At the beginning of the season, few gave the Sharks much of a chance at making the playoffs. The two former captains, Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau? They were still around only because of the team’s poor player development.
Well, the Sharks are going to the Western Conference finals, after Thursday’s 5-0 win over Nashville. And the two 36-year-olds added another couple of highlights to the career reel, assisting on the first goal and each scoring once in the third period of a completely drama-free Game 7 at SAP Center.
San Jose reached deep, Thornton said.