January 2011
15 posts
“Oh, yeah. I enjoy the constant booing for jumping ship for a couple more...”
– Shawn Thornton, on whether he enjoys the Boston crowd booing Phil Kessel
“Has to be the Bruins. They pay the bills.”
– Shawn Thornton, at an appearance for the Worcester Sharks, on whether he was rooting for the Sharks or their opponent (the Providence Bruins)
“He’s a quiet kid but tough as nails; a tough Islander.”
– Shawn Thornton, on Adam McQuaid (who hails from Prince Edward Island)
“I’ve never been bit, thank God. Not on the ice.”
– Shawn Thornton, on Marc Savard allegedly biting Dan Carcillo in 2010
“It’s already growing back in - you’re a bit of a werewolf, eh?”
– Shawn Thornton, on Mark Stuart getting a shave
“I’m very unselfish. The linesman was surprised. I was like, ‘Fuck- you...”
– Shawn Thornton, on his assist to Gregory Campbell against the Canes
“Grrrrrrrr- yeah, I’m real tough.”
– Shawn Thornton, on his commercial “acting”
“Getting dropped in front of four and a half million people is my claim to fame.”
– Shawn Thornton, on his fight with Daniel Carcillo in the 2010 Winter Classic
“I tell you what, I have a tough time sleeping on the road. Different beds every...”
– Shawn Thornton
“Any time I move up lines, it’s a great thing for the team. The higher I...”
– Shawn Thornton
“Mostly Finnish. He’s pretty funny when he gets riled up, he swears in...”
– Shawn Thornton, on whether Tuukka Rask swears in English or Finnish
“You can really tell he pounded a few coffees, he looks really pumped.”
– Shawn Thornton, on Tyler Seguin’s lethargic Dunkin Donuts commercials
“I’m pretty sure if I fell down and it was an Olympian that touched me, the...”
– Shawn Thornton, on the phantom hooking call against him during the game vs. Wild
“They have unbelievable chemistry on and off the ice — you can’t...”
– Shawn Thornton, on Milan Lucic & Nathan Horton
“It’s Boston, so I’m sure people will be warming themselves with some...”
– Shawn Thornton, on the 2010 Winter Classic at Fenway 