SAN JOSE -- It was a surprising development when Sharks center Logan Couture stepped out on the ice on Wednesday morning at the team’s practice facility.
It was even more extraordinary when Joe Thornton joined him just a few minutes later.
Despite the Sharks’ top two centers suffering what appeared to be gruesome injuries, as well as some mixed messaging from all sides since the injuries occurred, both could potentially be on their way to rejoining their teammates sooner than later.
Thornton said after lightly skating for about 25 minutes that there was “no doubt” that he would be in for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday or Thursday of next week, and even left open the possibility he could play on Thursday.