Hockey 2011-2012

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Originally Posted by smc

They absolutely are a detriment. Irrespective of the political content, the actions of Tim Thomas are detracting from the team. On the day the Bruins visited the White House, the story was Tim and not the Bruins. With his recent Facebook post, you can see his teammates starting to grow weary of it. On the TV news, they stand by him in their words, but their eyes reveal a different perspective.

It's really unfortunate. I thought Tim Thomas should have been fined by the league for the crap he pulled at the White House. And just to show that it's not about the politics for me, I thought Major League Baseball should have fined Theo Epstein (then Red Sox general manager) when he did the same thing during the Bush years.

Thanks smc. I figured you would have posted an unbiased view regardless of your love of the Bruins. I agree with you, and feel that his actions are one of the main reasons for their recent swoon. I am wondering if they will attempt to trade him before the deadline? I realize that it's unlikely, but you never know! They have Tukka Rask, and they would probably get some good pieces for Thomas.

I just hate when an athlete tries to make himself bigger than the team.I realize that he is the only American on the team(hard to believe, eh?), but he needs to realize that the team comes first! I would feel the same even if it was a Canadian player playing on a Canadian team. Hockey should be about hockey!