Friday, May 27, 2016

Sharks stars Thornton, Marleau finally reach 1st Cup final (Yahoo Sports)

San Jose Sharks' Patrick Marleau (12) reaches for the puck next to St. Louis Blues goalie Brian Elliott (1) during the second period in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference finals Wednesday, May 25, 2016, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau have been linked ever since they went one-two in the 1997 NHL draft to Boston and San Jose. Now at age 36 and after more than 3,000 combined games, 949 goals and 2,610 career points in the regular and postseason, Thornton and Marleau have the opportunity to add the only thing missing on their impressive career resumes if they can win the Stanley Cup. ''It's just the next step for us,'' Thornton said Friday.


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