San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton played with a torn ACL and MCL during the team's first-round playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers, head coach Peter DeBoer revealed Monday.
San Jose SharksDeBoer on Thornton's injury: "I've never seen a guy play with a torn MCL and ACL... It's a courageous effort as I've ever seen." #SJSharks https://t.co/1jEc9FdLHL
April 24, 2017 at 6:27:15 PM GMT
Thornton initially suffered a knee injury on April 2 and didn't appear in the postseason until Game 3. The Sharks ultimately lost the series, 4-2.