When the Boston Bruins home crowd and Tim Thomas both stand inside the TD Garden walls this Thursday, they will rerun a motif that has all but defined the New England sports scene in this young century. Although the grizzled goalie is presently on injured reserve, George Richards of the Miami Herald reported Monday that he will at least accompany his fellow Florida Panthers.
Active or not, Thomas need only be present to kindle a key chapter in his post-Boston storyline, one that has logged several episodes of its kind with other sports figures.
Just to name five examples, the local fans have been through this pattern with Johnny Damon, Pedro Martinez, Adam Vinatieri, Manny Ramirez and Ray Allen.
All of those athletes keyed a run to a long-awaited title for the Boston franchise in their respective sport, then left and returned as a visitor within two years or less. Thomas, a Conn Smythe-winning backstop in 2011, shall put the final stamp on his membership in that club with Thursday's visit.
As it was with all of the previous heroes-turned-adversaries, with the possible exception of Martinez, the nature ...
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