Joe Thornton is technically being listed as day to day. NHL rules state that a team does not have to technically disclose injuries. Therefore the Sharks have said that Joe has “a lower body injury.” They are currently leaving it at that.
Never have I seen Joe go down like that in a game and grimace like he did. The injury appeared to occur to his knee. He was favoring the right one when he was helped off the ice by Doug Murray. I am hearing rumors that he will sit out another game or two and then play sparing minutes in preparation for the playoffs.
Let’s just hope we have him come playoff time.