A new piece of information has been revealed by Elliotte Friedman from a former teammate of Joe Thornton's. The teammate Mario Ferraro revealed that he thinks Thornton still has the fire to play.
In his last season, Joe Thornton was not nearly the player he used to be. Even if he were to make a return the interest would likely not be there from many if any teams.
While the NHL might not come calling for Thornton a European league could. Many players spend the late years of their careers in Europe. Thornton kind of did this in Switzerland with HC Davos.
Thornton could be the latest in former NHL stars to play well into his 40s in Europe. The most notable example of this is Jaromir Jagr who is still playing at age 51 in Czechia.
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