PHILADELPHIA — About 15 minutes after expressing his deep disappointment about not being traded to a Stanley Cup contending team before Monday’s deadline, Joe Thornton was back to being, well, typical Jumbo.



Strolling out of the visitors’ dressing room at Wells Fargo Center after the pregame skate, Thornton paused to swing his suit jacket on one arm at a time, figured out which way to walk toward the idling team bus and declared himself prepared for the game later that night against the Flyers.



“Fuckin’ healthy and ready to go!” he exclaimed.



About 10 steps later, Thornton spotted longtime Flyers equipment manager Rock Oratorio, stationed in a room full of washing machines, and paused to shake his hand and offer a quick bro-hug.



“Yeah, see you tonight,” Thornton said.



The scene was a stark contrast to Thornton’s media availability a few minutes after he came off of the ice. The veteran,...