Boston Bruins: A Joe Thornton trade should be approached with caution

If the Boston Bruins are indeed in for Joe Thornton, any deal should be approached with great caution.

The sentimental notion of Joe Thornton coming back to the Boston Bruins twenty-three seasons after they first drafted him and winning a Stanley Cup is the fairy-tale we’d love to see.

However, the Boston Bruins must remember that this isn’t the Joe Thornton of old. His career-best 125-point season in the year he was traded to San Jose is firmly behind him; in fact, it’s fourteen seasons ago.

As such, if a deal is to be made, Boston Bruins should massively temper their expectations. As a perennial 15-20 goal player, Joe Thornton is sitting on just 2 this season. His overall points production…