San Jose Sharks captain Joe Thornton apologized on Thursday for calling the New York Rangers "probably the softest team we played against."
The New York Rangers had just defeated the Sharks by a 5-2 decision on Monday when Thornton noted that "we played some good teams, and I think we probably should have beat these guys, to be honest with you."
On Thursday, Thornton apologized - well, through the San Jose Mercury News.
"Every couple of years you have to say some sort of bone-headed thing," Thornton told the newspaper. "I just used the wrong word."
His choice of words aside, Rangers coach John Tortorella didn't take too kindly to Thornton's sentiment.
"Yeah it caught me off-guard when it was brought up after the game," Tortorella told the New York Daily News. "It surprised me, and I've never heard a player say that. Joe's a heck of a player, but here's a player popping off about our team, and Joe hasn...
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November 01, 2011
