Thornton in spotlight as Game 1 nears

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Evening Line
Published 4/9/2008 by Paul at KK Hockey
... early days as a Bruin. “One day I told him, ‘Joe, you’ve got to train harder. Ride the bike.’ And he asked me how long? ‘I don’t know, I’ll be back to let you know.’ And I got preoccupied. An hour later, I forgot. And he’s still riding, and the trainer says Joe wants to know if he can stop now. I said, ‘Oh my god, I forgot all about hm.’ So I go and say, OK, Joe, now you can get off.” read on about how Thornton may have been traded to the Florida Panthers… ...

Everybody Loves Thornton
Published 4/11/2008 at PuckUpdate
... David Pollak has a great item on his Sharks blog: Before the Bruins donated Joe Thornton to San Jose, they felt out the Panthers to see if they were interested. Then-Florida GM Mike Keenan was interested but ownership wasn't. You know. Because Thornton might have made them better. ...