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...
confidence overtime win
We just had confidence going into overtime we were going to win the game.
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.
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.
bunch games guys win
We play these guys pretty good. We all know we've got to win a bunch of games to get into the playoffs.
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.
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.
hopefully winning
Hopefully we won't have too many more of these losses. I like winning games.
again game good since talking
We've been talking about that a lot since Game 1. The PK got it done again (Tuesday) and it was good to see.
front traffic
We just got to get some traffic in front of the net. We're going to be fine.
feeling forced good guys nice plenty
We just forced their defense. We were just all over them. It's nice to see plenty of goals. Guys are feeling good right now.
eddie played third
Eddie really played well in the third period,
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.
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.