That Lindros trade is stupid as well… Philadelphia didn’t get a damn cup out of it, just got swept in the 97 finals. Forsberg and Ricci weren’t top prospects at all… Forsberg’s career points per game average isn’t that high at all… He doesn’t have 2 cups, a Ross, and a Hart…

Something makes me wish that we would have gotten him instead of Philly in 92, and then I think about it, and we might have never had 94 if we got the headcase early in his career.

The knock I have at that is that Adam Oates was percieved to be the same way… bad skater with great passing ability and great vision on the ice.

Kondratiev will be a 2nd pairing two-way defender, but has the potential to be a top pairing guy if he overachieves. Reminds me somewhat of Sergei Zubov but a little more defense first.

the people of new england have become tired with the front offices antics. a thornton dump would mean disaster for this organization.

why would the bruins trade thornton (former) number one pick for a possible number one pick? to get crosby? that is insane.

thornton is hitting his prime. there are only great things to come from big joe

why would you trade a guy hitting his prime for a kid that will take years to get there??

i will admit i am wrong if the day should come……but let me say i have no worries that my favorite player is leaving boston. i would say samsonov or raycroft before ever thinking joe would go. and if the front office doesnt feel this way then to hell with them.

but i do agree that the bruins would like a player like bertuzzi. but to play with joe.

Thornton will most likely not go anywhere, but it is true that he and the Bruins are not in the best relationship. Thornton knows he is their key player and even with a salary cap, he will ask for a hefty amount.

Of course, things can always go wrong in negotiations. Did anyone ever think that Lindros and the Flyers would hate each other?

So, whoever gets the 1st, or even 2nd, overall pick in this year’s draft, they may get Boston’s interest with Thornton.

Of course Florida is a candidate in the Thornton sweepstakes, and you can bet that Huselius and Weiss will be the first ones to go, and maybe even Lukas Krijcek, not Jay Bo.

Weiss, Huselius, Krijeck, and maybe a 1st rounder for Big Joe? Quite a wild trade, and it’s a lot to give, but Thornton and Horton could be a good combo.

It’s all speculation, but definitely not impossible.

Bertuzzi is too much to let go, but then again….a team like the Bruins, if they keep Thornton, would go after Todd Bertuzzi.

I don’t see any signs that he is a definite gonner from Vancouver, but anything is possible.

Jovanovski is far from going anywhere. He is just untradable.

Federov is an interesting candidate but only Cup contenders would go after him, and i would not be surprised if the Canucks and Devs go after him.

JR is a bit complicated, i don’t think he has much trade value.

As for people mentioning the Leafs. The Leafs are not trading for anyone until they first clear up their payroll.

As bad as that trade was, it still was not the wrost trade the worst GM Rejean Houle ever did for the team. At least there he was forced into the trade.

The worst trade for the Habs was still Odelien for Richer. Montreal had a serious defensive problem at that time, so what did Houle do….trade their best defenseman for an aging Richer.

Such dark times in Montreal specially when the whole Roy affair was pointless because Tremblay (worst coach ever) was gone not far after!