Longevity wasn't a word that rolled off the tongue of Chris Thorburn when he first arrived with the Atlanta Thrashers.
He was too busy trying to carve out a role for himself and become an NHL regular to worry about how long he might be sticking around with the franchise.
So you be sure the Winnipeg Jets forward will be feeling a bit emotional when he joins former teammate Ilya Kovalchuk in the record book on Tuesday as the franchise leader in games played at 594.
“I remember being a healthy scratch for the first six games,” said Thorburn.