St. Louis Blues Players As Star Wars The Last Jedi Characters

Chewbacca – Chris Thorburn

Chewbacca is one of the biggest fan-favorite characters in the entire saga, let alone just the new films. He was originally supposed to be a bit of a throwaway character.

The wookie was mainly put in the original films because George Lucas saw his large dog sitting shotgun in his car and thought the image of a furry being as a co-pilot would be interesting.

Chris Thorburn fits that last part about being a throwaway character.  At least that is what we thought.

Thorburn has not done nearly enough to endear himself to fans as others that have held the enforcer (or what passes for enforcer in today’s NHL).  However, he has made himself far more than a throwaway.

Perhaps it has more to do with the other options, but Thorburn is no longer a player that makes you cringe when he’s in.  I said it on Twitter not long ago and stand by it.  At this point in the season, I’d rather have Thorburn playing than Oskar Sundqvist.  At least you see the energy from Thorburn.

Like everyone’s favorite wookie, he is somewhat mild mannered most of the time. However, once you get either one in a mood, they are not to be tangled with.  I do not expect Thorburn to rip anyone’s arms out of their socket – which we still have not seen on film – but who knows.  The facial hair helps the comparison too.

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