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...
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.
feelings good last played start team towards year
With them being the last team we played against, we don't have too many good feelings for them, and they probably don't have too many good feelings towards us. They're our number-one rival; it's a good way to start the year off.
hopefully spend time
We're better than we were yesterday, and hopefully we're getting better every day. We're getting used to each other the more time we spend on ice.
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.
nice obviously win
Obviously it would have been nice to win that game, but we've got to go right back at it (tonight).
capitalize fine looked main moved obviously power puck stayed win
Obviously our power play looked great, we moved the puck around fine and the main thing is we stayed disciplined tonight. That's how we're going to win games, stay disciplined and capitalize on our power plays.
fly
Let's fly and play. Let's keep her going.
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.
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.
help highly hurricane personnel resources since spell
Our personnel are highly trained, so it would help spell the resources down there that have been going since the hurricane hit.
bigger cup forward stanley
We have bigger and better things to look forward to: the Stanley Cup Finals.
coming year
We've done it all year long, we never give up and just keep coming back.
bigger cup forward looking stanley together
We've done everything together this year. We've got bigger and better things to do now that we're looking forward to the Stanley Cup playoffs.
We've done everything together, so it's gratifying. And we'd be the first to tell you those are team-oriented awards.