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.
love quicker style
It's much quicker out here than in the East. I love the style of play out here.
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.
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.
We need to do the little things right.
blown couple defensive gave shape snaps three
We had a couple of blown defensive assignments that gave Wicksburg some big plays. We got a little big-eyed and we got tired. We had 101 snaps in three quarters. They were in better shape than we were.
biggest game thursday
This was this biggest game of the season, but now Thursday is the biggest game.
good people surround
You have to have good people around you to make something like this happen. I just surround myself with good people.
advantage days
You have to take advantage of days like this.
came guy limit lots miss patience potential rookie sky
Being a rookie at 18, he came in and didn't miss a beat. This year, just his patience for a young guy is uncanny and he has lots of confidence. The sky is the limit for his potential right now.
last playing
We've been playing well in the east. We've been playing this way the last little while.
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.
handful left nice pick played practiced seeing since time
We've only practiced not even a handful of times yet. It's just nice seeing him back there. It's been a long time since we've played together, so it's nice to pick up where we left off.