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Published 1/29/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - NHL News

Before Joe Thornton left town for last weekend's NHL All-Star game, the star center was asked whether he thought any other San Jose Sharks deserved to join him and goalie Evgeni Nabokov in Atlanta. "No!" Thornton practically shouted, without even pondering the question. Thornton was quite correct, which illustrates everything that's both good and bad about the Sharks as they return to action... (link)

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