Last week I did a piece on Patrick Marleau scoring his 500th goal that could make him a first ballot Hall of Famer, but what about fellow teammate Joe Thornton?
Thornton is a six time all star, an Olympic gold medalist, has won the hart trophy and the Art Ross trophy. The only thing missing on Thornton’s already impressive resume is Lord Stanley’s Cup. With Patrick Marleau falling under the same category, is Thornton destined to be a first ballot Hall of Famer, or will he have to wait for years to come?
As of right now, he has 380 career goals and 994 career assists.