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...
came character fought good love minute team
Down 2-0 early, we fought our way back, down 3-2 with a minute to go we came back. This is a good character team here and we love to play together.
eddie played third
Eddie really played well in the third period,
love playing
I wanted to come back and they wanted to have me, so it was really a no-brainer to come back here. I love this city, I love playing here and I'm just excited.
confidence love playing team whoever
Team confidence is high. We feel comfortable with whoever we are playing. We just love playing with each other right now, we have a lot of confidence. It's fun.
skate
They skate so well. They're very quick, very skilled.
ahead three weight
They're three years ahead of us in the weight room.
best defense move order people tall
A lot of their people say this is the best defense they've ever had down there. It'll be a tall order to move the ball.
atmosphere game road
There wasn't too much atmosphere out there, either. Kind of dead. So for a road game on a back-to-back, we'll take the two points.
excitement hold lots third
There was lots of excitement in the third period, but we just couldn't hold the lead.
hitting level physical remembered
They're pretty much how I remembered them. Red Level is big, strong, physical and fast. They like hitting you.
home ice knocked love might second seeds third top winning
You never know. Top seeds might get knocked out, and we could get home ice in the second or third round. ... I love it out here. I feel really strong, and we're winning a lot of games.
complete makeup nine reverse west white
This is the complete reverse of the homogenous white makeup of West Virginia. Nine out of 10 of the evacuees are black.
almost bury goal score second works
That's how it usually works in hockey, they almost score and we come back and bury that second goal. It was kind of a backbreaker for them, so it was a big goal for us.
glad good night points saves shift tough
That shift was the only good shift we had all night but it saves two points for us. It was a tough night, but I'm glad we got the two points.