Scott Thornton
Scott Thornton
Forward who made his NHL debut in 1990 with the Toronto Maple Leafs and later played for the Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, San Jose Sharks, and LA Kings.
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth9 January 1971
hard time worked
At times we worked hard, we had some individuals working hard, but we also had some passengers. We can't have that at this time of the year.
couple familiar looking match pattern played seems system teams work
It seems to be the pattern out here in the West. A lot of teams play really the way we played a couple years ago. It should be a system we're familiar looking at so we just have to match the work ethic.
exhibition finally hockey last nice season sick tend time tough twice waiting
It's been a long time waiting for this. Obviously, last year's lockout was tough on everybody. You tend to get sick of the shinny hockey twice a week. It's nice to finally get through the exhibition season and get under way.
behind believer care confident drops fans great obviously puck sure
They have great fans who really get behind them. I'm sure they're more confident at home. But I'm not a big believer of that in the playoffs. I don't really care where we are or what's going on. When the puck drops you play. (Today) is obviously important for us to get back on track.
bit brings patty power respect teams
He brings a lot of respect to our team. I think other teams are going to have to back off a little bit more, and then the combination of him and Patty on our power play is going to be great.
couple few game goals night san shots strong tuesday weak worked
It was an important game and we lost. We worked hard, but there were a couple of bounces on a few shots that I wouldn't say were strong goals -- they were weak goals -- but we can't let that get us down. We have to come back Tuesday night (against Anaheim in San Jose), and it's going to be even more important.
bounce missed pressure puck rebounds seemed sticks
It was a missed opportunity. We put a lot of pressure on him, there was a lot of commotion, but we couldn't get our sticks on rebounds and the puck seemed to bounce the other way.