NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Doug Wilson expects Joe Thornton to rejoin the Sharks this season. He’s just hesitant to pencil in a timeframe for the alternate captain’s return because he’s notorious for pushing the boundaries of human recovery.
Four weeks after Wilson said that Thornton would be out for “several weeks” with a right-knee injury requiring surgery to repair damage to his medial collateral ligament, the Sharks general manager provided an optimistic forecast on the likelihood that the 38-year-old forward will return this season.
“Do I expect him back? Yes,” Wilson said. “You should never close the door on Jumbo.