PITTSBURGH — He's surrounded again, down to his last shot, like Butch and Sundance in Bolivia. For Joe Thornton, the movie has finished like this before. Too many times.
His team is down three games to one in the Stanley Cup Final, with Game 5 Thursday night at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. The Sharks have to win three straight games, and they have to do it against a powerhouse Penguins team that has coalesced at just the right time. Thornton is still looking for his first goal of the series, as the Penguins' swarming defense has totally disrupted his game and those of the Sharks' other top forwards.
But Thornton won't go down without a fight. He'll play the game the same way he always has in his 18 NHL seasons, in which he's second on the active list, behind only the ageless Jaromir Jagr, in career points. The length and greatness of his career have made him a sentimental fan favorite to finally get his hands on the cherished chalice.
But if it isn't good enough? Then he'll shake hands and try to get it again next year—and he'll enjoy himself. People can feel sad if Thornton doesn't get the Cup. But nobo ...
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Joe Thornton’s Sentimental March Toward Stanley Cup Glory Isn’t Over Yet
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