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.
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.
changed goal marty might outcome played
We had so many chances. If Nash's goal had counted, it might have changed the outcome of the game, but Marty (Gerber) played great.
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.
both great guys matter talked team
I talked to them, they want to be back here. We need both those players. Those guys are going to get signed. It's just a matter of time. If those guys get signed, we'll have a great team this year.
both matter nick talked
I talked to Nick and Rayzor (Sunday) and they want to be here. They both want to play here. I think it's just a matter of time.
blame excuse hard knew sit work
It could have been an excuse for us to sit back, blame it on the travel. But we have (today) off and we knew that, so we wanted to work hard and get the two points.
field good guys lined
He's a good leader. He's a real good field general, getting the guys lined up.
both gonna guys knows management talked
I think we're gonna get those guys signed, ... I've talked to both of them and I know they want to be here. They're just doing what they think they need to do, but they know we need them here and management knows that, too. I still think they will get it done and they'll be here soon.
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.
definitely feed hand hot throwing
He has the hot hand right now and you definitely have to feed him because he's throwing them all in the back of the net.
forty game hunting last playing playoff teams tone trying win
We've been trying to set a tone for last forty games. We've been hunting teams down the last forty games. We know what is at stake. We have to win every game to be in the playoffs. Really, every game has been a playoff game for us for so long, and we've been playing real well lately.
blocking forcing job shots small
We just have to do a better job of blocking shots and forcing the puck. It's the small things that do a lot. We didn't do it on the PK tonight.
excited grow playing stud watching
He's going to be an All-Star in this league. I'm excited to keep watching him grow and keep playing like a stud out there.