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Nov 30, 2020 · Exactly 15 years ago today, on Nov. 30, 2005, the Boston Bruins traded their captain at the time, center Joe Thornton, to the San Jose Sharks. This transaction would go on to change these two franchises drastically.
- “The Trade”
- The Return
- Chiarelli’s Magic
- So, Who Won?
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Bruins captain Joe Thorntonwas the face of the franchise. The number-one overall pick in 1997 had a slow start to life in the NHL as a rookie in the 1997-98 season as an 18-year-old. He eventually progressed in his career on Causeway Street and morphed into an offensive force; the climax of which came in 2002-03 when he recorded 36 goals, 101 point...
At first, it appeared as if the Bruins were robbed blind by their Western Conference counterparts. Stuart and Primeau combined to play 204 games in Boston from 2005-2007 before being shipped off to Calgary in February of ’07. New general manager Peter Chiarelli managed to acquire Chuck Kobasew and 28-year-old Andrew Ference from the Flames. As for ...
In 2009, Chiarelli dealt off Kobasew to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Craig Weller, Alexander Fallstrom and their second-round pick in 2011, which turned out to be now-top prospect Alexander Khoklachev. At the time, the move didn’t warrant much press. However, what he did with Weller is nothing short of miraculous. Boston’s GM put together a l...
After dissecting the Joe Thornton trade tree, now we arrive at the million-dollar question: Ten years on, who won the deal? Calculating all the parts and subsequent dealings that went on, it is now a deal that is Thornton for Seidenberg and Khoklachev. On paper, this is one the Sharks win easily. However, think of the intangibles. San Jose made the...
A review of the 2005 trade that sent Bruins captain Joe Thornton to the Sharks for Brad Stuart, Wayne Primeau and Marco Sturm. How did the deal affect both teams' fortunes and who won the trade in the long run?
Nov 30, 2020 · In hindsight, the Thornton trade sparked a short, two-year rebuild that ultimately helped the Bruins won the cup in 2011. With Thornton gone, it opened to door for Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci to take over as the team’s top centers.
A decade ago Monday, the Boston Bruins stunned the hockey world by trading franchise cornerstone and leading scorer Joe Thornton to the San Jose Sharks. The struggling Bruins dealt Thornton...
Oct 28, 2023 · Former general manager Mike O’Connell traded Thornton to the Sharks for Brad Stuart, Marco Sturm and Wayne Primeau. It turned out to be one of the most one-sided trades in NHL history. Thornton...
Mar 27, 2020 · Burke, who was hired as Anaheim's GM following the 2004-05 lockout, apparently tried to change the Ducks' early-season trajectory in 2005-06 by making a blockbuster trade for Thornton. Unfortunately for Anaheim -- and tremendously for San Jose -- that never came to be.
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Dec 7, 2015 · Ten years after Joe Thornton was shockingly traded by the Bruins to the Sharks, both teams are still living with the consequences.
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