Joe Thornton
Joe Thornton
Joseph Eric Thorntonis a Canadian-American professional ice hockey centreman and an alternate captain for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. He was selected first overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft and went on to play seven seasons with the club, three as its captain. During the 2005–06 season, he was traded to the Sharks. Splitting the campaign between the two teams, he received the Art Ross and Hart Memorial Trophies as the...
goal good played pop power
We thought we played real good 5-on-5, and if we can pop another goal on the power play we'll be fine.
blocking four games job win
We're not going to win too many games if we let them have four power-play goals. We've got to do a better job of blocking shots.
shelter
There are a lot of distractions with homecoming. Hopefully, we can shelter them as much as we can from that.
bunch games guys win
We play these guys pretty good. We all know we've got to win a bunch of games to get into the playoffs.
good knew problem traded
When I got traded here, I knew it wasn't going to be a problem and nothing has changed. We're 1-A and 1-B lines. I can't say enough good things about him.