I started covering the NHL two and a half years ago, and Tim Thomas' name has come up in a conversation about every other month. That's not an exaggeration. The former Boston Bruins goaltender has become an obsession in the hockey world. At ESPN, we bring up Thomas as our white whale. As in, how amazing would it be to land an interview with Thomas, who disappeared from the public eye in 2014, just three years after leading the Bruins to their first Stanley Cup since 2011?
I remember a player once using Thomas' name in jest.