JOE THORNTON RUMORS & GOSSIP

The struggling Chicago Blackhawks will be heading to bay area California to swim with the Sharks. The San Jose Sharks are on a two-game losing streak and have only won four of their last 10, but they are still looking better than Chicago. The Blackhawks have won only three of their last 10 including a six game winless streak. What looks even tastier to the blood hungry Sharks is...

Whenever Wayne and Joe Thornton talk hockey, the advice from father to son is always the same. Shoot the puck

From the bowels of the now-defunct Melt Your Face-Off, Internet teen pop sensation LeNoceur returns to channel the advice-giving muse of Sharks captain Joe Thornton. You can follow LeNoceur on Twitter @meltyourfaceoff. The actual Couch Tarts are in no way responsible for the content of this post. Well, other than the fact that they invited me to do it, and gave me administrator privileges...

The Bruins got back to work Tuesday night at the Garden against Ottawa, beginning a jam-packed post-All-Star Game slate that is sure to test the mettle and endurance of the reigning Stanley Cup champs. Before the Bruins can even begin their quest to repeat in the postseason, they first have to run through a gauntlet featuring 35 games over the final 10 weeks of the regular season...

Joe Thornton scored twice to get San Jose off to a fast start out of the All-Star break and Antti Niemi posted his 17th career shutout in the Sharks' 6-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night. Patrick Marleau, Joe Pavelski, Jamie McGinn and Michal Handzus also scored for the Sharks, who have beaten the Blue Jackets 19 times in 21 games at HP Pavilion. Four of...

Joe Thornton scored twice to get San Jose off to a fast start out of the All-Star break and Antti Niemi posted his 17th career shutout in the Sharks' 6-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.

The San Jose Sharks certainly have a creative way of wishing fans happy holidays. Joe Thornton and the rest of the team filmed a video holiday card infomercial-style with suggested gifts from just about every player on the roster. Sharks goalie Antti Niemi has tips on how to dress for the holiday skating party you're sure to be attending and recommends a snug-fitting speed skating...

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...

In his post game interview last night, Joe Thornton was upset that his San Jose Sharks lost to a “very soft Rangers team.” Thornton continued this by stating that the Rangers were the softest team they played on their road trip. Well, let’s define soft. To me, soft is a team that is unwilling to do the dirty work to get the job done. They won’t deliver hits...

The San Jose Sharks wrapped up a six-game road trip on Monday night in New York. To their credit, they won five of those six games with the lone loss coming to the Rangers on Monday at Madison Square Garden. So despite the setback on Monday night, it would probably be pretty safe to assume that the Sharks were feeling pretty good about themselves at the conclusion of the early-season...