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 good third
We just came out flat, that's all it was. We had a good third period, but the first two were not so good.
confidence couple eddie second third
He let a couple of floaters in the second and then he got his confidence in the third and that was the difference, ... Eddie just really stoned us in the third period.
confidence good minutes period playing third
We've been playing like that for a long time. We have a lot of confidence and a lot of poise. That third period we just dominated, it was a good 60 minutes tonight.
eddie played third
Eddie really played well in the third period,
excitement hold lots third
There was lots of excitement in the third period, but we just couldn't hold the lead.
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.
bear close door game good great learn minutes played seems start until
I thought we played 55 minutes of great hockey. We've got to learn to close the door when we get a chance. We say it, it seems like every game now. Until we start learning, we really need to bear down. It just wasn't good enough tonight.
speed
I think we have more speed than them.
best both ends feels penalty playing
I think both ends of the rink, it feels like my best year. I'm playing more penalty kill than I ever have.
fans great hope sports
I think Boston's a great sports city, and I think the fans are great here. We said 'We're sorry' so many times -- we just hope the fans will come back, and I think they will.
confidence couple found period second
I think the second period he kind of let a couple floaters in, but he found his confidence in the third.
confidence couple found second
I think, the second period, he kind of let a couple floaters in. But he found his confidence in the third.
couple dumb five goals looked offensive penalties played took zone
We played really well five on five. We got a couple of goals five on five, and we looked sharp. We just took some dumb penalties in the offensive zone that we shouldn't have taken. It took away the momentum.
clicking fought good minute power ran time
Our power play was clicking pretty good there, and unfortunately we couldn't get another minute there on the clock. We competed, fought back, but time just ran out.