Shawn Thornton
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 21: Brad Marchand #63 of the Boston Bruins celebrates with teammates Shawn Thornton #22 and Tuukka Rask #40 after defeating the New York Rangers in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 21, 2013 in New York City. The Boston Bruins defeated the New York Rangers 2-1.
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Same as always; we’re going to have to come out hard, get up early and get some momentum going
It’s only been three games, and these last couple – (Game 3) could have went either way ... We still have some work to do; the last one is always the toughest one.
I try to concentrate on just playing in the regular season, too, but I know the chances of me getting punched in the head are a lot better in the regular season than in the playoffs ... I found that the fighting has always kind of taken care of itself. I don’t have to focus too much on it. (Fighting is) probably the only thing in my game that comes naturally. So I try to focus on the other stuff.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Bruins win, 2-1, and go up 3-0 on Rangers
in Game 4 at home tomorrow night.Paille benefited from a strange bounce when Greg Campbell 's shot was deflected by Shawn Thornton high and over Lundqvist. The puck spun out off the goal line, and Paille slapped it in at 16:29.The Rangers led 1-0 after two Read more »
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Bruins connect with Army Rangers in playoff push
wearing when he headed back down Boylston Street to help those injured in the explosions."He was right there," said forward Shawn Thornton, one of the Boston players who has struck up a friendship with the U.S. Army sergeant who was running the marathon for Read more »
Around the web
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3 Questions With... Mike Murphy "Dig Deep" of Blueshirt Banter
Thornton to the ground, muzzle him, and then relocate him - just like you would any other problem bear. Given how thick Shawn Thornton's neck is I think it would take at least three Brian Boyles or about fourteen Mats Zuccarellos. What Torts really has to 5/23/13 from Stanley Cup Of Chowder Read more »
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Henrik: B's getting 'some lucky bounces'
to get in front.” There was at least one bounce that didn’t go Boston’s way in Game 3, which was won by Boston, 2-1, when a Shawn Thornton shot got behind Lundqvist in the crease but didn’t cross the line. Daniel Paille , however, soon rectified that by coming 5/23/13 from ESPN Read more »
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Shawn Thornton shows his game more than fisticuffs
YORK — Shawn Thornton brings a certain reputation and everyone knows what it is. The Bruins winger is a fighter, and he takes pride in his craft. But fisticuffs are not as prevalent in the postseason, and because of that, as well as the fact he doesn’t play from Boston Herald Read more »
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Bruins seek repeat effort and complete sweep
zone much of the night. Since you can’t name 19 No. 1 Stars of the Game, the spotlight went to fourth-liners Daniel Paille, Shawn Thornton and Gregory Campbell, who consistently outplayed their New York counterparts. Paille and Thornton assisted on defenseman from The Union Leader Read more »
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Boston Bruins look to close out Eastern Conference semifinals with New York Rangers
Bruins Gregory Campbell, Daniel Paille, Dougie Hamilton, Shawn Thornton and Zdeno Chara, from left, celebrate Paille's game-winning goal in the third period of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. from MassLive.com Read more »
