Joe Thornton Quotes (46 Quotes)

It's nice to see some funny goals. That's what happens when you shoot the puck.

From Day 1, I just played real well with Cheech. You don't plan for something like this. These two awards are definitely team-oriented, and we're just happy for each other.

I talked to them, they want to be back here. We need both those players. Those guys are going to get signed. It's just a matter of time. If those guys get signed, we'll have a great team this year.

I thought we played 55 minutes of great hockey. We've got to learn to close the door when we get a chance. We say it, it seems like every game now. Until we start learning, we really need to bear down. It just wasn't good enough tonight.

We've been playing like that for a long time. We have a lot of confidence and a lot of poise. That third period we just dominated, it was a good 60 minutes tonight.

That's how it usually works in hockey, they almost score and we come back and bury that second goal. It was kind of a backbreaker for them, so it was a big goal for us.

They're three years ahead of us in the weight room.

We'll have to grow up in a hurry. When we got tired we started making penalties that cost us. When you get tired you tend to give up more big plays. That's why we're working very hard this week on our conditioning.

Cheech has got the hot hand now. We've definitely got to feed him, because he's throwing them into the back of the net.

I talked to Nick and Rayzor (Sunday) and they want to be here. They both want to play here. I think it's just a matter of time.

They make you take responsibly defensively.

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I think both ends of the rink, it feels like my best year. I'm playing more penalty kill than I ever have.

We're better than we were yesterday, and hopefully we're getting better every day. We're getting used to each other the more time we spend on ice.

Those guys are going to get signed. It's just a matter of time.

This is the complete reverse of the homogenous white makeup of West Virginia. Nine out of 10 of the evacuees are black.

It is going to be nice, but we see them a lot this year. We see them eight times and in the playoffs so we could play them 15 times.

When another team's senior lineman goes against a sophomore lineman, that's experience and physical growth and at least two extra years in the weight room. We can't make up for three years, but we can start right now.

I follow hockey a lot. I know a lot about the history of hockey, and the Art Ross Trophy, there's a lot of big names on there. It's an honor to put my name on it.

Our power play was clicking pretty good there, and unfortunately we couldn't get another minute there on the clock. We competed, fought back, but time just ran out.

It frustrates the other team. You just stick with it and wait for your chances.

I wasn't sure what to expect when I got traded. Not playing against San Jose much and only seeing him on TV a few times, I didn't realize how good and quick and dangerous he is at finding those holes a passer always looks for when he's trying to find a goal-scorer. After the first game or two, I knew we had that kind of chemistry I had with Glenn Murray for so many years in Boston . Maybe better.

We played really well five on five. We got a couple of goals five on five, and we looked sharp. We just took some dumb penalties in the offensive zone that we shouldn't have taken. It took away the momentum.

It could have been an excuse for us to sit back, blame it on the travel. But we have (today) off and we knew that, so we wanted to work hard and get the two points.

We thought we played real good 5-on-5, and if we can pop another goal on the power play we'll be fine.

I think we're gonna get those guys signed, ... I've talked to both of them and I know they want to be here. They're just doing what they think they need to do, but they know we need them here and management knows that, too. I still think they will get it done and they'll be here soon.

It's funny how that worked out, us and Montreal playing again. It will be a chance for a little redemption, I hope. I think everybody in the league is going to be hungry this year after not playing last year. Our team is definitely going to be hungry because that ending two years ago left a sour taste in all of us.

We've been trying to set a tone for last forty games. We've been hunting teams down the last forty games. We know what is at stake. We have to win every game to be in the playoffs. Really, every game has been a playoff game for us for so long, and we've been playing real well lately.

We are a confident bunch. We have a young bunch. Yeah, everybody in the dressing room feels like we can make the playoffs for sure.

They have a lot of ball control and make you play the field.

We've only practiced not even a handful of times yet. It's just nice seeing him back there. It's been a long time since we've played together, so it's nice to pick up where we left off.

He's just an interesting story, and people need to know about it. I think good players make each other better. People might think he's just a shooter, but he's not. He's the full package.

They were obviously missing five key players and we're trying to gain that final playoff spot. We need every win, every game. I hope we make the playoffs and face them again.

Cheech has the hot hand right now. I haven't seen anybody like that, to be honest with you. He's a great player.

Punting was good until that fumble.

He has the hot hand right now and you definitely have to feed him because he's throwing them all in the back of the net.

We've done it all year long, we never give up and just keep coming back.

Jonathan is a great shooter. It just kind of took a practice to know where to give him the puck on the pass. But it's been instant. He's a pure goal-scorer.

You have to have good people around you to make something like this happen. I just surround myself with good people.

I think if we just stay out of the penalty box, we have a good team five-on-five. I felt comfortable. It was just nice to be on the ice with the boys again.

With them being the last team we played against, we don't have too many good feelings for them, and they probably don't have too many good feelings towards us. They're our number-one rival it's a good way to start the year off.

I follow hockey, I know a lot about the history. There are a lot of big names on there, I'm very proud to put my name on there. It's very humbling.

I think Boston's a great sports city, and I think the fans are great here. We said 'We're sorry' so many times -- we just hope the fans will come back, and I think they will.

This is a little different from down there. But I'm a Canadian boy and I like the winter.

Being a rookie at 18, he came in and didn't miss a beat. This year, just his patience for a young guy is uncanny and he has lots of confidence. The sky is the limit for his potential right now.

We're not going to win too many games if we let them have four power-play goals. We've got to do a better job of blocking shots.