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Bruins' Fourth Line Gets Back in Scoring Column Against Nashville, But Value of Unit Was Never in Doubt

BOSTON – The combination of Gregory Campbell, Daniel Paille and Shawn Thornton has been among the most effective fourth lines in hockey since being put together last season. The trio combined for 29 goals and 62 points last year, even with Paille playing just 43 games. Campbell and Thornton were two of just eight players in the NHL to reach double figures in both goals and fighting...
Via NESN.com  |  21 hours ago
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Shawn Thornton Feeds Daniel Paille for Backhand Goal (Video)

Backhands were all the rage on the Bruins' second goal Saturday against the Predators. Shawn Thornton went backhand from behind the net to feed Daniel Paille, who beat Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne with a backhand goal. The tally ended up being pivotal when the Bruins forced overtime and went on to win in a shootout. Check out the goal via the Amica Coverage Cam in the video above.
Via NESN.com  |  1 day ago
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Bruins Welcome Early Starts, Even Though Heavy Dose of Matinees Down Stretch Require Some Adjustments

BOSTON – For the Bruins, daylights savings time starts now. After playing just eight matinees in their first 52 games, the Bruins will play nine in their final 30 games of the regular season. That includes Saturday afternoon showdowns in six of the final nine weeks of the year, five of them at the Garden. That’s a lot of early workdays coming for the club, but the Bruins don’t...
Via NESN.com  |  2 days ago
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Shawn Thornton's Career Fights No. 100, 101 Begging Opponents to 'Disallow This!'

It was mostly an uneventful night for the Bruins, but that doesn't mean it didn't have its moments for the record books. Shawn Thornton traded fists with the Sabres twice, good for fights No. 100 and 101 in his career and the lone highlights in a game plagued by bad luck for the B's. NESN Nation's Dan Duquette is still a little bummed that the refs disallowed a potentially...
Via NESN.com  |  4 days ago
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Shawn Thornton destroys Mike Weber with two left hooks to the jaw

Shawn Thornton seemed to be the only Bruins player that showed up to the rink tonight in Buffalo and did his job against the Sabres. Buffalo destroyed the B's by a final score of 6-0, but Thornton provided some destruction of his own after dropping the gloves with Mike Weber late in the second period. Thornton landed two heavy left-handed haymakers to Weber's jaw, sending...
Via The Nosebleeds  |  4 days ago
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Shawn Thornton's busy weekend

Shawn Thornton only 12 NHL fights so far this season an two (and a half) of them came this weekend against the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers.Here's Twos throwing down with Michael Rupp. This lead to a nice momentum switch and the Bruins scoring shortly thereafter.But remember, fighting doesn't lead to goals. Here's Thornton dropping the gloves with Jody Shelly...
Via Days of Y'Orr  |  20 days ago
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Shawn Thornton shuts up a Vancouver columnist

Shawn Thornton, who is a weekly guest on CSNNE's 'Sticks and Stones' was on set when host Michael Felger was interviewing Tony Gallagher, a Vancouver sports columnist, about the Bruins-Canucks game from Saturday when Gallagher started blasting Thornton. To Gallagher's surprise, Thornton was on set and wanted to respond to Gallagher's comments. What proceeded...
Via The Nosebleeds  |  January 11, 2012
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Ain't No Party Like a Shawn Thornton Party. BRUINS WIN.

Do we consider this a "bounce back" game? We mean, the Bruins were the overall better team against Vancouver. It is just hard to crack turtle shells.This game wasn't pretty to start. The Bruins overheard Jets fans in the stands talking about the early 90s battles against the Bruins and the Bruins were confused because they played the Thrashers last year. Once the Bruins realized...
Via Days of Y'Orr  |  January 11, 2012
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Caption Time: Other things Shawn Thornton said to Tony Gallagher

If you haven't seen the video of Shawn Thornton refuting criticism from Vancouver Sun and resident nutcase Tony Gallagher, then you are really missing out on some fantastic television.The above caption was done by our buddy Eric (@BosBruinsFan). And now we're wondering what other things Shawn Thornton said to Tony-G?Here's a blank template to run with. Email your entries...
Via Days of Y'Orr  |  January 11, 2012
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VIDEO: Shawn Thornton vs. Tony Gallagher

Tony Gallagher is a dick. Shawn Thornton is the third greatest NHL player of all time. Watch and be mesmerized. " /> " bgcolor="#ffffff" src="http://www.csnne.com/common/thePlatform/web_447/swf/flvPlayer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> We could watch Thornton stare into a camera and not do or say anything for 10...
Via Days of Y'Orr  |  January 11, 2012
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Milan Lucic
Milan Lucic Continues to Blend Talent, Toughness, First Player to Reach Both 20 Goals and 100 Penalty Minutes This Seaon
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Tyler Seguin
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Patrice Bergeron
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Tuukka Rask
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Steven Kampfer
Bruins Assign Defenseman Steven Kampfer to Providence
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Claude Julien
Claude Julien's Moves Pay Off As Bruins Get Back on Track With Convincing Win in Washington
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Brad Marchand
Brad Marchand, Bruins May Want to Continue Trick Shot Efforts to Break Out of Slump
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Daniel Paille
VIDEO: Daniel Paille goes for a ride in the Free Candy van
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Shawn Thornton
Shawn Thornton's Career Fights No. 100, 101 Begging Opponents to 'Disallow This!'
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Gregory Campbell
Gregory Campbell Finally Healthy After Playing Through Pain of Broken Foot the Last Two Months
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Dennis Seidenberg
Dennis Seidenberg scores game-winning goal from mid-ice
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Rich Peverley
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Andrew Ference
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David Krejci
Krejci may be getting a message
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Zach Hamill
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Jordan Caron
Jordan Caron Recalled from Providence, But Will Not Be in Lineup for Bruins Against Penguins
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Joe Corvo
Joe Corvo Finally Ends Drought With Bruins' Lone Goal, Now Must Build on Effort to Turn His Season Around
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Marc Savard
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Johnny Boychuk
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