San Jose Sharks

Tuesday night at the TD Banknorth Garden, they grossly misstepped (is that a word?). The San Jose Sharks and former Bruin Joe Thornton were in town, and shockingly, a large number of Boston fans booed the former number one pick. Why? Thornton may have underachieved in the postseason, but he was and still is nothing but a class act. He didn’t demand to be traded. Ray Bourque asked to leave town to chase a cup and the city held a parade for the Hall of Fame defenseman when he was victorious in Colorado. Sure, Thornton doesn’t carry the same cache as Bourque, but you cannot be upset with a player who consistently played with respect for the game and its fans and was shipped out against his will. For those of you who don’t know, while Thornton was in Boston for a couple of days earlier this week, he even held a charity dinner. He could have visited old friends, stayed in his hotel or enjoyed a million other things Boston has to offer, but he didn’t. He continued to give back to the city that gave him his start. So, please Boston fans, can you please think before you react? 

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