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He was out there, he asked a couple other guys and I don’t think really it’s anybody else’s job to have to do that with a guy on their team that has the same role as me. I went and obliged, I suppose. Shawn Thornton on fighting Daniel Carcillo in the 2010 Winter Classic (via ESPN Boston)

Shawn Thornton, however, has his badassery enhanced by the eyeblack.

Thornton vs. Carcillo. Who didn’t see that coming?

dreamincolorx:

Get to know the Bruins.

It’s a year old, but it’s still hilarious. Participants are Marc Savard, Blake Wheeler, Milan Lucic, Matt Hunwick, Shawn Thornton, Aaron Ward, and Dennis Wideman.

There’s also a part two and part three. I love my team. And Wideman actually made me laugh.

These are the videos that cemented my love for Aaron Ward. He’s such a snarky motherfucker. I love how he rips on PJ’s wardrobe. Come home, Wardo. :(

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Boston Bruins Blog - Thornton helps Bruins' cause in many ways - ESPN Boston

Thornton is one of those players you classify as a “glue guy” — a rare ego-less, do-anything athlete in pro sports — that every team needs. And that’s not just because he forges off-ice chemistry between teammates with events like his Thanksgiving dinner.

Take the night a few weeks ago when the first-place Sabres were in town. With Boston protecting a lead, gritty 6-foot-4, 229-pound Buffalo forward Paul Gaustad rear-ended Bruins forward Byron Bitz in the corner. Bitz got to his feet in the blink of an eye, but the 6-3, 200-pound second-year player didn’t get a chance to defend himself: Thornton (6-2, 217) had already begun to introduce his fists to Gaustad’s face.

“You can’t say enough about the job [he does]. He’ll do anything for any of us. He’s a good teammate,” Bitz said after the Buffalo game.

I love Shawn Thornton. (via Hub Hockey)

SHAWN THORNTON = SUPERMAN (Elsa/Getty Images)

‘Anything fit to print?’ I asked Thornton of the shouting match. ‘Eh, probably not. I couldn’t really hear what he was saying over there, but I don’t really give a shit what he was saying to tell you the truth.’ HockeyBuzz.com - Jesse Connolly - Shawn Thornton: Hands Down the Best Interviewee in the Hub of Hockey

So back to what I was doing before, here is Shawn tenderizing Paul Gaustad, Fight 2 of 2. (Elsa/Getty Images)

I felt that needed to be addressed, so I went over there and addressed it. Shawn Thornton on why he beat the shit out of Paul Gaustad following a hit on Byron Bitz