SAN JOSE — Joe Thornton hasn’t made up his mind as to whether he wants to return for a 22nd NHL season and make another run at his first Stanley Cup, and general manager Doug Wilson said the Sharks will give the future Hall of Fame player all the time he needs to make a decision.
Two days after the Sharks were eliminated from the playoffs by the St. Louis Blues in the Western Conference Final, Thornton said he still had to talk with his family and sit down with majority owner Hasso Plattner, Wilson and coach Pete DeBoer before he decided his next move.