http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/tejuicinator311/6040/ NHL hockey blogosphere of your favorite team rumors, trades, opinion, recaps, previews and news Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:37:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/tejuicinator311/6040/comment-page-1/#comment-1202 PenguinsMarch Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:18:09 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=6040#comment-1202 "... so when the playoffs roll around he flips the switch and starts shooting more unexpectedly..."   When I read that line, I immediately thought of the obvious star who did just that in last year's playoffs - Sidney Crosby.  There was a lot of criticism of Crosby in regards to passing too much and as soon as the playoffs began, he blitzed Philadelphia, then did the same to Washington, including the incredible Game 2 when he exchanged hat tricks with Ovechkin.   I wouldn't worry too much about Thornton especially now that he has a 50 goal scorer in Heatley on the team.  However, when San Jose starts the playoffs, if you consistently see Thornton drift to the net and park himself at the side of the crease ... you'll know he's flipped the switch and it will be extremely hard to defend against the Sharks. “… so when the playoffs roll around he flips the switch and starts shooting more unexpectedly…”
 
When I read that line, I immediately thought of the obvious star who did just that in last year’s playoffs – Sidney Crosby.  There was a lot of criticism of Crosby in regards to passing too much and as soon as the playoffs began, he blitzed Philadelphia, then did the same to Washington, including the incredible Game 2 when he exchanged hat tricks with Ovechkin.
 
I wouldn’t worry too much about Thornton especially now that he has a 50 goal scorer in Heatley on the team.  However, when San Jose starts the playoffs, if you consistently see Thornton drift to the net and park himself at the side of the crease … you’ll know he’s flipped the switch and it will be extremely hard to defend against the Sharks.

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