That’s what perhaps makes this the most bitter playoff loss in coach Peter DeBoer’s three seasons in San Jose, all of which ended with home playoff losses. SAN JOSE, Calif.—The scene was all too familiar for the San Jose Sharks: a postgame handshake line on their home ice with the other team celebrating a series win while the Sharks wonder what might have been. The 38-year-old Thornton is now eligible to become an unrestricted free agent this summer, leaving his future in San Jose in doubt. He had nine goals and five assists in 17 games, providing needed speed and physicality on San Jose’s top line. Cap roomThe Sharks head into the off-season with projected salary cap room of more than $15 million (U.S.).

Source: thestar May 07, 2018 22:07 UTC