2008-09 NHL Playoffs – Joe Thornton: Too Little, Too Late…Again
April 29, 2009 1 Comment
San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton (right) drops the gloves with Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf two seconds
into game 6 of their playoff series on April 27, 2009.
Photo: Jeff Gross/Getty Images
LOS ANGELES — When San Jose Sharks superstar center Joe Thornton dropped the gloves with Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf just two seconds into Game 6 of their Western Conference quarterfinal playoff series, it was too little, too late.
Thornton, who scored just one goal and contributed four assists in the six-game series, failed to show any fight in his game until it was too late, helping lead his team down the drain, losing the series in six games.
The Sharks have a reputation of being playoff busts, failing to get out of the second round in four straight seasons. This is also a team that reached the Western Conference Finals in 2003-04 and has been among the elite teams in the conference since then. Read more of this post
