Joe Thornton signs with Toronto Maple Leafs

Photo by Brandon Magnus/NHLI via Getty ImagesIt’s the end of an era in San Jose, as Joe Thornton has signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team announced today. The contract is one year at $700,000. Thornton is currently playing with HC Davos in Switzerland while the NHL is on an off-season break and awaiting a tentative January 1, 2021 start date.

Speculation had cropped up the the 41-year-old center was ultimately deciding between the San Jose Sharks and Toronto Maple Leafs in free agency over the last week. Thornton has been with the Sharks since he was traded from the Boston Bruins in 2005. Last season, Thornton was on a one year deal worth $2 million that he signed on September 9,…