He doesn't give a flying fiddle what people think of him...he will be happy to face that horde and deflect attention off the younger guys.

So he went to the team with longest drought in the League and no indications of improvement?

Toronto is so far from a Cup its laughable. If I were a Hossa-esque Mercenary looking to win a Cup and willing to take a League-Minimum deal I'd be looking hard at Tampa or Colorado....hell...even Dallas.

Toronto? Not unless they've made a Faustian bargain with Bettman.

[Mazrim]

Originally Posted by Jacks

Jeezus TSN, top dozen links on their site are about Thornton. You'd think TOR landed the top UFA or something.

Slow news week for the NHL, I guess. The Athletic has a bunch of Thornton articles too.

[savemedrzaius]

So does everyone shave their body now? Even Thornton with his big ass beard? Am I a weirdo for not doing this?

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by savemedrzaius

So does everyone shave their body now? Even Thornton with his big ass beard? Am I a weirdo for not doing this?

Do you own a multimillion dollar hillside place in California with an infinity edge pool?

[Strange Brew]

Man he does have a bit of a gut especially when he walks away at the end there. Well that was May, I suspect Joe knows how to get in shape for hockey.