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...
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.
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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.
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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.
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They are a real physical team. Coach Lee has done a good job with them in the weight room.
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.
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There was lots of excitement in the third period, but we just couldn't hold the lead.
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This is the complete reverse of the homogenous white makeup of West Virginia. Nine out of 10 of the evacuees are black.
skate
They skate so well. They're very quick, very skilled.
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They're three years ahead of us in the weight room.
eight playoffs
It is going to be nice, but we see them a lot this year. We see them eight times and in the playoffs so we could play them 15 times.
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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.
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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.