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Originally Posted by Bertuzzied
Someone needs to tweet Marleau and Thornton that tomorrow nites game is a playoff type game.
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Do you still think Thornton doesn't show up in the playoffs? Yes, he had a few bad ones, but he hasn't had a stinker since 2003-04. Here's his last two years:
2011-12
Joe assisted on last two goals of 4-3 loss in game 3 and scored San Jose's only goal in each of games 4 and 5 as the #7 seed SJ loses to the #2 seed St. Louis, who was 2 points off the President's Cup. Yes they lost the series in 5 games, but not because of Thornton.
2010-11
Joe scored the OT series winner in game 6 against LA in the first round.
Against Detroit in the 2nd round he assisted on the game tieing goal in game one, the OT winner in game 3 and the opening goal in game 6 that eliminated them.
In round three he opened the series scoring. In the only game they won he assisted on three of the four goals. Only Tim Thomas was able to stop that Vancouver team.
Patrick Marleau had a terrible series in last year's playoffs. In the eight years prior to that he had really good numbers,