Certain names live in Bay Area sports lore, and Sharks legend Joe Thornton is one of them.
On Saturday, he reminded us why.
Thornton, 40, admitted earlier in the day to The Athletic's Kevin Kurz that he's tempted at the thought of joining a contender at Monday's NHL trade deadline. With the Sharks well out of the playoff picture, the team could look to help a franchise icon finally become a champion by dealing him elsewhere.
“You know, it is [tempting],” Thornton said to Kurz.
Thornton made it clear in his conversation with Kurz that he isn't ready to hang up his skates after this season, too.