Things Shawn Thornton Has Said

"I’m glad it looks that way, because it sure doesn’t feel that way."

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:35:21 -0500

““I’m glad it looks that way, because it sure doesn’t feel that way.””

- Shawn Thornton, on it looking as though he gets stronger as a long fight goes on

"It’s simple: show up."

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:48:58 -0500

“It’s simple: show up.”

- Shawn Thornton, after loss to Carolina on what the Bruins can do differently

"Sometimes my wires touch, and I don’t really remember things."

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:33:27 -0500

“Sometimes my wires touch, and I don’t really remember things.”

- Shawn Thornton, on what he yelled from the penalty box

"Not while I’m here."

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:17:12 -0500

“Not while I’m here.”

- Shawn Thornton, responding to Alain Vigneault saying Brad Marchand is “going to get it”

"I’ll still talk to him, I guess."

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:52:34 -0500

“I’ll still talk to him, I guess.”

- Shawn Thornton, on dropping gloves with former teammate Mark Stuart

"I was surprised I could stand up that long with six guys on my back."

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:43:59 -0500

“I was surprised I could stand up that long with six guys on my back.”

- Shawn Thornton, on the Canucks’ six-man dogpile

"Ice on my hand is a lot better than having it up to one of my cheeks."

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:14:03 -0500

“Ice on my hand is a lot better than having it up to one of my cheeks.”

- Shawn Thornton

"More than once I’ve beat him. When he was in his prime, I was beating him- I’m just saying."

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:29:00 -0500

“More than once I’ve beat him. When he was in his prime, I was beating him- I’m just saying.”

- Shawn Thornton, on scoring on Martin Brodeur last night

"Charlestown wears my jersey. Young girls wear Seguin’s jerseys, we figured that much out. I’m..."

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:47:51 -0400

“Charlestown wears my jersey. Young girls wear Seguin’s jerseys, we figured that much out. I’m assuming people with a screw loose wear Marchand jerseys. I don’t know why you’d wear that thing.”

- Shawn Thornton

"Unbelievable turnout. I didn’t know that many people lived in Boston."

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:14:19 -0400

“Unbelievable turnout. I didn’t know that many people lived in Boston.”

- Shawn Thornton, on the record-breaking Stanley Cup parade

"So far so good. Kind of blurry, I’m not going to lie to you."

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 14:43:42 -0400

“So far so good. Kind of blurry, I’m not going to lie to you.”

- Shawn Thornton, on what victory has felt like

"No such thing this time of year. I’ll be tired a week from now."

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:28:20 -0400

“No such thing this time of year. I’ll be tired a week from now.”

- Shawn Thornton, on whether he was tired before Game 7

"Suck it, Felger."

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:29:51 -0400

“Suck it, Felger.”

- Shawn Thornton

"You’ve got to remember that our best player is 6-foot-9, 270-pounds and he’s probably the toughest..."

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:33:07 -0400

“You’ve got to remember that our best player is 6-foot-9, 270-pounds and he’s probably the toughest guy in the league. So I’m not too worried about babysitting him.”

- Shawn Thornton, on having to stand up for Zdeno Chara

"No one talks about the style of the two teams. Whoever puts more pucks in the net wins."

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:38:31 -0400

“No one talks about the style of the two teams. Whoever puts more pucks in the net wins.”

- Shawn Thornton

"The mustache does command respect. I don’t know if I could keep this thing on my lip all year,..."

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:06:54 -0400

“The mustache does command respect. I don’t know if I could keep this thing on my lip all year, though. It’s kind of painful to look at. Even I laugh at myself when I see it.”

- Shawn Thornton

"I really like the third jerseys, I think we look mean in all black… and Z looks even bigger."

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:48:01 -0400

“I really like the third jerseys, I think we look mean in all black… and Z looks even bigger.”

- Shawn Thornton, on the Bruins’ alternate uniforms

"I could be playing with Bergy and Rex, and it would be the fourth line. I could be centering Looch..."

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:36:44 -0400

“I could be playing with Bergy and Rex, and it would be the fourth line. I could be centering Looch and Krejci, and it would be the fourth line.”

- Shawn Thornton

"This team’s built on finishing your checks. You’re not supposed to spin off and spray snow."

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:01:12 -0400

“This team’s built on finishing your checks. You’re not supposed to spin off and spray snow.”

- Shawn Thornton

"Last season [Steve] Begin and [Byron] Bitz were skating with [Daniel] Paille and everything was..."

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:11:00 -0400

“Last season [Steve] Begin and [Byron] Bitz were skating with [Daniel] Paille and everything was calling them the third line. Then, as soon as I come back and skate with Begin and Bitz, guess what they were calling us? That’s right: the fourth line.”

- Shawn Thornton