Well, the other thought might be to put Bartuzzo and Dunn on Thornton....since he's on their 3rd line.
Also....I think Thornton may not be what he has been in the past....he's -4 in the playoffs this year. Then again, that asshole is -30 in his playoff career. He's only playing about 14 minutes a game, but his only job is to create hell.
I really believe his mission in this series will be to fork with the rookie in goal.....and somebody needs to be there to put a stop to it. Binnington is not fooling anyone anymore.....his skill even caught the Stars of guard. I don't think that's gonna happen again.
griffin
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