“Power-play meeting.”
—Shawn Thornton, on why he was hanging out in the hallway before the team morning skate
February 2011
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“He doesn’t whine. He’s smart enough to know that he doesn’t have enough legs to be whining at refs yet.”
—Shawn Thornton, on Tyler Seguin
“He does whatever I tell him to, he’s essentially my chauffeur, man-servant, whatever I need him to be.”
—Shawn Thornton, on Tuukka Rask
“He’s built like a tank.”
—Shawn Thornton, on Nathan Horton
“He would absolutely fucking destroy me.”
—Shawn Thornton, on fighting “The Fighter” Micky Ward
“There was no rift in the room. There is nothing between Andy and Piezy. Everyone was talking like they were going to step outside and sort things out for the next week straight— there was nothing, honestly. We had a Super Bowl party the next day and they were drinking… sodas together.”
—Shawn Thornton, on the alleged “rift” between Ference and Paille
“If you punch somebody in the face, you should answer for it. That’s my take on it.”
—Shawn Thornton, on responding to Roman Hamrlik
“It’s a big rivalry. It’s one of the biggest rivalries in sports. I like that stuff. I like that people are hated on both sides. I hope there’s guys over there that can’t stand me. It’s the way it should be.”
—Shawn Thornton, on the Montreal Canadiens
“I think that anybody that puts gaming as his favorite hobby probably hasn’t matured enough to be in that issue.”
—Shawn Thornton, on Brad Marchand’s selection as one of the Most Eligible Bachelors in Boston by Improper Bostonian
